Current Affairs Coronavirus Thread - Serious stuff !!!

[davek]

I don’t think anyone can really. But, like you, I believe that it will be reduced to 1 metre.....

Here's the science:

2 metre's distance = 3 people in Gregg's and a line outside stretching 50 metres = £300 per 30 minutes
1 metre's distance = 6 people in Gregg's and a line outside stretching 50 metres = £600 per 30 minutes

 

[LinekersLegs]

 

[davek]

Not a chance will I go within 2 metres of anyone any time soon.

Yes, but you are an anomaly in that respect.

Plenty will say "Boris reckon's its ok to go less than arms length in a shop or the pub. That's it, I'm back to February rules".

 

[davek]

It must be great to live in a first world country like that instead of our Third World nation.

 

[Foot Long Hot Dog]

It's for businesses, primarily.

Oh well, just as long as some booze hound or Greggs make their money again, what's another few thousand lives?

That’s exactly why there’s real pressure for this to be reduced, its coming from the usual shills and Tufton Street sources, driven by the offshore money and their business backers.

It also helps schools out, as when the Tories said they’d reopen schools, they’d completely omitted the fact that an average classroom that might usually house 30 kids, could only take about 13 with 2m social distancing. So less than 50% of pupils would have been able to return anyway.

 

[davek]

That’s exactly why there’s real pressure for this to be reduced, its coming from the usual shills and Tufton Street sources, driven by the offshore money and their business backers.

It also helps schools out, as when the Tories said they’d reopen schools, they’d completely omitted the fact that an average classroom that might usually house 30 kids, could only take about 13 with 2m social distancing. So less than 50% of pupils would have been able to return anyway.

I'm just surprised they're not reopening primary schools and forcing each kid to buy a bottle of Jack Daniels and a pastie on the way in.

 

[BlueStevie35]

Big fall in the 7 day rolling averages today, the hospital average drops to 103.71 with the all settings average dropping under 200 to 196.43

 

[xena]

Yes, but you are an anomaly in that respect.

Plenty will say "Boris reckon's its ok to go less than arms length in a shop or the pub. That's it, I'm back to February rules".

People must be as thick as pig [Poor language removed] where you come from lad from what im seeing people keeping at least 2 metres from each other.

 

[Papa Shango]

It's for businesses, primarily.

Oh well, just as long as some booze hound or Greggs make their money again, what's another few thousand lives?

Yeah you aint wrong.

Sad though, I really don't think its hard to stay 2m away from someone regardless of where you are other than say the match or a concert or something. Shops could easily open with a 2m rule in effect. Problem is the most effective way to combat a virus is for the individual to use common sense and many people just don't do that.

I personally have got to the point where I am not listening to the guidance any more (I will still read notes on it etc as I am not an expert on stuff) because I trust myself to look after me. That doesn't mean "yeah freedom! I'll do what I want as its my right to do so" etc either. I will just shop at sensible times, keep away from people and only visit people if its absolutely essential regardless of this weird bubble thing.

 

[Papa Shango]

People must be as thick as pig [Poor language removed] where you come from lad from what im seeing people keeping at least 2 metres from each other.

Never underestimate how thick people can be.

 

[COYBL25]

People must be as thick as pig [Poor language removed] where you come from lad from what im seeing people keeping at least 2 metres from each other.

Didn’t you know, he’s got eyes like the Terminator, that are able to instantly register the distance he is from people and how far apart they are from each other.

If they’re too close to him or each other, he immediately whips out his megaphone and screams MURDERERS at them.

 

[Simon Buttle]

Didn’t you know, he’s got eyes like the Terminator, that are able to instantly register the distance he is from people and how far apart they are from each other.

If they’re too close to him or each other, he immediately whips out his megaphone and screams MURDERERS at them.

At least we now know what happened to RoboCop

 

[xena]

Never underestimate how thick people can be.

I definitely don't but regarding keeping your distance i think the vast majority of people are sticking to it .

 

[davek]

People must be as thick as pig [Poor language removed] where you come from lad from what im seeing people keeping at least 2 metres from each other.

...and that'll change. That's the point. It's a matter of days before Johnson *caves in* and scraps 2 metres.

 

[jaspercabbage]

It must be great to live in a first world country like that instead of our Third World nation.

If Trump has taught us anything, it is not that they are Third World nations, the correct term is 'sh!thole countries'.