Current Affairs Coronavirus Thread - Serious stuff !!!

[Goat]

I’m so confused.

Can I go out, if so, who with and where and for how long?

Can I go to work? What about if my work isn’t open, do I have to find another job?

If I come within 2m of someone showing symptoms do I self isolate and what about my family, do they isolate as well?

Can I go to the beach and beauty spots and join in with the crowds?

Yes.

 

[JimmyJeffers]

Interesting out in the lanes this morning. I went out around 6.30, and it was pretty quiet. As I was riding back in around 10 I don't think I've ever seen so many cyclists. By and large, that's great, but there were a few fairly large groups, with a few riding 4 abreast down a pretty narrow lane, and an awful lot more riding 2 abreast. Great to see people out on their bikes and all, but a bit of basic road craft and manners for everyone else on the roads would be great. I can see there being tension between 4 and 2 wheels today.

Yeah I’ve seen people out and about who are clearly fairly new or inexperienced. Saw a couple on a busy A road when I know there is a proper cycle route that follows their route nearby. Mustn’t have known how to use their apps properly. Was pretty dangerous

 

[maccavennie]

I’m so confused.

Can I go out, if so, who with and where and for how long?

Can I go to work? What about if my work isn’t open, do I have to find another job?

If I come within 2m of someone showing symptoms do I self isolate and what about my family, do they isolate as well?

Can I go to the beach and beauty spots and join in with the crowds?

Definitely maybe not sometimes yes and no

 

[Catfish Blues]

I’m so confused.

Can I go out, if so, who with and where and for how long?

Can I go to work? What about if my work isn’t open, do I have to find another job?

If I come within 2m of someone showing symptoms do I self isolate and what about my family, do they isolate as well?

Can I go to the beach and beauty spots and join in with the crowds?

You can do all of the above, but the guidelines state that you must then ensure that you don't use the internet for the next four weeks.

Hope that helps.

 

[Billy Dean]

Hard to say, Spain really did do a hard lockdown in comparison to the UK, though as I said on here I was in Liverpool in April and in my opinion the vast vast majority of people were fantastic and doing their upmost to look after NHS staff and giving supermarket workers the gratitude and respect they deserved. My concern with the UK is the government response was so appalling I have no confidence at all in them dealing with a secondary wave or small clusters of infection, Johnson, cummings et al have been worse than I could have imagined. So many experts have spoken about relieveing lockdown at the right time and having the right measures in place to make it worthwhile, and after the laughable hypocrisy of the tory party I get more of a 'well i'm going to live my life vibe' from them. As much as that does worry me I can't really blame them, anyone who has ever had to endure the turgid endurance of being on a leadership course will know the importance of good examples at the top.

Same here, I think some people here are being irresponsible but most people are following the rules and it does look like the German government has things under control TBF.

 

[davek]

I have no idea why you live in this country, as you have nothing good to say about it or anyone who lives in it lol

If I could leave right now, I would.

 

[COYBL25]

If I could leave right now, I would.

I`m sure someone has previously suggested crowd funding your emigration to go and live in the CCP.

How much do you need ?

 

[davek]

I’m so confused.

Can I go out, if so, who with and where and for how long?

Can I go to work? What about if my work isn’t open, do I have to find another job?

If I come within 2m of someone showing symptoms do I self isolate and what about my family, do they isolate as well?

Can I go to the beach and beauty spots and join in with the crowds?

As far as this govenment is concerned you can go and hunt for disposed gloves and gowns in hospital bins and lick them.

Get this through your head: they dont care about you. If you can make them cash and have value in that respects, great, do that. If you do that and then die, tough.

Anyone who cant bring value to them are to just...erm...STFU and die in silence in their own home...or if they do go out, make sure they're near a ditch so they can fall into it.

 

[davek]

I`m sure someone has previously suggested crowd funding your emigration to go and live in the CCP.

How much do you need ?

I would live in China in a heartbeat.

Think about that, THAT'S how 'kin putrid this country is...the Covid19 capital of the world.

 

[BlueStevie35]

7 day rolling averages are down again despite there being a data lag on today’s overall figure which is 6 less than the hospital’s

For all deaths the rolling average is down to 242.89, hospitals are down to 158.14

The next ONS report is due for release on Tuesday to show deaths registered but not added up to yesterday, the current report shows deaths registered up to last Saturday but dated back to the 15th

 

[Neiler]

I would live in China in a heartbeat.

Think about that, THAT'S how 'kin putrid this country is...the Covid19 capital of the world.

China is actually ace, honestly i dont think people have caught up to the idea, the west isnt were its at any more, China are probably the greatest global power now, they arent emerging they are here or a hairs breath from being here and growing exponentially. Some of the stuff they have done and continue to do over the last 20 years is breathtaking and so innovative, not without critique though, but i often feel people generally underestimate China, its not going to do them any favors.

This virus will take an accounting of the pecking order and some old school power brokering nations wont be happy with the outcome.

 

[peteblue]

Interesting out in the lanes this morning. I went out around 6.30, and it was pretty quiet. As I was riding back in around 10 I don't think I've ever seen so many cyclists. By and large, that's great, but there were a few fairly large groups, with a few riding 4 abreast down a pretty narrow lane, and an awful lot more riding 2 abreast. Great to see people out on their bikes and all, but a bit of basic road craft and manners for everyone else on the roads would be great. I can see there being tension between 4 and 2 wheels today.

While undergoing my eye test today, a group of cyclists came down the road, three on the correct side of the road and one on the wrong side of the road...pillock.....

 

[Bruce Wayne]

While undergoing my eye test today, a group of cyclists came down the road, three on the correct side of the road and one on the wrong side of the road...pillock.....

On a 'normal' Sunday morning, the same lanes would predominantly have club riders on them, and while it's not always true, I think most club run leaders do try and ensure all riders behave themselves, both in terms of the letter of the law but also the unofficial rules of the road. It's purely a heuristic, but from experience, club riders do where club kit an awful lot, even if just out on their own, and I didn't see much club kit on display this morning, so it wouldn't surprise me if there aren't a lot of newer riders out there.

Reminds me a bit of the bloke I know in the Lakes, who rides a fair bit, but was down here for a few months and thought he knew how to stay safe because he'd ridden in the Lakes for a few years. Barely a day went by without him being knocked off. When you're as vulnerable as cyclists are, you learn reasonably quickly that there are various things you can do to keep yourself and those around you safe, because you will come off worst in any prang. That applies to riding in London, but also in the lanes. Hopefully they'll have an experienced hand with them who can tell them the ropes so they don't learn the hard way.

 

[peteblue]

Pete and Dave are agreeing. Can someone hold me?

Think I'd be asking for a slap just to make sure I'm awake

I usually have to pop into the Keir Starmer thread to pick up the good vibes of the ‘Pete and Dave love-in’, happily it’s now spilling over into other threads. Must be the hot weather.

probably quite illustrative about the posts in question

I will always agree with a post that is correct. A lot of the rest of you need to raise your game though.....

 

[peteblue]

Today is the last day before Johnson's 200 000 'test' a day. So they move the goalposts again to obscure that it's not been met. I wonder who has been designated to deliver the lies, lies and more lies today from our 'transparent' government and it's 'experts'.

Government hides number of people tested for 8th day in a row and adds new category as Johnson prepares to fake 200,000 test claim

they’ve just announced that the capacity is 200,000 a day.....