Current Affairs Coronavirus Thread - Serious stuff !!!

[tsubaki]

The numbers are so high and its only going to get worse. The decisions before christmas were truely criminal.

Very worrying times indeed. Talking about measures being lifted in February is mental. We'll probably be barely past the peak at that point.

They were bad, but these deaths are down to how this has been handled after the first lockdown. The country needs a defence mechanism against this; going down the self-service route (ie: go and get your tests yourselves) has clearly failed.

 

[Goat]

It is food for workies and the like is it not?

But if all the shops were shut, like they should be, there wouldn't be workers to feed.

 

[LouReedwalkonthewildside]

Boris getting his excuses in early for his 15th of Feb deadline "it will be the supply of the vaccine not our distributing power to do the vaccine"

 

[Shevin Keedy]

But if all the shops were shut, like they should be, there wouldn't be workers to feed.

I do not know, but I am guessing there are people out there who do not only work in shops. What about the people doing the tests?

 

[BlueStevie35]

What an utter joke of a lockdown.

Just had to go to town to renew my driving licence, all the shops are very much still open, can somebody please explain why Greggs is considered an essential shop? I mean I realise this is a loaded question considering its my favourite shop, buy why is it even still open?

A complete and utter farce.

Loopholes mate, any establishment that can serve/sell food, even on a takeaway basis, can stay open. It’s how non essential places like Home Bargains, B&M, Poundland, One Below etc have stayed open all year

 

[Goat]

Loopholes mate, any establishment that can serve/sell food, even on a takeaway basis, can stay open. It’s how non essential places like Home Bargains, B&M, Poundland, One Below etc have stayed open all year

I was honestly stunned.

The God damn florists and the blinds shop was open for Gods sake.

 

[roydo]

Pretty reassuring seeing a bloke in fatigues talking about distribution of jabs.

 

[NorthernBlue]

I was honestly stunned.

The God damn florists and the blinds shop was open for Gods sake.

Honestly don’t know what people were expecting. There’s no appetite or incentive for businesses to shut or workers to bunker down. I would love nothing more than to be able to be furloughed but it’s never been an option given to me. Businesses should have been forced to shut and employees paid up.

 

[Toast]

Boris getting his excuses in early for his 15th of Feb deadline "it will be the supply of the vaccine not our distributing power to do the vaccine"

Valentines the day before will get the blame.. people kissing each other.

 

[Billy Dean]

1070 deaths in Deutschland

Word here is that the numbers are skewed because they're not being reported consistently. Because of teh festive period.

 

[COYBL25]

Loopholes mate, any establishment that can serve/sell food, even on a takeaway basis, can stay open. It’s how non essential places like Home Bargains, B&M, Poundland, One Below etc have stayed open all year

I can only speak for my missus, but going to B&M for a 24 pack of Monster Munch, some shampoo and a big box of tea bags has now become the highlight of her week.

 

[CharliePotato]

Embarrasing this.

Why is it?

 

[PaddyJames]

I was honestly stunned.

The God damn florists and the blinds shop was open for Gods sake.

Blind people need to eat as well

 

[grandjoeblue]

Loopholes mate, any establishment that can serve/sell food, even on a takeaway basis, can stay open. It’s how non essential places like Home Bargains, B&M, Poundland, One Below etc have stayed open all year

Thing is B&M and Home Bargains are more like Iceland now, they have loads of food options. The Range is the worst offender as the one on edge lane has about 2 rows of food and 100 rows of other rubbish.

 

[Billy Dean]