Coronavirus

[Gnasher]

13 minutes ago, Strontium Dog™ said:

 

You're also exempt if you're disabled, ie the kind of person who is most likely to get and transmit the virus.

Yep, ridiculous.

[Guest Pistonbroke]

12 hours ago, Geoff Woade said:

Just seen that masks compulsory from 24th. That’s fine, what I don’t get is the delay, why the 24th, why not 20th, why not 14th? It just seems weird. Everything seems delayed or ‘from this date’. 
If it’s considered imperative why not from ‘now’?

 

 

This also happened over here in Germany, although the timeline wasn't so ridiculous. If my memory serves me right, it was mentioned on the news on a Thursday, went through the appropriate channels on the Friday and was implemented the following Monday. 

12 hours ago, Creator Supreme said:

So how much do fucking masks cost then? Suppose I'll have to bastard well stock up now!

 

 

On a side issue to this, I'm genuinely concerned about the amount of waste this will create, as let's be honest, most people (me included probably) will use disposable masks! It's an environmental nightmare, especially with the scruffy cunts who ditch them on the floor!

 

Unbelievable the amount of surgical masks you see over here when you are out and about. lazy scruffy bastards dumping them on the ground when there's a bin 20 yards away! 

[suzy]

12 hours ago, Creator Supreme said:

So how much do fucking masks cost then? Suppose I'll have to bastard well stock up now!

 

 

On a side issue to this, I'm genuinely concerned about the amount of waste this will create, as let's be honest, most people (me included probably) will use disposable masks! It's an environmental nightmare, especially with the scruffy cunts who ditch them on the floor!

You can buy washable ones from the LFC shop! About a fiver

[littletedwest]

1 hour ago, Tony Moanero said:

Have I got this right? You must wear a mask on the bus to town. You have to wear a mask whilst browsing books in Waterstones or buying underwear in Marks & Spencer. However, if you’re feeling hungry or thirsty, you can go to your favourite pub or restaurant, remove your mask and fill your boots. 

Yep and you'll be able to go the gym without your mask

[Mudface]

13 minutes ago, suzy said:

You can buy washable ones from the LFC shop! About a fiver

I ordered a couple of packs of these- https://store.liverpoolfc.com/liverpool-fc-face-coverings-4-pack-liverbird
 

Unfortunately, there isn't a Thommo range for people with massive conks, but I'm sure I'll squeeze into them.

[Creator Supreme]

14 minutes ago, suzy said:

You can buy washable ones from the LFC shop! About a fiver

Cheers Suzy, sounds like a plan, get me, the wife and the kids a couple each, and get them on rotation. Glad I don't have to go to work or the shops every day though.

[Spy Bee]

1 hour ago, Bruce Spanner said:

Test centres in London are busy today...

Where's this from?

[Bruce Spanner]

6 minutes ago, Spy Bee said:

Where's this from?

Me, just been tested.

 

Big queue’s in the local one, others don’t have appointments for today. 

[Bruce Spanner]

Twice apparently.

[TheHowieLama]

On 13/07/2020 at 07:30, Section_31 said:

 

The bit I can't get my head around, the American news media are the worst for this, are that there's seemingly no way to escape some kind of prophecy of doom. 

 

"Covid cases at record highs - lockdowns back in effect"

 

So a headline like this is not based in fact?:

 

America shuts down again -- choosing reality over Trump's false claims

[Mudface]

https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-contact-tracers-in-england-locked-out-of-accounts-12028196

 

World beating. The tracers are locked out of their accounts after their passwords expired two months after they started. Presumably there were no notifications to change the passwords and the reset site has crashed.

[YorkshireRed]

Masks are required in shops as the feeling is that this will help boost the economy as it would encourage people to go. 

 

Masks are not required in pubs as the feeling is that this will negatively impact the economy as it would discourage people from going. 

 

Chances are that, overall, not wearing masks is shops is safer than not wearing masks in pubs.

 

Welcome to Tory Britain. 

[TheHowieLama]

The biggest pain in the ass is my feckin phone does not recognise my voice with a mask on.

[Mudface]

Just 3 new infections in Scotland yesterday, and no deaths now for 6 days running.

[Elite]

2 hours ago, TheHowieLama said:

The biggest pain in the ass is my feckin phone does not recognise my voice with a mask on.

At least you'll sound like Bane.

[Guest]

29 minutes ago, Mudface said:

Just 3 new infections in Scotland yesterday, and no deaths now for 6 days running.

Apparently Scotland are seriously considering not allowing holiday makers from England into Scotland unless they follow strict guidance designed to stop the spread of Covid-19 - a decision described by Boris Johnson as 'astonishing and shameful'.

 

That must mean it's the right decision.

[Mudface]

11 minutes ago, Fluter in Dakota said:

Apparently Scotland are seriously considering not allowing holiday makers from England into Scotland unless they follow strict guidance designed to stop the spread of Covid-19 - a decision described by Boris Johnson as 'astonishing and shameful'.

 

That must mean it's the right decision.

I think it's just a suggestion at the moment, but if the infection rate in England stays much higher than it is here then they probably would go ahead. It makes sense, you can't go in to Wales and ignore any additional restrictions there, and visitors from any one country to another would have to follow the local laws and guidance- cf your post here- 

 

Johnson's just grandstanding as usual.

[mars]

18 hours ago, TheHowieLama said:

It forgets that the world is a big place - that is 78 million deaths. Seems like alot.

Yes, agree entirely - that 1% will be mostly grandparents and parents, which seems forgotten when people say "Oh, it's just 1%, flu is as bad", etc.

 

With regard to German school children not having covid-19 antibodies, that might mean they had the virus 2 months ago and now no longer have the antibodies (I stress "might").

[Guest Pistonbroke]

50 minutes ago, Fluter in Dakota said:

Apparently Scotland are seriously considering not allowing holiday makers from England into Scotland unless they follow strict guidance designed to stop the spread of Covid-19 - a decision described by Boris Johnson as 'astonishing and shameful'.

 

That must mean it's the right decision.

 

I'm sure his hypocrisy won't be lost on the Portuguese. 

[Spy Bee]

138 deaths, 398 infections.

 

The number of people in hospitals and ventilated, and those in hospital but not ventilated also continues to fall. The next week or so is very important as the fallout from people drinking inside pubs/eateries becomes apparent.

[Spy Bee]

[Bjornebye]

24 minutes ago, Spy Bee said:

138 deaths, 398 infections.

 

The number of people in hospitals and ventilated, and those in hospital but not ventilated also continues to fall. The next week or so is very important as the fallout from people drinking inside pubs/eateries becomes apparent.

Yeah but don't wear masks ....

[Guest]

23 minutes ago, Spy Bee said:

Isn't that just people who died at home? Not in a care home or hospital?

[Spy Bee]

Just now, Fluter in Dakota said:

Isn't that just people who died at home? Not in a care home or hospital?

Excess deaths at home, yes.

[Guest Pistonbroke]

I was talking to my Orthopaedic doctor this afternoon and he doubts they'll ever get a vaccine to eradicate Covid properly. OK, he's an Orthopaedic Dr but he does all his operations in one of the main hospitals and has conversations with those who work in that area. He also told me to still take precautions (which I do anyway) as there is a disturbing trend of patients who have had it and their antibodies are diminishing thus leading to worries of reinfection.