Like Thunder21 I've also been fortunate to be working throughout this isolation phase. I'm in residential construction and all my sites have been going 100% (as much as we can go to 100%). We have implemented a "4 persons max inside a project and 6 persons max outside". Everyone has been very respectful on site and physical distancing has been followed well. It has become the new norm and I'm now used to it as our most of our employees and trades. I have friends in the hospitality, restaurant and film industry who are very much struggling. We need to give these people a chance to work under these same distancing rules. Yes, it will be hard in the restaurant business, but by reducing your seating by ~50% and other measures, we should at least give them a chance to work. Bankruptcy on a massive scale is very much a possibility if this continues much longer. For those of you who say "so be it" - that's not fair to the guy who has risked everything to open a small restaurant. We have to respect that.
Like many I'm sure, I have not seen my parents in person in 6 weeks and likely will not for many more months. They are in the "danger zone" and are taking their own precautions, but still active on walks and hikes, keeping fit but being extra cautious. They are happy with this for the time being but obviously missing the family interaction. Not sure how that will unfold, but I would say the next few months will dictate that.
Everyone needs to accept that this will continue in some way or another for the next 6+ months. There will be tweaks and changes, some loosening of rules, but also some further restrictions. This is now normal for the medium term. Respect it and accept it. In a year from now hopefully some high fives and bro hugs will be commonplace again.
