Don’t penalise ‘elderly’ for obeying lockdown rules – Yorkshire Post Letters

I WOULD appreciate it very much – before I go totally round the bend – if someone could explain the logic of the following scenario.  

A lovely day and six of us want to go for a walk; anti-social distancing, no face-to-face conversations, no car sharing. The same six want to enjoy an afternoon in a garden – same rules apply;  the same six would like to enjoy a meal out.  

We can book a table at our favourite restaurant and sit cheek by jowl, face to face, eating, drinking and laughing for a couple of hours. Sorry but none of this makes sense to me so before I go really batty, please someone enlighten me.

From: John Chester, Leeds.

WHO has stated that the pandemic is a “once in a century crisis”. We know it is very serious. We also know it is difficult to manage.

We are told by politicians that good communication is vital. Would it not be sensible for the Government to put out information using local radio, as is done when severe weather breaks? And could it use the red button service of the BBC to communicate quickly with the public in local areas? Many households will have use of local radio and/or the red button service. Just a thought.

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