Current Affairs Coronavirus Thread - Serious stuff !!!

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roydo said:
I cant see the problem. Not with those two quotes anyrate.
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It's tone.

The first is saying we're near the end. The second is saying we're nowhere near the end.

The feller is a crackpot. He should be in gaol and then facing the gallows IMO.
 
PhilM said:
There's a little card you can print out from gov/NHS, which pretty much states that you need someone to take a mask off to communicate.

I made one for my Mum, which I laminated, and she just flashes it if she can't hear someone and everyone up to now has been really accommodating with it.

She also has one that explains why she can't always wear a mask, and again most people have been very accepting. I'll ask the wife for the link for you.
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Thanks. That would be ideal rather then explaining in a queue if you have to communicate with the staff.
 
ToffeeTim said:
It's all terminology and jargon really. You could argue we never eliminated the virus so the first wave is still ongoing.

We are in a much better position than a couple of months ago, but I struggle to see how we eradicate the virus any time soon. We're at the stage where jobs need to actively be saved and kids need to go back to school urgently, yet we know those things are in conflict with eradicating a virus. It's a trade off with neither option close to being ideal.

I think we need to keep removing restrictions and leave it with the individual to choose what things they are comfortable with. Personal responsibility is what we need to see.
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It would be an interesting approach that would win many backers, no doubt. As with everything else in society though, an individuals freedom to choose can conflict with someones elses "right" to be protected and even to feel safe.

I was talking briefly yesterday to a person who was on public transport earlier in the morning. Everyone had masks on apart from two women with their children, and the women kept shouting at the kids, which made people feel uncomfortable mostly due to fears of the manner in which droplets can be projected when people shout.

Most people feel safer when there is clarity on what's expected of them, even if its restrictive.

I think anyway the longer this goes on, discipline will wane amongst the general public and the pronouncements on restrictions will gradually become less effective. That's potentially dangerous heading into the winter months. The unfortunate thing is that it would probably take a real resurgence, at the levels of March and April, to restore that unity and discipline. But nobody wants to be in that position either way.
 
Barnfred 55 said:
You went to town on Toff over his finances. Did the same with me when I suggested old people may need to travel a couple of miles to find somewhere less busy for their daily exercise

You seem a nice lad with good principles. I'm just a bit surprised by your lack of empathy at times. I'm a bit deaf so I can understand what the lad is talking about
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I think you're maybe being intentionally precious with me.
 
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