Current Affairs Coronavirus Thread - Serious stuff !!!

[Billy Dean]

My barbers is officially shut for the foreseeable.

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

I was planning not to shave until going back to work but my long beard keeps making me touch my face

 

[Dixieslaces]

16:21

BreakingCoronavirus pandemic 'accelerating': WHO chief

The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) says the coronavirus pandemic is "accelerating".
Speaking at a press briefing in Geneva, WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said: “It took 67 days from the first reported case to reach 100,000 cases, 11 days for the second 100,000 cases, and just four days for the third 100,000 cases.”
He said he would address G20 heads of state and government this week to ask them to work together to boost production of protective gear.


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[Dixieslaces]

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

They are debating the Emergency Legislation at the moment they will want to get that past any hurdles but then they will announce im fairly sure this is coming!

 

[COYBL25]

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?

Much more eloquently put, than “ you’re not welcome, get of my land “

 

[PITA]

My barbers is officially shut for the foreseeable.

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

I was thinking about this earlier. I have to do online classes via a webcam. I'm going to look like this.

 

[aazak]

A total of 335 people have died in the UK after testing positive for coronavirus - an increase of 54 since yesterday.

It comes after a further 46 people in England died following a COVID-19 diagnosis, bringing the total there to 303.

Scotland and Wales also reported another four deaths each, taking the totals to 14 and 16 respectively.

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(and 2 in NI I think)

 

[Tubey]

I believe we're now 15 days behind Italy - the last two days we haven't seen the same death rate explosion as they did.

 

[Tubey]

Matt Hancock is awful.

 

[NilSatisOptimum]

My barbers is officially shut for the foreseeable.

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

 

[Toast]

My barbers is officially shut for the foreseeable.

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

I booked haircut earlier.
Managed to squeeze one of my lads in as well.
Closing tomorrow she said.
Gave her a good tip but felt she's going to be struggling soon as they are self employed it would seem.

 

[roydo]

The haircut thing dawned on me earlier as well. Not a chance I would go to the barbers anyrate. Mrs R said she would give me a trim, but as she struggles with an (empty) kettle atm, not convinced! Might have to buy a buzzer thing.

Or just be not remotely arsed.

 

[Tubey]

The haircut thing dawned on me earlier as well. Not a chance I would go to the barbers anyrate. Mrs R said she would give me a trim, but as she struggles with an (empty) kettle atm, not convinced! Might have to buy a buzzer thing.

Or just be not remotely arsed.

The bold bit is something I've been doing for years anyway.

 

[xena]

Getting worried now everyone pushing for shutdown still not sorted anything for self employed apart from dole .

 

[Mcdrewson]

My barbers is officially shut for the foreseeable.

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

Glad I had a 'half' all over before all this kicked off or I'd be a Yeti.
And by all over I mean bonce only before anyone gets excited.

 

[TN Toffee]

My barbers is officially shut for the foreseeable.

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

Had an appointment booked for this coming Friday, got an email a few days ago saying that they were closing indefinitely and all appointments were cancelled. Hope I don't have to get the clippers out and do it myself.