I have an ID card in Malaysia. And you can't get a SIM card without your passport or ID card, which is then registered with the phone company. I'm not sure what it achieves. I think the main argument against the ID card scheme in the UK was always the cost, and they didn't seem to do a good job communicating the supposed benefits.To be honest I dont know.
However I think it certainly makes the vendor record the identity on larger purchases.
I normally pay with a credit card but cash payments are treated exactly the same.
Because it is not possible to get an NIE without a bank account number ,(confusingly no bank account without an NIE as well), all large cash transactions are theoretically monitored but who knows.
Because I get money to Spain via say Transferwise for best rates I need to indicate source of such cash in UK eg Natwest so money traceable.
Tax treaty between Spain and Uk now means access by both countries to same data means tax payment is now checkable in both countries so especially in Spain things are tightening up.
Not surprising at all given the UK population density, and the prevalence of Covid-19 risk factors in UK society (Obesity, Diabetes, Dementia and High Blood Pressure). Add to this a government science establishment with zero common sence and total arrogance (with respect to face coverings and previous far east epidemics) as well as a top down command beuauracracy in health and civil administration that couldn't be tactically nimble in a billion years and you get where we are.Those figures are as depressing as they are damning.
Quite concerning, especially given how adept the South Koreans have been in identifying transmission routes and the sophisticated mechanisms available to them to track and trace. They appear to think the new infections come via “...workplaces, crammed schools and karaoke rooms in the metropolitan area”. However, those words cover a myriad of places, so it should be a warning to all countries.
I spoke to someone in Wuhan yesterday and primary schools are still not open.
And it's because of attitudes like that, that lockdown for most will last longer and people like you will moan how your liberties are being curtailed and the government is useless. If Cummings had said put your head in the oven to kill off the virus would you have followed his advice?I Cant see anyone following our governments guidance anymore. Why should they? They don't follow it either.
Yeah, very concerning and I just hope we're watching what's happening over there in the next few weeks with a close eye. Not learning from them first time round was bad enough but blink at what's happening now and hell mend us. It kinda puts a huge dent in any hopes that this thing is fading away or weakening naturally as well, shows that the only thing which has stopped it in its tracks was very strong social distancing.
Your weather question is really fucking interesting.
And it's because of attitudes like that, that lockdown for most will last longer and people like you will moan how your liberties are being curtailed and the government is useless. If Cummings had said put your head in the oven to kill off the virus would you have followed his advice?
It's not though. We had a heatwave that lasted about three months in 2018.
According to the French Pasteur Institute, virtually everyone who gets ill, even mildly, develops antibodies:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/27/french-team-finds-mild-coronavirus-infection-does-lead-to-antibodies