COVID-19 — Coronavirus

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jimharri said:
Yes, it is stupid, given the current situation. What part of "stay at home" do they not understand? They need to start thinking of others; we're all making sacrifices for the greater good. Also, sunbathing or having a picnic is not "essential" activity, shopping (depending on what you're buying) is.
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Why focus on the actions of a few thousand people when this is all about population dynamics? It's how the great bulk of a population that behaves that matters, and focusing on a small minority of irrelevant behaviour just distracts focus from the more important issues which is why of course these things are promoted.
 
Marvin said:
Germany is the most advanced society on the European continent unless you can come up with an alternative
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How will Germany stop people traffic? Schengen zone and all that, they have no borders. Germany is in the same boat as everyone else until there's a vaccine. Slow burn of population with Covid-19 until herd immunity (not best option as people will die) or vaccine (essentially will eradicate it).
 
Marvin said:
Why focus on the actions of a few thousand people when this is all about population dynamics? It's how the great bulk of a population that behaves that matters, and focusing on a small minority of irrelevant behaviour just distracts focus from the more important issues which is why of course these things are promoted.
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When others see these people flouting official guidelines, they'll think its alright for them to do the same.
 
kippaxwarrior said:
Had a chat with by brother yesterday and he lives I Moston.

For those people who know the area there is a kids play area on Attleboro Road and on the corner of Oscar st and he said over the last few days that area is just full not of kids but entire families who are smoking and drinking with music blasting out.

The police go round and dispurse them but around an hour later they are back out doing exactly the same thing.

What is wrong with some people?
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They’re either thick as fuck, ignorant cunts or want to spread the virus. Or a mixture of all three.

Anyone caught flaunting rules should be made to do something to help on the front line or be fined a huge amount of money.

The stats’ difference between what GMP reported on Wednesday and what WMP reported yesterday was an embarrassment for our city.

Greater Manchester had 1,132 cases of gatherings (and they’re the only ones the Police caught) just last weekend; while the West Midlands have only had 318 since the lockdown began.
 
Psychedelic Casual said:
They’re either thick as fuck, ignorant cunts or want to spread the virus. Or a mixture of all three.

Anyone caught flaunting rules should be made to do something to help on the front line or be fined a huge amount of money.

The stats’ difference between what GMP reported on Wednesday and what WMP reported yesterday was an embarrassment for our city.

Greater Manchester had 1,132 cases of gatherings (and they’re the only ones the Police caught) just last weekend; while the West Midlands have only had 318 since the lockdown began.
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And that area is literally 2 minutes in a car from GMP headquarters in North Manchester
 
Vic said:
Why is there too much milk? Do we drink more latte at work than at home?

Farmers pouring thousands of litres away.
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The huge amount of restaurants and cafes use a great deal of things that there will be a gigantic amount of unused stock of at the moment, because those restaurants and cafes are closed.

My local independent coffee shop that I would usually go to in the mornings before work must get through dozens of pints of milk a day, every day. They’re just one of six coffee shops on the same street. Imagine what it’s like across the city and across the country.
 
kippaxwarrior said:
And that area is literally 2 minutes in a car from GMP headquarters in North Manchester
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Yeah I know where abouts you mean mate. My ex lives in Newton Heath. Judging from the people who used to openly deal drugs on her road, just half a mile from the headquarters, shows that people do not give a shit.
 
TO THE HEROES.
To the NHS staff in the U.K.; and to those health workers, care assistants, doctors, nurses, specialists and all going about in essential jobs right now. I salute you. Keep fighting on. Never give in. You are true heroes. The world needs you. I wish you well. Good luck! This is your hour to shine. Inspire the next generation and those who can and should support you. Look after your neighbours and we’ll find a brighter day. Peace and love!


Over here in China, I sent my thanks to the staff at the quarantine. I finally got out the day before yesterday. Had a friend translate it. Now, remember, I am thanking the local government, the local people and those involved in the quarantine facility, not the nation or the big wigs of China:


T H A N K Y O U K I N D L Y !

Thank you from the bottom of my heart. Thank you kindly for helping me. Like a good Manchester City football player, I wear my heart on my sleeve. My time here has been tough, but you have been tougher.


When you pass West Lake, whether the hotel in Dongguan, the famous lakes of Hangzhou or the city of Huizhou, you’ll be able to think of the pride that you made a difference. You answered the call.
You brought people back together. You gave loved ones, friend and family the chance to enjoy new moments together. You protected us. You looked after us. You gave up your time and gave us all your energy.


You have cleaned up after me, checked my health and waited on hand and foot for me. You have kept my belly full, and inspired exercises I didn’t know I was capable of. Every time I have been thirsty, you have been there.


I’m a guest in Dongguan. A guest of Guangdong. A guest to China. You’ve made me welcome. I like Dongguan greatly. It is a city of hope, imagination and ambition. Like my hometown of Manchester, it has industrial routes but here too has grown to be so much more.


We are the lucky ones. We are inconvenienced but we are here. Those who fell, those who died, those who died – it is because of them, we can live well. Let’s observe a moment of silence for them.


Mr Acton​


Since I got out, I am now deeply concerned about a second wave BUT decided to blog about after quarantine:

After quarantine isn’t quite what I expected. I expected life to be much more difficult, but it isn’t. On arriving back to the garden compounds of my home apartment, I had my temperature checked, had a form filled in for me, and after maybe ten tense minutes, I was driven to my apartment door. Here I took the squeaky-clean lift up to my floor, opened the door, scanned a QR code and registered myself. That’s for the garden management, the local authority and the Police to know where I am. There was a form given to me, with 14 days on it, for my temperature but as I’d completed government-ran hotel quarantine and had a lovely certificate to show for it, I was exempted.

From the blog about after quarantine:

Today, I went to a supermarket and a coffee shop. Temperature checks and all that were normal. The frequency of said checks in the supermarket was abnormal: four times. Yesterday, an old man spat towards me on the way to school. He shouted something towards me calling me American or something about America. Gerry had a car refuse to pick us up, and they messaged him with the word ‘poisonous’. It is fear and worry, no doubt, but it’ll go away, we all hope. This is not a time for hate and fear. That being said counterfeit testing kits and fake masks, scams, lies, pure hate, alleged W.H.O. bias, and xenophobia are fuelling a global atmosphere of hate and distrust. Fight I with love and support. The minority, the knobheads and the uneducated lowlife responses don’t represent us all – and increasingly many governments and politicians do not either. There’ll be a brighter day soon.

Feel free to visit the blog about after quarantine to read more. Or just ignore it.
 
Blue Hefner said:
The replies to this are quite something......

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Day-by-day, in fact, hour-by-hour, I’m starting to hate my fellow Brits.

Once we finalise this trade deal with the EU and hopefully Canada, we need to start thinking about exporting this island’s morons. Surely they can be put to use somewhere doing something, and leave this island with the good citizens left here?

By the way; THANK YOU TURKEY!
 
Psychedelic Casual said:
Day-by-day, in fact, hour-by-hour, I’m starting to hate my fellow Brits.

Once we finalise this trade deal with the EU and hopefully Canada, we need to start thinking about exporting this island’s morons. Surely they can be put to use somewhere doing something, and leave this island with the good citizens left here?

By the way; THANK YOU TURKEY!
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Nah, you can keep the gobshites, thanks.
 
jimharri said:
When others see these people flouting official guidelines, they'll think its alright for them to do the same.
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Whereas they are the reason why not staying within the rules is so risky. They are potentially spreading the virus and are therefore dangerous.

They are the main part of the problem not the tiniest bit part of the solution.
 
Vic said:
Why is there too much milk? Do we drink more latte at work than at home?

Farmers pouring thousands of litres away.
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Prior to the lockdown, a third of UK calories came from products purchased outside of the household, so milk will constitute a fair amount of that. It's also used as a secondary source in many products that may not be as in-demand either. Most UK exports go to Ireland, but whether all of that is needed there at present is another point.
 
Psychedelic Casual said:
The huge amount of restaurants and cafes use a great deal of things that there will be a gigantic amount of unused stock of at the moment, because those restaurants and cafes are closed.

My local independent coffee shop that I would usually go to in the mornings before work must get through dozens of pints of milk a day, every day. They’re just one of six coffee shops on the same street. Imagine what it’s like across the city and across the country.
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My small coffee shop used about 10 - 15 litres a day. Plus about 2 kilo of cheese a week.
 
Psychedelic Casual said:
The huge amount of restaurants and cafes use a great deal of things that there will be a gigantic amount of unused stock of at the moment, because those restaurants and cafes are closed.

My local independent coffee shop that I would usually go to in the mornings before work must get through dozens of pints of milk a day, every day. They’re just one of six coffee shops on the same street. Imagine what it’s like across the city and across the country.
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And what are all those customers drinking at home?
 
Vic said:
And what are all those customers drinking at home?
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I’m just drinking tap water. I haven’t bought a pint of milk since we went into lockdown. Mainly because it’s perishable fairly quickly and I don’t want to go out shopping too frequently since the message is “Stay At Home” (I’m aiming to just go shopping once every two weeks, so far that’s working out about right and I’m due my next shop in payday on Wednesday).

And for those not doing what I am and still buying milk for brews; compared to coffee shops who use milk as their main liquid in their drinks, at home we use a drop of milk and it’s water we use as the main liquid. A latte or a mocha from a coffee shop have no water in them.
 
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