Corona Virus: How Are We Doing?

[kingrollo]

Its set set to tip down this weekend. Im no hero - but if I don't go out on my bike - it sends me a bit barmy !

In the giro a stage was shortened due to rider concerns about a lowered immune system due to cycling in the rain - is there any evidence for this ..or did they just want an extra hour in bed !

 

[classic33]

Its set set to tip down this weekend. Im no hero - but if I don't go out on my bike - it sends me a bit barmy !

In the giro a stage was shortened due to rider concerns about a lowered immune system due to cycling in the rain - is there any evidence for this ..or did they just want an extra hour in bed !

Evidence points the other way.
They wanted the extra hour in bed*.

*That part my opinion on the question asked.

 

[numbnuts]

Just been looking at the news and they are saying it could go up to 500 deaths per day,
to me being an old fart it makes me feel I'm just waiting to die

 

[oldworld]

Tonight Macron is addressing the nation, everyone's expecting another lockdown.
As the UK has been following Europe expect the same in England in a few weeks

 

[newfhouse]

Tonight Macron is addressing the nation, everyone's expecting another lockdown.
As the UK has been following Europe expect the same in England in a few weeks

They will delay while they pay consultants vast fortunes to come up with a name that isn’t circuit breaker or firebreak.

 

[kingrollo]

Tonight Macron is addressing the nation, everyone's expecting another lockdown.
As the UK has been following Europe expect the same in England in a few weeks

Politics. If European countries do lockdowns and our deaths continue to rise - Boris will not have an option (IMO)

Que many news stories and interviews with people saying how inconvenient it is and describing things they now won't be able to do.....Newsflash ! - No one likes Lockdowns - but other than dying we are short on options.

 

[kingrollo]

They will delay while they pay consultants vast fortunes to come up with a name that isn’t circuit breaker or firebreak.

Yep Johnson will come on - Union Jack behind him "We will fight them in the petri dishes"

 

[Andy in Germany]

Germany is likely to go back into something like the previous lockdown: it'll be decided by the states as far as I know and the current plan seems to be to close everything except schools and kindergartens.

And of course Protected Workshops. I guess that's the flip side of having a crisis-proof job...

 

[Flick of the Elbow]

This Government's handling of the process for putting areas into lock down is abysmal. After extensive negotiations with the councils involved it was anticipated there would be an announcement in Nottingham this week and would come into effect this week. The areas had been agreed. Now the Government has delayed things because they have decided to add more areas and need to negotiate with them. This process is taking literally weeks and in the meantime we are filling up one ward a day with Covid patients and all non essential operations are cancelled. Unlike some areas the City Council seem keen to proceed to T3 ASAP. I have no idea why this level of incompetence exists - it's as if there is no rush to do anythings as if time is not a critical factor. Surely we must have learnt something by now.

Yes there is something to be said for living in a one party state 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

 

[randynewmanscat]

Tonight Macron is addressing the nation, everyone's expecting another lockdown.
As the UK has been following Europe expect the same in England in a few weeks

I watched the first 10 minutes of C4 news on Wednesday night and it was depressing listening to a professor talking about Joe public swapping conspiracy stories on bookface and a substantial portion of them not taking the situation seriously from day 1 onwards.
Turned the TV off and walked 100M down the road to dinner with friends and Macron was on the TV news detailing the confinement due to start on Friday.
Got home at 10 and saw an email from a friend in my home town, business as usual is what he told me in response to questions about how the restrictions in Greater Manchester are affecting people. He lives in Hale and he knows the place and Altrincham as well as me, almost a lifetime spent there. Pubs are all open selling sorry excuses for "substantial meals", crisp sandwich for the main course sir, side of oven chips?
The only place closed was the Costa coffee shop. Two pubs not even arsked to provide pretend meals operating like speak easys with entry via the back door. Life goes on it seems even as the hospitals start to fill.

 

[perplexed]

They will delay while they pay consultants vast fortunes to come up with a name that isn’t circuit breaker or firebreak.

Given Johnson's previous output, I'm guessing it'll be a 'catchy', three word slogan. Apparently, three word slogans are all you need to govern these days. You don't need any policies and plans an' stuff.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Given Johnson's previous output, I'm guessing it'll be a 'catchy', three word slogan. Apparently, three word slogans are all you need to govern these days. You don't need any policies and plans an' stuff.

Delay, decay, disease will be the new slogan.

 

[winjim]

Given Johnson's previous output, I'm guessing it'll be a 'catchy', three word slogan. Apparently, three word slogans are all you need to govern these days. You don't need any policies and plans an' stuff.

Policies, plans, provisions.

 

[SteveF]

Boffin, Coughing, Coffin

 

[kingrollo]

I watched the first 10 minutes of C4 news on Wednesday night and it was depressing listening to a professor talking about Joe public swapping conspiracy stories on bookface and a substantial portion of them not taking the situation seriously from day 1 onwards.
Turned the TV off and walked 100M down the road to dinner with friends and Macron was on the TV news detailing the confinement due to start on Friday.
Got home at 10 and saw an email from a friend in my home town, business as usual is what he told me in response to questions about how the restrictions in Greater Manchester are affecting people. He lives in Hale and he knows the place and Altrincham as well as me, almost a lifetime spent there. Pubs are all open selling sorry excuses for "substantial meals", crisp sandwich for the main course sir, side of oven chips?
The only place closed was the Costa coffee shop. Two pubs not even arsked to provide pretend meals operating like speak easys with entry via the back door. Life goes on it seems even as the hospitals start to fill.

Re the substantial meal - TBF if you give people a 'get out' they will take it. If you want the pubs shut - shut them.