COVID-19 — Coronavirus

[shevtheblue]

Christ almighty, it’s fucking painful having to catch up on this thread, reading your endless droning.

It’s not fucking rocket science, or brain surgery - the message has to change as we are trying to get some people back to work to kickstart the economy, so it’s “stay home IF YOU CAN”.

Let's just wait and see what he says tonight, but if he's not looking to get some people back to work then this slogan should not have been touched as it's not worth confusing people. The fact that Scotland, Wales and N.Ireland aren't changing it is also a bit worrying, as the PM surely met with them to discuss what the new plan was. If they think it's not much different to where we are now, why change the slogan? And if the new plan is quite a bit different, then why haven't they all changed their slogan as well?

 

[fulabeer]

I keep saying, it's not how many die, it's making sure not being able to access appropriate care wasn't the reason.
2000 people a day could die in the second wave and as long as the hospitals are not overrun, it should still be viewed that we are managing it.

This is shit virus, and people were always going to die. Until a vaccine is available, it will keep killing.
Countries that locked down early and hard have just kicked the can down the road. As they attempt to start their economies, the infection rates will just keep coming.
We all will have had the same pain eventually, just some countries like us have had it hard and early. Praising other countries just yet is way to premature.

My only fear is people in this country flaunting the new rules out today and allowing the infection rate to overwhelm the hospitals.
I just cannot see people obeying a second stricter lockdown...

 

[urban genie]

This is the official release of the new message:

it's written on the fucking tin!

Thise 5 pieces of advice are the same as last week, so people are wondering why change the slogan at all and cause uneccesary confusion amongst those that won't see the oficial government website or any of it's social media post, just a slogan at the tv briefings.

Just seems a pointless operation just to look like they are doing something.

 

[Nellies left peg]

Doyou feel we now need 2 slogans, 1 for the "stay alert" workers returning to still dangerous world. The other of "stay at home" for the older and vulnerable still in their own homes.
What we say to the carehome residents I don't know.

"You're on your own" seems about right from what I've seen

 

[kevin horlocks wand]

When have said we have to keep people at home ? Never,he has been tweeting out the slogan,it shouldn't need explaining, the papers have been told there is a traffic light system amongst other things,keep it simple drs

I am out as I am getting really fucking annoyed

don’t be.

there probably is a traffic light system, gov guidance on a variety of things but all these things the press are releasing are guesses leaks or made up. Best wait until 7 .

 

[jay_mcfc]

it’s impossible isn’t it. How fucking hard can it be

imagine them in the forces in Iraq

Squadron commander says , ok lads we have heard reports of the enemy in this area so, stay alert.

but sir, what does that actually mean , that’s not clear . Stay alert , erm, erm,

BOOM

The worst analogy ever written? Go straight to prison and do not receive anything. Stay alert.

 

[kevin horlocks wand]

The worst analogy ever written? Go straight to prison and do not receive anything. Stay alert.

I knew you wouldn’t understand it .

 

[SilverFox2]

"You're on your own" seems about right from what I've seen

To be fair GD posted the full message so "stay at home if possible" appears to apply to all except of course those whose home is a carehome.

 

[bobbyowenquiff]

Doesn’t really matter we’ve been told whats happening in Scotland, and I‘ve yet to speak or hear from a single person today that isn’t supporting Sturgeons stance, and I live in one of the few Tory supporting parts of Scotland where many I know have little time for the SNP.

I know Sturgeon is a "marmite" politician and a lot of people don't like her but I think she has played a blinder during this Covid crisis and her briefings have been a class above what we have suffered on this side of the border. Whatever you think of her politics she is a very effective leader and her message and "no fuss" style has been excellent.

 

[Bovril]

If this lockdown carries on we are going to lose more people out of poverty because many businesses are on a knife edge of going under, no jobs no money mass poverty. I don't really understand why people can't see that being alert is just that, alert to the fact that we have a dangerous virus that can kill you if you do not take the necessary steps, we had a slogan in my previous employment Stay Alert Stay Alive and fuck if you wasn't alert like this virus you could end up being dead.