Coronavirus discussion thread

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jda Jul 2021 6:06pm, 22 Jul 2021 10,542 posts	0 jda Well in another 5 years he can vote for parties that promise to rejoin the EU. Or perhaps start up his own, if no such exist.
DrPhleecingD Jul 2021 6:07pm, 22 Jul 2021 52,961 posts	0 DrPhleecingD Is the panic buying fuss just because the media don’t have anything to talk about so are making stuff up? Or maybe people are stocking up in case they get pinged? Seems a bit random
Little Miss Happy Jul 2021 6:12pm, 22 Jul 2021 4,771 posts	0 Little Miss Happy Mostly supply chain issues I think Fleecy.
geordiegirl Jul 2021 7:18pm, 22 Jul 2021 15,238 posts	0 geordiegirl I heard the news earlier and they said supply issues due to staff isolating due to pings. Not sure I felt comforted going for hospital appointment the other day telling me to switch off contact tracing to avoid risk of being pinged 😬
geordiegirl Jul 2021 7:19pm, 22 Jul 2021 15,239 posts	0 geordiegirl Was also at work and they’ve issued a notice of your putting your phone in a locker to turn off contact tracing after a few people got pinged as their phones were in range even though the guys work in different areas on site and don’t see each other. Crazy.
Autumnleaves Jul 2021 7:27pm, 22 Jul 2021 16,897 posts	0 Autumnleaves To be fair, I do remember when the app was first brought in, being advised by spokespeople to turn contact tracing off if you were in Covid secure conditions, for example with a screen between you and the other person, because the app wouldn't know?
Bazoaxe Jul 2021 7:29pm, 22 Jul 2021 20,489 posts	0 Bazoaxe If the lockers are together will you not get pinged even more randomly by whoever’s lockers are within two metres of the positive person. unless the app is also off at same time.
Johnny Blaze Jul 2021 7:30pm, 22 Jul 2021 25,476 posts	0 Johnny Blaze Is there any other country in the world being similarly afflicted by a pingdemic or is it just this one with its pathetic excuse of a government?
um Jul 2021 7:47pm, 22 Jul 2021 4,949 posts	0 um Those shortages? Either HGV drivers in demand, shop staff pinged to isolate so can't refill shelves, or Joe Public panic buying. Or those chocolate suppliers (like EP!) not delivering, because without a chilled truck in these temperatures, the chocolate just oozes out. A summer event. Pingdemic? A natural consequence of numbers of infected and opening up .. will only get worse in the next few weeks I suspect.
Derby Tup Jul 2021 9:36pm, 22 Jul 2021 51,135 posts	0 Derby Tup Not a lot of fresh stuff in Keighley Sainsbury’s this evening but a good 60 to 70% wearing masks (me included)