Current Affairs Coronavirus Thread - Serious stuff !!!

[Goat]

Ah. That makes sense. Do you have to pay for that one or still no charge?

Its free for the over 60s and for people who don't work.

Everybody else has to pay, 14.99.

The wife and I have been trying for the last month to get 1, but its hard to fit it in around her work.

 

[grandjoeblue]

Politicians lie as often as they breathe. Scientists and medical people do not. They make mistakes, all to frequently sadly. But they do not stand there and blatantly lie. I believe them.

Personally I'm also glad that they have set up a tier 4 for the worst affected areas rather than gone into full national lockdown

I just can't see where this 70% figure has came from and how in any way they can be sure its remotely accurate? They only supposedly identified the strain the other day.

 

[Deleted member 48881]

End of the road for BJ. He will never win an election

 

[Mikey_Fitzgerald]

Would have made more sense for them to announce the cancellation of Christmas sooner than this to be honest, especially as the stuff that has caused it is hardly new or unforseen

 

[peteblue]

We gave one fella a mask yesterday as we were sick of him not wearing one.
Today he comes in without one and I just had to say something.
He comes out with “I can’t see the point in wearing one” and I went full on @davek on him.

Another woman ( who complained ) was asked to put one on and she waved it at the girl on the front door as she entered.
She then just put it in her pocket and waltzed off.
Again, I wasn’t having that and asked her to put it on.
“If you ask me again I’m going to complain, what your name ?”
Pointed to my name badge and told her to do just that.
“It’s not compulsory anyway to wear one”

So I then gave her the definition of the word mandatory.
She then puts her mask on and goes and makes the complaint.

Thing is, we’re all sick to death of all these idiots on a daily basis and have been holding our tongues since March. It’s packed here, over 650 in the store, the doors close automatically to let one in and one out when we hit that number, and it’s these clowns who are spreading it around..

Rant over. Soz.

You have my sympathy. At least when the pub was open, being licensed premises we could legally write in to our procedures to refuse entry to anyone not wearing a mask....

 

[BlueDraka]

I literally wouldnt put it past Vallance to have completely made up this new variant BS so he gets a bit more time in the spotlight.

He’s still fuming about how popular his daughter was years ago.

His daughter. Whos she?

 

[leslad]

We gave one fella a mask yesterday as we were sick of him not wearing one.
Today he comes in without one and I just had to say something.
He comes out with “I can’t see the point in wearing one” and I went full on @davek on him.

Another woman ( who complained ) was asked to put one on and she waved it at the girl on the front door as she entered.
She then just put it in her pocket and waltzed off.
Again, I wasn’t having that and asked her to put it on.
“If you ask me again I’m going to complain, what your name ?”
Pointed to my name badge and told her to do just that.
“It’s not compulsory anyway to wear one”

So I then gave her the definition of the word mandatory.
She then puts her mask on and goes and makes the complaint.

Thing is, we’re all sick to death of all these idiots on a daily basis and have been holding our tongues since March. It’s packed here, over 650 in the store, the doors close automatically to let one in and one out when we hit that number, and it’s these clowns who are spreading it around..

Rant over. Soz.

You've got a tough job there mate, good on you for trying to get people to do the right thing even though it's so busy and so difficult as it is

 

[zzr45]

The only thing for me to look forward to now is my Christmas day call from @zzr45

This could almost be a Hallmark movie.

 

[zzr45]

His daughter. Whos she?

Holly.

 

[roydo]

I just can't see where this 70% figure has came from and how in any way they can be sure its remotely accurate? They only supposedly identified the strain the other day.

Did you watch the presser?

It was blindingly obvious if you did. They have basically been scratching their heads why the data in the SE is what it is. Then worked out that some stuff has changed in the bug, which confirms why the data is what it is.

The bits that have changed relate to how quickly it infects/spreads, hence the belief, (for now), that the strength of the bug is not more dangerous, just quicker.

The Walcott Strain if you like.

 

[grandjoeblue]

Did you watch the presser?

It was blindingly obvious if you did. They have basically been scratching their heads why the data in the SE is what it is. Then worked out that some stuff has changed in the bug, which confirms why the data is what it is.

The bits that have changed relate to how quickly it infects/spreads, hence the belief, (for now), that the strength of the bug is not more dangerous, just quicker.

The Walcott Strain if you like.

I can't stand Johnson, I wouldn't watch him speak.

I just find it hard to believe. If its remotely true the country is ruined for the next 4 months or even longer.

 

[Tramps_mate]

Did you watch the presser?

It was blindingly obvious if you did. They have basically been scratching their heads why the data in the SE is what it is. Then worked out that some stuff has changed in the bug, which confirms why the data is what it is.

The bits that have changed relate to how quickly it infects/spreads, hence the belief, (for now), that the strength of the bug is not more dangerous, just quicker.

The Walcott Strain if you like.

Or the southerners all caught it shopping in London over the last three weeks...

 

[BlueToff]

End of the road for BJ. He will never win an election

He'll walk next year anyway

 

[roydo]

I can't stand Johnson, I wouldn't watch him speak.

I just find it hard to believe. If its remotely true the country is ruined for the next 4 months or even longer.

Thats why I listened to the science blokes.

 

[NilSatisOptimum]

Merry little Christmas everyone!