With social distancing guidance in England changing to "one meter plus" from 4 July, how are you able to invite friends and family into your home safely?
Rules are different in each of the four UK nations.
So who will I be ready to have in my very own home?
Members of two households of any size can meet one another - either inside or outside - from Saturday 4 July in England.You can meet different households at different times - and overnight stays are allowed - but no quite two households should meet at anybody time.
The social distancing between people not in your household will still need to be observed - ideally at 2m (6ft), but at 1m if that's impossible.
Many people won't have seen family or friends for weeks but Prof Alison Sinclair, from the University of Sussex, offers words of caution.
"The hardest but most vital thing to try to do is to postpone the visit if anyone in either household has any Covid-19 symptoms."
What about the remainder of the UK?
In Scotland, three households are going to be ready to meet indoors from 10 July - while socially distancing. they will already meet outside. The five-mile travel limit in Scotland is predicted to be lifted from 3 July.In Northern Ireland, social distancing rules will change from 2m to 1m on Monday 29 June. Groups of up to 6 people not within the same household can now meet indoors while social distancing. Up to 10 people can meet outside.
In Wales, any number of individuals from two different households can now meet outdoors observing social distancing - but meetings indoors are still not allowed. Families should aim to travel no quite five miles to satisfy.
How will I make 'one-meter plus' work at home?
"If you'll, you ought to meet and chat outside - albeit you've got to eat inside," says Prof Keith Neal, from the University of Nottingham.But if you are doing need to take in your front room remember the "plus" a part of the new one-meter guidelines.
Sit or stand side-by-side, instead of face-to-face
Keep windows and doors hospitable improve ventilation
Wear a face covering in crowded indoor environments
Avoid talking loudly
Don't sing
"Remember our breath travels further when there's more force thereto - like once you cough, shout or sing," says Prof Sinclair.
"Rearranging the seating in your room to maximize the space between guests also can help reduce virus spread by respiratory droplets within the air."
Prof Sally Bloomfield, from the London School of Hygiene and medicine, says people shouldn't become complacent.
"Don't be tempted to think 'It won't happen to me - I won't bother'' Remember anyone are often infected and infectious, but not be showing any symptoms.
"So consider it like buckling up your seat belt - just roll in the hay anyway."
What about touching surfaces?
Everyone should regularly wash their hands using soap and water - or hand sanitizer.When you meet, avoid touching surfaces or your face.
If you're the host, you ought to clean surfaces both before and after the meeting "wearing a pair of washing-up gloves", says Prof Sinclair. "That should remove any respiratory droplets."
Put a cloth and bleach spray within the toilet also.
"Ask people to scrub their hands, then disinfect any tap, loo seat or toilet handles they need to be touched," advises Prof Bloomfield. "As the host, you ought to disinfect any 'frequent touch' surfaces after your guests leave."
She also says people should be inventive when it involves family games - and avoid those with close contact, like football and paddling pools.
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What about eating together?
If you've got to eat inside, the most risk is going to be aerosol/droplet transmission at the table during the conversation - so remember to stay windows and doors hospitable increase ventilation.
Three of the four experts we've spoken to say there is no need for guests to bring their own crockery and cutlery - but advise that everything should all be put during a dishwasher or a bowl of hot soapy water (and then rinsed in cold water) immediately after use.
But our fourth expert, Dr. Julian Tang, from the University of Leicester, says to scale back transmission risk guests might be asked to bring their own plates, knives and forks - which they might then bring home to scrub.
The experts we've spoken to supply the subsequent advice:
Wash your hands before and after preparing food, eating food and washing up
Put food straight on to plates and do not use large serving bowls which require to be handed round
Avoid serving tons of cold food which needs "handling" before and through a meal, like salads
Use detergent or soapy water to regularly wipe down areas of the table and chairs where people will have put hands, fingers, and elbows - then wash the material
"They could also bring their own salt and pepper, plus ketchup and vinegar, in their own containers," he adds.
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