Coronavirus (2021) thread

[twosips]

It’s less than that mate

I think you might have your figures wrong there mate!

You’ve overestimated there, it is just over 0.1%.

Typo when calculating. In a slightly tipsy, fed up state I didn't notice. Sigh! Apologies

 

[hammocity]

Anyone heard about the craze growing on tik tok to do a in car date night? Rock Paper Scissors between you and the other half to choose the drink, starter, main and dessert. I know of 3 people doing it today, driving to various food outlets and having to drive to 4 different locations. I give up.

Morons

 

[Nellies left peg]

It’s less than that mate

He must right owt one hundrad tymes "I will compleat my maffs homewurk," and English too

 

[cleavers]

Goodness knows where all these people are going in their cars.

It wouldn't appear to be for shopping because the local Morrisons was deserted last time I was in (not been today).

 

[cleavers]

I read that public transport is running at 18% of "normal" levels currently, the first lockdown it was less than 10%, so basically twice the level of public transport usage as the prior lockdown.

It might be nearly twice, but 18% is pretty small, about the same as it was by early May when it had started to creep up again.

 

[squirtyflower]

Typo when calculating. In a slightly tipsy, fed up state I didn't notice. Sigh! Apologies

Maths and alcohol don’t mix.

 

[cleavers]

Typo when calculating. In a slightly tipsy, fed up state I didn't notice. Sigh! Apologies

Even the smaller number is grim.

 

[Healdplace]

Aside from that death number really being closer to 0.1% the other reality is that many of them will have been very elderly with significant underlying health problems who quite likely may not have survived this past year even without Covid.

Does not make it any less tragic for them or the others who were not in this group nor underplay how awful this virus is at decimating families and leaving long term consequences even for the relatively healthy.

But the death numbers stated raw are easily over interpreted.

 

[twosips]

This is telling. Lockdown needs to be stronger than last time due to the new variant, and if anything its considerably less. More people in work I can presume.

 

[artfuldodger]

NHS could vaccinate UK against Covid in five days, says Oxford professor

Bureaucrats are blocking a rollout that could prevent many more deaths, according to Sir John Bell

www.theguardian.com