Current Affairs Coronavirus Thread - Serious stuff !!!

[Billy Dean]

I don’t know the full story on this but when I travelled recently I was required to show a negative Covid test from the previous 72 hours and proof that my journey was essential. This had to be presented on departure and arrival. Is this not happening the other way around?

If this is happening then it’s been introduced recently. I had a flight booked to the UK at Xmas and there was no requirement to test in advance or explain why travelling.

 

[Jimishorts]

We need to start keeping a list of these lol

Current GOT republics for anybody not keeping up at home.

Banana Republic
People's Republic
Chocolate Republic
Chapati Republic
Gouda Republic
Curry Republic
Samba Republic
Potato Republic
Steiner Republic
Kangaroo Republic
Sushi Republic
Combine Republic
Tzatziki Republic
Convict Republic
Garlic Republic
Al fresco Republic
Buckfast Republic
Padlock Republic
Kalashnikov Republic
Tiger Woods Republic
Haggis Republic
Sangria Republic
Moussaka Republic
Werthers Republic

 

[peteblue]

U.K. vaccines.....494K jabs given yesterday......total first jabs 21,796,278.....total second jabs 1,090,840 giving a grand total of 22,887,118.....brilliant progress......

 

[davek]

Is France "red"?

Is it on the UK governments red list? No.

 

[COYBL25]

Current GOT republics for anybody not keeping up at home.

Banana Republic
People's Republic
Chocolate Republic
Chapati Republic
Gouda Republic
Curry Republic
Samba Republic
Potato Republic
Steiner Republic
Kangaroo Republic
Sushi Republic
Combine Republic
Tzatziki Republic
Convict Republic
Garlic Republic
Al fresco Republic
Buckfast Republic
Padlock Republic
Kalashnikov Republic
Tiger Woods Republic
Haggis Republic
Sangria Republic
Moussaka Republic
Werthers Republic

lol lol lol

 

[davek]

The "English" variant is taking hold across Europe Dave and they are struggling to cope with it despite being in shutdown, in many cases a much harder shutdown than we have in England. Meanwhile here in the UK, which has been dealing with this particular variant for 3 months and is now completely dominant here, our infection rates continue to drop steadily. In fact, we now have one of the best infection rates across Europe.

Have you asked yourself why that is Dave? For me, the only difference is that we have adopted a policy of giving as many people as possible a first dose of the vaccine as quickly as possible. That may be a coincidence. But can you think of any other practical reason why the UK is battling this more virulent strain better than anybody else, despite it being more prevalent on our shores and having a more lenient shutdown. I can't.

Maybe, it's just possible our gnats piss actually turns out to be more effective than the other vaccines, despite it being cheaper and easier to store, transfer and administer.

It's not just the vaccines, it's that the UK were in a far far worse place just after Christmas than the French, Italians, Spanish are now with about 60k a day infections.

The lockdown and vaccines have brought the infection rates down...but - and this is very important - not to a place where we can say this surge is over...many places in the UK are seeing a rise in infections.

 

[davek]

Lateral flow tests are very good at picking up people with a high viral load.. ie infectious.

Not so good at asymptomatic and mild cases.

Another field you are clueless on

Lol. You're a clown.

I said they were inaccurate...then you underlined WHY they are inaccurate, then you called me clueless about it.

 

[peteblue]

It's not just the vaccines, it's that the UK were in a far far worse place just after Christmas than the French, Italians, Spanish are now with about 60k a day infections.

The lockdown and vaccines have brought the infection rates down...but - and this is very important - not to a place where we can say this surge is over...many places in the UK are seeing a rise in infections.

Where ?......

 

[Neiler]

10% of the population have had a dose over here.

7%, 1 dose.

3% fully vaccinated.

 

[roydo]

Is it on the UK governments red list? No.

Well those 6 folk who came back from Brazil, flew in via Paris.

 

[Nymzee]

Me ma's getting her first jab next week. Happy days, moving in the right direction.

 

[davek]

Where ?......

COVID infections now rising in 55 areas – map shows rate in your area

One in seven areas of the UK have seen a weekly rise in COVID cases, the latest government data reveals.

uk.news.yahoo.com

 

[davek]

Well those 6 folk who came back from Brazil, flew in via Paris.

Which underlines why the Scots were right to insist on ALL international travellers to be quarantined.

 

[SussexToffee]

COVID infections now rising in 55 areas – map shows rate in your area

One in seven areas of the UK have seen a weekly rise in COVID cases, the latest government data reveals.

uk.news.yahoo.com

That’s up to 24th Feb, a lot can change in that time up to today and the rises in most of those 55 are not very significant anyway.

 

[peteblue]

10% of the population have had a dose over here.

7%, 1 dose.

3% fully vaccinated.

You appear to be doing pretty good, but really need to get a move on...for comparison N.I. have done over 30% of their population and have given about 620K doses.....