Current Affairs Coronavirus Thread - Serious stuff !!!

[Martin Alvito]

What can you say?

That they're illiterate.

The text clearly says "bear arms", not "discharge firearms at will".

 

[Rook]

 

[TaffyToffee85]

The World Health Organisation have been so useless through all of this, I am very surprised what with all the Covid gimmicky buzzwords, that no Roger Daltery jokes have been made out of the initials of the organisation.

 

[BlueToff]

So, my colleague is currently out in Japan for the Olympics.

Though it's a state of emergency, apparently they don't actually have the legal right to lockdown over there... that's how he's had it explained to him, anyway.

So, everything is still open bar like the major crowds/events etc. You can still go in a shop or for food or whatever.

 

[Tramps_mate]

The World Health Organisation have been so useless through all of this, I am very surprised what with all the Covid gimmicky buzzwords, that no Roger Daltery jokes have been made out of the initials of the organisation.

Our Roger certainly loves Brexit though!

 

[degsy]

Our Roger certainly loves Brexit though!

At the end Rogers Rant, the 6 boxes come up with other interviews.
Christopher Hitchens on the history of the last 50 years - 25 mins I know but well worth a listen.
Quotes some interesting facts...I presume they are facts - I hope so.

 

[LinekersLegs]

 

[grandjoeblue]

Its starting to get to the point now where you're in the minority if you've got a mask on. Was on the train earlier and I'd guess around 20% had them on. Supermarkets probably around 50% but seems to decline every week.

 

[BlueStevie35]

No hospital figures reported for today, last Saturday’s late revealed total was 45

All settings - for the 28 day cut off, 103 deaths were announced today, up 11 on yesterday and up 32 on last Saturday. The 7 day rolling average rises to 89.57

For the 60 day cut off, 104 deaths were announced today, up 2 on yesterday and up 23 on last Saturday. The 7 day rolling average rises to 97.57

 

[Deleted member 48881]

103 deaths

 

[Deleted member 48881]

Its starting to get to the point now where you're in the minority if you've got a mask on. Was on the train earlier and I'd guess around 20% had them on. Supermarkets probably around 50% but seems to decline every week.

Good to know. Back in late 2020, if you didn't wear a mask you would be treated like a murderer, even outside in a park or somewhere else.

People who predicted that Western European societies will transform into Japanese or Chinese ones proved wrong

 

[TaffyToffee85]

My neighbour from the flat downstairs went through these thought patterns during each lockdown……

First one: “A bit of culture without having to leave the home because this is what the Chinese have been doing for ages when SARS and MERS came along. This will be a novelty and I will have fun making the most out of staying at home”

Second one: “It’s only a month long, it’s going to drift by fast, not really a lockdown is it?, more like the idea of switching people’s lives off for a month like a switch in a circuit box, or a “circuit breaker”, which is where it gets its name from”.

Third one: “We really are not safe are we?, the government are not looking after us properly”.

Reality hit home for her by the third one by the sounds of it. For me, my other half and everyone else I know, it hit home from the very start.

 

[gonetomorrow]

Our Roger certainly loves Brexit though!

He talks a load of tommyrot.

 

[BlueToff]

Its starting to get to the point now where you're in the minority if you've got a mask on. Was on the train earlier and I'd guess around 20% had them on. Supermarkets probably around 50% but seems to decline every week.

Yeah I forgot my mask when I went to the shop today, was in a rush.

I didn't think I was a murderer.

But i have still been keeping it on usually.

 

[LinekersLegs]