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Exempted from what exactly?

" The list includes “journalists and broadcasters who are providing public service broadcasting ” in the category of “key public services "

From the Government list of key worker qualifications.

So when we break this down, the only ones expected to report to their physical workplace or go on location are those who work in the galleries, engineers who make sure the channel remains on air, and the correspondents who don't have access to phone numbers of those they need to interview?

It's for the employers and employees themselves to work out who needs to be in and who doesn't, not the keyboard warriors.

Governor Cuomo announces live at his daily briefing that his news anchor brother Chris Cuomo has the virus.

So I asked what broadcasters are supposed to be exempt from but you supplied a list of who is on a list of key workers .

The 'government list' you quote is about who can still take their kids to school while they are closed to everyone else - please do not conflate them to mean anything else. That's misinformation... and that's not something we need right now.

The Health Protection Regulations is what has created the current 'lockdown' and yet does not feature the term 'key worker' once. The word 'broadcast' appears only four times... and not really in respect of what we would call an actual broadcaster..

So remind me again, what does that key worker qualification exempt you from (other than childcare duties).

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Yes, that's about it. In BBC newsrooms things like planning and admin are now largely covered by people working at home. Crews take their kit and car and start from home (and don't travel with correspondents in the same car). The lack of office based staff means those that do have to be at work can space themselves apart with an empty desk in between.

If you are in the UK - then there is no lockdown yet. Some are describing the current situation as a lockdown - but it really isn't.

In the UK, if you can work from home you should, and are expected to. If you can't work from home - and can do your job safely, following social distancing rules etc., and can travel to and from work safely, you are still allowed to work.

You are still allowed out of your house to go to and from work in the UK. There is no public list of 'key workers' who are allowed to go to work - as those restrictions have yet to be put in place (and may not be).

The only 'key worker' list currently in use is related to childcare - and has been clarified to include those responsible for keeping public service broadcasting on-air (not just journalists)

All parking charges in Westminster for the next 3 months?

This. Absolutely!

There's probably a strong argument that the government is not communicating this fact particularly well (though on the other hand, they do have a lot on their plate right now), but it's so frustrating just how many people are making bold assertions about the current restrictions. I am seeing many re-interpretations of the rules and many that are just plain wrong.

I would recommend that everybody take a look at the Statutory Instrument that all of this is predicated upon. It's only 12 pages, and everybody should know their rights and responsibilities at a time of emergency.

It is here, for those who are so inclined: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/350/pdfs/uksi_20200350_en.pdf

https://www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-52111754/bbc-s-george-alagiah-on-living-with-coronavirus-and-cancer
Get well soon, George.

I love that WNYW - FOX 5 NYC - updated its famous PSA "Its 10'OClock Do You Know Where Your Children Are?" for the corona virus lockdown.



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