COVID-19 — Coronavirus

[BlueAnorak]

Scotland's first minister Nicola Sturgeon has said she will refuse to switch immediately to the new slogan, with many questioning the notion that people should be alert for a virus which is, by its nature, invisible

She has a point

73% of Scotland's care homes have Covid-19 cases. Yes, she's played a blinder.
If you're not alert you can easily catch it. As I wasn't when I went to the doctors surgery for ACL physiotherapy

 

[kaz7]

The number of recorded coronavirus fatalities has risen by 205 in the past 24 hours, taking the hospital death toll to 26,550.

Figures show that 178 people died in England, 12 died in Wales, 10 people died in Scotland and Northern Ireland recorded 5 deaths in its hospitals

 

[ayrshire_blue]

Incidently, I see the Devolved governments have rejected the new slogan. Probably because they couldn't leak it first

Or probably because they're doing their best to protect people and not the pockets of the cash rich, hence why listening to scientific advice is probably a good basis for their decision modelling.

 

[kaz7]

73% of Scotland's care homes have Covid-19 cases. Yes, she's played a blinder.
If you're not alert you can easily catch it. As I wasn't when I went to the doctors surgery for ACL physiotherapy

What does alert,control the virus mean? It is a vague notion that is not clear instruction,this is a real dangerous point,it needs to be clear

We have been told the four counties are working together,clearly not

It was nothing to do with care homes the point I was making

 

[kaz7]

Downing Street has sought to explain the meaning of the new “stay alert” and “control the virus” messages being introduced by Boris Johnson.

A No 10 spokesman said the public can stay alert by “staying at home as much as possible”, “limiting contact with other people” and keeping two metres apart where possible.

“We can control the virus by keeping the rate of infection (R) and the number of infections down,” the spokesman said.

“This is how we can continue to save lives and livelihoods as we start to recover from coronavirus. “Everyone has a role to play in keeping the rate of infection (R) down by staying alert and following the rules

Stay alert means staying at home,just say stay at home then ffs

 

[SuperstarNeilC]

Cop on COVID policing

 

[BlueAnorak]

That graph is starting to look a bit like "Saddleback" as folks in Penrith call Blencathra the mountain to the north of the A66. Only the bit at the front is wrong. It's probably spot on with one of the rolling average graphs.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Blencathra_from_Castlerigg.jpg

 

[andyhinch]

Downing Street has sought to explain the meaning of the new “stay alert” and “control the virus” messages being introduced by Boris Johnson.

A No 10 spokesman said the public can stay alert by “staying at home as much as possible”, “limiting contact with other people” and keeping two metres apart where possible.

“We can control the virus by keeping the rate of infection (R) and the number of infections down,” the spokesman said.

“This is how we can continue to save lives and livelihoods as we start to recover from coronavirus. “Everyone has a role to play in keeping the rate of infection (R) down by staying alert and following the rules

Stay alert means staying at home,just say stay at home then ffs

I read as no charge and that’s what I staying with, not that I’m up to going out anyway

 

[BosnianBlue]

"stay alert, control the virus, save lives"

That makes the UK strategy explicit. The UK is not seeking to totally suppress the virus. The discussion as to the best strategy will continue but if nothing else there is now no ambiguity as to the road which the UK has taken.

there never was one, tbh. Even a so-called lockdown was half-arsed and introduced mainly because of public pressure.

 

[SWP's back]

It's all fucked up, the initial signs seem to indicate that any let up in lock-down measure will see an increase in the R number. I really am starting to realise that the only solution is a vaccine and that may take months to come through.

We are going to be in this for the long haul.

And given that no country can lock down for the next 12 months then at some points we’ll have to open back up again. Protect the vulnerable and do all we can as individuals through social distancing to reduce the spread.