Current Affairs Coronavirus Thread - Serious stuff !!!

[Chewbacca]

That's because to a large degree it is. They are learning as they go.

I agree the UK government need to be a lot more open and honest with everyone. On everything.

But as regards lockdown people just have to be patient. Quite simply we're not ready yet and there's no point coming out with a plan when things are changing daily. Surely most people are adult enough to accept the truth.

They will be now it’s raining

 

[LinekersLegs]

 

[Blues Harp]

Alot of jobsworths, scare mongerers in here

Let people do there own thing worry about yourself

Tory motto that lad.... We're OK, feck everyone else until the "economy" starts to tank.

 

[NilSatisOptimum]

UK's death toll rises by 368

Open up boris

Is that the capacity of deaths they can process?

 

[LouReedwalkonthewildside]

Authorities in China have confiscated 89 million face masks because of poor quality. It comes as the country has faced criticism over poor quality exports.

 

[LouReedwalkonthewildside]

That's because to a large degree it is. They are learning as they go.

I agree the UK government need to be a lot more open and honest with everyone. On everything.

But as regards lockdown people just have to be patient. Quite simply we're not ready yet and there's no point coming out with a plan when things are changing daily. Surely most people are adult enough to accept the truth.

I think the problem is people don't seem to have much faith in this government mate.

 

[LinekersLegs]

 

[Brennan]

Even including the other “lull” weekend days where some death reporting carries over to the following weekdays, that is the lowest daily death count since the 30th of March.

Two more weeks of respecting this lockdown and I feel we will be in a position to open up the economy slightly.

 

[navidson]

Even including the other “lull” weekend days where some death reporting carries over to the following weekdays, that is the lowest daily death count since the 30th of March.

Two more weeks of respecting this lockdown and I feel we will be in a position to open up the economy slightly.

Fingers crossed we get the rain that's forecast

 

[davmaher]

I've no doubt that you'll continue to go for your long bike rides, just as people will still go for a picnic in their local park, or will flock to markets or DIY stores when they're reopened. Ultimately only you, and everyone else, can decide if what you're doing is sensible, or whether you could do something else that would be less risky.

Using a degree of common sense is obviously a necessity and every trip out should involve you going through a mini risk assessment to work out if it is acceptable or not.Until the government significantly increase and improve the level of testing and tracing, though, it is impossible to know what the actual risks are. It may be that most outdoor activities are pretty low risk and that the vast majority of people who are contracting the disease are in high risk jobs (e.g. patient care, care home worker etc.), in contact with household members who have it or catch it because they have low resistance to it because of other health issues. These are pretty basic information requirements before any proper relaxation of the current restrictions can be considered, but so far our governmental response to these has been poor imo.

 

[Barnfred 55]

I think the problem is people don't seem to have much faith in this government mate.

I understand that Lou, and that's exactly because they haven't been open and transparent from the outset. I know they have to protect the NHS hierarchy (not talking about the front line heroes here but the Neolithic structure) and the CS too, but they could be adding a lot more detail to all the accusations being thrown at them. Instead they invariably say nothing and hide behind the old "taking scientific advice" comment, which as you have said leaves people to form their own opinion, which are often probably very wide of the mark.

I just think in this regard. giving out wishy washy plans like the Scots and Welsh have done will rightly bring wholesale criticism, and any detailed plan will probably be so wide of the mark by the time that it is introduced that they will again get heavily criticised for incompetence and even for lying. Not to mention probably giving many people false hope.

I'd tell the truth for once. We are weeks away from the start of any exit strategy. And that we have a flexible framework of an exit strategy in place, but that this is constantly changing as we learn more about the virus, and it would therefore be irresponsible to publish full details now as it would likely change within 24 hours.

 

[NilSatisOptimum]

Would be good news if the numbers weren't absolute bollocks

Indeed... And just think back we were being told 20000 would be a good out come. We reached and surpassed this number yesterday, and in a normal functioning country where all deaths from the same illness are equal, surpassed 20000, days if not weeks ago. The shocking incompetents of this Government and it's advisors.

 

[ramacca]

Indeed... And just think back we were being told 20000 would be a good out come. We reached and surpassed this number yesterday, and in a normal functioning country where all deaths from the same illness are equal, surpassed 20000, days if not weeks ago. The shocking incompetents of this Government and it's advisors.

The 'government' is following the political science as dictated by Cummins. No wonder this country has the highest rate of deaths in Europe and second in the world. An absolute disgrace.

 

[NilSatisOptimum]

The 'government' is following the political science as dictated by Cummins. No wonder this country has the highest rate of deaths in Europe and second in the world. An absolute disgrace.

Can't describe the utter shambles this lot are... If that blond pillock is back tomorrow, hopefully some of our media have the danglies to highlight exceeding 20000 so early.

 

[ramacca]

Can't describe the utter shambles this lot are... If that blond pillock is back tomorrow, hopefully some of our media have the danglies to highlight exceeding 20000 so early.

We live in hope that the UK media will hold the Tories to account, doubt it as they haven't so far.

These so called 'scientists and medical experts' have been all over the place with this virus. They're in those positions because they believe the same stuff as spouted by Cummins, otherwise they'd be out on their ear. They've been all over the place with this virus going into lockdown, I wont hold my breathe that they'd 'advise' any better attempting to get back to 'normal'. They'll wait for Cummins to tell them what to say.