Current Affairs Coronavirus Thread - Serious stuff !!!

[sageyefc]

Absolutely index. Are they still open?

All day

 

[Prevenger17]

well, not every state. My friend lives in Hamburg, said some people there don't care really, still going to parks etc. He is furious. A relative from Mannheim though said nobody goes outside, instructions are being followed to the letter. So it depends on the region, they are not perfect either

In Ireland, traffic lights are more of a rough guideline for crossing the road, most of us just weave in between lanes of moving vehicles until we reach the other side. I tried pulling that in Berlin and was tag teamed by a cyclist and a granny who just started shouting at me and the missus until we went back and waited for the light in silent shame

 

[orly]

All day

Time to say it

 

[orchard]

Any updates @tsubaki @Bruce Wayne ?

 

[Billy Dean]

Opps, might have spoken too soon, they just updated the numbers to 608 new cases and 5 deaths, will stop updating with numbers for now because it seems the numbers are changing during the day (i thought they all are like Italy updating once per day)

was gonna say, their public health body said there were some delays in some regions forwarding their results over the weekend

 

[Deleted member 48881]

In Ireland, traffic lights are more of a rough guideline for crossing the road, most of us just weave in between lanes of moving vehicles until we reach the other side. I tried pulling that in Berlin and was tag teamed by a cyclist and a granny who just started shouting at me and the missus until we went back and waited for the light in silent shame

IKR. I've been all over Germany while interrailing back in the day, overall very disciplined folks like robots/soldiers, deserve that cliche of a label. my point was more like it is not all of them

 

[Dutch Toffee]

The German public has an uncanny ability to follow instructions from authority to the letter that is lacking (for better or worse) in almost every other European culture (maybe the Dutch...).

If they say "Stay inside, keep distance from people, do not congregate" Then they'll do it. The mad thing is their cafes and restaurants were open until Friday as well.

The Dutch? Wouldn't count on that tbh. Imo, we're probably the less likely to adapt to and follow the government rules and guidelines of all EU countries. Government send out a national alert yesterday to ask people to please stay at home and don't go visiting crowded places like parks and beaches. Police were forced to close access roads to beachresorts like Zandvoort.

 

[Mutzo Nutzo]

What if all of those people on the tube are heading into work because they dont have the ability to work from home and their employers have ordered them in?

The German public has an uncanny ability to follow instructions from authority to the letter that is lacking (for better or worse) in almost every other European culture (maybe the Dutch...).

If they say "Stay inside, keep distance from people, do not congregate" Then they'll do it. The mad thing is their cafes and restaurants were open until Friday as well.

Germans can control the amount of snot they release into the atmosphere.

 

[Mutzo Nutzo]

The Dutch? Wouldn't count on that tbh. Imo, we're probably the less likely to adapt to and follow the government rules and guidelines of all EU countries. Government send out a national alert yesterday to ask people to please stay at home and don't go visiting crowded places like parks and beaches. Police were forced to close access roads to beachresorts like Zandvoort.

The Dutch do not like being told what to do

 

[Dutch Toffee]

The Dutch do not like being told what to do

To the level of plain and simple ignorant stupidity yes.

 

[summerisle]

They ought to play this video daily at Johnson's press conference. The message might then sink in to the dunderheads at large.

 

[tsubaki]

Any updates @tsubaki @Bruce Wayne ?

Better, but still feel out of breath after nearly any kind of physical effort, have intermittent headaches too. Still have only had one coughing fit though.

 

[Disgruntledgoat]

The Dutch? Wouldn't count on that tbh. Imo, we're probably the less likely to adapt to and follow the government rules and guidelines of all EU countries. Government send out a national alert yesterday to ask people to please stay at home and don't go visiting crowded places like parks and beaches. Police were forced to close access roads to beachresorts like Zandvoort.

I have a Belgian passport now, I have to take shots at you given any opportunity.

 

[PITA]

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I loathe people at times

It was announced the other day that the West Midlands is a spike area. They said that there would be an investigation as to why. I think that we know why.

 

[Dutch Toffee]

I have a Belgian passport now, I have to take shots at you given any opportunity.

Well, the Belgians are treating it with much more caution and resposibillity. They even closed the border with Italy.