So has people’s behaviour changed since the current restrictions have been brought in? I think some but not all. I have changed my behaviour, staying home, and trips out have only been for essential reasons. There thankfully has been a significant reduction in traffic past my front window which correlates with schools being closed.
But my very active retired neighbours still have their adult children and grandchildren visiting. My friend the accountant is still going to her office to work. We are getting some building work done on the site where I work (if I ever get back in) and I was being contacted by some suppliers this week to know if building is stopped. Most seem very keen to wriggle around the “essential” rule in construction.
There is definitely more fear out there and more consequences of higher risk taking. One manufacturing site who I interact with told me in Dec that they were all working in the factory since August, even staff who could work from home. Meetings were again held in person and there was no social distancing. Several staff are now Covid positive and one is in intensive care. My contact in the company told me it was all driven from the top down, all back in, business as usual. Aside from the moral right or wrong I would think if a staff member could prove they caught the virus at work there would be a strong case of suing their employer for damages due to failure to maintain H&S standards.
I am not out and about enough to see first hand if behaviours have changed and people are staying home but it will be interesting to see what NPHET say about traffic levels.
But my very active retired neighbours still have their adult children and grandchildren visiting. My friend the accountant is still going to her office to work. We are getting some building work done on the site where I work (if I ever get back in) and I was being contacted by some suppliers this week to know if building is stopped. Most seem very keen to wriggle around the “essential” rule in construction.
There is definitely more fear out there and more consequences of higher risk taking. One manufacturing site who I interact with told me in Dec that they were all working in the factory since August, even staff who could work from home. Meetings were again held in person and there was no social distancing. Several staff are now Covid positive and one is in intensive care. My contact in the company told me it was all driven from the top down, all back in, business as usual. Aside from the moral right or wrong I would think if a staff member could prove they caught the virus at work there would be a strong case of suing their employer for damages due to failure to maintain H&S standards.
I am not out and about enough to see first hand if behaviours have changed and people are staying home but it will be interesting to see what NPHET say about traffic levels.