To make sure people are staying at home and apart from each other, the government has prohibited by law all public gatherings of more than two people, except for very limited purposes:
where the gathering is of a group of people who live together in the same household – this means that a parent can, for example, take their children to the shops if there is no option to leave them at home
where the gathering is essential for work purposes - but workers should try to minimise all meetings and other gatherings in the workplace
These reasons are exceptions and a fuller list is set out in the regulations. The government is also stopping events such as weddings, baptisms and other religious ceremonies. This does not include funerals.