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It’s famous that Boris Johnson didn’t always seem to be aware of the ever-changing coronavirus lockdown rules, but on Friday he made perhaps his most basic mistake yet, suggesting that the new restrictions mean separated parents might not be able to see each other. their children.
Responding to a question at a televised press conference in Downing Street, the prime minister said that while people should check the rules, “unfortunately,” some parents may face restrictions on seeing their children.
Not only is this incorrect, it has been through Covid restrictions, as children are allowed to move between the houses of separated parents even during the closing peak in March.
Level one – medium
- The “rule of six” applies, which means that it is forbidden to socialize in groups of more than six people, whether indoors or outdoors.
- Merchants can continue to come to a home to work and are not counted toward the six-person limit.
- Businesses and venues can continue to operate, but pubs and restaurants need to ensure that customers only consume food and beverages while seated, and they close between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m.
- Take-out can continue to be sold after 10 p.m. M. If ordered by phone or online.
- Schools and universities remain open.
- Places of worship remain open, but people should not mix in a group of more than six.
- Weddings and funerals can go ahead with restrictions on the number of people who can attend (15 and 30 respectively).
- Exercise classes and organized sports can continue to take place outdoors and, if the rule of six is followed, indoors.
Level two – high
- People are prohibited from socializing with people outside their home or with bubbles of support in any indoor environment.
- Traders can continue to go home to work.
- The rule of six still applies to socializing outdoors, for example in a garden or in a public space like a park or a beach.
- Businesses and venues can continue to operate, but pubs and restaurants need to ensure that customers only consume food and drinks while seated and close between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m.
- Take-out can continue to be sold after 10 p.m. M. If ordered online or by phone.
- Schools and universities remain open.
- Places of worship remain open, but people should not mix in a group of more than six.
- Weddings and funerals can go ahead with restrictions on the number of people who can attend (15 and 30 respectively).
- Exercise classes and organized sports may continue to be held outdoors, but will only be allowed indoors if people can avoid mingling with people they don’t live with (or don’t share a bubble of support with ), or for youth or disabled sports.
- Travel to open services, for work, or to access education is allowed, but people are advised to reduce the number of trips whenever possible.
Level three: very high
- People are prohibited from socializing with people they do not live with or have not formed a bubble of support with, in any indoor setting, private garden, or most outdoor entertainment venues and ticketed events.
- Traders can continue to go home to work.
- The rule of six still applies to public outdoor spaces, such as parks, beaches, public gardens, or sports facilities.
- Pubs and bars can only remain open to operate as restaurants, in which case alcohol can only be served as part of a substantial meal.
- Schools and universities remain open.
- Places of worship remain open, but domestic mixing is not allowed.
- Weddings and funerals can go ahead with restrictions on the number of people attending (15 and 30 respectively), but wedding receptions are not allowed.
- The rules for exercise classes and organized sport are the same as for level 2. They can continue to take place outdoors, but will only be allowed indoors if it is possible for people to avoid mixing with people they do not live with. (or share a bubble with support), or for youth sports or for the disabled. However, in Merseyside, gyms were ordered to close when they entered level 3.
- Avoid traveling outside of an area with a very high alert level or entering an area with a very high alert level, except for reasons such as work, education or youth services, to fulfill care responsibilities or if you are traveling as part of a longer trip.
- Residents of a level 3 area should avoid spending the night in another part of the UK, while people living in a level 1 or level 2 area should avoid spending the night in a very high alert level area.
The question arose in a video from a father named Christopher in Margate, Kent, who is currently at the lowest level of the three-tier system for Covid regulations.
Christopher’s question was whether he might have trouble seeing his son, who lives in Essex, and most of them will be moved to the middle level on Friday night.
“Obviously, you should go to the website and check, but when places go up a notch from the basic medium, then there are restrictions on family contact, unfortunately,” Johnson said. “So depending on how you define your home, you may encounter restrictions.”
This is not correct. A House of Commons library briefing on the new rules notes that the latest one, released Wednesday, states that at all three levels, meeting restrictions do not apply “for the purposes of arrangements for access and contact between parents and children where children do not live in the same home as their parents or one of their parents ”.
A Downing Street spokesperson confirmed that there was “an exemption for any type of child care for separated parents at all levels”, adding: “The point made by the prime minister is that you should check the website because you will know how you define your home. “
Johnson has run into trouble with Covid rules multiple times in the past. Last month he apologized for “badmouthing” after wrongly suggesting that the “rule of six” limit on public gatherings did not apply outdoors in northeast England.
