Coronavirus outbreak

[Rocky]

@Pale Rider - have you seen this?

https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/crime/jury-discharged-by-judge-1-6564900

The judge in a Norwich Crown Court trial has discharged the jury due to coronavirus outbreak.

 

[snorri]

This Morning had two Corona experts on today, Vanessa Feltz and Stanley Johnson. Johnson offered some words of advice to the nation.

Thanks Mugshot but that's one link I will NOT be clicking on.
What's that phrase, 'Like son like father' was it ?

 

[Twilkes]

but in global world could have been in london then well before christmas.

Then it would have spread and been detected as such. There is no suggestion from any professional involved in the current work that the virus was circulating at this time, only from people who were a bit more ill than they usually would expect to be. It's distracting attention from the current situation.

 

[Blue Hills]

I am expecting more Laura Ashleys than Carphone Warehouses in the coming weeks and months.

Me too - intu, the big shopping centre outfit reported big problens within the last week or two. Amongst other things they own the massive Manchester Trafford centre - cycled past it on Friday - empty trams were doing test runs for the new tramlink about to open. Can't see many folk wandering round the trafford centre at the mo and for a fair while - non of the stuff in there is vital as far as know.

 

[Pale Rider]

@Pale Rider - have you seen this?

https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/crime/jury-discharged-by-judge-1-6564900

The judge in a Norwich Crown Court trial has discharged the jury due to coronavirus outbreak.

No, but I have thanks to you.

The 'two key players' in the case have not been named, and nor do we know which of the many roles they were due to play in it.

But it looks like the judge has halted the trial because they fall into one of the higher risk categories.

Looking at it another way, the case would have proceeded if no one involved had any genuine medical need to self isolate, which means other cases can proceed as well.

It had occurred to me that jury trials were continuing.

As we speak, Alex Salmond is trying to convince a jury that nine women each independently made up allegations of sexual abuse against him.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-51926614

 

[Julia9054]

There are 16 teachers in the science department at my school. There are 7 staff away. 5 have coughs, 1 lives with someone with a cough and 1 is pregnant and self isolating. We have 6 technicians and one is off very I’ll with a cough and fever. No idea, obviously, if any actually have the Coronavirus

 

[Rezillo]

Parliamentary committee on bbc news at mo - good - simple straightforward questions being asked of one of chief health bods = and good simple straight answers.

I never thought I'd hear myself say this but bring back Jeremy Hunt as health secretary. He was interviewed a few days ago on Sky and was measured and clearly well briefed. He's been good today as well with questions that were sometimes poorly responded to. He let those drop and now is steering round to them again.

Matthew Hancock, on the other hand, looks like a rabbit caught in the headlights when interviewed. Completely out of his depth.

 

[Mugshot]

In related news:

Isis has warned its followers to avoid travelling to Europe because of the coronavirus outbreak.

(Independent link)

 

[Pale Rider]

Who'd have thought there would be a genuine ISIS virus story?

The virus is a gift to editors that keeps on giving.

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

As we speak, Alex Salmond is trying to convince a jury that nine women each independently made up allegations of sexual abuse against him.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-51926614

I think the defence is; every time Salmond got pissed, the women in Bute House were uncontrollably "gagging for it"

 

[Fab Foodie]

I will see what I can find out - all very helpful suggestions. Who says CC doesn't operate on a higher intellectual plane?

Most of us....

 

[Mugshot]

Who says CC doesn't operate on a higher intellectual plane?

Could you explain what this means please?

 

[pawl]

While muttering "Told ya so!"

Not all bad news then.

 

[Mugshot]

CofE copies the JWs

Archbishops call for Church of England to become radically different as public worship put on hold to help stem spread of coronavirus

(Church of England link)

 

[johnblack]

I've just read the transcript of Mark Rutte's address to the Dutch people yesterday, it seems like they're working very much along the lines of the UK's approach, https://nltimes.nl/2020/03/16/coronavirus-full-text-prime-minister-ruttes-national-address-english