Coronavirus (2021) thread

[Healdplace]

Cases back up to 5587.

All settings deaths 96.

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

Travel bubbles maybe to countries with high vaccination,uk to Israel or UAE a trip to Abu Dhabi to pay respects to sheikh Mansour

Maybe. There are a hell of a lot of people with holidays booked this year that were rearranged from last year so not sure how they will deal with them it can’t go. It would certainly be a huge blow to the airlines and package holiday companies. However I think we run a tourism defecit of about £3bn a month so economically it makes sense to keep people here and just bail out the industries. Be interesting to see what they do. I think initially they may just kick the can down the road a bit.

 

[blueparrot]

The scant disregard and flippant attitude of some people who dismiss the millions employed in this country and abroad in the tourism industry is sickening.

it’s ok on that high horse all high and mighty saying people should not be having holidays but there are people who’s only income (and who havent received any financial support) and whose lives depend on tourism being allowed to get started again.

There has been no disregard, just a balance made between some peoples financial position and the number of people dying. Not easy decisions, so even if wrong ones made which is opinion. It wasn't made with disregard because some people are alive that may have been dead with more things open.

 

[worsleyweb]

Cases back up to 5587.

All settings deaths 96.

depends from how many tests I guess but not up hugely.

 

[Healdplace]

depends from how many tests I guess but not up hugely.

They never tell us the tests in England at weekends as you know.

It is up 53 v last Saturday.

Does make yesterdays look a bit anomalous.

I do now suspect NW testing may have been under reported yesterday.

But we may never be told.

North West up to 770 today, Double yesterday and biggest regional rise in some time.

Pretty clear now I think there was a problem in the NW reporting.

770 is pretty much on a par with recent totals and still behind Yorkshire on 885 today. In much the same gap as was true until yesterday.

GM Pop Scores will be going up again today I fear to correct from yesterday.

 

[worsleyweb]

They never tell us the tests in England at weekends as you know.

It is up 53 v last Saturday.

sounds like not the end of the world with kids having been in school all week. Another 3 million vaccinated in that time I would guess. Roadmap continues to feel about right.

 

[Invisible Man's Bandage]

Yesterday's vaccination numbers

First doses: 589,675

Second doses: 121,481

 

[shemnel]

Nah.
Morrycambee's the place to be!

You're damn right it is!!!

 

[shemnel]

I said this a couple of months ago but when the vaccination programme kicked in and cases were heading down, my only real remaining fear was the dragging of travel bans due to variants.

How can we possibly see return to normal, with regards travel, when so much of the world remains unvaccinated and may never be vaccinated.

With no kids and few family, travel is my absolute passion in life. To be told where and when I can go for years on end will be a real sucker punch. I remain hopeful but it looks like this year could be off, at least.

 

[lancs blue]

Loads of undesirable types knocking around too that looked like they'd slit your throat for the loose change in your pocket.

Those are usually the visitors. ;-)