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tom73

Guru
Location
Yorkshire
I'm really struggling to think of many instances where they've acted quickly.

The only one I can think of is the current policy of rapid quarantine of countries with rising rates.

That has my support.

Perhaps you have other examples in mind...

What about the way they quickly acted at ditching the steady as she go's plan to opening up. Or the quick way the virus threat level idea got dropped.
 

Julia9054

Guru
Location
Knaresborough
I wonder how much new building demand has been created by lockdown and working from home, to build garden rooms and home office conversions/extensions.
And chicken coops. Everyone is buying chickens apparently!
 

Joey Shabadoo

My pronouns are "He", "Him" and "buggerlugs"
I'm really struggling to think of many instances where they've acted quickly.

The only one I can think of is the current policy of rapid quarantine of countries with rising rates.

That has my support.

Perhaps you have other examples in mind...
Makes me think it's someone else making the decisions about other countries. Someone competent.
 
It depends where you look at. France and Spain are both in small second waves, but there cases climbed relatively slowly over fair chunk of time.

It's also not clear how much can be done about that - France supposedly has the highest percentage of people physically back at work.
"White collar" 37% in the UK have returned to the office, compared with more than three-quarters in Germany, Spain and Italy and 84% of employees in France.
 

tom73

Guru
Location
Yorkshire
Anyone know what the word is on different testing methods ? It's all gone a bit quiet even Hancock has stopped talking about the next big thing.
 

icowden

Veteran
Location
Surrey
Yes - you ring up for a test, tell them you live in Surrey and they suggest going to Cardiff so you think **gger that for a game of soldiers...
 

marinyork

Resting in suspended Animation
Location
Logopolis
"White collar" 37% in the UK have returned to the office, compared with more than three-quarters in Germany, Spain and Italy and 84% of employees in France.

Yep and the figures were originally quoted quite some time ago and haven't changed much to the end of last week when it was being discussed again.
 
Yep and the figures were originally quoted quite some time ago and haven't changed much to the end of last week when it was being discussed again.
I've been talking to a senior HR figure for a large organisation this morning about the return to the office. Certain amount of people, probably about 35% have returned, but some who asked to come back are now asking to return to working from home because they hate the sterile and distanced way of working. They missed the office while at home, but the office isn't like it was previously and they see little point in being there until it returns to normal. These tend to be people who work in smaller teams, rather than the bigger customer facing parts of the business who don't get a choice and have contact with others all day.

I get that, the office can be a really social place, but if you are in a form of lockdown while your there, you might as well do that from your home.
 
Anyone know what the word is on different testing methods ? It's all gone a bit quiet even Hancock has stopped talking about the next big thing.
Oh no he hasn't.....

A new £500m investment into 20 minute test announced today.........for what it's worth !!!!
 

tom73

Guru
Location
Yorkshire
Oh no he hasn't.....

A new £500m investment into 20 minute test announced today.........for what it's worth !!!!
Yes a trial in 3 areas heard him bang on about it. I doubt it will go well and most likely cost 3 times it needs to. The other thing he was sounding smug about was the fact case numbers are leaving off. Which is as good has it get’s we never get past that.
In the mean time the current system is fighting to keep up. But Dido has said she’s very sorry so that ok then.
 
Am I correct... if you die more than 28 days after testing positive for Covid you don't count on the stats ?

Tell me I m wrong - because that's feckin ridiculous ! ....it would seem the average recovery is around 3 weeks....so if you take a turn for the worst - you can easily go past 28 days before crockin it ?
 
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