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Checking a few pubs social media pages they are all mainly saying business as usual until made not too.

And unfortunately they have to as without an enfirced closure they won't get any aide or insurance.

Close voluntary and possibly close and job loses, forced to be closed and be protected and protect the workforce with insurance.
 
gingerprince said:
I think maybe Boris or the team making the decisions hes fronting are initially reluctant to enforce bans, unlike other countries,

is that they probably dont have the resources to actually enforce a ban,for a lengthy period. In addition, if % of population were

to protest against a ban then you have issues with mass gatherings etc. Finally, protests would again apply additional pressure

to limited frontline resources, eg A&E. If they suggest and high majority accede to, of their own volition, then jobs done for them.

I believe they are aware of an impending catastrophy which due to lack of required essentials, no vaccine, poor % icu beds and

critically lack of ventilators and or oxygen that theres, in reality, not a lot they can change positively in required timeline, til more

equipment & much later a vaccine becomes available. As theres not enough kit, its merely a sticky plaster, til we get a vaccine.

Even when we get the vaccine well still need the kit. This event will undoubtedly revise governments policy for the future, whoever

is in charge, that the country neeeds resourced better, within a similar but better funded system or within a radically new system.....
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his announcement about withdrawal of emergency support for venues was clever in this respect. I suspect without that cover all venues will close of their own volition as they won’t have any insurance
 
Whymewhynot said:
Put it this way, following the announcement my local pub has put out on Facebook their measures to ensure safety. Basically business as usual, piss heads will still go and pubs will stay open as it’s their income at the end of the day. Only when it’s enforced will we see the benefits.
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Quite possibly. Turkeys don’t vote for Xmas. The government’s declared strategy has been to go step by step. If asking doesn’t work, I imagine it will be followed up fairly quickly by something stiffer when they deem the time right.

I imagine a good number will close/fold in the meantime anyway. Some of the initial bravado may also peter out.
 
BJL_City said:
I think anyone who claims it's just flu (in an least vulnerable groups) should be enrolled into "national Covid service" and used for free as test guinea pigs for new vaccines, rounded up and kept quarantined.

Then they'll see if it's "just flu".
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If I get some extended time off work I’m putting myself forward for that.

£3,500 is worth being ill for!
 
abu13 said:
Can anyone explain to me why Eldris Elba testing positive warrants it being on the Sky news breaking news banner?
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It’s a way of advertising what to do if you have it. I’d be surprised if any of these celebs even have it.
 
Posted this in the other bloody thread but guess it’s more relevant here.

Science correspondent from the Times talking about the modelling used.




Some more from the modelling press conference

"We were expecting herd immunity to build. We now realise it’s not possible to cope with that. " - Prof Azra Ghani

"Closing schools would have some effect at reducing transmission. Closing schools on its own will have a significant effect on healthcare capacity. If I was to guess, it is quite likely to happen"

"The aim now is not to slow the rate of growth of cases, but put the epidemic in reverse. Hopefully there will be tens of thousands of deaths. Maybe just a few thousand."

Seems we have realised we needed to reverse course.
 
Seriously now, going off the advice from Boris tonight I am expecting tomorrow at work to be decimated, his advise was anyone with a fever OR a cough.

Well we have loads of people with coughs who are in work as the information they were given before was specific to a new or dry cough.

My wife has Asthma, works in a school and has had a cough for a couple of day's. Going off the advise tonight we should now be off work for 14 days.

What happens tomorrow when a guy at work coughs a few times and the people near him complain.
 
Psychedelic Casual said:
I’ve just walked through Altrincham town centre after work and every pub was busy and the gym was too.

People don’t give a shit about being given advice. If they get some time off work, they’re going to the pub!
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if they’re open people will go. Telling people not to go won’t change anything.
Telling these places to close might
 
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