Rise of the coronavirus cohabiters! Couples take the plunge and move in together to avoid being separated while the world is on lockdown – including lovebirds who have only been dating for a WEEK
- Couples living apart were told to move in together if they want to see each other
- Social media users shared posts and photos of their coronavirus love stories
- Reports have emerged of couples taking the plunge after just a handful of dates
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Couples across the UK have decided to take the plunge and move in together amid the coronavirus pandemic so they can continue seeing each other while the nation is on lockdown.
The Government yesterday told couples who do not live together to either commit and move in with each other or remain apart for the duration of the lockdown, as the latest official guidelines mean they are no longer allowed to visit each other’s homes or meet in public.
Some loved-up couples preempted the measures and took the decision in recent weeks to move in together in order to avoid this long period of separation.
Couples across the UK have decided to take the plunge and move in together amid the coronavirus pandemic so they can continue seeing each other while on lockdown
British Instagram and Facebook user Taemar revealed she is ‘locking down’ at her boyfriend’s house. Pictured, the couple pose for a sweet snap at Chester Zoo in an Instagram pic
Meanwhile couples in the US are taking similar measures and have shared tweets and Instagram posts about their experiences.
Yesterday Britain’s deputy chief medical officer Jenny Harries suggested couples needed to either decide to live together or to not see each other during the lockdown which will be reviewed after three weeks but could last a lot longer.
Dr Harries said that whatever couples decide to do they need to commit to it because ‘what we do not want is people switching in and out of households’ as the nation tries to slow the spread of the deadly disease.
Speaking at the government’s daily coronavirus press conference in 10 Downing Street, she said: ‘If you are two individuals, two halves of the couple, currently in separate households, ideally they should stay in those households.
Meanwhile couples in North America are taking similar measures and have shared tweets and Instagram posts about their experiences. Pictured, a Canadian couple who moved in together. The photo was shared by Tara Van der Kolk, who said: ‘Isolation is better together’
Several Twitter users have shared their stories of moving in with their partners in order to avoid a long period of separation. These tweets were all shared by people in the US
‘The alternative might be that for quite a significant period going forward they should just test the strength of their relationship and decide whether one wishes to be permanently resident in another household in which case all of the decisions about exercising, if you are in you should be on your own or within your household unit, would apply.
‘What we do not want is people switching in and out of households. It defeats the purpose of the reduction in social interactions and will allow transmission of disease.
‘So perhaps test really carefully your strength of feeling, stay with the household either together or apart but keep it that way while we go forward because otherwise we will not all be working towards achieving our outcome.’
Health Secretary Matt Hancock was more blunt as he told couples across the UK: ‘Make a choice and stick with it.’
