COVID Update - July 2021

General discussion about anything not covered above.
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Lindsay M
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COVID Update - July 2021

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The government has now confirmed that from the 19th July most restrictions in England will be lifted, so here's your update on what we know so far:

Day/Evening Meets
These can now proceed without any limit on attendance. We would ask everyone to still sign up on the bulletin board before attending any meet. This is mostly because it's really useful to know how many we are expecting, who to look out for etc. Although no legal limit on attendance exists, we will be monitoring things like numbers vs available parking and set up a second group to another venue if needed.

Camping Meets
These will continue as planned, but there may still be a limit on attendance based on how many places we are able to book at the camp site (this will be noted on each individual thread).

Hut Meets/Annual Dinner
Watch this space - we now need to confirm with each booking what the situation will be and we will update you as we know more.

General
Ok, the boring bit. As we all know COVID hasn't gone away and cases are rising.

Self-isolation of anyone in contact with a positive case remains a requirement until 16th August (or until 2 weeks after your second vaccine, whichever is later), so if you are notified to isolate you must not attend any meets. There will be no "black marks" for pulling out of a meet booking due to self isolation.

Isolation of people who contract COVID will still be a requirement so if you develop any symptoms of illness which could be due to COVID (this includes headaches, fatigue and even a runny nose for some variants), you must not attend any meets until you have confirmed you are negative or have completed your isolation. Again, there will be no penalties for pulling out of meets for this reason.

Over the next couple of months, most of our planned activities take place outside and are therefore relatively low risk for transmission, but please consider carrying hand sanitiser for use after touching shared equipment etc. Use of masks will still be recommended on public transport and in shops and we would ask everyone to consider this if car sharing.

I know it probably goes without saying but please also be mindful that everyone has different risk factors, both for themselves and their loved ones, and we may not be equally comfortable being around others yet so let's continue to be supportive of each other and not have any mandatory group hugs...
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