Coronavirus outbreak

[fossyant]

The PM was questioned on Friday by some local journalists - there were a few questions where he avoided, and having seen the report later on the BBC, the national report had these question's edited out ?

The main one - why isn't London being put on in further measures, when the North was, with numbers half of those in the South. The further measures haven't stopped the North rising, but Schools/Colleges/Uni and people at work caused this. His own constituancy was specifically mentioned. He just fluffed past the question.

One rule for us Northerners, and another for Boris and his mates.

 

[tom73]

Mr Johnson said he believed over the "next few weeks and months" the "scientific equation will change whether that is vaccines or testing" and there will be "progress" in beating the virus.
As a result, he said there was "hope" and "things can be significantly different by Christmas".
But, the prime minister warned there could be "a very tough winter for all of us", adding: "I tell you in all candour, it will continue to be bumpy through to Christmas and may even be bumpy beyond."

Equations don't change Boris that's unless you don't like the results and make one up. You've tried that before remember ?
Bumpy ? well that's one way to look at it we've a good few massive pot holes to get past first.

 

[tom73]

The PM was questioned on Friday by some local journalists - there were a few questions where he avoided, and having seen the report later on the BBC, the natinal report had these question's edited out ?

The main one - why isn't London being put on in further measures, when the North was, with numbers half of those in the South. The further measures haven't stopped the North rising, but Schools/Colleges/Uni and people at work caused this. His own constituancy was specifically mentioned. He just fluffed past the question.

One rule for us Northerners, and another for Boris and his mates.

At least if they think they covid they get a test and stay at home till the result comes back...... oh

 

[fossyant]

Mr Johnson said he believed over the "next few weeks and months" the "scientific equation will change whether that is vaccines or testing" and there will be "progress" in beating the virus.
As a result, he said there was "hope" and "things can be significantly different by Christmas".
But, the prime minister warned there could be "a very tough winter for all of us", adding: "I tell you in all candour, it will continue to be bumpy through to Christmas and may even be bumpy beyond."

Equations don't change Boris that's unless you don't like the results and make one up. You've tried that before remember ?
Bumpy ? well that's one way to look at it we've a good few massive pot holes to get past first.

It will be all OK for Christmas, but expect some very bumpy months to come... erm, Boris, Christmas isn't far away.

 

[tom73]

It will be all OK for Christmas, but expect some very bumpy months to come... erm, Boris, Christmas isn't far away.

To be fair he's never said which year

 

[matticus]

The only interview I've seen with Boris (last night? On BBC main news?) he was quite clear that this could run well into 2021.

(of course he's also said he hopes it will have calmed down by Christmas ... because only an idiot PM would take away all hope from his subjects... )

 

[midlife]

Have there been any figures released for England today, or have I missed it?

 

[mjr]

Have there been any figures released for England today, or have I missed it?

"Last updated on Saturday 3 October 2020 at 8:38pm" https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk/

Oh well. It's not like this is people's lives or anyth... Oh.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Fearless, but with common sense.

Scared witless with spider sense

 

[marinyork]

Scared witless with spider sense

Probably helps with the social distancing though.

 

[tom73]

Have there been any figures released for England today, or have I missed it?

Don’t think you have but Boris did say the equation may change whether that is vaccines or testing. So maybe the latter already has leaving none to count.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Probably helps with the social distancing though.

Indeed as has been demonstrated its “fearless with no common sense” causing the spikes.

 

[Rusty Nails]

Have there been any figures released for England today, or have I missed it?

"Last updated on Saturday 3 October 2020 at 8:38pm" https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk/

Oh well. It's not like this is people's lives or anyth... Oh.

Daily figures, especially at weekends with the reporting issues, while of interest, do not mean as much as weekly trends.

I must admit to almost ignoring the daily national figures, as there is a great variability between the regions, and take more notice of the trends and graph directions.

It is people's lives but slight delays in publishing some daily figures has little or no impact on the numbers of cases or lives lost.

 

[mjr]

The main one - why isn't London being put on in further measures, when the North was, with numbers half of those in the South.[...] He just fluffed past the question.

If that was the question, then it's a scandal that he fluffed it. It's bleeding obvious from the new cases map why the north is lockding down again and London isn't yet:

 

[fossyant]

If that was the question, then it's a scandal that he fluffed it. It's bleeding obvious from the new cases map why the north is lockding down again and London isn't yet:
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We're not talking now. Many northern areas went into lockdown in August, where our infection rate was half what London is now. It's gone crazy high now up here though.