Current Affairs Coronavirus Thread - Serious stuff !!!

[jinkyali]

No I didn't. I said there'd be a rise in infections. There was.

There wasn't. You always ignore the fact that the rate of positive tests went down in line with the number of tests conducted.
Argue your point but don't lie.

 

[Charro]

Six bars and restaurants have opened around mine in the last two years.

In north liverpool that it as well. Where there are very few decent places to go.

 

[jinkyali]

That's a reason for risking another deadly surge?

The fact of the matter is that most places can do outdoor business. If they cant then they haven't adapted to survive...I'm reliably informed that's the nature of business: they evolve and adapt to the changing conditions...or they go to the wall.

Tory Dave.

 

[jinkyali]

I repeat: I hope you're right. But it's optimal atm for a reduction in cases and fatalities. The end of a lockdown lasting 4/5 months and good weather plus the vaccines.

This is a hiatus in the grip the vorus has. Enjoy it, but dont be fooled it's the end.

You act like good weather is a bastion of light.
You seem to attach more significance to that than a scientifically medical miracle that is the vaccine.

If the weather is so key why does it attach no relevance to anywhere else in the world?

 

[davek]

No there wasn't

There wasn't. You always ignore the fact that the rate of positive tests went down in line with the number of tests conducted.
Argue your point but don't lie.

Covid rates rise again in Scotland and parts of England with schools reopening the likely cause

Infection levels were always expected to rise when children, staff and parents started mixing again in large numbers, scientists point out.

inews.co.uk

It's like talking to the DUP about evolution.

Clueless and desperate in equal measure.

 

[davek]

Tory Dave.

You're out of control. Try focussing on the debate.

 

[davek]

Your point is getting more invalidated as each day goes by my friend.
The vaccine has kicked the virus’s arse good and proper.
Dave rejoice! Come out of your bunker blinking into the sunlight
and see that things are getting back to normal. Drink it in!
Get intoxicated on the euphoria of life...

Ni it isn't. There will be a period of relative stability until the incidence of reinfection from indoor hospitality, mass indoor events, and now foreign travel liberalisation being unveiled by the murderer results in a massive surge in the autumn and winter.

If you dont realise that you are either cluelss, desperate or a Tory apologist. I;m not sure which category you fall into.

 

[davek]

The pub industry grew in 2019.

Findings from a July 2019 Parliamentary Report:

Last orders? The decline of pubs around the UK​

Insight
Published Tuesday, 02 July, 2019

Pubs are deemed an important part of the UK; an article in Time stated they improve community engagement and are the third most popular tourist activity. Research from the University of Oxford suggests moderate alcohol consumption may improve wellbeing, due to the social interaction involved in having a drink with friends at the pub.

Despite this, pub numbers in the UK have been in steady decline. The data, taken from the British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA), and the Office for National Statistics (ONS), shows this decline varies regionally, and according to the type of pub ownership. Perhaps surprisingly, employment in pubs has not fallen, but slightly increased in recent years. The number of people employed in small pubs (employing less than ten people) fell by 41%, from 176,000 in 2001 to 103,000 in 2018.

This is what a dying sector looks like when graphed:



Claiming any upturn in 2019 cant deny the historic trend.


In short: you're wrong again...just for a change.

 

[davek]

....I suppose supply & demand will take the industry to whatever level is needed.

Pubs are a community centre for many people, particularly in the traditional sense. It’s what many do for company, it’s what many do for routine, it’s what many do to have something to look forward to. Not sure if things will return to where they were but let’s hope there’s still a service for those who want and need it.

There will always be pubs. Just not as many as them.

 

[Brennan]

Findings from a July 2019 Parliamentary Report:

Last orders? The decline of pubs around the UK​

Insight
Published Tuesday, 02 July, 2019

Pubs are deemed an important part of the UK; an article in Time stated they improve community engagement and are the third most popular tourist activity. Research from the University of Oxford suggests moderate alcohol consumption may improve wellbeing, due to the social interaction involved in having a drink with friends at the pub.

Despite this, pub numbers in the UK have been in steady decline. The data, taken from the British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA), and the Office for National Statistics (ONS), shows this decline varies regionally, and according to the type of pub ownership. Perhaps surprisingly, employment in pubs has not fallen, but slightly increased in recent years. The number of people employed in small pubs (employing less than ten people) fell by 41%, from 176,000 in 2001 to 103,000 in 2018.

This is what a dying sector looks like when graphed:

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Claiming any upturn in 2019 cant deny the historic trend.


In short: you're wrong again...just for a change.

So the pub sector didn’t grow in 2019 ?

 

[jinkyali]

Covid rates rise again in Scotland and parts of England with schools reopening the likely cause

Infection levels were always expected to rise when children, staff and parents started mixing again in large numbers, scientists point out.

inews.co.uk

It's like talking to the DUP about evolution.

Clueless and desperate in equal measure.

Your being rude and obtrusive.
The fact remains. The number of tests conducted rose significantly more than the level of infection.

 

[davek]

Its over, stick a fork in it.

We won.

It's over everyone. Rejoice.

Record Number of Virus Infections Reported Worldwide

With India in the grip of a catastrophic outbreak, the World Health Organization is warning against any nation letting its guard down.

www.courthousenews.com

 

[Brennan]

Your being rude and obtrusive.
The fact remains. The number of tests conducted rose significantly more than the level of infection.

There’s a shock.

 

[davek]

So the pub sector didn’t grow in 2019 ?

It grew by 320 pubs. Utterly nothing to offset the long term trend of decline in that sector...and most of those were franchised pubs (turning themselves into 'eateries' also to attract customers) while small local pubs continued to decline.

British pub numbers grow for first time in decade

Wetherspoon also unveils expansion but experts say smaller pubs still in decline

www.theguardian.com

It is completely pathetic to argue that the pub sector as we knew it is not in decline. You seen the shake out of that sector above in the graph.

 

[Brennan]

It grew by 320 pubs. Utterly nothing to offset the long term trend of decline of that industry...and most of those were franchised pubs (tirning themselves into 'eateries' also to attract customers) while small local pubs continued to decline.

British pub numbers grow for first time in decade

Wetherspoon also unveils expansion but experts say smaller pubs still in decline

www.theguardian.com

It is completely pathetic to argue that the pub industry as we knew it is not in decline. You seen the shake out of that sector above in the graph.

Right.

So you’re agreeing I was factually correct with the post you quoted and proceeded to say was wrong.

You’re a silly sausage.