Coronavirus (2021) thread

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Well just back from work, what lockdown ?
Roads very busy, and a steady flow of people walking through the town. Nothing like the first lockdown where it took weeks to get use to being the only van on the road ! And the only people in town. No different to the last few months really, just minus the school kids ( probably cos of rain )

Yes more shops are shut but the usual second hand phone shop doing knock on the door.
Likely most businesses can’t simply close up over night. It’ll take until tomorrow to see more of an effect on the roads but worth remembering a lot of people still have to work. People in construction, emergency services etc.
 
Restaurants can continue offering a delivery or takeaway service - but pubs, bars and food-to-go outlets will no longer be allowed to sell takeaway alcohol.

Hairdressers, spas, zoos, hotels, golf courses, cafés and cinemas will also close under mandatory measures.

However, essential retailers such as supermarkets and pharmacies can stay open - as can garden centres and builders merchants.

Places of worship can also open for individual prayer and communal services, but they must obey social distancing rules and people can only attend with household and support bubble members.

Zoos and other animal attractions once again have to close.

Outdoor sports venues including gyms and tennis courts are also now closed until mid-February.

Outdoor team sports will not be permitted.

How is garden centres essential ?

Staying open

  • Food shops including off-licences, supermarkets, pharmacies, garden centres, building merchants and suppliers of building products
  • Market stalls selling essential items
  • Repair stores
  • Petrol stations, automatic car washes, vehicle repair and MOT services, bicycle shops, and taxi and vehicle hire businesses
  • Banks, building societies, post offices, short-term loan providers and money transfer businesses
  • Funeral directors
  • Laundrettes and dry cleaners
  • Medical and dental services
  • Vets and pet shops
  • Animal rescue centres, boarding facilities and animal groomers
From the mirror but everywhere the list can be found
 
Anyone know if we have actually banned flights from South Africa yet? And insist on isolation for anyone who has been there in recent weeks?

Even if it is still debateable how much it might compromise a vaccine or if the vaccine can be modified afterwards anyway it would be idiotic not to do everything possible to keep it out given that we have one of our own on a spree everywhere already.

Not that I do not trust our government to do sensible things like that which any sane nation would do. Just checking.
 
Restaurants can continue offering a delivery or takeaway service - but pubs, bars and food-to-go outlets will no longer be allowed to sell takeaway alcohol.

Hairdressers, spas, zoos, hotels, golf courses, cafés and cinemas will also close under mandatory measures.

However, essential retailers such as supermarkets and pharmacies can stay open - as can garden centres and builders merchants.

Places of worship can also open for individual prayer and communal services, but they must obey social distancing rules and people can only attend with household and support bubble members.

Zoos and other animal attractions once again have to close.

Outdoor sports venues including gyms and tennis courts are also now closed until mid-February.

Outdoor team sports will not be permitted.

How is garden centres essential ?

Staying open

  • Food shops including off-licences, supermarkets, pharmacies, garden centres, building merchants and suppliers of building products
  • Market stalls selling essential items
  • Repair stores
  • Petrol stations, automatic car washes, vehicle repair and MOT services, bicycle shops, and taxi and vehicle hire businesses
  • Banks, building societies, post offices, short-term loan providers and money transfer businesses
  • Funeral directors
  • Laundrettes and dry cleaners
  • Medical and dental services
  • Vets and pet shops
  • Animal rescue centres, boarding facilities and animal groomers
From the mirror but everywhere the list can be found
I agree its utterly bizarre that garden centres are considered essential?
 
Likely most businesses can’t simply close up over night. It’ll take until tomorrow to see more of an effect on the roads but worth remembering a lot of people still have to work. People in construction, emergency services etc.
It doesn't become Law until parliament vote on it on Wednesday, business won't have had time to tell their staff what their situation is
 
Anyone know if we have actually banned flights from South Africa yet? And insist on isolation for anyone who has been there in recent weeks?

Even if it is still debateable how much it might compromise a vaccine or if the vaccine can be modified afterwards anyway it would be idiotic not to do everything possible to keep it out given that we have one of our own on a spree everywhere already.

Not that I do not trust our government to do sensible things like that which any sane nation would do.

No. But Gove has stated we may change our tact on flights coming in.

I don’t understand this “self isolation” move either. How utterly naive do you have to be to believe people will follow it. A prime example is Zara Holland - went to Barbados, tested positive, tried to dodge the isolation period over thand board the plane but thankfully the authorities stopped her. She tried to escape and now she’s to appear in court. Had she succeeded in boarding the plane, she’d have passed it on to everyone around her and sailed through Heathrow with the virus. And then we wonder why we’re in the mess that we’re in.
 
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