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When does this expire? I've been through the new stories (admittedly this was on the Wailsonline site), but I can't find any mention of when it's going to end. Has anyone heard anything regarding an end date, or are we doomed to stay indoors for ever?
Doesn't it depend on the figures dropping to an acceptable level? Nobody can possibly know the answer before the lockdown even starts.
There can't be a definitive end date to the lockdown because of the uncertainty and unpredictability surrounding transmission of the virus.
As it stood prior to the lockdown announcement, Cardiff was not a particularly 'bad' area, but to all intents and purposes the decision made by the Welsh Government was a cautious one aimed at preventing transmission rates spiralling out of control in this area.
Drakeford is hoping that by Christmas families will be able to mingle without any restrictions but this is the type of comment a politician will often make to soften the blow.
You can pretty much do anything you would normally do but staying within the county borders and drinking up by 10.20pm (after a 10pm stop tap).
If you need to go to work in Newport or RCT or anywhere else you can, if you need to go to another area for a necessary service that's not available in Cardiff then you can. If you want a beer after 10pm then buy some from your local shop and have them in the fridge ready
I hate the word lockdown. It's quite intimidating when we are not locked down, but restricted. I'd rather they described it that way. Lockdown is helping create fear and is making people with and without mental illness loss any confidence they may have had.
Well said Mike. I can't believe the effect it has had on my mother. She suffers with Crohn's disease so was told that she was in the vulnerable category, plus she's over 70. She's always been a tough nut, political, hard working, involved in social issues, union matters and chasing Fascists out of Cardiff! This Virus and the word 'Lockdown' the media's portrayal in some instances of some kind of mini Armageddon, no real social interaction has whacked her confidence, she's turned into an old lady, metaphorically speaking, she's even moving slower.
I don't think that the media, government (at all levels, have helped to reassure the most vulnerable and those on their own etc. It's horrible to see. We may have another wave, infact i'm certain we will, but it might not be Covid, just a lot of people who have suffered needlessly due to State and media incompetence not offering a shred of positivity.
Does anyone want me to send over a food parcel hanging from a drone?
Parts of Manchester have been in local lockdown since end of July. Think MM is right though, "lockdown" is a term being used to describe something extreme as seen in China/Italy earlier in year and what is being used in Sweden too so maybe we need to describe restrictions in a bit more detail to get gist of where we're at.
Can you bollocks. If you abide by the rules, you cannot visit anyone from outside your own household and you cannot go places such as pubs, restaurants, cinemas, etc, with people from outside your own household either. That is nowhere near normal. Not even remotely close.
I feel for Sludge. Not being able to visit his female neighbours gardens in the evenings, with his night goggles!
I don't go out to those places with people other than my household. If you go to the pub and your friends happen to be in there because it's their local as well then you can socialise that way.
It would have to be a bit more contrived if you and your mates happened to be in the same restaurant at the same time.
But from a personal point of view I can do pretty much all I want to do in the local area.
As of 6:00pm yesterday, if I follow the rules properly, I can't visit any friends, I can't go for a drink with any friends and I can't go for a meal with any friends. I was already in a position whereby I couldn't go to any gigs or go to the football, and as you rightly say going to the pub or going for a meal didn't feel even remotely close to how it used to, but hey - we can do pretty much anything we would normally do. Allegedly.
If you are highly sociable and out all the time with your mates then of course you have been affected more.
In my circumstances (we all have different circumstances) I don't go to the pub or restaurants with mates or go around other peoples houses. If you need to go out for a meal you can, not in the same way but you can still go. If you need something from the shops you can go and get it. If you want a pint you can go and have one. Maybe not with a bunch of mates but you are not blocked from going by yourself. The cinema is open so you can watch a movie.
My initial point is that we are not locked down to the point where we can't even go out through the door.
I agree to an extent with your misgivings about the term 'lockdown', but you seem to be seeing the world as it is at the moment from your own perspective only when you make comments like: "You can pretty much do anything you would normally do but staying within the county borders and drinking up by 10.20pm."
I have no idea how many people live alone in an area like Cardiff, but the fact is that for those of us who do these restrictions (if we follow them to the letter) are a nightmare. As it stands, other than reading and watching TV, I'm unable to do any of the things that usually make life genuinely enjoyable. I'm by no means highly sociable, but spending time with friends whether it be at a gig, at the football or in the pub is very important to me. The last six months have therefore been very difficult. All the indications are that the next six will be even more so.