Current Affairs Coronavirus Thread - Serious stuff !!!

[Gwladysstreetlad]

It may be a good idea to get in touch with your council or Scope for advice.

Contacting the helpline
You can contact the helpline by:

• freephone: 0808 800 3333
• textphone: Use Type Talk by dialling 18001 from a textphone followed by 0808 800 3333
• email: helpline@scope.org.uk
• filling out our contact form
• use a British Sign Language Interpreter
• writing to: Scope, PO Box 833, Milton Keynes, MK12 5NY

Thanks mate, much appreciated.

 

[ForeverBlue92]

I'm seriously worried about the idea of a full lockdown and the impact it will have on my family. My brother is severely disabled, both physically and mentality. If I can't take him for a walk or drive at least once a day it will result in him being extremely distressed and almost certainly hurting himself severely.

I'm seriously worried about the idea of a full lockdown and the impact it will have on my family. My brother is severely disabled, both physically and mentality. If I can't take him for a walk or drive at least once a day it will result in him being extremely distressed and almost certainly hurting himself severely.

I imagine you'll still be allowed out to an extent mate - think of how many people own dogs I dont think they'll be a full lockdown in terms of the outdoors.

I imagine largely patrols around the city/town centres.

Thats until the busybodies dob you in online that is lol

 

[ramacca]

Thanks mate, much appreciated.

No problem. If you are the main carer you could ask the council/social services for a letter that you are a key worker and therefore will be allowed to travel. I'm classed as a key worker and my company gave us all one last week.

 

[Brisan123]

The countries that will need it most are lagging behind at the moment so 6 months may be well timed.

Having said that, you can guarantee that they'll probably be the last to get it. I mean we're talking about having to produce this vaccine in the billions. I literally have no conception of how much of a humungous task that is.

IF they give up their patent rights for a year and allow all pharmaceutical companies to manufacture it ,it would help.
I cannot be sure that will happen though

 

[Kurt.]

What do you do @Kurt ?

I’m an international playboy-spy-lothario type.

 

[BlueToff]

Surely the whole point of closing the scholls was for parents to do some parenting and keep their children indoors

Well, yep.

But let's face it not every parent can do that (for a huge variety of reasons).

And yeh, the park near me was full this afternoon in the same way it would be in the summer holidays.

 

[Kenshin]

I'm seriously worried about the idea of a full lockdown and the impact it will have on my family. My brother is severely disabled, both physically and mentality. If I can't take him for a walk or drive at least once a day it will result in him being extremely distressed and almost certainly hurting himself severely.

It would be a timed lock down similar to Italy for example. So you could take him out during the day with authorisation and be home by a set time.

Not clued up on Italy's version but worth a read if you wanted more information on how it would work

 

[BlueToff]

I'm seriously worried about the idea of a full lockdown and the impact it will have on my family. My brother is severely disabled, both physically and mentality. If I can't take him for a walk or drive at least once a day it will result in him being extremely distressed and almost certainly hurting himself severely.

They will not lock you in your homes mate. I really hope so anyway.

This government for all of their faults are doing everything in their power to avoid that. Yet they are still getting criticised for it.

The people to blame are the hordes of totally thick people that we have. Honestly, it's disgraceful. Fed up of people using other people being totally thick as an excuse to play politics when when it comes down to a case like yours you really need to be able to get out.

Every shop, cafe, restaurant, bar, pub should now be or very soon will be shut. There will be supermarkets and garages open and pharmacists. There is nothing to go out for other than exercise.

We are all but in lockdown. I don't get why people can't realise this and then just have some common sense.

Someone going on a walk and not seeing anyone or if they do staying far away has absolutely no impact on the spread of this virus.

I was annoyed earlier as I went on a walk and while most people I saw were all keeping distance (it was funny in a way, everyone being polite about it but also looking at each other like they've got a rifle on them or something) there were others who were stopping to chat or let their dogs play or whatever. Just have some common sense ffs.

 

[Brisan123]

I went for a solo cycle ride out into Surrey today. Getting back through Richmond Park (on the outskirts of London) was ridiculous. Literally thousands of people had descend on the place. I've seen it busy but today was something else. I've also heard that thousands of people were cramming onto Snowdon today too. I completely get why people want to get out and about but it seems many people are devoid of common sense.

A wise man once said
The problem with common sense is that it's not all that common

 

[Gwladysstreetlad]

Thanks everyone for your kind words and advice, It means a lot.

 

[BlueToff]

It would be a timed lock down similar to Italy for example. So you could take him out during the day with authorisation and be home by a set time.

Not clued up on Italy's version but worth a read if you wanted more information on how it would work

They still haven't locked down the Netherlands. Parks etc are still open.

For comparison here's the confirmed numbers as of right now.

Country, Other	Total Cases	New Cases	Total Deaths	New Deaths	Total Recovered	Active Cases	Serious, Critical	Tot Cases/ 1M pop

UK	6,650	+967	335	+54	135	6,180	20	98
Netherlands	4,749	+545	213	+34	2	4,534	435	277

 

[tsubaki]

They still haven't locked down the Netherlands. Parks etc are still open.

For comparison here's the confirmed numbers as of right now.

Country, Other	Total Cases	New Cases	Total Deaths	New Deaths	Total Recovered	Active Cases	Serious, Critical	Tot Cases/ 1M pop

UK	6,650	+967	335	+54	135	6,180	20	98
Netherlands	4,749	+545	213	+34	2	4,534	435	277

that table needs to be fixed, the title columns are one to the left of where they should be

 

[Goat]

@MarcelsGoat is in tears here.....

First they came for maccies.......

 

[blue to the bone]

They will not lock you in your homes mate. I really hope so anyway.

This government for all of their faults are doing everything in their power to avoid that. Yet they are still getting criticised for it.

The people to blame are the hordes of totally thick people that we have. Honestly, it's disgraceful. Fed up of people using other people being totally thick as an excuse to play politics when when it comes down to a case like yours you really need to be able to get out.

Every shop, cafe, restaurant, bar, pub should now be or very soon will be shut. There will be supermarkets and garages open and pharmacists. There is nothing to go out for other than exercise.

We are all but in lockdown. I don't get why people can't realise this and then just have some common sense.

Someone going on a walk and not seeing anyone or if they do staying far away has absolutely no impact on the spread of this virus.

I was annoyed earlier as I went on a walk and while most people I saw were all keeping distance (it was funny in a way, everyone being polite about it but also looking at each other like they've got a rifle on them or something) there were others who were stopping to chat or let their dogs play or whatever. Just have some common sense ffs.

Lockdown still sees supermarkets, chemists, petrol stations open.
Maybe restricted hours. You can still get the essentials.

 

[RAFUH]

While, I'm glad he is saying this, he also said Trump is healthier than he is.
What is a person to believe....