Coronavirus discussion thread

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geordiegirl Jan 2021 3:06pm, 4 Jan 2021 12,919 posts	0 geordiegirl 8pm announcement by Boris
ThorntonRunner Jan 2021 3:16pm, 4 Jan 2021 4,411 posts	0 ThorntonRunner hmm - Son 2 started a new job today working at a kennels/dog day care centre - currently majoring on dog day care. Wonder what'll happen if we go into lockdown and the centre has to close. He was three months into a traineeship at Son 1's outdoor activity centre last year when lockdown 1 struck and the traineeship was terminated....
UltraDunc Jan 2021 3:20pm, 4 Jan 2021 12,145 posts	0 UltraDunc It seems to me that “we” keep trying different formulas to win , where the virus is just doing the same old thing only in different colours. I’m sure there’s an expression when someone or something keeps repeating the same mistakes .......
um Jan 2021 3:26pm, 4 Jan 2021 3,986 posts	0 um Elsie I wouldn't make a fuss - I think he maybe should feel 'a bit under the weather' and kept at home for that rather than make a public stand? Although there's a good chance Boris will anounce closures tonight? Seems everyone other than a few of his party are saying it's needed.
Carpathius Jan 2021 3:31pm, 4 Jan 2021 20,389 posts	0 Carpathius Those people taking photos of empty outpatients corridors to "prove" the hospital is not full... I actually want to slap them. Really hard.
EvilPixie Jan 2021 3:32pm, 4 Jan 2021 21,967 posts	0 EvilPixie ^^ oh yes!
Tim of Fife Jan 2021 3:32pm, 4 Jan 2021 3,103 posts	0 Tim of Fife Doesn't seem to be a massive change in Scotland, apart from extended school closures. Unlimited outdoor exercise allowed (eg walking, running, golf). Can meet a member of another household for exercise or social interaction. Take-away still permitted, so will have to make sure that my walks happen to pass by a wee outlet. In short, not like the bad old days last March.
SPR Jan 2021 3:33pm, 4 Jan 2021 32,815 posts	0 SPR jda re 9161 here: fetcheveryone.com/forum/coronavirus-discussion-thread-61609/701 How have you worked that out?
Cheg Jan 2021 3:34pm, 4 Jan 2021 2,250 posts	0 Cheg The government particularly the English government has handled this all really badly. We are an international hub and once the world realised what needed to happen, we had already let too much of the virus in and so we were stuffed. From that point anyone would have struggled, as much of the developed world has. Even so.... I could have played the role of Boris from the end of April onwards. It basically involved watching what Scotland did and then 24 hours later copying. We are in a vicious cycle because there is no good balance to this, you want to open up for businesses you want to close to save lives and that situation was never going to square itself until the vaccine was fully in play. The first couple of months I could give the government a pass as it was all so new and it is only now with hindsight that we know what should have happened. Having said that, Boris is still reacting so slowly to things and announcements are x is happening starting in 5 minutes. The data they have should allow them to plan in a much more organsied way, but 9 months in we are still flying by the seat of our pants.
AJLB Jan 2021 3:35pm, 4 Jan 2021 213 posts	0 AJLB Re. places of worship, they were closed in the first lockdown, so there was certainly not a time when you couldn't go for a run but they were open. My church normally seats 500, but we've advised the vulnerable and those who have to travel long distances to stay away, so we're typically seeing 30-40 people on a Sunday - far more spaced out than in a supermarket, and not many supermarkets have 100 foot ceilings. Not just gurdwaras and mosques run community support - before March we provided hot meals for the homeless, many churches run foodbanks, host AA meetings etc. All that said, I suspect we'll be closed again by next weekend.