They are going on about this test to see who's had it as being important, but surely China has been working on this and still doesn't have it?
These are small but the ones out there are far away.Unless soldiers are getting smaller it looks like cadets at the front
In Italy, the vast majority of people who are getting fines for breaking the lockout orders, seem to be the elderly. Like having a death wish or something.Why is it the older generation (who's more at risk of this) the one's that are the most obstinate? My old man just isn't having any of it. Not just him, but others I've talked to who are around his age share the same opinion. They actively get angry by any mention of it. It's fecking bizarre.
Children of key workers I assume means essential public services and civil servants ect? So the key workers and their children will become a melting pot for infections. Perfect.Tbf he called it.
UK schools are shutting but children of key workers will still go in and schools expected to cater for them.
Good idea I think and helps with the childcare issue.
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Probably don't want to psychologically face the prospect that they're in a high risk group of dying from this. If they look at what's happening in Italy with their health service being swamped, its pretty fecking grim.Why is it the older generation (who's more at risk of this) the one's that are the most obstinate? My old man just isn't having any of it. Not just him, but others I've talked to who are around his age share the same opinion. They actively get angry by any mention of it. It's fecking bizarre.
I know! A BBC reporter on a 6 figure salary and she asks a dumb question like that.Already asking when schools will open again
It's because the Speaker complained yesterday that the public knew before the MPs. Wankers.I am wondering whether the government had a roadmap for big announcements spaced out each day this week, so there were clear headline messages each day. or whether this situation is moving so quick that they just keep coming?
Monday) Social distancing and isolation
Tuesday) Business
Wednesday) Children & education
Thursday) ?
Friday) ?
Edit: The PM Boris Johnson and the Education Secretary making speeches at the same time. Sort it out lads, we want to hear from you both.
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It's bizarre, that's for sureIn Italy, the vast majority of people who are getting fines for breaking the lockout orders, seem to be the elderly. Like having a death wish or something.
I knew there would be a presser, but didn't know there would be big new measures daily.Sorry missed the question here, pretty sure they said at weekend that there would be an announcement every evening Monday - Friday this week.
That was my thinking. There's almost a kind of insecurity about it. Only thing i can think of that would explain such a cavalier attitude.Probably don't want to psychologically face the prospect that they're in a high risk group of dying from this. If they look at what's happening in Italy with their health service being swamped, its pretty fecking grim.
My dad seems to have accepted that he's pretty high risk thankfully, 67 with type 2 diabetes, hypertension and other heart problems in the past.
To Italy, why?China's deaths won't even reach 4k (unless the virus comes back later), Italy's are easily going to reach 6k (in best case scenario we can assume that they are at the peak, so they are at around half of the deaths). Of course, they are not at the peak there, there was a large increase from yesterday in the number of new cases, so they are going to have 10k deaths even with the total lockdown.
And I am contemplating going there right now.
Well they have 31000 cases so I’d say there is loads of people younger with it and a lot of younger people will just go home and isolate which won’t be recorded.So why have so many older people picked up the illness?
I'll say it everyday I see him, but Patrick Vallence looks shifty and snivelling. I wouldn't trust him to change a lightbulb.The defensiveness nature of every speech and starting with why you were right all along does not help with trust.
The layman knew school closures would be necessary. Just make the announcements and stop trying to save face.
Apparently the measures for workers will be announced tomorrow.I just want them to finally offer a proper answer on how they can expect somebody to survive alone or support a family on 95 quid a week if they have to come out of work to either self isolate or to now look after their children now the schools are closed.
Yeah, focus on what's actually happening right now instead of trying to make the future seem predetermined.The journalists actually feck me off. They ask such stupid questions. No one knows when this blows over. Government decisions are being made based on stopping this virus spreading. Why ask when school will open, about exams etc. Ask them where are the testing kits, how are we tackling the disease. It’s not exactly difficult.
Not ruling legal action out.Always going to be an uphill battle from here. Government have fecked it by not acting earlier and proceeding with this 'herd immunity bollocks. Has he mentioned anything about London?
Interestingly Lombardy went into lockdown on 8 March, 10 days ago, and took it seriously fairly quickly.
People keep saying Italy is looking more positive, but I can't see it unless you are seriously cherry picking the data: https://lab.gedidigital.it/gedi-visual/2020/coronavirus-i-contagi-in-italia/Interestingly Lombardy went into lockdown on 8 March, 10 days ago, and took it seriously fairly quickly.
The rest of the country followed on 10 March and i don't think took it as seriously as they weren't so badly hit at that point.
Lombardy has been stable in case rises for a few days whilst the huge increases are now coming from other regions.
Something I cannot get past with him is that “school boy being told off“ half grin that he struggles to contain when he’s discussing the most serious subjects.Johnson is struggling to find the right tone.
A full lock down will come and maybe if this advice 'staggers's the amount in lock down, it can last longer without civil unrest. I've been quite impressed in Spain but there are more people moving about today than there were the past few and it's only been a handful of days.Oh, Vallance don't give people wiggle room to ignore the guidance.
I didn't watch that specific issue but bear in mind reporters have to ask questions for the common folk, not themselves.I know! A BBC reporter on a 6 figure salary and she asks a dumb question like that.
Of course they don't have to go, you can self isolate whenever you want anyway.Anyone know if the children of key workers have to go to school?
I’m an office worker, working from home - other half is a key worker.
i’ll be at home to look after them - they will be at work.
I Don’t have time to drop off and collect 3 kids each day - and we can’t utilise our parents as they’re vulnerable. And the wraparound clubs likely to be cancelled anyway.
figure we just won’t say anything to the schools and keep them off. Worst case, my partner’s kid would have to go - I’d argue as we’re a recently joined family that my kids are mine and my partner’s kid is theirs.
I was right. They are staying open for kids whose parents who work in emergency services.Wtf. How is that going work? If the building needs to be reopened for students then Estates need to come in as well. Then there's additional travel arrangements for the kids, plus the Health and Safety inspectors, plus first aiders, plus reception staff.
That's not forgetting that whilst these teachers are delivering lessons and doing their normal prepping, marking etc they'll also be expected to provide online learning for other students, video meetings, and more than likely do CPD training because the majority of teachers have never done remote learning. If you think teachers are going to be having one big holiday then you're having a laugh mate.
But none of it matters because if the government say the buildings are shut then they're shut.
It was the comment about "modelling accepting some people won't follow the guidance" (or similar). At least Boris did actually then hammer home that it was everybody's duty.A full lock down will come and maybe if this advice 'staggers's the amount in lock down, it can last longer without civil unrest. I've been quite impressed in Spain but there are more people moving about today than there were the past few and it's only been a handful of days.
I am almost out of blood pressure meds, but I am also almost out of cigs, too so I will go back to daily BP checks, rather than risk going to the farmacia. Brother in law in isolation, parents quarantined off Brazil on a ship and no cigs. feck my life.
I am wondering whether the government had a roadmap for big announcements spaced out each day this week, so there were clear headline messages each day. or whether this situation is moving so quick that they just keep coming?
Monday) Social distancing and isolation
Tuesday) Business
Wednesday) Children & education
Thursday) ?
Friday) ?
Edit: The PM Boris Johnson and the Education Secretary making speeches at the same time. Sort it out lads, we want to hear from you both.