I’ve just joined because I am in utter disbelief that this girl would travel to Switzerland and Greece in the middle of a pandemic. I’m in Australia which currently has a huge outbreak (in parts) so maybe I’m not getting the UK situation but aren’t there still many daily cases and deaths? It’s like she just forgot the pandemic was a thing?
this is just so irresponsible. I read through her comments on the Interlaken post and I am shocked that no one else had called her out on this?? Did she really delete every negative comment because I can’t fathom that her followers would let this slide. she made some stories about her decision and it being in line with UK recommendations but just because you can doesn’t mean you should?!
So current government guidance is that it is fine to travel abroad to certain approved countries through “air bridges” ie. you don’t need to quarantine there or when you get back.
However... the government has handled this terribly and their advice is inconsistent and dangerous. For example, yesterday they ended shielding guidance where the most vulnerable people were asked to stay in their houses for 12 weeks and very limited contact with others (cancer patients, transplant patients) yet on Thursday they delayed lifting more restrictions eg. Opening bowling alleys and face treatments by a fortnight because the rates are rising again...! So how is it safe for the most vulnerable??? Practically it means that shielding can no longer be used to stop you from working outside the home, so the government is saying it is fine now for the shielded to go outside to work (and
whilst separately admitting the rates are rising and there will potentially need to be pub closures again so schools can reopen in September). So shielders are lambs to the slaughter atm.
They also put in several local lockdowns which were announced at about 9pm at night the day before Eid in areas with high Muslim populations. More blatant cultural insensitivity from this terrible government and of course a lot were already with their families so it was already “too late” but again it is a complete lack of forethought or planning. People in those areas are also currently banned from having visitors to their houses yet all the pubs and restaurants are still open so they can just meet them there!! Last I heard viruses don’t really care about the location of infection, only the proximity of another human!
Man I hate where this country has got to that this government was elected
#rant
But anyway, what I mean for Zanna... our governments advice is completely useless and has no grounding in the reality of the situation. Whilst she is not breaking any laws by going abroad, a vast majority of people in this country are very very sceptical of the travel advice at the moment for good reason so it is incredible to see someone who has lived through this travel around with such impunity.