Yeah, no changes to Xmas rules previously stated (for England). Just stronger guidance. Basically not illegal to meet but pretty much advising against mass/multiple gatherings.
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Yeah, no changes to Xmas rules previously stated (for England). Just stronger guidance. Basically not illegal to meet but pretty much advising against mass/multiple gatherings.
David O'Day
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Basically, you can do it but please please don't
David O'Day
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lots of these new cases do seem to be in the south east which is really, really in trouble.
Yes, doesn't look good down there and Wales Public Health have announed they will be reporting a backlog of around 11,000 cases tomorrow so I reckon South Wales is in massive trouble too.
David O'Day
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That's over a week though but yes they aren't in a good way. Their issues seem to be around the RCT area again
5 days I think, the last set of figures inputted with no issue were last Friday's given on Saturday. It looks like their true case rate is between 2500 and 3000 a day which for a country their size is pretty grim and this off the back of high figures for months on end on areas such as Merthyr. Certainly puts paid to anyone thinking herd immunity might have worked.
David O'Day
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It's grim but it's not 2500 to 3000 a day if it is 11,000 cases
Sky Blue Pete
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How can we open everything up for 5 days with numbers like that? It really is madness
Not really opening everything up though Pete.... 35m people cant even go to their local boozer or restaurant ! They just won’t be able to fine you if you choose to see a family member/mate outside your bubble.
I might be wrong but I get the impression most wont risk mixing with elderly relatives, or if they do will be extremely cautious.
There is no doubt numbers will increase though (theyre already are on the rise as mentioned above)
David O'Day
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Remember when everyone laughed about BAT producing a vaccine?
www.theguardian.com
British American Tobacco wins approval to test Covid vaccine on humans
Treatment grown on tobacco plants gets US backing for clinical study
stupot07
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Its ok though, the government are now using the 'common sense' / 'personal responsibility' rhetoric again. If the numbers go up, the government will blame the public for not using their common sense or displaying personal responsibility. Boris's hands are clean
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Nick
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New strain might kick in again
Sky Blue Pete
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Abdication of responsibility for me
fernandopartridge
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They were the ones who announced a 3 household break at Christmas weeks before, they've legislated for it
fernandopartridge
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Stupid free kick again Hamer
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Grendel
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We aren’t opening up anything
clint van damme
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not even your presents?
Brighton Sky Blue
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Two students fined 10 grand each for the crime of having a party
Derby students fined £10k for Covid breach parties
Police say they found up to 70 people at one gathering and more than 30 at another party.
www.bbc.co.uk
fernandopartridge
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Two students fined 10 grand each for the crime of having a party
Derby students fined £10k for Covid breach parties
Police say they found up to 70 people at one gathering and more than 30 at another party.www.bbc.co.uk
Just utterly illogical isn't it? You can't have a party but you can live alongside many others in dormitories.
I'd hope any income gained from people being fined is used to actually support others to isolate when they are required to, but that doesn't happen.
Realistically how is a student expected to pay a £10k fine? I'm assuming there will be the option to pay it in instalments, but even so, having something like this hanging over your head when you're trying to find your way in life must be very daunting. Ridiculous.
Brighton Sky Blue
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How on Earth are they expected to be able to pay?
Sky Blue Pete
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All non essential shops, household mixing to name just two. What do you mean?
Grendel
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Non essential shops are open anyway and people will ignore laws ok household mining
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If some fucker digs a hole in my living room, I'll be having a word.
shmmeee
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I don’t know why it’s easier to believe that a paper that sells around 1m copies somehow controls the entire populations thinking, rather than the idea that most of our fellow countrymen hold views similar to most newspapers.
Not really illogical is it? Student “dormitories” are mostly self contained flats and can me managed. Parties with 30 people in a flat getting drunk is obviously more is a risk.
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Brighton Sky Blue
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No only Bristol and SW downgraded
Brighton Sky Blue
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At least a third of people asymptomatic he says. Must still treat it as the plague
Nick
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The fucking nonce.
clint van damme
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Was looking forward to a scotch egg and a pint. Never mind