Coronavirus Thread (Off Topic, Politics) (240 Viewers)

[SBAndy]

Quite an admission from an MP

What possible rationale is there for the Government to want this to carry on longer than necessary? If anything, their previous actions suggest the opposite.

 

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[jordan210]

interesting breakdown of models. Basically the models used for roadmap where out by 25x

So will be interesting to see what happens in next few weeks.

 

[jordan210]

What possible rationale is there for the Government to want this to carry on longer than necessary? If anything, their previous actions suggest the opposite.

Who knows anymore. incompetence. worried about getting it wrong again. Only Bojo knows

 

[Earlsdon_Skyblue1]

Who knows anymore. incompetence. worried about getting it wrong again. Only Bojo knows

I think it is an accountability thing. Shit scared of getting any further blame.

Seems there is a slight agenda to prolong lockdown, but I doubt they'll be any apologies on this thread

 

[Earlsdon_Skyblue1]

What are people's opinions on this?

Think it's absolutely nuts personally.

 

[Nick]

I'd wear all 3 to mess with people

 

[Evo1883]

What are people's opinions on this?

Think it's absolutely nuts personally.
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About right in the current climate .

What next , a cuddle booth at work for when you're sad

 

[Sick Boy]

Think it’s fair enough, personally. There are going to be those who are going to find it harder to re-adjust. After going through a once in a lifetime pandemic, who are we to judge.

 

[Earlsdon_Skyblue1]

I actually wore a green and red wristband at a traffic light party a few years ago. Pulled as well.

 

[MusicDating]

Did the same yesterday as well! Bit nerve wracking cancelling the second dose before booking the new one, but getting it a month earlier now - everyone still waiting on their second dose should give it a go.

See, things like this get missed amongst the stupid political arguing. Just cancelled my second jab and re-booked 22 days sooner

 

[Deleted member 4439]

I see the wee wonky crankie is going for, yes!, a three-week delay.

"Up yers Boris, and Hogmanay".

 

[SBAndy]

Who knows anymore. incompetence. worried about getting it wrong again. Only Bojo knows

I think it is an accountability thing. Shit scared of getting any further blame.

Seems there is a slight agenda to prolong lockdown, but I doubt they'll be any apologies on this thread

So what do you think is the end game? Do you genuinely think this is all about control and delight in forcing peoples’ lives to be difficult?

You’re also doing the old trick of making up the enemy - can’t really see any evidence that there is an agenda to prolong lockdown. Being honest, I get why they may have needed to extend for 2 weeks, but not really fully understanding why they’ve postponed for 4 weeks. Of course, it’ll give us more data to work with but the expectation was that this next week will be the most meaningful in terms of data collection.

 

[skybluetony176]

What are people's opinions on this?

Think it's absolutely nuts personally.
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Makes more sense than the traffic light system the government brought in for travel.

 

[Evo1883]

I see the wee wonky crankie is going for, yes!, a three-week delay.

"Up yers Boris, and Hogmanay".

She's not petty at all whatsoever, never in a million years

 

[chiefdave]

Being honest, I get why they may have needed to extend for 2 weeks, but not really fully understanding why they’ve postponed for 4 weeks.

The 4 weeks thing is a bit strange as most of the experts seemed to be talking about 2 weeks. Maybe they've finally cottoned onto the fact that saying 4 weeks and then opening up after 2 is better than saying 2 weeks and then extending another 2 weeks.

Or maybe they just know that schools are hotbeds of transmission so if they delay until schools are off that will offset other things opening up.

 

[Ian1779]

I see JHB further down that twitter thread having a go at Johnson for doing something he knows is wrong and will damage the country, accusing of having no backbone.

Wonder where's she's been for the past five years.

Hanging out of the arse of Nigel Farage I think.

 

[chiefdave]

Covid guidelines for artists playing Download Festival at Donington Park this weekend include:

Avoid unduly raising voices to each other.
Avoid playing music that may encourage shouting and singing.

 

[Deleted member 5849]

Covid guidelines for artists playing Download Festival at Donington Park this weekend include:

 

[Earlsdon_Skyblue1]

So what do you think is the end game? Do you genuinely think this is all about control and delight in forcing peoples’ lives to be difficult?

You’re also doing the old trick of making up the enemy - can’t really see any evidence that there is an agenda to prolong lockdown. Being honest, I get why they may have needed to extend for 2 weeks, but not really fully understanding why they’ve postponed for 4 weeks. Of course, it’ll give us more data to work with but the expectation was that this next week will be the most meaningful in terms of data collection.

As I said, I think they are shit scared of being blamed. That's the only reason I think they have delayed it this time.

 

[Earlsdon_Skyblue1]

Makes more sense than the traffic light system the government brought in for travel.

Even you make more sense than that system, Tony.

 

[skybluetony176]

Even you make more sense than that system, Tony.

I’ll take that as a compliment

 

[hill83]

Hanging out of the arse of Nigel Farage

“Friday at 9, on BBC 1”

 

[shmmeee]

About right in the current climate .

What next , a cuddle booth at work for when you're sad

‘Cry closet’: Amazon mocked for creating ‘AmaZen’ mental health box for warehouse workers

Conmpany’s profits hit record levels during pandemic but it has been criticised for working conditions

news.yahoo.com

 

[Evo1883]

‘Cry closet’: Amazon mocked for creating ‘AmaZen’ mental health box for warehouse workers

Conmpany’s profits hit record levels during pandemic but it has been criticised for working conditions

news.yahoo.com

Haha not even shocked

 

[shmmeee]

hate this whole “reduce all human interaction to a computer program” stuff. Lanyards for this, wristbands for that, pin badges for the other. Why can’t we just talk to each other?

God I’m getting old.

(Should add: obviously fair enough if you have an actual condition that affects your ability to interact with humans)

 

[CCFCSteve]

‘Cry closet’: Amazon mocked for creating ‘AmaZen’ mental health box for warehouse workers

Conmpany’s profits hit record levels during pandemic but it has been criticised for working conditions

news.yahoo.com

looks like a good old work wanking closet to me

 

[Sky Blue Pete]

He's credible isn't he

Maybe his comments aren’t

 

[Sky Blue Pete]

What are people's opinions on this?

Think it's absolutely nuts personally.
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Imagine the tinder versions

 

[fernandopartridge]

 

[Saddlebrains]

In the unvaccinated and generally young. The reports are those being hospitalised are so for only 2 or 3 nights. The virus, whilst being more contagious, is weaker.


Who would have thought that, a virus doing what viruses do

 

[PVA]

What possible rationale is there for the Government to want this to carry on longer than necessary? If anything, their previous actions suggest the opposite.

Exactly. Such a weird viewpoint to take, it makes no sense.

 

[jordan210]

In the unvaccinated and generally young. The reports are those being hospitalised are so for only 2 or 3 nights. The virus, whilst being more contagious, is weaker.


Who would have thought that, a virus doing what viruses do

Also that stat includes people who tested positive who are already in a bed in hospital. So is slightly misleading. Esps when its been shown 40-80% off all covid cases have caught it in hospital

 

[SBT]

Esps when its been shown 40-80% off all covid cases have caught it in hospital

Huh?

 

[jordan210]

Huh?

Little bit of background below., But I did see a document the other day that showed a crazy high number for June 2020

Over 450 people a day caught covid in hospitals during January

Record numbers of covid-19 infections which are likely to have taken place after admission to hospital are being reported in January, HSJ can reveal.

www.hsj.co.uk

From one NHS trust

Trust had highest Covid-19 transmission rate for patients in hospital in England

NEARLY 40 per cent of patients caught coronavirus while they were being treated at Hampshire Hospitals Foundation Trust for other illnesses, new…

www.hampshirechronicle.co.uk

 

[SBT]

Little bit of background below., But I did see a document the other day that showed a crazy high number for June 2020

Over 450 people a day caught covid in hospitals during January

Record numbers of covid-19 infections which are likely to have taken place after admission to hospital are being reported in January, HSJ can reveal.

www.hsj.co.uk

From one NHS trust

Trust had highest Covid-19 transmission rate for patients in hospital in England

NEARLY 40 per cent of patients caught coronavirus while they were being treated at Hampshire Hospitals Foundation Trust for other illnesses, new…

www.hampshirechronicle.co.uk

There were around 40-60,000 daily cases in January. 450 people a day catching it in hospital is a tiny fraction of that total.

Your second article refers only to one set of hospitalized COVID patients, 40% of whom caught it while in hospital.

Where did you get that 80% of all COVID cases were being contracted in hospital from?