Nellies left peg
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I would say we have a country with more than its fair share of self entitled idiots who think they can do whatever they want with no thought for others
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Coronavirus (2021) thread
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mosssideblue
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So are hairdressers, restaurants etc etcAs it’s good for people’s health , mental well been , not everyone can go for walks , work out at home
Your right are lass a hairdresser and she struggling big time not workingSo are hairdressers, restaurants etc etc
mosssideblue
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I could be persuaded about that but that wasn't the question. Why should gyms be given preferential treatment over other sectors that afford mental health benefits?Because the health benefits of gyms outweigh the negative health (very slim) risk of potentially catching covid in them
I thought they all did that tbh lolFair point. Have you got one of them wives that talk through something then ask what’s happening after you’ve missed it ? :)
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Population density is likely the number one factor. We also have a very high number of people, vehicles and goods entering and leaving the country. Terrible air quality. Tens of thousands of infections when we came out of lockdown. Masses and masses of unrecorded cases throughout. Culturally, Brits seems to love milling together. There's no culture of personal space here. We're not very mindful of our bodies or environment, as a rule. Very much not minded to spot potential opportunities for beneficial cooperative behaviours. Incentivised by lack of social and financial security to ignore symptoms, not get tested, brush it all off. Anglo saxon bloody mindedness and culturally in denial over massive supressed negativity. "Old people die all the time", "No point trying, it'll kill more than it saves" "Just got to get on with it" etc. Extremely high incidences of heart disease and diabetes. And we have disastrously under resourced and willfully ignored problems in the NHS, social care, services in general. Also our PM was leaving every decision until the last possible moment.Okey dokely, questions and musings for the more knowledgable among the bluemoonerati...
Bear with me as I’m not always the best at getting my thoughts written down:
Non political answers please!
Why is it that we’ve had this bigger spike than most countries across the world who’ve also had this 3rd wave? We saw the graphs posted from earlier today, including European countries who have also had variants. I watch the Americans in a stadium watching the Super Bowl etc.
Is it because our borders have been so lax that we‘ve had more variants which eventually have caused ones that have been so much more transmissible? I expected other countries to be suffering the same way we have been yet we seem to be the worst.
I speak to my brother in Stockholm nearly every day, and after the news a few weeks ago about their hospitals getting full it hasn’t really changed and they seem to be over their peak too, and bear in mind they’ve had ZERO lockdown, my brother who is a hairdresser hasn’t ever been had the shop closed, and restaurants and bars still open etc, they’ve just had to be a bit more careful.
Thoughts?
Healdplace
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England vaccinations
Total first doses 10, 771, 998 - 252, 269 today - up from 229, 514
Total second doses 473. 055 - 1419 today - up from 312.
UK NUMBERS
Total first doses 12, 646, 486
352, 480 first doses today - up from 278, 988 yesterday
Total 516, 392 second doses
Total second doses 3811 today - up from 852 yesterday
First doses have been given to 18.6% of all UK population
And about 22% of the population over 21.
Total first doses 10, 771, 998 - 252, 269 today - up from 229, 514
Total second doses 473. 055 - 1419 today - up from 312.
UK NUMBERS
Total first doses 12, 646, 486
352, 480 first doses today - up from 278, 988 yesterday
Total 516, 392 second doses
Total second doses 3811 today - up from 852 yesterday
First doses have been given to 18.6% of all UK population
And about 22% of the population over 21.
Rammy Blue
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Thanks for that, interesting points you’ve raised. But take the Sweden example for instance, why have they managed to get over a peak without doing too much about it? What have countries like Spain, France, Germany, Italy etc done different to us?Population density is likely the number one factor. We also have a very high number of people, vehicles and goods entering and leaving the country. Terrible air quality. Tens of thousands of infections when we came out of lockdown. Masses and masses of unrecorded cases throughout. Culturally, Brits seems to love milling together. There's no culture of personal space here. We're not very mindful of our bodies or environment, as a rule. Very much not minded to spot potential opportunities for beneficial cooperative behaviours. Incentivised by lack of social and financial security to ignore symptoms, not get tested, brush it all off. Anglo saxon bloody mindedness and culturally in denial over massive supressed negativity. "Old people die all the time", "No point trying, it'll kill more than it saves" "Just got to get on with it" etc. Extremely high incidences of heart disease and diabetes. And we have disastrously under resourced and willfully ignored problems in the NHS, social care, services in general. Also our PM was leaving every decision until the last possible moment.
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worsleyweb
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Just spoke to my American friend. Cases in California in lockdown rising. Cases in Florida falling while they not in lockdown.
Some of them are recording it differently.Thanks for that, interesting points you’ve raised. But take the Sweden example for instance, why have they managed to get over a peak without doing too much about it? What have countries like Spain, France, Germany, Italy etc done different to us?
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