Coronavirus Thread (Off Topic, Politics) (5 Viewers)

[fernandopartridge]

Yeah I was being sarcastic

The case numbers stat is always about the positives for me

 

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[Skybluefaz]

Testing at about 93k. Pretty piss poor

 

[fernandopartridge]

Testing at about 93k. Pretty piss poor

Got to feel the case rate is suppressed by this

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

September school plans leaked

Back-to-school safety plans for autumn leaked

 

[Ian1779]

September school plans leaked

Back-to-school safety plans for autumn leaked

They don’t look great to be honest just from a logistics point of view

 

[skybluetony176]

Got to feel the case rate is suppressed by this

It’s like Trump said, if you don’t test as much you don’t have as many cases. No good for track and trace though. But then again we don’t have a world beating track and trace system in place either.

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

Lesta lockdown extension confirmed

Lockdown tightened in Leicester amid virus rise

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

They don’t look great to be honest just from a logistics point of view

In schools with 1500+ pupils plus staff it looks interesting, but they are draft proposals I guess.

 

[David O'Day]

Lesta lockdown extension confirmed

Lockdown tightened in Leicester amid virus rise

Not a real lockdown again is it really.

 

[David O'Day]

Issue is people will just leave Leicester

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

Not a real lockdown again is it really.

They are kind of kidding themselves if they think it won't happen in September. Either accept that children and staff will become infected, or don't pretend that a spike isn't coming.

 

[David O'Day]

They are kind of kidding themselves if they think it won't happen in September. Either accept that children and staff will become infected, or don't pretend that a spike isn't coming.

They also say schools aren't vectors of transmission but then close them.

Why close places where school distancing is in place but they don't appear to have stop people meeting in parks etc which is where the current transmissions is likely to have happened.

It's like Matt Hancock doesn't have a clue.

 

[chiefdave]

Not a real lockdown again is it really.

It s a bit of a joke if what is being reported in correct. Closing shops and not opening bars but doing nothing to stop locals travelling. Again look at other countries, when they had local lockdowns the travel network was locked down as well.

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

They also say schools aren't vectors of transmission but then close them.

Why close places where school distancing is in place but they don't appear to have stop people meeting in parks etc which is where the current transmissions is likely to have happened.

It's like Matt Hancock doesn't have a clue.

It's the result of making a PPE graduate the Health Secretary.

 

[skybluetony176]

UK hardest hit by virus among leading G7 countries

 

[David O'Day]

It's the result of making a PPE graduate the Health Secretary.

A PPE graduate that couldn't cut it after graduation and had to go and work for the family computer firm

 

[hill83]

It s a bit of a joke if what is being reported in correct. Closing shops and not opening bars but doing nothing to stop locals travelling. Again look at other countries, when they had local lockdowns the travel network was locked down as well.

Let's be honest though, as a whole the people in this country haven't got it in us to follow a lockdown of an entire area. Not a chance.

 

[Ian1779]

In schools with 1500+ pupils plus staff it looks interesting, but they are draft proposals I guess.

Especially when schools of that size are in buildings designed for several hundred less.

I know it’s only draft but you can bet your bottom dollar they did not consult with school leaders or unions. So inevitable resistance is coming.

 

[Ian1779]

They also say schools aren't vectors of transmission but then close them.

Why close places where school distancing is in place but they don't appear to have stop people meeting in parks etc which is where the current transmissions is likely to have happened.

It's like Matt Hancock doesn't have a clue.

Indoor, overcrowded buildings that are poorly ventilated (lack of openable windows from a safety perspective) with a cohort of human beings that think they’re immortal - even if the kids are trying their best to adhere to distancing.

Bugs, colds and flu go round normally in a school - why do they think that this won’t happen with Cov-ID?

 

[David O'Day]

Indoor, overcrowded buildings that are poorly ventilated (lack of openable windows from a safety perspective) with a cohort of human beings that think they’re immortal - even if the kids are trying their best to adhere to distancing.

Bugs, colds and flu go round normally in a school - why do they think that this won’t happen with Cov-ID?

They are casing children are particularly effected after telling the uk this couldn't happen

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

Especially when schools of that size are in buildings designed for several hundred less.

I know it’s only draft but you can bet your bottom dollar they did not consult with school leaders or unions. So inevitable resistance is coming.

I still haven't heard why the teaching unions want to keep us out of school.

 

[fernandopartridge]

UK hardest hit by virus among leading G7 countries

Hardest hit a misnomer really, everywhere has been hit. Weakest defence is the real story.

 

[Ian1779]

I still haven't heard why the teaching unions want to keep us out of school.

I don’t think they WANT to keep us out but they have a duty to the safety of their members, and their families. I suppose there may also be some people that are worried about litigation if they were to transmit the disease and someone dies.

 

[skyblueusername]

Issue is people will just leave Leicester

I was listening to a radio phone-in earlier today where they were saying they were all booking train tickets to Nottingham on Saturday for an "indepence day" pub crawl/virus spread. Fukin inbreds.

 

[David O'Day]

I was listening to a radio phone-in earlier today where they were saying they were all booking train tickets to Nottingham on Saturday for an "indepence day" pub crawl/virus spread. Fukin inbreds.

They'll hit up all those hillbilly towns between cov and leicester as well

build a fucking wall

 

[Ian1779]

They'll hit up all those hillbilly towns between cov and leicester as well

build a fucking wall

The Cummings effect...

 

[skyblueusername]

They'll hit up all those hillbilly towns between cov and leicester as well

build a fucking wall

I live in rugby so send a massive thanks to Mr beeching for dismantling that certain railway line.

 

[David O'Day]

I live in rugby so send a massive thanks to Mr beeching for dismantling that certain railway line.

The stupid things is they are not forcing people to stay in Leicester so wit people being allowed to drive anywhere as long as they don't stay overnight Leicester folk could go basically anywhere this weekend

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

I don’t think they WANT to keep us out but they have a duty to the safety of their members, and their families. I suppose there may also be some people that are worried about litigation if they were to transmit the disease and someone dies.

I meant that question from those who seem to think the unions are trying to keep us out for longer than needed. I know that Williamson was told off for not 'breaking the unions' which is probably why he came up with the penalty fines being restored in September.

 

[SkyBlueDom26]

Something positive so Dom doesn't come on and cry.

You cry about everything

 

[Ian1779]

I meant that question from those who seem to think the unions are trying to keep us out for longer than needed. I know that Williamson was told off for not 'breaking the unions' which is probably why he came up with the penalty fines being restored in September.

Sorry I misunderstood. Williamson told off for not breaking the unions, Long-Bailey criticised for being too close to them before her sacking - you wouldn’t think these people actually did an excellent job in raining in the government adequately over this partial return. They have acted more efficiently and purposefully than any aspect of government in this entire affair.

 

[SkyBlueDom26]

At least you told me off to save Dom coming in later to accuse me of wanting to stay in lockdown for the next 50 years.

Obsessed geeza fishing for them likes

 

[David O'Day]

You cry about everything

Tad Rich given the spring and summer you've had

 

[David O'Day]

Obsessed geeza fishing for them likes

He's right though, that's your new patter ain't it.

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

Sorry I misunderstood. Williamson told off for not breaking the unions, Long-Bailey criticised for being too close to them before her sacking - you wouldn’t think these people actually did an excellent job in raining in the government adequately over this partial return. They have acted more efficiently and purposefully than any aspect of government in this entire affair.

I only got a few messages off Coventry NEU in the last 3-4 months, nothing out of the ordinary. The truth is if we'd got on top of class sizes and facilities in the last decade, we could well have taken Denmark's approach to reopening the schools.