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muriel_volestrangler

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Mon Mar 16, 2020, 06:53 PM Mar 2020

Here's something odd: we are advised to "vary our daily commute" [View all]

Last edited Tue Mar 17, 2020, 05:25 AM - Edit history (1)

https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2020/mar/16/coronavirus-live-updates-us-cdc-events-europe-lockdown-uk-deaths-australia-france-italy-spain-update-latest-news?page=with:block-5e6ffba18f085c6327bc124c#block-5e6ffba18f085c6327bc124c

Picture at link of government recommendations - I'm looking for a direct source.

WTF??? Are they saying there's a cumulative risk from day to day? Even if they mean "if on public transport, vary it", how does that help? Doesn't it mean you're in contact with more people over the week?

Direct link: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-guidance-on-social-distancing-and-for-vulnerable-people/guidance-on-social-distancing-for-everyone-in-the-uk-and-protecting-older-people-and-vulnerable-adults
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