Current Affairs Coronavirus Thread - Serious stuff !!!

[BlueDraka]

Yeh it's just if someone's not wearing a mask by now asking them to isn't gonna change them.

Have seen a lot not wearing masks in shops. Is it a legal requirement or just advisory because shop staff don't look bothered.?

 

[PhilM]

I`m sure anyone who works in retail can recount many similar tales.

This has been going on long enough, that I now know when and which shops to avoid - Asda after 10am onwards all the bloody time, especially the one in Huyton lol

Fixed.

 

[PhilM]

Have seen a lot not wearing masks in shops. Is it a legal requirement or just advisory because shop staff don't look bothered.?

It is a legal requirement to wear one, but from the outset retail businesses have been told that they neither able (legally) or expect to enforce the law.

If someone says they are on exempt, well you have to take their word for them. In terms of the Police, enforcement hasn't been a priority, but it is changing.

 

[summerisle]

New virus variant discovered from Brazil.

 

[Groucho]

Just had the second dose of the vaccine.

 

[dead_soft]

New virus variant discovered from Brazil.

Pele's already trying to claim he's got loads of antibodies against it because he counts the flu he got as a kid

 

[random]

Just had the second dose of the vaccine.

Am eager to get mine but I think it will be a few months yet.

Work is the biggest risk for me atm, some of my co-workers just don't seem to grasp how deadly this is, and they think they are exempt from catching it.

Supervisors stand next to each other with no masks on showing each other stuff on their phones, despite them telling staff off for being within 2 metres of each other.

 

[grandjoeblue]

New virus variant discovered from Brazil.

Is this going to be the way it is moving forward?

New variants will definitely happen especially when the virus is so widespread.

 

[Tubey]

New virus variant discovered from Brazil.

There's been literally thousands.

 

[Armchair Blue]

There's been literally thousands.

Over 4000 I read last month.

 

[Tubey]

Over 4000 I read last month.

Many, many more. Closer to 20,000, and that's only those detected.

The "UK strain" is the result of around 12 different mutations alone.

 

[Toast]

Father in law just had Pfzier vaccine.
He’s late 70’s with Leukaemia so it’s a relief he’s got one.

 

[xena]

Just had the second dose of the vaccine.

was it the Pfizer or oxford one ?

 

[BlueStevie35]

Hospital figures - 655 deaths were announced today, down 145 on yesterday and up 187 on last Sunday. 508 deaths were in English hospitals, down 117 on yesterday and up 122 on last week. The 7 day rolling average rises to 703.57

All settings - for the 28 day cut off, 563 deaths were announced today, down 472 on yesterday and up 108 on last Sunday. The 7 day rolling average rises to an even 909

For the 60 day cut off, 584 deaths were announced today, down 548 on yesterday and up 115 on last Sunday. The 7 day rolling average rises to 995.29

 

[Groucho]

was it the Pfizer or oxford one ?

Pfizer

There's been literally thousands.

This is what virus’ do. They mutate.

Doesn’t always mean it’s more or less dangerous.