Why hasn’t London locked down?

[NickFitz]

Finally, lockdown.

This means London too.

Stay at home so less people die.


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fewer

[Old Greg]

fewer

'Less' is also correct.

[OwlHoot]

'Less' is also correct.

It isn't, unless people with a wooden leg or a hook instead of a hand are more likely to die!

[NickFitz]

'Less' is also correct.

Nope. Fewer vs. Less–What's the Difference? | Grammarly

[dsc]

Am I the only one who's wondering how they are going to enforce this? Work travel is allowed if you can't work from home which effectively means bugger all will change as I'm assuming everyone who can work from home already does. Who is going to stop you from shopping 10 times a day? Or jogging with 10 mates?

[CheeseSlice]

Am I the only one who's wondering how they are going to enforce this? Work travel is allowed if you can't work from home which effectively means bugger all will change as I'm assuming everyone who can work from home already does. Who is going to stop you from shopping 10 times a day? Or jogging with 10 mates?

I thought only 'essential' workers could still travel to a place of work?

Hmm seems this is a grey area

[ladymuck]

Take away food places still seem to be in a grey area. Are they in trouble if they remain open? Will the delivery folks get fined for dropping off orders?

Retail stores that can do deliveries (have had emails from Next and Rigby & Peller, for example, saying their shops are shut but their mail order ops continue) seem to be allowed too.

[SueEllen]

Am I the only one who's wondering how they are going to enforce this? Work travel is allowed if you can't work from home which effectively means bugger all will change as I'm assuming everyone who can work from home already does. Who is going to stop you from shopping 10 times a day? Or jogging with 10 mates?

According to the other forums I'm on not every person's boss agrees they can WFH when they can.

Likewise some factory workers making non-essential items e.g. things for the construction trade have been made to come to work like construction workers.

[CheeseSlice]

Take away food places still seem to be in a grey area. Are they in trouble if they remain open? Will the delivery folks get fined for dropping off orders?

I think these guys should be OK as its food which is essential, especially if the supermarket is empty, though it would be good to see it defined.

Off licences could be an interesting one though. Shut them, and the undesirables and alcos may start ram raiding them.

[dsc]

I thought only 'essential' workers could still travel to a place of work?

Hmm seems this is a grey area

What is "essential" though? If you are self employed and don't get paid if you don't come in, then you probably class that as essential. Apparently all / most construction sites in London are open with hundreds of workers in close proximity.

Imho this is a classic example of not wanting to go too far and in effect achieving very little. It's like saying lets have a lockdown without locking things down