Coronavirus discussion thread

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macca 53 Jul 2021 1:28pm, 20 Jul 2021 28,989 posts	0 macca 53 That’s what 111 advised my son to do….
Little Miss Happy Jul 2021 1:29pm, 20 Jul 2021 4,763 posts	0 Little Miss Happy Sorry to hear that Jubear. If you feel well enough then yes.
Jubear Jul 2021 1:34pm, 20 Jul 2021 1,028 posts	0 Jubear Thanks for confirming my understanding! It'll be good to break quarantine, even for a throat scrape...
Grast_girl Jul 2021 3:25pm, 20 Jul 2021 2,260 posts	0 Grast_girl I can't say that I feel sorry for Andrew Lloyd Webber. bbc.co.uk Surely in the theatre they know all about understudies. It would have made sense to have two casts that could alternate/step in if needed.
Johnny Blaze Jul 2021 3:45pm, 20 Jul 2021 25,467 posts	0 Johnny Blaze Don't feel sorry for him at all given that he flew back from the US to vote in favour of benefit reductions in the Lords. Latest estimates say he is worth about £650M.
Diogenes Jul 2021 4:44pm, 20 Jul 2021 61,496 posts	0 Diogenes I saw this which I think covers the reasoning of anti-mask, anti-vaxxers protesting yesterday quite comprehensively: They are all fucking idiots. twitter.com
EvilPixie Jul 2021 4:46pm, 20 Jul 2021 26,646 posts	0 EvilPixie SKY news is reporting more covid cases in the Olympic village and that the games may still get cancelled
Diogenes Jul 2021 4:48pm, 20 Jul 2021 61,497 posts	0 Diogenes https://youtu.be/zAXgG7EaoMQ
auburnette Jul 2021 5:04pm, 20 Jul 2021 1,804 posts	0 auburnette bbc.co.uk Wonder how this would work for large road races with big spectator contingents? The spectators are on the public roads. In places you could create spectator zones (e.g London New year's fireworks is ticketed) but along the course of something like the London Marathon that would be challenging.
AndyS Jul 2021 5:18pm, 20 Jul 2021 419 posts	0 AndyS One of them seems concerned about living in a "socialistic utopia" - I can only assume that she's much happier living in a totalitarian dystopia.