COVID-19 — Coronavirus

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karen7 said:
Expectation had been growing that the monarch would make a public statement about a situation that has seen the entire country enter an unprecedented lockdown.

While the Queen regularly speaks to the nation in her Christmas Day messages, the speech about the coronavirus marks just the fourth time in history she has given an off-calendar address about current affairs.

She previously gave a televised address ahead of her mother's funeral in 2002, following the death of Diana in 1997, and during the Gulf War in 1991

Whatever you think of the royal family the queen has always done her duty,she believes very much in doing her duty,hence why she is still going at 93 and phil as her consort has only just stepped back at 96/97
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Woman in 50 million pound hat asks public to remain stoic during these hard times.
 
Nightmare Walking said:
The big deal is that she will re-assure a lot of people, especially the older ones. I know older people who would not believe a word out of an MP's mouth. Yet if the queen speaks, they will listen.

You might not have any interest in what she has to say but I reckon a lot of people will. There is not one negative attached to her making a public address. If all she says is make sure we stay in doors and it saves just one life, then it is worth doing.

People might not like the royal family as an institution or maybe not like certain members of the family, but there is a lot of respect and admiration for the queen, not only in her role as the monarch, but as a person as well.

If she wants to address the nation then good for her. There is absolutely no harm that can come of it.
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As I said to Karen, I accept that.
 
Not sure i understand why he is almost putting a date on it,better not be specific i think

The peak of the UK's coronavirus outbreak - with as many as 1,000 deaths a day leading up to it - may come on Easter Sunday, Health Secretary Matt Hancock has suggested.

At the launch of the new makeshift NHS Nightingale Hospital in east London, Mr Hancock told Sky News it was "perfectly possible" the peak of the COVID-19 crisis in this country could occur around 12 April.
 
karen7 said:
Not sure i understand why he is almost putting a date on it,better not be specific i think

The peak of the UK's coronavirus outbreak - with as many as 1,000 deaths a day leading up to it - may come on Easter Sunday, Health Secretary Matt Hancock has suggested.

At the launch of the new makeshift NHS Nightingale Hospital in east London, Mr Hancock told Sky News it was "perfectly possible" the peak of the COVID-19 crisis in this country could occur around 12 April.
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How many days behind Italy are we now?
 
karen7 said:
Not sure i understand why he is almost putting a date on it,better not be specific i think

The peak of the UK's coronavirus outbreak - with as many as 1,000 deaths a day leading up to it - may come on Easter Sunday, Health Secretary Matt Hancock has suggested.

At the launch of the new makeshift NHS Nightingale Hospital in east London, Mr Hancock told Sky News it was "perfectly possible" the peak of the COVID-19 crisis in this country could occur around 12 April.
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If we hit the peak on the 12th of april does that mean another 4 weeks ish after that the lockdown might start to be lifted
 
goatersnipple said:
If we hit the peak on the 12th of april does that mean another 4 weeks ish after that the lockdown might start to be lifted
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I don't know,i think putting a date on it creates more questions than answers and i think public will think we are past the worst and relax too soon,we know it has more than one wave as it does when you have it,you seem a bit better than it gets you a second time,i think he would have done better to be vague
 
robbieh said:
Would that have included Charles I, had you been around at the time?
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I would probably been on the side of Parliament, knowing what I know now, but the Commonwealth that took over afterwards was bloody awful.
In the centuries that have followed the idea of a constitutional monarchy fulfilled the needs of the political classes against the monarch and against each other. After the introduction of universal suffrage first for men then for all, the monarch has been a balance against possible political dictatorship. So whilst not perfect it is better than being under the boot of a politician.
I don't know a single politician who wouldn't sell their Granny for power, so for me, it's a no brainer. I prefer a monarch as head of state.
 
goatersnipple said:
If we hit the peak on the 12th of april does that mean another 4 weeks ish after that the lockdown might start to be lifted
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Yes, I reckon it’ll be some time in mid-to-late May when the lockdown is relaxed a little. But the social distancing measures are here to stay for over 12 months.

The lockdown will then be back towards the middle/end of June I guess.
 
karen7 said:
I haven't kept a tally but there are a big amount now in that group,very sobering thought for everyone
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In what group as it does not provide number of deaths by age? Young people with no underlying health issues? Where is the data for this group as they tend to be put together with the elderly, whose immune system may well be weaker because of their age.
 
Tricky_Trev said:
Yes, I reckon it’ll be some time in mid-to-late May when the lockdown is relaxed a little. But the social distancing measures are here to stay for over 12 months.
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one good thing may be those fuckers who invade your personal space when you talk to them, may now learn to stand the fuck back.
 
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