I really don't get why they think that's a good message. Acting like you have COVID first of all means isolating. That's not what they mean. And obviously people who have to work etc can't do that in general. So they've sent a message that's obviously contradictory.No more restrictions but everyone sbould act like they have covid
Daily testing numbers have so many variables that they dont really mean a lot , hosp admissions , icu and deaths are what i go byIt was over 58,000 last Monday (as in Sunday data) which was up 4000 on the day before.
Sunday numbers , lets see what tomorrow throws up
All of which I post every evening and afternoon too for each region for that reason.Daily testing numbers have so many variablesthat theydont really mean a lot , hosp admissions , icu and deaths are what i go by
More like stay at home , dont go out unless you really have to and dont mingle outside of your bubbleI really don't get why they think that's a good message. Acting like you have COVID first of all means isolating. That's not what they mean. And obviously people who have to work etc can't do that in general. So they've sent a message that's obviously contradictory.
I also think the concept of asking people to imagine they have an illness is dubious. It's a negative, depressive thing. It's counter productive. People who are ill stop thinking about anything apart from themselves, keeping warm, etc. What they need from people is mindfulness of their actions and those of other people. Many mindfulness practises are actually designed to get people out of that inward facing state of mind, even to help them get rid of unwanted thoughts, mindsets and anxieties linked to when they were ill, or believed they were. It's about bringing people back into the light.
I think they need to ask people to make sacrifices and, yep, be mindful. Aware of everything they are doing. Think about what they can do more safely or differently. Remember the guidelines. Err on the side of too much caution.
That's a positive request. Focusing and purposing your awareness is linked to positive states of mind. It gets people to tackle something, gets them thinking about themselves, their environment and others. It says, everyone can do something.
Daft thing is, people like this stuff. They see it in others and it becomes infectious. I think it's one major difference between now and last year. Everyone was making space and showing concern for others. We should be fighting to get that mindset back.
Act like you have COVID.... uhh. Meaning? Don't stay up? Have a Lemsip and a hot bath?
1/25 ish. Remove kids from that and it'll be under 1/201/30 of people done. (My maths is shite btw so could be wrong)
Great effort in 3 weeks.
Are you moaning that the PM was in a hospital today promoting the vaccine? If so where were you when Starmer was on the Marr show yesterday, couldn't he have done that interview at home?Spot on,Boris was at it again today.
Less effective i would think, but in the case of that or nothing i would hazard it makes a big difference.thats where i was picking up the conversation where people were saying they were pointless :)
Tests and cases are pretty accurate. It's only deaths that aren't.Sunday numbers , lets see what tomorrow throws up
That clown is best off ignored.Measures working seemingly, vaccine roll out going well. Firm response to he new variant. A very short Xmas implemented. You know it’s going well when the best criticism xgorton can make today is that Boris has been to a hospital.
The effect of the new variant has been and will be devastatingObviously it's great news but imagine how much better we'd have been let alone deaths saved if action was taken as we were pushing for on here mid December.
Less effective i would think, but in the case of that or nothing i would hazard it makes a big difference.
But the past few Sundays before and after Christmas there is no real sign that numbers were lower based on totals either side. I think it is less true than it used to be when much less testing was being done and Sunday was under used. Whereas now the issues we have make testing pretty well asap all week long. Though it will obviously be a factor to a degree. Just less than it once was I think.Yup. Hence my comment on trend, and caution. Lowest number since 28th Dec.
We don't need the clown walking about the wards and getting in the way of our NHS staff,ok.Are you moaning that the PM was in a hospital today promoting the vaccine? If so where were you when Starmer was on the Marr show yesterday, couldn't he have done that interview at home?