‘Rule of six’ is an intrusion so unnecessary

APPARENTLY the Government’s new ‘rule of six’ does not apply in the workplace or an educational environment, such as schools and colleges.

Therefore, a large number of colleagues can work together indoors for eight to ten hours a day.

However, if work colleagues decide to go for a drink or a meal together after work then the ‘rule of six’ comes into force and they can only socialise in groups of no more than six.

Surely, if one is at risk of catching the virus in a group setting then whether that environment is a workplace or a social setting is irrelevant.

A virus does not discriminate between business or social settings unlike Johnson’s useless government.

In which case how can this rule be about protecting people’s health?

This rule is yet another unnecessary and unwanted intrusion into people’s lives by a government that does not trust its citizens to take the necessary precautions for their own safety. We don’t need the State telling us to ‘wash our hands’. Johnson’s government is not Conservative at all.

Another observation I have made is when a speaker approaches the podium they invariably remove their face covering to speak. Otherwise, they would be incoherent to their audience.

However, once they have finished addressing their audience they proceed to put on their face covering once again.

The act of removing the face covering to speak has made it redundant since one has already been exposed to any threat of catching the virus in the meeting hall whilst speaking.

Robert Parker, via email