Here's what you need to know this week. Straight from the Editors desk at
The Common Sense Network
Hey Sense-ibles,
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has called on the public to "summon the discipline and the resolve" to follow the new coronavirus rules announced on Tuesday. In a television broadcast to the country, he warned the government may go further if people do not stick to them.
What are the social distancing and self-isolation rules?
People in Northern Ireland and Scotland will no longer be allowed to socialise in their homes with people they don't live with. The rules in England and Wales were also recently tightened.
What are the current rules on socialising?
In England, a maximum of six people from multiple households can meet up both indoors and outdoors - in private homes, pubs, restaurants and parks. All ages are included in the headcount. There are some exceptions - for example when a single household has more than six occupants.
In Scotland, people are being told not to visit other households or other private indoor spaces. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said the rules would be in place from Friday 25 September, but she has asked people to comply early.
In public indoor spaces, where COVID-secure guidelines are observed, six people from two households can gather. The same rule of six applies in outdoor spaces, including private gardens.
Outdoors, children aged 11 or under will be exempt from the headcount. Young people aged 12 to 18 will also be exempt from the two household limit and allowed to meet together outdoors in groups of six.
Northern Ireland has also announced tougher rules. Social mixing of households will now not be allowed inside private homes - although there are some exemptions. Up to six people from two households can meet in private gardens. In other places, both inside and outside, up to 15 can gather with social distancing - but venues, such as pubs, must carry out risk assessments.
In Wales, it is now illegal for more than six people to meet indoors - and even then, the six people must be from an "extended household". Children aged 10 and under do not count in the total. Up to 30 people from different homes can still meet outside.
Much love
M.T. Omoniyi
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