Can i let my cat out? We seek out answers to virus questions
AS BRITONS FACE HUGE LIMITS ON THEIR LIBERTY, WHAT CAN WE STILL DO?
BORIS JOHNSON has issued the most stringent measures ever imposed on British society.
The Prime Minister has ordered all of us to “stay at home” unless absolutely essential to try and help stop the spread of the deadly Coronavirus outbreak.
This means that you should only leave you house to do essential shopping, for any medical need or to care for a vulnerable person, for one form of exercise each day, or to travel to work only if absolutely necessary and you can’t do it from home.
However, the British public are crying out for more clarity on certain issues where it is not clear what you should do.
Here at the Examiner, we’ve tried to answer the questions that people are asking. flights and many airports are closing, preventing flights from leaving.
The Government has said you must only travel to work if absolutely necessary and if you cannot do so from home.
If you do travel, you should abide by the social distancing advice and stay two metres away from other people, so it would not be advised to travel in a vehicle with people who do not live in your household.
Michael Gove, speaking on the BBC, stated that it would be appropriate for people to visit their allotments. This is because, by its very nature, you are spaced out from others and not in a group. You should still abide by the two metre social distancing rule. one month before the expiry date, so it could be worth considering bringing it forward by a few weeks if you are concerned.
Despite initial advice from Michael Gove yesterday morning, parents who live separately can still see children, as long as precautions are taken.
When speaking on Good Morning Britain, Mr Gove initially said that children should stay in one household.
However, he later clarified that to say that, when necessary, children under 18 moving between households is permissible and this is clear in guidance.
Yes. Post Offices were included on the list of businesses which could remain open, as it is a vital service.
In a statement, Royal Mail said: “The postal service is a key part of the UK’s infrastructure.
“The delivery of parcels and letters is a way of keeping the country together, businesses operating, and helping many people who may not have the option to leave their homes.
“We continue to work hard to collect, process and deliver as much mail and parcels as possible in difficult circumstances.
“We are constantly monitoring and reviewing resource and procedures.”
Yes. Getting fresh air in your garden is completely fine.
There is no specific guidance on this at the moment.
Advice stipulates that you should leave the house for one form of exercise every day, but not how far away that exercise is allowed to take place.
This is a subject that still needs to be clarified by the Government.
A list issued on Monday outlined all of the non-essential shops and businesses that had to close.
Guidance states that you should only travel to work if absolutely necessary and if you can’t work from home.
The Government has issued a raft of measures to support businesses during the Coronavirus outbreak.
This includes: a Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme; deferring VAT and Income Tax payments; a Statutory Sick Pay relief package for small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs); a 12-month business rates holiday for all retail, hospitality, leisure and nursery businesses in England; small business grant funding of £10,000 for all business in receipt of small business rate relief or rural rate relief grant funding of £25,000 for retail, hospitality and leisure businesses with property with a rateable value between £15,000 and £51,000; the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme offering loans of up to £5m for SMEs through the British Business Bank; a new lending facility from the Bank of England to help support liquidity among larger firms, helping them bridge coronavirus disruption to their cash flows through loans; and the HMRC Time To Pay Scheme.