Current Affairs Coronavirus Thread - Serious stuff !!!

[roydo]

Second highest total death toll, terrible, whatever spin or graph is put out...

The UK?

Not great is it. But until this all washes through, and it will, and the reality of who counted what and when and for what, becomes clear, all I care about is that the UK as a collective gets better.

Well, I obviously care more about my nearest and dearest, but measuring numbers against other countries to me is pointless.

 

[LouReedwalkonthewildside]

Teachers seriously doing my head in now. They only want to go back if the government can guarantee safety which is impossible. So what do they want. No more school till the virus is gone.

Do teachers still get full pay while schools are shut?

 

[roydo]

Do teachers still get full pay while schools are shut?

No idea, but if I was a betting man, I would say yes.

 

[RAFUH]

Credit where due tbf.

FFS
How am I ever going to pin a red banner on someone if they keep backing off when asked lol

 

[LouReedwalkonthewildside]

No idea, but if I was a betting man, I would say yes.

My missus just come back from walking the dogs, mentioned it to her, she said yes as well.

 

[NorthernBlue]

Many have been working for children of key workers so won't be 'going back.' Where have you seen they - presumably you mean the unions - want a guarantee of safety?

Interviews on main news and local news with teachers. Just had an email from head of school where my kids go bemoaning a critical staff shortage and that they can’t take Reception kids, year 1’s and year 6’s. Just pure overblown nonsense.

 

[roydo]

FFS
How am I ever going to pin a red banner on someone if they keep backing off when asked.lol

Who taught you how to put a red banner up? FFS, I still cant do it.

Actually, thats probably wise.

 

[NorthernBlue]

Do teachers still get full pay while schools are shut?

No idea but I assume so. No issue with that to be fair.

 

[scratchnsurf]

My missus just come back from walking the dogs, mentioned it to her, she said yes as well.

Well, they didn't make the decision to shut the schools so them not being able to work wasn't down to them. Many are working in some form.

 

[LouReedwalkonthewildside]

No idea but I assume so. No issue with that to be fair.

My missus just said they do mate. No issue with it myself, I was just curious mate.

 

[RAFUH]

Who taught you how to put a red banner up? FFS, I still cant do it.

Actually, thats probably wise.

You and I need to start a mod support group for the technologically challenged .


Back on topic: US deaths were very low by our standards yesterday - likely a weekend effect to some degree.

 

[LouReedwalkonthewildside]

Well, they didn't make the decision to shut the schools so them not being able to work wasn't down to them. Many are working in some form.

I wasn't having a pop at Teachers, I was just curious because my missus works for local government and is still on full pay (she is working from home) she's just come in and said teachers will (like her) still be on full pay.

 

[roydo]

You and I need to

*swoons*

ITS A JOKE.

 

[NorthernBlue]

My missus just said they do mate. No issue with it myself, I was just curious mate.

Ive got sympathy with any profession on the front line. But they have a major part to play in getting people back to work. They and the attached unions seem to be the only ones putting up walls in every direction. If schools don’t open then many can’t go back to work and furlough will soon stop.

 

[scratchnsurf]

Interviews on main news and local news with teachers. Just had an email from head of school where my kids go bemoaning a critical staff shortage and that they can’t take Reception kids, year 1’s and year 6’s. Just pure overblown nonsense.

I'm not sure I agree it's overblown nonsense but it certainly is a mess. Primary schools, being smaller on the whole have less capacity to deal with staff absence so with people shielding or isolating or ill, it can get difficult. The very limited guidance so far states the returning children should be in smaller groups, which necessitates more staff and more spaces to work in.