Current Affairs Coronavirus Thread - Serious stuff !!!

[davek]

The stink of fear on here as scores of posters can see their *human rights* - to drink as much ale as they can, eat as much restaurant tat as they like and sweat their bollocks off in gyms while gazing at themelves in mirrors - coming under possible threat of being curtailed.

 

[davek]

Isn't this pretty much what they did in Sweden.

Obviously at the time there was a lot of talk about that and their rates shot up but they never shut down their economy.

That being said, they have a smaller population and better healthcare.

No. The Swedes had a terrible policy up and running which saw care homes suffer the worst of their 5,000 plus deaths.

 

[Deleted member 48881]

They are libertarians not socialists.

No socialist would look on and not raise the alarm for millions of the elderly and the vulnerable and be fully on board with restrictions / lockdowns.

Nightclubs where everybody dance and touch each other are open but people freak out when you go walk without a mask in the park. (even though not illegal, yet) Media calls for this. Because entering parks is free of charge. Same thing with supermarkets, it's basic needs, you don't spend much. If it circulates lots of money, govt may say feck it with the measures. That should be protested.

 

[roydo]

The stink of fear on here as scores of posters can see their *human rights* - to drink as much ale as they can, eat as much restaurant tat as they like and sweat their bollocks off in gyms while gazing at themelves in mirrors - coming under possible threat of being curtailed.

I am still scratching my head what folk are protesting about.

Masks? Selfish idiots.
The actual virus? (make it go away) Thick as pig poo.
Its fake news? Thick as thick pig poo.
Restrictions? You are in a square protesting. Think about that, then go to your room and think about what you did.
Should still be locked down? ^^^^^^^^^^

Missed anything?

 

[YoboCopter]

 

[Toast]

My lads Uni timetable came through today.
2 days a fortnight of face to face tuition, the rest done remotely.
Student life won’t be back to normal soon by the looks of it.

 

[COYBL25]

If her test is negative a couple of us could come round and help you out with them, don’t want the pasties going off.

If her test is negative, I’m going to drown her in the lager and then throw soggy pasties at her corpse in the garden,

 

[bigjonny]

If her test is negative, I’m going to drown her in the lager and then throw soggy pasties at her corpse in the garden,

Harsh, but understandable.

 

[Goat]

Nightclubs where everybody dance and touch each other are open but people freak out when you go walk without a mask in the park. (even though not illegal, yet) Media calls for this. Because entering parks is free of charge. Same thing with supermarkets, it's basic needs, you don't spend much. If it circulates lots of money, govt may say feck it with the measures. That should be protested.

 

[Blueclouds]

Rumours curfew will be 10 pm across England tomorrow

 

[YoboCopter]

Rumours curfew will be 10 pm across England tomorrow

Probs get stricter every week wont it

 

[Deckard2049]

Isn't this pretty much what they did in Sweden.

Obviously at the time there was a lot of talk about that and their rates shot up but they never shut down their economy.

That being said, they have a smaller population and better healthcare.

Their care homes and elderly took the brunt of the virus. However this is also the case in a lot of counties that did in fact implement an official lockdown. Sweden did implement some measures, but it was more of a light touch approach- for example gatherings of over 50 were outright banned, but masks and social distancing were only encouraged rather than enforced. There seems anecdotally to have been greater adherence to these measures over there than here in the UK though.

Sweden spared European surge as coronavirus infections stay low

Chief epidemiologist puts low number of cases down to light-touch ‘sustainable’ approach

www.theguardian.com

If they get through the winter months they will have done exceptionally well. Rightly or wrongly they accepted up front that lockdowns were a very drastic and perhaps unsustainable measure to put in place. They also accepted the science that the IFR rate for people under a certain age and in good health is incredibly minuscule. Those factors have dictated their policies and response.

 

[BlueToff]

I am still scratching my head what folk are protesting about.

Masks? Selfish idiots.
The actual virus? (make it go away) Thick as pig poo.
Its fake news? Thick as thick pig poo.
Restrictions? You are in a square protesting. Think about that, then go to your room and think about what you did.
Should still be locked down? ^^^^^^^^^^

Missed anything?

Don't forget all the BLM protests, title celebrations too, etc, Roydo...

In all seriousness, I'm happy to wear a mask on public transport/in a shop or whatever, if it means we can help overcome this thing.

The thing is, it's gonna be here for a long, long time. It's probably here to stay now, in one form or the other, so how long do all these measures go on for? Are we all going to be wearing masks for the rest of our lives? Are we ever gonna get back to going to the game or a gig? Is it ever gonna be normal to go and go to a pub and be able to order at the bar...

It's little things, obviously, but it all adds up. What is the way out of this? There doesn't seem to be one at the minute.

 

[Blueclouds]

Probs get stricter every week wont it

Probably.

 

[orly]

Nightclubs where everybody dance and touch each other are open but people freak out when you go walk without a mask in the park. (even though not illegal, yet) Media calls for this. Because entering parks is free of charge. Same thing with supermarkets, it's basic needs, you don't spend much. If it circulates lots of money, govt may say feck it with the measures. That should be protested.

Why are you pretending to be unable to write in proper sentences again please buddy?