roubaixtuesday
self serving virtue signaller
Not to mention the Donald.
Got enough of our own mess to clean up without thinking about anyone else's...
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IaninSheffield
Veteran
- Location
- Sheffield, UK
'Ay, there's the rub'
Beebo
Firm and Fruity
- Location
- Hexleybeef
My daughter’s entire school was closed on Monday until after Christmas due to a major outbreak.
We also received a positive result for her so the entire family are in isolation lockdown.
Her symptoms are very mild and were it not for the school shutting we probably wouldn’t have bothered to get her tested.
We are now waiting to see how the rest of us get on.
My prediction is that the reduced Christmas restrictions are going to end very badly as children can carry the virus silently.
We also received a positive result for her so the entire family are in isolation lockdown.
Her symptoms are very mild and were it not for the school shutting we probably wouldn’t have bothered to get her tested.
We are now waiting to see how the rest of us get on.
My prediction is that the reduced Christmas restrictions are going to end very badly as children can carry the virus silently.
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
Anyone recon London will hit T3 ? Doubt it, nor will GM come out of T3 next week, despite it's rates being lower than London.
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
That's rubbish for you all.
Beebo
Firm and Fruity
- Location
- Hexleybeef
London has to go into tier 3 or it will be carnage after Christmas. We are in Bexley, the borough which borders Kent. The rates are shockingly high.
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
But are Boris and 'the boys' brave enough to do it. We're below 100 where I live now, and we've been in restrictions since July. It's hard on those areas where infection is low, and Essex etc are only just experiencing this - areas of very high infection, and areas with very low.
deptfordmarmoset
Full time tea drinker
- Location
- Armonmy Way
My daughter's kids in Bexleyheath just went back. The dep head had taught almost the whole school before testing positive! Only two years stayed open.
Public health wise it has to go into tier 3 sadly.
Politically I think Boris will do everything he can to stop it going into tier 3.
mjr
Comfy armchair to one person & a plank to the next
- Location
- mostly Norfolk, sometimes Somerset
Yes, case numbers and growth make it look like London should be regraded to head off growth. Are hospital occupancy rates published anywhere easy to follow? That's another key measure they use.
But also yes, the economic, social and political consequences of telling Londoners to stay in their own rather small boroughs and of increasing the discouragement of residents of nearby Tier 2 commuter belt from going into London, right before Christmas, is likely to make Mr Dither-and-Delay do what that name suggests, despite the likely contribution to the death toll
roubaixtuesday
self serving virtue signaller
Over 20,000 cases today.
Without focusing too much on a single day. it's unsurprising figures, already flat, now look to be clearly rising with lock down over and shops packed.
Back in February the doubling time was just 3 days. Could easily see the same over Christmas if people relax things and lots of gatherings. We'd have 80,000 a day by New Year, 2,000 deaths daily to follow.
Stay home this Christmas ccers.
The most vulnerable will be safe by Easter.
Without focusing too much on a single day. it's unsurprising figures, already flat, now look to be clearly rising with lock down over and shops packed.
Back in February the doubling time was just 3 days. Could easily see the same over Christmas if people relax things and lots of gatherings. We'd have 80,000 a day by New Year, 2,000 deaths daily to follow.
Stay home this Christmas ccers.
The most vulnerable will be safe by Easter.
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Yes, case numbers and growth make it look like London should be regraded to head off growth. Are hospital occupancy rates published anywhere easy to follow? That's another key measure they use.
But also yes, the economic, social and political consequences of telling Londoners to stay in their own rather small boroughs and of increasing the discouragement of residents of nearby Tier 2 commuter belt from going into London, right before Christmas, is likely to make Mr Dither-and-Delay do what that name suggests, despite the likely contribution to the death toll
I've stopped watching the news, well down by about 90%. My understanding is the hospital side of things is growing rapidly for London.
Aside from the other four metrics PHE use, which I'm aware of, one of the reasons I think London should be tier 3 is because it neighbours other tier 3 areas which are of great concern.
MntnMan62
Über Member
- Location
- Northern NJ
There is a pretty active thread on a local page of FB for my community about the merits or flaws of sending kids to school. Some have said that so few kids get Covid and many are struggling with at home online schooling that they should be back in school. My own opinion is that while only 1.2% of Covid related deaths are children, studies have found that children are a major factor in community spread. They may not have the virus but they are carriers and they bring the virus home and spread it to their family members. Here in the US many hospitals are nearing or have reached over 90% of capacity. And it hasn't peaked yet. Numbers of cases are still rising which means hospitalizations will continue to rise. That will put people who are gravely ill from other issues at risk of receiving less than the best care and treatment. So, even if someone doesn't have Covid, their death could very well be related to Covid now. Sending children to school now is foolish, selfish and totally blind to reality.
