Current Affairs Coronavirus Thread - Serious stuff !!!

[peteblue]

At least the start of common sense.....Telegraph.....

”Motorists are to be allowed to park for free across the country during the coronavirus outbreak as council scale back restrictions and enforcement, The Telegraph understands.

Some councils have instructed wardens against widespread ticketing of drivers parked in resident only bays, urging staff to instead adopt a "common sense" approach when issuing penalties.

It comes as councils and hospitals announced parking charges would be waived for NHS staff during the coronavirus pandemic after anger erupted when some health workers received fines.”.....

 

[Joey66]

Had a break Joe. Hope you're keeping well?

I am so far isolating more than usual ..

 

[marnie]

I am so far isolating more than usual ..

Hopefully we all are Mate.Look after yourself.

 

[Death]

When are people predicting social events be back on etc and work for none essentials?

 

[Death]

Ireland is days away from launching a corona virus contact tracing app.

Apparently all citizens will be asked to download it.

The app uses smart phone technology to record the phone numbers of phones you’ve been infectious proximity off.

To be used for contact tracing if someone is diagnosed.

Covid-19: HSE says contact tracing app could be rolled out 'in the next 10 days'
https://jrnl.ie/5061145

My SIM card is broke and I can’t get a new one for obvious reasons

 

[tsubaki]

At least the start of common sense.....Telegraph.....

”Motorists are to be allowed to park for free across the country during the coronavirus outbreak as council scale back restrictions and enforcement, The Telegraph understands.

Some councils have instructed wardens against widespread ticketing of drivers parked in resident only bays, urging staff to instead adopt a "common sense" approach when issuing penalties.

It comes as councils and hospitals announced parking charges would be waived for NHS staff during the coronavirus pandemic after anger erupted when some health workers received fines.”.....

government: don't go out unless absolutely necessary
also government: parking is free now lol

 

[Neiler]

My SIM card is broke and I can’t get a new one for obvious reasons

Thought you could order them online mate.

 

[tim cahill]

When are people predicting social events be back on etc and work for none essentials?

Work for non essentials is still okay depending on the work. From what they've said today it wouldn't surprise me if it's 6 months until pubs open again.

 

[Catfish Blues]

Many Britons are not taking social distancing for covid-19 seriously

Data from Citymapper, a route-planning app, show they are moving around more than other Europeans

www.economist.com

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That data's out of date now.
If you go to

Citymapper Mobility Index comes to an end

Read more >

citymapper.com

and look at the data for "Yesterday", you'll see our cities were dropping to levels similar to Italy a couple of weeks ago. Give it a couple of days and I'd expect us to be in single digits.

London was down to single digit mobility yesterday, with Manchester not being far behind.

Birmingham seems hell bent on proving that there is a link between accent and intelligence ...

 

[peteblue]

Thought you could order them online mate.

The obvious reason was that he didn’t know.....

 

[peteblue]

Work for non essentials is still okay depending on the work. From what they've said today it wouldn't surprise me if it's 6 months until pubs open again.

I‘m thinking that..... *cries.......

 

[Walken]

Can't complain. Seemingly quite mild symptoms.

Glad you and the missus are well mate

 

[Walken]

CPR would be the last thing you would be doing with a corona virus patient surely.

Isnt the mouth to mouth thought to be pretty useless anyhow, keeping the motion on the heart is the important part from what i was told at my last medical thingy

 

[Toast]

Trump talking about drug testing here on over 1000 New Yorkers ?

 

[PhilM]

Whilst half the navy are sent home on leave to self isolate with the majority of them qualified level two and three in first aid.

There’s a simple reason for that: it’s likely the forces will be mobilised later on down the line due to staffing shortages during or after the virus’s peak.

If they’re used to help staff them earlier on, their valuable skills will be wasted because many will get it at the same time (alongside) the NHS workers.

At this time, the crew are unfortunately expendable whereas troopers etc. are not. Simple logistics and ensuring man power is available during the real crisis.