Current Affairs Coronavirus Thread - Serious stuff !!!

[LinekersLegs]

 

[maccavennie]

Even if it's just small improvements, it means there's light at the end of the tunnel and will give everyone a bit of positivity.

p.s I don't want to make light of the amount of people who have sadly lost their lives already, don't want my post to come across as heartless.

 

[JLW]

It’s sad that 320 deaths in a day to this thing is seen as a positive.

 

[maccavennie]

It’s sad that 320 deaths in a day to this thing is seen as a positive.

100% mate, I actually wanted to edit my previous post then as well because I didn't want to come across as I didn't care by saying it's a positive. These ares still people's lives being lost at the end of the day even if it's just 1 person that's still someone's mum, dad, brother, sister, husband, wife, grandparent.

 

[PITA]

A question I posed in another thread....

I’m a frontline worker, I don’t mind working and am happy to do more if needed. I understand the government saying if you’re company tells you not to come to work you are entitled to 80% of your wages. That’s great.
But as I’m having to carry on working I’m obviously putting myself at further risk of exposure to deliver an essential service. If I do eventually become unwell and have to go off sick then I will only receive SSP of £95 a week. How can that be right ? I’m not asking for any more for doing my job... I don’t expect that at all, I love my job and will continue as long as I can but I do feel annoyed that I won’t be financially protected if I become unwell.

What do you do @Kurt ?

 

[COYBL25]

All those flocking to their second homes in Cornwall are not welcomed and should return to where they come from.

So now you speak for the Cornish people too ?

 

[JLW]

100% mate, I actually wanted to edit my previous post then as well because I didn't want to come across as I didn't care by saying it's a positive. These ares still people's lives being lost at the end of the day even if it's just 1 person that's still someone's mum, dad, brother, sister, husband, wife, grandparent.

At least now they’re moving in the right direction

 

[john jako]

The PM not given his usual press conference at the usual time. Odds on it’s a lockdown being announced tonight.

 

[PITA]

Needs a separate thread then, rather than Citizen Smith and co mobilising the Tooting Popular Front to foist their political agendas on everyone else - both left and right.

LOL.

 

[maccavennie]

At least now they’re moving in the right direction

And lets hope we see a dramatic decrease in cases from here on in mate

 

[GwladysBlue]

My barbers is officially shut for the foreseeable.

Going to look like Tom Hanks in Castaway by the end of this crisis.

 

[roydo]

So now you speak for the Cornish people too ?

Folk from Devon, Cornwall and Tenby have been of the radio all day saying that their local areas are just about coping as it is. And leaving London, (big assumption, granted), for your own selfish ends without a thought that you might be carrying the virus can hardly be called Essential Travel can it?

 

[Archie Knox]

i haven’t seen it but people do struggle with mental isolation despite their net worth. Not saying that was the problem with Sam smith just a general observation

Couldnt agree more mate, but he'd only been home about half a day. lol

 

[Catfish Blues]

The PM not given his usual press conference at the usual time. Odds on it’s a lockdown being announced tonight.

Quite possibly, and, unless the stats show a downturn in new cases, I'd be surprised if things weren't further tightened up.

But, the emergency bill is going through parliament at the moment, so I don't think he'd do the conference till after that goes through anyway.

 

[john jako]

My barbers is officially shut for the foreseeable.

Going to look like Tom Hanks in Castaway by the end of this crisis.

Sugar, didn’t think about that.