COVID-19 — Coronavirus

[BimboBob]

I was unfortunate enough to have to nip into Tesco at Padiham this lunchtime.
Myself and very few others wearing masks, kids running through the shop, as kids like to do, huddles of 40ish year olds chatting and blocking the isles.
Staff with their masks under their chins, shouting banter to their pals.
Expect it’s the same all over the country.
Stay safe, Blues.

Not round here it's not. Very rare to see someone without a mask.

 

[BerkshireBlue]

Well I can agree it's a mess, and indeed only PHE (and/or Gov) know all the facts, but a lot of the data can be joined up. But yes we don't know enough sadly for one reason and another

Unfortunately it can't be joined none of it tallys. It's a waste of time even looking at it. Any conclusions are nonsense as none of it is baselined

 

[dronefromsector7G]

Not round here it's not. Very rare to see someone without a mask.

We’re not talking about gimp masks

 

[BimboBob]

We’re not talking about gimp masks

5 years ago you all called me weird. Now look at you all...

 

[inbetween]

My experience in supermarkets is that practically everyone wears a mask but practically nobody stays 2m away from each other.

I went to Ikea in Warrington today and it was fairly similar but the biggest problem was when walking around no-one would wait or give anyone else the time of day. Everyone was barging in front of each other etc and it was generally chaotic.

I don't think it's that big of a deal but it seems people will willingly wear a mask but still willingly budge a granny out of the way to get to a £2 scented candle first.

I've read today in Japanese culture that sickness is seen as a bad thing because of the effect it has on others which is why masks were normal pre-COVID. If you are sick, you stay at home or wear a mask to stop yourself spreading it.

I don't think a single person in this country thinks this way and we see this above with people still being selfish knobs. They wear a mask only because they believe it protects them from others which isn't actually remotely true.

So indeed if it means getting to the last bog roll first they'll do whatever it takes even if it means giving someone COVID.

 

[BigJoe#1]

I find the Governments (Bobby J) stance of... either come to an agreement by 12 o'clock on Tuesday, or we will ride roughshod and just impose tier 3 conditions on you is tantamount to outright bullying.

If the government are so keen to implement tier 3 in GM, why don't they just agree to the demands of the community and get on with it? It'll all end in tears (no pun intended).

 

[Uncle Wally One Ball]

17 day lockdown ahoy here. Take the positives; it means a ban on Halloween parties and parties for that god awful means of entertainment for the chronically stupid or frontally lobotomised - fireworks

 

[shemnel]

Unfortunately it can't be joined none of it tallys. It's a waste of time even looking at it. Any conclusions are nonsense as none of it is baselined

i actually disagree, some of it tallies, but certainly not all of it by any means. MSOA to LTLA, for example, tallies when you take into account suppressed data and date of specimen.

 

[Blue Maverick]

17 day lockdown ahoy here. Take the positives; it means a ban on Halloween parties and parties for that god awful means of entertainment for the chronically stupid or frontally lobotomised - fireworks

Fireworks should be banned from sale this year, as there are no organised events every idiot in the world is going to be buying them, I’m expecting to be very very busy at work over bonfire week, take out the firework factor and not so many people will just stand round a fire in the back garden.

 

[BerkshireBlue]

i actually disagree, some of it tallies, but certainly not all of it by any means. MSOA to LTLA, for example, tallies when you take into account suppressed data and date of specimen.

And does this tally with regional or national figures. No it doesn't. Its a waste of time looking at them. Fine if you want to practice your scikit or ggplot skills but that's it. No conclusions can be made from the data. You need access to the full data for that

 

[NeilYoungIsBack]

Fireworks should be banned from sale this year

My dog supports this idea

 

[lancs blue]

Fireworks should be banned from public sale

Should be organised and supervised displays only, too many idiots around.

 

[shemnel]

And does this tally with regional or national figures. No it doesn't. Its a waste of time looking at them. Fine if you want to practice your scikit or ggplot skills but that's it. No conclusions can be made from the data. You need access to the full data for that

i still disagree. the LTLA/MSOA data agrees with national & regional totals (to within one or two which is annoying) published for that date and going backwards, on a given date. less of the snide comments please as well, it's tiring.

i just downloaded national totals, MSOA and LTLA/UTLA data all as a separate files from the dashboard and from the API and i can make them tally (as i say with one or two out due to one reason or another).

 

[Tricky_Trev]

I went to Ikea in Warrington today and it was fairly similar but the biggest problem was when walking around no-one would wait or give anyone else the time of day. Everyone was barging in front of each other etc and it was generally chaotic.

I don't think it's that big of a deal but it seems people will willingly wear a mask but still willingly budge a granny out of the way to get to a £2 scented candle first.

I've read today in Japanese culture that sickness is seen as a bad thing because of the effect it has on others which is why masks were normal pre-COVID. If you are sick, you stay at home or wear a mask to stop yourself spreading it.

I don't think a single person in this country thinks this way and we see this above with people still being selfish knobs. They wear a mask only because they believe it protects them from others which isn't actually remotely true.

So indeed if it means getting to the last bog roll first they'll do whatever it takes even if it means giving someone COVID.

You’re absolutely right. I’ll wait for someone to come out of an aisle so that I can go down it and remain socially distant and in the time that you are waiting, entire groups of people just walk in front of you and down that very aisle. It’s fucking infuriating. I have never lost it with anyone or had an argument over social distancing, mainly because I know these cünts will never change anyway. But it’s becoming increasingly difficult to keep quiet. Same scenario when you want a product right next to someone. I wait for them to move. Every other fucker just dives right in there.

 

[daveiw01]

17 day lockdown ahoy here. Take the positives; it means a ban on Halloween parties and parties for that god awful means of entertainment for the chronically stupid or frontally lobotomised - fireworks

Sadly not true, local idiots already letting off fireworks, last night, hardly likely to stop anytime soon.

 

[PannickAtTheDisco]

Sadly not true, local idiots already letting off fireworks, last night, hardly likely to stop anytime soon.

been going for 2 weeks here. Only plus side is I get multiple fireworks displays without having to leave the house.

This pandemic has really summed up how far down the gutter this country has gone though. Such a poor social culture.

 

[Manc Born & Bred]

So Burnham says infection rate going down across the region, MEN, BM and Government saying infection rate is going up, who is right? @Healdplace

 

[BerkshireBlue]

i still disagree. the LTLA/MSOA data agrees with national & regional totals (to within one or two which is annoying) published for that date and going backwards, on a given date. less of the snide comments please as well, it's tiring.

i just downloaded national totals, MSOA and LTLA/UTLA data all as a separate files from the dashboard and from the API and i can make them tally (as i say with one or two out due to one reason or another).

I presume you're just looking at Manchester. Try doing the same thing for the Southwest or anywhere else. The data gets drastically supressed so your basis that it's one or two out is totally wrong. If you can't take criticism then you should quit the internet as I haven't said any snide remarks

 

[Northernstorirs]

So Burnham says infection rate going down across the region, MEN, BM and Government saying infection rate is going up, who is right? @Healdplace

• Cummings breaks Lockdown rules
• Whopping PPE contracts awarded to tinpot businesses tory peers have a stake in
• A catalogue of failed public messages
• Went in to initial lockdown way too late

"Mother should I trust the government?"

 

[Corky]

So Burnham says infection rate going down across the region, MEN, BM and Government saying infection rate is going up, who is right? @Healdplace

Depends what you define as a region as the Tories refused to use the term for years, is it GM which is really a sub-region, or the NW. Both could be correct.