Hotels, hostels, campsites and caravan parks must also close unless key workers need to stay there, or if other people staying there cannot return to their primary residence.While community centres can stay open but only for the purpose of"hosting essential voluntary or public services" such as food banks or service for homeless people, the guidance says.
It seems hard to overstate how huge an impact this will have on the country, and what a massive decision this is for the government to have taken - whose effect will last at least for a period of three weeks at the shortest, potentially for very much longer. Not surprisingly, there is already therefore enormous controversy about whether the UK has been acting fast enough.But there were calls for more information about the guidance after the prime minister scrapped his daily press conference on Monday to announce the measures in a statement.
Ken Marsh, chairman of the Metropolitan Police Federation, said enforcing the new restrictions would be"a real, real challenge", with there already being"large amounts of sickness" among officers across London.that the next few weeks would be"testing" for police but that she would make sure officers had"the resources they need to keep themselves and the public safe".
Too late 😡
Even in COVID 19 SPREADING there are DIVID AND RULE polycy...?ONE rule can spoil the sports..
Which far too many are ignoring
Not strict enough, use the law, general public need told not asked to stay at home
Are they? I work as a welder in a factory and we’re open today? Is that essential? Because my boss thinks so
Unless you work In construction. Then none of these new rules apply apparently!
What about Gardeners? I leave my home, travel without contaminating with public spaces. Enter my customers large private gardens keeping a distance with them, work using my own tools and leave. Why is my work banned? I feel i dont pose a risk of catching or spreading.
well it would appear they are starting to grasp the nettle but it will be up to you and I in the end, common sense foot forward.
Not strict enough it seems! lives lost
Not strict enough from what I've seen this morning
Do PRIVATE dental practices count as key services? Understand if they open for emergencies, but some seem to be open for other business. Isn't that putting patients, staff and the rest of us at risk? There's a package in place to support them if they close isn't there? PHE_uk
Not on the London underground apparently.
looknorthBBC And still ppl arnt taking any notice and doing what they want
To be fair this should have been put into place much earlier. Could be too late
Are call centres to stay open? Especially if they deal with house and car insurance as these are essential?
Good morning Johnson. you are guilty of 335 dead !! corona is not game ...
All businesses have not been shut the self employed in the service / maintenance trades have to travel to people’s homes. Travel to work is allowed. But the risk of infection is there. There is no financial aid for the self employed. No work no money. Why make us take this risk.
Now we are getting this guff that Boris Johnson was reluctant to impose strict measures because it goes against his libertarian values. This from a man who unlawfully prorogued parliament and was forced by the courts to reopen it.
All people have interpreted as “I’m a key worker, carry on” You should see Norwich this, busier than yesterday in Nottingham!!! Lockdown by the Military and Police it is then Boris
Companies such as M Price Ltd clearly don’t care for their staff & being socially irresponsible. The Government need to address these people urgently
Please look into this
Watching the news this morning and wondering where the help is for self employed? This does not seem to be being covered and there doesn’t seem to be any answers forthcoming! We can apply for what’s being offered but it won’t nearly cover bills or family costs.
But yet the confusion continues !!! This government need to get a grip, message still not clear if the likes of Mike Ashley think sports shops are part of the key worker role!! Too little information as always and lots of going to’s, will be’s mean nothing!! uselessgovernment
I got the tube to do my excercise this morning and it was a disgrace, picture on my TL. Sort it out NOW.
Could we save our license fee by having the Conservatives propaganda prerecorded on BBCPolitics by the CBeebiesHQ team......
Someone posted today morning so means no one listen 🤷🏼♀️still full so how we can be safe
WELL DONE BORIS
What lockdown? Please see the photo taken this morning of the Tube in London taken by a healthworker. Many employers are still open for business because only the retail sector has been targeted. Much of industry and sme are still functioning. Image credit: nsmith694
My car is due it’s MOT in the next three weeks am I able to take it to a garage?
Is having your Reporters out and about, classed as essential?
What about people work in a household?
Please Please get your announcements in British Sign Language, Deaf people need accessible information to understand this message. Subtitles and interpreters please for all key messages.
Well i am confused to do i go work or not? I am a landscape gardener on a building site so are we in or not? for me this was not clear enough!
Should you lot even be there? The BBC isn’t really needed at the moment. You’re not that important you know. Go home.
What muppet was this? Misinformation could cost lives!!!
I disagree
Disproportionate response that will harm the economy and drive millions into poverty. Madness
Just back from Gran Canaria it was when the army were deployed to support the Police that people obeyed the rules
Are the government going to issue face masks to police officers for when they are up close and personal detaining or arresting people. It’s not unusual to be spat at in these circumstances so they need protection. I am a retired special inspector and worry about them
I think all this 'social distancing' doesn't seem to apply to the company I work for in regard to employee safety
baryehanajo
I volunteer for a local Foodbank and was confused if I could still work . Just received an email saying from CEO the Foodbank is essential thus please come in . I do wonder if social media has made this crisis worse and 30 years without social media we would not have the panic .
Why are prisoners still allowed family visits?
Did you ask Khan about shutting the mosques ?
It’s still not enough, the expectation is still unclear! The government need to stop making concessions for large business owners who could choose to do the right thing but don’t . Money talks 😡
Why? Interviewing former head of Manchester police whose basically telling the world we can’t police/enforce this, up to the public to help. The public that will help, don’t need to be told. The idiots who will break rules/help spread need to be told police will be out enforcing!
Been outside this morning? Nothing has changed. Apparently everyone is a key worker. It’s business as usual
There is a lot of confusion. The words were changed from only key workers being allowed to travel to only those who cannot work from home being allowed to travel. Please BorisJohnson clarify. The rules are now quite lax.
It’s not gone far enough companies are still open putting lives at risk where they are not essential staff, enforced lock down will come if companies don’t use common sense
What happens if you are on your own and need to walk your dog?
Bicycle shops fucking bicycle shops. Even the PM is not taking this seriously. How about pork pie shops afneil
BBC way are you saying on your website that masks do prevent the spread of the virus? Studies out of Japan showed masks prevented the spread of the SARS virus by 70-80%, which is also a corona virus.
Why are your news correspondents reporting outside hospitals this morning? Totally irresponsible and not necessary - Reporters and camera crew do not need to be out in these areas. GoHomeStayHome COVIDー19 protecttheNHS
How can companies ie dominos/ sports direct are allowed to decide if they are essential, putting staff at risk all to make a quick profit when is quite obvious they are non essential?
Boris allowed the Cheltenham festival to happen 10 days ago. Criminal neglect!!
Our local post office is open My daughter is a paper girl They have said it's ok for her to work Is this right
Everyone on Twitter has been advocating for this, will those same people change their mind when they'll loose their jobs, the 80% salary benefit will be long gone and there will be little chance of getting a new job in an economic downturn?generationalfight
Tube still full of construction workers this morning.
If I wasn’t seeing it with my own eyes I wouldn’t believe how reckless the government are. Who needs recessions when the government will destroy the economy for you.
Not firm enough.
Can split parents collect their kids as planned from other parent to go from door to door with their children, if social distancing only- or should this all be put on hold?
The work situation should only apply to key workers
Fortunately labour are not in power
The bbc s bringing on their usual labour weirdos
I've been working from home but some people can't do that!! Plenty of building sites and non essential retail shops still open. He is doing things half way through.
Contact centre workers seen as 'key workers', travelling and sitting side by side with colleagues daily. Great.
Are vets allowed to stay open
How does this affect people like me who have just bought a house and have to vacate rented accommodation in the next 3 weeks. Purchased house is inhabitable as the toilet and kitchen are being renovated, does this mean the plumber and builder can't continue their work?
There is no LOCKDOWN how is a car transporter on the road an essential journey or delivery bbc fake news
No more a lockdown than any other day if anything there’s more cars and lorries about
I have a Simple question is this a lockdown but not a lockdown ? If you can go out to exercise, go to work, most shops are open, petrol station are open, pharmacy is open, corner shops are open, what is stopping you spending the day out. We r not learning.
Just seen news report regarding British nationals stuck in New Zealand, my daughter is one of them along with approx 300 please publicise this more for them they all need help in getting out of the country.
Well ... despite all our reservstions about 'boris' would u trust anyone else ...well done boris and all your team you get my vote and respect
As a delivery driver , delivery equipment to maintain food Co’s , schools and hospitals, do I go to work?
What happens to children of divorced/separated families are they still allowed to visit either parent
Too little too late.
Essential work? My partner works building luxury yachts. He can’t work from home , can’t social distance at work but has been told he must go to work. Should the company be allowed to continue with production?
Why are there two main presenters, surely one is enough?
What about dog walking? Can we do that?
I am Self employed and working for the council. Had a call last night to say no more work. Where is the help for self employed like me now .
You are now quarantined in your home because the Antiwhites opened all the borders. This virus highlights that diversity is not even a value, never mind a strength. The country should have been locked down 30 years ago - Then you'd still hear English spoken on your High Street.
Most of Britain wakes up to exactly what they were doing yesterday, and the day before, and the day before that...etc. Morons wake up to reality.
Split families? Can I collect my son as part of my child care arrangements
This entire policy is basically led by the WHO which is a front for big pharma these days (Remember the billion unused H1N1 vaccines they insisted were vital that were later binned). Even in China the death rate in correlation to infection is dropping as a wider sample is tested.
I’m yet to be convinced of this. If you’re telling people they can go out for exercise each day, how is anyone going to tell if people just hang out all day. Since when did this country have enough police to man everyone who’s going to be out hanging with their mates instead?
I never thought Mr Johnson would be a ' Late Kate'.
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