File photo by Marvin Hamilton PRINCIPAL medical officer of institutions at the Health Ministry Dr Maryam Abdool-Richards has said the "concept of a (household) bubble" she has been hearing "touted around" will not work in the fight against the covid19 virus. She said the exposure risks carried by individuals vary too much. In the UK, two separate households can form "support bubbles" and "childcare bubbles." This concept was introduced in June 2020. Guidance on the UK government's website (https://www.gov.uk/) says, "Once you’re in a support bubble, you can think of yourself as being in one ‘household.’ This means you can have close contact with the other household in your bubble as if they were members of your own household."