Coronavirus (2021) thread

[ell]

that last point should stay beyond Covid.

one of the best things being in the pub and have a nice person bring you your beer to the table instead of the bar scrum. Love it.

Totally agree but we are in the minority. Nothing worse than being stood at the bar and some scruff with manky breath is breathing right down the back of your neck

 

[roubaixtuesday]

Government comments (not just Hancock) are that as the data stands June 21 will not be postponed - though some restrictions will remain for a while - e.g. working from home where possible, the wearing of face masks in buildings and possibly table service in pubs and restaurants.

Isn't that exactly postponing it, or have I missed something here?

Hancock has just said 'no reason currently to delay 21st reopening'.

If he really said that, he's an idiot, as his own scientific advisors say the opposite. This is exactly what happened at Christmas, govt painted themselves into a corner, felt obliged not to retreat, then the virus forced them to by killing so many people they had no option. Groundhog day.

 

[Healdplace]

1 death and 5683 cases

Huge test numbers - 1. 225, 254 pillar 1 & 2 tests v just 478, 664 yesterday!

Also more than double last Monday.

 

[kevin horlocks wand]

Isn't that exactly postponing it, or have I missed something here?



If he really said that, he's an idiot, as his own scientific advisors say the opposite. This is exactly what happened at Christmas, govt painted themselves into a corner, felt obliged not to retreat, then the virus forced them to by killing so many people they had no option. Groundhog day.

pretty sure we never had vaccines then

wehave had single figure deaths for weeks and hospitals aren’t overrun and it’s summer.

a few important differences to the Groundhog Day

 

[Manchester33]

Hancock has just said 'no reason currently to delay 21st reopening'.

Good.

Thank goodness for that.

I'm awaiting the 500th u-turn of the pandemic now. :')

 

[splinter]

Thank goodness for that.

I'm awaiting the 500th u-turn of the pandemic now. :')

Tomorrow then

 

[Healdplace]

Bolton 114 cases - down 6 on yesterday and 37 on last Monday.

 

[artfuldodger]

Totally agree but we are in the minority. Nothing worse than being stood at the bar and some scruff with manky breath is breathing right down the back of your neck

Dont mind the table service bit at all. But don't like not being able to move about or stand up, especially if the footy is on.

 

[meltonblue]

Hancock has just said 'no reason currently to delay 21st reopening'.

Good.

Currently is the key word in that sentence. Just got to hope the data over the next week shows the same thing too.

 

[kevin horlocks wand]

Bolton 114 cases - down 6 on yesterday and 37 on last Monday.

I think this is good as part of the data.
bolton was highly infected with the Indian variant , it was never placed under local lockdown or curfew , restrictions remained the same as the rest of england and yet even cases are now falling.