Current Affairs Coronavirus Thread - Serious stuff !!!

[tsubaki]

Yes you're correct which means the headline is incorrect.

No, it’s not. The headline is evidenced elsewhere in the article.

 

[arminisgod]

No, it’s not. The headline is evidenced elsewhere in the article.

Do you live in the uk?

 

[Billy Dean]

I would imagine the rates are probably lowest in the states which formerly were part of the GDR. My in-laws are originally from Eastern Europe and there’s a lot of baggage from the days of communism that leads to a mistrust of government, medical establishment.

I think you're right on this. Just checked the data in a national newspaper. The vaccination rate decreases the further east you go. With Berlin being an outlier.

 

[tsubaki]

Do you live in the uk?

What an absolutely bizarre thing to ask.

 

[arminisgod]

What an absolutely bizarre thing to ask.

I just wondered. Do you?

 

[Tubey]

The latest data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) shows that eight out of 10 adults reported wearing a face covering when outside their home in the past seven days.

Most adults (84%) felt that wearing a face-covering was either very important or important as a measure to slow the spread of coronavirus, the ONS said.

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There is absolutely no way this is true. None. Just goes to show self-reported surveys/stats are next to worthless.

The reality is almost the complete opposite.

 

[grandjoeblue]

The latest data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) shows that eight out of 10 adults reported wearing a face covering when outside their home in the past seven days.

Most adults (84%) felt that wearing a face-covering was either very important or important as a measure to slow the spread of coronavirus, the ONS said.

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There is absolutely no way this is true. None. Just goes to show self-reported surveys/stats are next to worthless.

The reality is almost the complete opposite.

Have they just done the study in England though? Wales and Scotland have very high levels of mask wearing.

Also apparently London and the South East has more mask wearing than the North.

 

[arminisgod]

The latest data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) shows that eight out of 10 adults reported wearing a face covering when outside their home in the past seven days.

Most adults (84%) felt that wearing a face-covering was either very important or important as a measure to slow the spread of coronavirus, the ONS said.

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There is absolutely no way this is true. None. Just goes to show self-reported surveys/stats are next to worthless.

The reality is almost the complete opposite.

I read that earlier and laughed. It's utter bollocks

 

[tsubaki]

I just wondered. Do you?

No, I am in London. If I wasn’t, how would that change what that article said?

 

[tsubaki]

The latest data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) shows that eight out of 10 adults reported wearing a face covering when outside their home in the past seven days.

Most adults (84%) felt that wearing a face-covering was either very important or important as a measure to slow the spread of coronavirus, the ONS said.

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There is absolutely no way this is true. None. Just goes to show self-reported surveys/stats are next to worthless.

The reality is almost the complete opposite.

Public transport, shops, hospitals would probably bump that number up - it’s a very wide question to ask.

 

[Wizard]

The latest data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) shows that eight out of 10 adults reported wearing a face covering when outside their home in the past seven days.

Most adults (84%) felt that wearing a face-covering was either very important or important as a measure to slow the spread of coronavirus, the ONS said.

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There is absolutely no way this is true. None. Just goes to show self-reported surveys/stats are next to worthless.

The reality is almost the complete opposite.

What do they define as “outside their home”? If it just means putting one on when in the shops or on public transport then that figure sounds about right.

The second stat does seem high but again, it could be people agreeing with wearing them in shops/public transport rather than advocating a mask mandate.

 

[maccavennie]

I would prefer balanced and non sensationalist reporting, not screaming headlines designed to scare the life out of everyone.

I`ve still got reduced lung capacity from catching a it more than a year ago, I have to use an inhaler in the morning. My lad still can`t taste or smell certain things for over a year now. I know four people who`ve died from it and one of my bests mates partners came very close a couple of weeks ago, so I`m acutely aware of what it does to people and the impact it has on peoples lives.

If you where on a country path somewhere and someone jumped out of their skin as you approached them or pinched their nose as you passed them by, at a respectful distance, would you not find that odd and just a tad offensive ?

Maybe it`s just me being over sensitive ?

You weren't still wearing that carrot suit I made you a few months back were you? Harvest Festival has finished for this year mate so pack it away.

 

[arminisgod]

What do they define as “outside their home”? If it just means putting one on when in the shops or on public transport then that figure sounds about right.

The second stat does seem high but again, it could be people agreeing with wearing them in shops/public transport rather than advocating a mask mandate.

80% of people are not wearing masks outside their home in the uk

 

[maccavennie]

The great thing about face masks is I can do my Barry Gibb Bee Gees falsetto singing anytime, any place, anywhere and no one knows it's me.

If that's not an incentive to wear one then I don't know what will persuade you all.

 

[Prevenger17]

If you where on a country path somewhere and someone jumped out of their skin as you approached them or pinched their nose as you passed them by, at a respectful distance, would you not find that odd and just a tad offensive ?

Sorry to hear what you went through. But tbh, I wouldn't mind if people did that, sounds like they are taking their own precautions. Covid is still the biggest story in the world at the moment, its still killing a lot of people by the day and impacting other people in various ways.

I find some people are offended by any reporting at all of it. For example, the tweet earlier where he complains about the media reporting rising cases when there is rising cases, or reporting rising deaths when there are rising deaths. Some is sensationalist I agree, but most of what I have seen is just reporting the figures from the latest data. I personally think it's good to remind people we're not out of the woods yet, its still a factor in our day to day lives and it is good to take healthy precautions, particularly in the winter months. Maybe you need to just stop reading the news for a while