COVID-19 — Coronavirus

[BlueAnorak]

Very disappointed with Starmer's response. Just political point scoring.

 

[Dr Jacoby]

I’m confused (as per usual) as to whether I can attend my mental health appointment in just over a week’s time.

 

[Ric]

No info regards visiting relatives? I take it will still can't

Yeah, thought it was odd that he didn’t even mention that.

 

[kippaxking79]

If you can continue to work from home, then do so. Same as before. What’s difficult about that?

Love how each and every person twists what he said to suit their argument. Some people are just plain stupid. The message was perfectly clear to me.

If you can work from home carry on working from home.

If you can't work from home then go to work ONLY WHERE SOCIAL DISTANCING CAN BE MAINTAINED. It's there in black and white. Pure and simple!!!

 

[kaz7]

But that's how viruses spread, not having a go, I just think it would be a shitty thing to do with thousands of people dead from a virus that's still active

I understand,if you can drive to destinations,get out have a picnic doing distancing then can't he go to his they home so long as he stays there and sticks to distancing? I really don't know,this is the grey areas that people will think I can do that

 

[Deleted member 77198]

Time to work out a route of parks I can ‘exercise’ between and then a set of benches in said parks I can ‘rehydrate’ in.

thanks Boris.

Just wait until I’ve woken up and left the park bench first though, please!

 

[MillionMilesAway]

My view would be if those working on building sites and in factories can go to work and be in close proximity to each other, we can go and visit family members.

What say the political sages of BM?

Presumably it could be affected by what stage of building is going on?

Certainly the site round the corner is still working building a school. Maybe there are some things which are done slower.

 

[SWP's back]

Think it's pretty straightforward really. Open things up somewhat but social distancing is still the most important thing we can do.

TBH, if you need to be told exactly what is and what isn't acceptable you're a bit of a moron.

I don’t think “a bit of a moron” does it justice but I agree with the gist of this.

 

[Stoned Rose]

Very disappointed with Starmer's response. Just political al point scoring.

Got **** written all over him.

 

[quiet_riot]

Love how each and every person twists what he said to suit their argument. Some people are just plain stupid. The message was perfectly clear to me.

If you can work from home carry on working from home.

If you can't work from home then go to work ONLY WHERE SOCIAL DISTANCING CAN BE MAINTAINED. It's there in black and white. Pure and simple!!!

“So, work from home if you can, but you should go to work if you can’t work from home.”

Social Distancing not mentioned. He explicitly mentioned construction, impossible to always be 2 metres from a colleague there.

 

[WNRH]

That's not what he said.


“So, work from home if you can, but you should go to work if you can’t work from home.”



So barbers would be within their rights to assume they can reopen....except the public aren't supposed to visit.

All a bit vague and wishy-washy.

You’ve conveniently missed off social distancing.

Unless the barber/hairdresser has their scissors and hairdryers on a 2 metre stick them no that does not include barbers!!

It really is not hard to understand.

 

[kaz7]

He didnt consult the other nation leaders, he says it's vital...vital we continue lockdown but go back to work and try not to use public transport! Christ, even the BBC are mentioning the word confusion.

not to mention care home deaths down sharply and hundreds of thousands test s every day,shame he has to embellish it

 

[goatersnipple]

No info regards visiting relatives? I take it will still can't

If you can go to the park.
People will meet who ever they like at the park

 

[BlueAnorak]

Clear and concise my arse,

Two points to start -
We need to keep R under control, at the minute were between 0.5 & 0.9 - Wtf, we have no one who can put a definite figure on it ?

Back to work if you cant work from home, guidance for employers to make workplace safe - quick search shows no such guidance available other than guidance issued 25th Feb, last update 7th April. Surely this needs to be updated.

So how on earth are those employers who aren't back at work already going to be covid safe for tomorrow.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-to-employers-and-businesses-about-covid-19

What do you not understand about R (the Reproductive Number) being under or over 1?
If it remains under1 the epidemic will die out
If it goes above 1 the epidemic will come back
There. Not difficult is it.

 

[quiet_riot]

You’ve conveniently missed off social distancing.

Unless the barber/hairdresser has their scissors and hairdryers on a 2 metre stick them no that does not include barbers!!

It really is not hard to understand.

I conveniently missed off nothing, I provided the direct quote, none of which insisted on SD if you cannot work from home.

“So, work from home if you can, but you should go to work if you can’t work from home.”

 

[Stoned Rose]

Meet them in Morrisons.

Ewww.

 

[worsleyweb]

So we are allowed to have more exercise, but it’s basically the same measures as now until June??

Should I be going back to work next week? I can and have been working from home.

very vague messaging

“So, work from home if you can, but you should go to work if you can’t work from home.”

Social Distancing not mentioned. He explicitly mentioned construction, impossible to always be 2 metres from a colleague there.

We have a site with hundreds of men on - 2 metre distancing rules been in place for weeks and working.

 

[ayrshire_blue]

Clear message from the PM tonight. Don’t go to work unless you have to go to work and only if you don’t have to use public transport to go there but if you do don’t use public transport to go to work and if your work is public transport then go to work but if not don’t.

 

[kaz7]

If people do not understand what the Govt. is saying and your confused can you please go to your nearest mirror, have a look at yourself and question why.

Calm the fuck down,you have been very manic this last week

 

[goatersnipple]

Love how each and every person twists what he said to suit their argument. Some people are just plain stupid. The message was perfectly clear to me.

If you can work from home carry on working from home.

If you can't work from home then go to work ONLY WHERE SOCIAL DISTANCING CAN BE MAINTAINED. It's there in black and white. Pure and simple!!!

Companies will expect people to go back in even though its impossible to social distance.
I know mine already has