Current Affairs Coronavirus Thread - Serious stuff !!!

[Deleted member 48881]

 

[Jamesblue90]

It's understandable and logical.

The eat out to spread it about scheme is fresh in the memory.

We have a massive advantage now to last summer, we have vaccines and better treatments.
Waves 2 and 3 where absolutely caused by schools returning and a huge virus mutation respectively.
July and August, and even the beginning of September saw low numbers whilst all hospitality was open.

 

[bebo86]

Let it go tonight lads eh, Everton just win at Anfield. I say close this thread for 24 hours

 

[peteblue]

Let it go tonight lads eh, Everton just win at Anfield. I say close this thread for 24 hours

I was just going to post something similar..... COYB’s.........

 

[BlueToff]

UK will offer to host the Euros (this will happen anyway btw, just from a logistical perspective the UK is the only place that can safely host the tournament this year, because Germany and Franc won't and nowhere else in Europe has the facilities for 24 teams).

Also, apparently live outdoor music events tentatively planned to be allowed back after May.

As is entirely justifiable if they can be done in a controlled manner - which is all about testing. Not even tracing. Just testing. It's crap, it's a bit 'covid passporty', but if it's the way to do stuff, then people will do it. Get a negative test within 24 hours and that's your ticket.

 

[BlueToff]

Thread here

 

[BlueToff]

Drinking and dining INDOORS allowed by May, if virus remains under control.

I don't agree with sending all school kids back on March 8th, should be kept to primary imo as it risks setting it back.

 

[Wizard]

UK will offer to host the Euros (this will happen anyway btw, just from a logistical perspective the UK is the only place that can safely host the tournament this year, because Germany and Franc won't and nowhere else in Europe has the facilities for 24 teams).

Also, apparently live outdoor music events tentatively planned to be allowed back after May.

As is entirely justifiable if they can be done in a controlled manner - which is all about testing. Not even tracing. Just testing. It's crap, it's a bit 'covid passporty', but if it's the way to do stuff, then people will do it. Get a negative test within 24 hours and that's your ticket.

I think the only way the Euros should go ahead is without fans and in one country. Unfair to let fans from the host country attend (if allowed in that country) and absolute madness to encourage 100,000s of fans from all over Europe into a few cities for a month. Way too many people across the continent won't be vaccinated by then, especially among the average age group of people travelling to tournaments abroad.

 

[Wizard]

Not sure if already posted but Israel is going to have a covid vaccine passport. Not sure how I feel about this sort of thing before everyone has had a chance to be vaccinated but I guess it is at least a safe(r) way to open up things. I also think it will be an incredibly difficult thing to enforce/police as businesses will potentially turn a blind eye given it will be unlikely to be checked that often. You'll get spot checks here and there but they can't check every business the whole time.

Everything you need to know about Israel’s green passport program | The Jerusalem Post

Gyms, theaters, hotels, concerts, and synagogues registered under the green passport program will be able to operate.

www.jpost.com

 

[Deleted member 48881]

 

[Walken]

They also stop the spread of infection and prevent hospitals being overwhelmed.

 

[Deleted member 48881]

They also stop the spread of infection and prevent hospitals being overwhelmed.

They do, but at what cost, mate?

 

[tsubaki]

They do, but at what cost, mate?

at less cost than if you just let it run through the population

but more cost than if you had a proper m, working public health system beforehand

 

[davek]

Some irresponsible posting on here around opening up this and that "because we have the vaccines now".

The vaccines WILL NOT cover us alone. The vaccines + a world class track and trace system + behavioural changes that incorporate face mask wearing and no long period indoor activity in gyms, pubs, restaurants, leisure centres are the only way of approaching the coming months. If we dont have that package in place then forget it. We'll be back to another winter of mass death in 6-9 months.


This irresponsibility is being led by an irresponsible government.

 

[jinkyali]

Some irresponsible posting on here around opening up this and that "because we have the vaccines now".

The vaccines WILL NOT cover us alone. The vaccines + a world class track and trace system + behavioural changes that incorporate face mask wearing and no long period indoor activity in gyms, pubs, restaurants, leisure centres are the only way of approaching the coming months. If we dont have that package in place then forget it. We'll be back to another winter of mass death in 6-9 months.


This irresponsibility is being led by an irresponsible government.

Why will we?
The vaccine is proven to stop most hospitalisations.