Current Affairs Coronavirus Thread - Serious stuff !!!
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Excellent.
Only 680k people dead then Toby you cretin.
I hope so. That would be perfect if I’m honest.
Why is a lockdown Xmas being discussed when the current lockdown is until 2nd Dec?
orchard
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Presumably, because they reckon England will go into regional tiers again, like 3/4/5+?
Blues Harp
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Because the virus will obviously want a few days off after working hard throughout the year...
grandjoeblue
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Zero chance the lockdown ends on the 2nd December unfortunately. Possibly they might rename it or say its regional but if you live in a city its a full lockdown. The government have already started feeding information to their media friends.
Sky news had a segment tonight trying to shame people for saying they would see their family at Christmas.
Because the virus will obviously want a few days off after working hard throughout the year...
It’s really looking forward to all those Auld Lang Synes up and down the country on New Years Eve though.
Thought they’ve already said that’s happening?
peteblue
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And no one has a bleeding clue what then happens. Having thrown away (drank) a shedload of beer, we have to decide by next Wednesday what to order. We have no guidance of if we will be in a close down tier or an open tier. Yet we have to decide if we spend a fair amount of money on stock. We could bet that we won’t open and lose a great deal of money, or we could bet that we will and then have to drink the beer we buy. TBH, I’m torn between the two.......
bigjonny
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Not yet -
England told to expect tougher Covid rules to allow for Christmas gatherings
Local councils expecting rules to be tighter than three-tier system but to allow shops to stay open
Deckard2049
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I’m not a grinch, in fact I love Christmas. But the notion that providing the public with five days to enjoy ourselves sandwiched between restrictions is something to be cheered on is not one I can get on board with. I’m not going to be grateful because SAGE and Boris give the go ahead to actually see my family and friends, a lot of them people I basically haven’t seen all year. They have essentially turned vast swathes of the population into wage slaves with no personal freedom, no actual enjoyment from life and are now dangling the carrot of a few days off so we can have a little drink and watch the great escape. I can’t wait to see the “Christmas saved” headlines from certain publications.
The fact is they know people don’t give a toss so they’re pre-empting this to make it look like it’s all going to be done with their permission. When in reality the underlying message is “you want Christmas? Well you’re going to have to pay for it with restrictions after”.
Also I don’t agree with posters here speculating that we won’t revert to the tier system. If they don’t revert to the tier system on the 3rd of December, what exactly is the point of mass testing schemes like the one we have right now in Liverpool? I did my test, no problem. Community spirit and all that. But with all this talk of lockdown not ending/being extended I’m starting to think well what was the point? If case numbers drop, if hospitalisation decrease, if the infections per 100,000 continues to fall and we remain in lockdown then what actually is the point? There isn’t one: as no matter what we as the public do, it will not matter.
The fact is they know people don’t give a toss so they’re pre-empting this to make it look like it’s all going to be done with their permission. When in reality the underlying message is “you want Christmas? Well you’re going to have to pay for it with restrictions after”.
Also I don’t agree with posters here speculating that we won’t revert to the tier system. If they don’t revert to the tier system on the 3rd of December, what exactly is the point of mass testing schemes like the one we have right now in Liverpool? I did my test, no problem. Community spirit and all that. But with all this talk of lockdown not ending/being extended I’m starting to think well what was the point? If case numbers drop, if hospitalisation decrease, if the infections per 100,000 continues to fall and we remain in lockdown then what actually is the point? There isn’t one: as no matter what we as the public do, it will not matter.
orchard
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Not sure mate, don't know whether it's been confirmed. I think SAGE tempered the Christmas idea today by equating one day of no restrictions with five lockdown days to maintain an equilibrium iirc
Deckard2049
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I obviously don’t know your situation, or how important Christmas is to you but;
COVID-19: England may face almost month-long lockdown in exchange for Christmas five-day rules relief
All parts of England would still be banned from socialising with other households indoors ahead of Christmas Eve, reports claim.
news.sky.com
If this was true, it’s just not worth it in my opinion. Your mileage may vary.
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