Andy Bell

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An easing of closure restrictions could mean families socialize Together Again

Drastically people limit seems to be in contact with The Other , helps many countries to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. But since the economy is sagging and Mental Health brawls, the governments will realize that Getting Out of the lockdown will be even more of a challenge.

Some politicians are now investigating how the "social bubble" of the people we interact with you to expand.

According to a memo leaked to local media, the authorities in Belgium were gathering, taking into account the local residents, with 10 people of your choice every weekend.

To conclude, The Network of the infection is possible, each member of The Group , The Other nine people in your Top 10 . And once chosen, each person would be prohibited from meeting with people outside of your preferred 10.

It is unclear how this will be monitored. For some, it is also a new social Nightmare - who do you choose? And what if the person doesn't belong to you for your Top 10 -you in yours?

This idea was not included, but in other countries, similar steps are to think.

Scottish Prime Minister Nicola Sturgeon told BBC Radio Scotland last week it was considering, to allow for the expansion of the definition of "household", small gatherings of people, "the promotion of people living alone, perhaps to match with someone on your own, or with a few Other People , almost sort of bubbles, the people".

Meanwhile, New Zealand is one of the first users of the lockdown measures, to an extension of the policy. Starting next week, new Zealanders are free and easy to your bubbles to the contact extend to include, in the vicinity of the family, caregivers, and those living in Isolation - as long as you live in the same city or municipality.

The country has seen a steady decline in new coronavirus cases in the last few weeks. So far, 18 deaths and 1,470 cases had it.

New Zealand 's Prime Minister , has his lockdown", we are hard and we are going to the past," and the concept of the

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern paid has also been praised for their compassionate public messaging during the outbreak, addressing the effects of the closure on The Social life and the psychological well-being.

But while a vaccine is developed, many Nations are hesitant to allow more social contacts in the case that it spurs a new wave of infection.

So the UK could expand your 'social bubble'?

England's chief medical officer Chris Whitty said, some of the socially disruptive measures. until The End of this year But the extent of these steps, and how long they will be enforced, is difficult to predict.

In making their decisions, researchers and policy-makers are looking for, a key metric known as the effective reproduction rate (Rt) - the rate of spread of The Virus among the population. The UK, the current Rt is a, according to the latest data from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), which means, of any person, the contracts, on average, transmit The Virus to another person.

In a number of countries have dispensed with the governments, the easing of the lockdown measures, to their national Rt significantly less than one. For this reason, the United Kingdom has extended the block for The Next couple of weeks.

Stefan bottle, an associate professor at the LSHTM, that's right, it is too Early to relax restrictions in the UK. But if it is safe to do so, he says that the extended social bubbles may be an important "coping mechanism" for people in The Search for a vaccine continues.

"It is not designed to solve the pandemic, but it will help The Social component," he says. "We have to help The Risk of Covid for a long time to keep something, the society would work. "

"people just need a hug'

The blocking for the effects on the psychological well-being is already felt around The World . In the United States, a national Mental Health helpline has been a dramatic increase in people who are always in-touch with an increase in the calls to almost 900%. it can be seen Across The Atlantic , the NHS, a dedicated hotline to support the health of the workers during the pandemic, such as the staff, increasing pressure has opened.

Andy Bell , Deputy General Director of the center for Mental Health in the UK, is unsure whether it is a small extension of The Social bubble will be good for The Public Mental Health .

"It is important to understand that not everyone is experiencing this as well," he told The Bbc .

"Lockdown is much more difficult, if you are unsure if you are on a very low income, if you are in overcrowded accommodation. The Challenges for Mental Health are far greater when you've got these risk factors anyway.

"We're going to have to learn, in real-time," he added.

But Brian Dow, The Deputy chief executive of Rethink mental illness, believes that such a policy, it would be beneficial, so long as it is well managed.

"It allows people to let go of the fear that you can feel by trapped inside," He Said . "People are very creative about [socializing] online, but to be honest, now, people just need a hug. "

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Source of news: bbc.com