Same here in Ireland. “Face coverings” (not masks) recommended in shops/public transport but not mandatory. And, where I live, I’d say less than 1 in 4 people stick to this recommendation. Which is annoying but doesn’t seem to have had much effect on our stats (very good for a couple of weeks now)
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BluesJr
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Masks now mandatory on public transport from the 15th in England.
Yeah recommended that, said they'll look into it but something about "special" tubes and sterile virology bags that they don't the logistics in place to transport cross-site safely or something. But they're reassuring that it'll be brought over to the main hospital (where the ED, ITU, resp ward, covid wards all are) so not sure why not just put it there to start with.That booking slots thing sounds mental. Can you not just take blood off each other on the wards and send it off to the lab?
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On the other hand, I heard from my stepmother that she had been tested 2 weeks ago, and she couldn't speak highly enough about the care she received and the efficiency of the process. I suppose some areas are just doing better than others.My lasses family were all tested because her sister (who is pregnant) was having COVID symptoms. The people dealing with the tests have since lost the sister's test and the others haven't had results back yet weeks later. It's difficult to fathom how we can get this so wrong at every level.
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Christ that's grim. Everytime I think about 'feck it, I'll just take my chances' I remind myself that it's a nasty fecker.
feck I knew I should've gone to Barnard Castle.And I guess this macro function proves itself to be all but useless when there is such a massive variations in local areas and it's being used to drive policies at national level?
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The thing with this is that I kind of get why the public haven't embraced this as an idea. Where have you ever even seen face masks on sale, for example? I've never noticed them in shops. I'm currently on a 2 month long waiting list to get one delivered. The home-made ones we currently have cause me to continually touch my face to reposition it as it moves off my nose when I move my head or try to talk.Same here in Ireland. “Face coverings” (not masks) recommended in shops/public transport but not mandatory. And, where I live, I’d say less than 1 in 4 people stick to this recommendation. Which is annoying but doesn’t seem to have had much effect on our stats (very good for a couple of weeks now)
I got some to my sister from Amazon in a few days. These were the ones, just regular blue pleated masks. She said they were decent quality.The thing with this is that I kind of get why the public haven't embraced this as an idea. Where have you ever even seen face masks on sale, for example? I've never noticed them in shops. I'm currently on a 2 month long waiting list to get one delivered. The home-made ones we currently have cause me to continually touch my face to reposition it as it moves off my nose when I move my head or try to talk.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/PORTWORLD-...1591290348&sprefix=face+masks+,aps,201&sr=8-1
The thing with this is that I kind of get why the public haven't embraced this as an idea. Where have you ever even seen face masks on sale, for example? I've never noticed them in shops. I'm currently on a 2 month long waiting list to get one delivered. The home-made ones we currently have cause me to continually touch my face to reposition it as it moves off my nose when I move my head or try to talk.
I was about to ask that question somewhere. Where does one buy a supply? I'm flying in a few weeks and I'll need some. If I turn up to the airport will they just give me some?
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I doubt it. It looks like the link @Penna gave above is the best bet.I was about to ask that question somewhere. Where does one buy a supply? I'm flying in a few weeks and I'll need some. If I turn up to the airport will they just give me some?
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About a month after Sadiq Khan called for it. Party Politics.Masks now mandatory on public transport from the 15th in England.
Confirmed that his test was negative. No need for your thoughts & prayers.Don't know, just hope he recovers
I didn't see it as much as that, i saw it more that non-essential retail and wider businesses going back on the 15th of June will overwhelm public transport volumes compared to what we're seeing currently and that they are paranoid of the R rate increasing.About a month after Sadiq Khan called for it. Party Politics.
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1. I don’t understand why it wasn’t mandatory to wear masks in the first place on public transport - both from the lockdown beginning and when initial easing took place.
2. Why the heck is there an 11 day delay on making it mandatory? What’s the logic behind making it mandatory from the 15th June instead of...today?
2. Why the heck is there an 11 day delay on making it mandatory? What’s the logic behind making it mandatory from the 15th June instead of...today?
Retail goes back on the 15th of June, majority of those will travel by public transport.What’s the logic behind making it mandatory from the 15th June instead of...today?
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I completely agree. My brothers a bus driver and people have been taking the piss. On a number of occasions during lockdown he got to the last stop, and told somebody on board that they're turning round. Only to be told that they've "come for the ride out."1. I don’t understand why it wasn’t mandatory to wear masks in the first place on public transport - both from the lockdown beginning and when initial easing took place.
2. Why the heck is there an 11 day delay on making it mandatory? What’s the logic behind making it mandatory from the 15th June instead of...today?
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Give people chance to get hold of a mask perhaps?1. I don’t understand why it wasn’t mandatory to wear masks in the first place on public transport - both from the lockdown beginning and when initial easing took place.
2. Why the heck is there an 11 day delay on making it mandatory? What’s the logic behind making it mandatory from the 15th June instead of...today?
The UK is going backwards with all of this. Should have been international travel quarantine from the beginning, masks from the beginning.1. I don’t understand why it wasn’t mandatory to wear masks in the first place on public transport - both from the lockdown beginning and when initial easing took place.
2. Why the heck is there an 11 day delay on making it mandatory? What’s the logic behind making it mandatory from the 15th June instead of...today?
jymufc20
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Probably due to the lack of PPE for key workers, they must have managable stock from the 15th.1. I don’t understand why it wasn’t mandatory to wear masks in the first place on public transport - both from the lockdown beginning and when initial easing took place.
2. Why the heck is there an 11 day delay on making it mandatory? What’s the logic behind making it mandatory from the 15th June instead of...today?
PPE isn't relevant for what the government asking people to do, you shouldn't be using medical facemasks. Plain cloth face coverings is all you need. It's simply down to the volume of people using public transport, and the inability to practice social distancing.Probably due to the lack of PPE for key workers, they must have managable stock from the 15th.
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And now the R value is at 0.57 for Germany and 0.85 for Berlin. The RKI just released today's numbers. Seems to me it doesn't make much sense to get too hung up about it and read too much into it.R is at 0.71 as of yesterday.
Edit: Just seen, that's already been posted.
The Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research also updates the R number daily: https://gitlab.com/simm/covid19/secir/-/wikis/Report. Their model seems a little less volatile and here it hasn't gone above 1 since early April for what it's worth. You can also see the numbers for each state if you scroll down a little.
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you can’t get them from anywhere. Only things ive seen are people selling home made onesGive people chance to get hold of a mask perhaps?
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That's fair but we saw a couple of weeks ago when they told everyone to go back to work how packed the London buses/the tube was - masks should have absolutely been on the agenda from that point at least. I'm not shocked that it wasn't put in place because they've fecked up a lot already but they've had so much time to set things up.Retail goes back on the 15th of June, majority of those will travel by public transport.
Ffs I'd have thrown them off at that point.I completely agree. My brothers a bus driver and people have been taking the piss. On a number of occasions during lockdown he got to the last stop, and told somebody on board that they're turning round. Only to be told that they've "come for the ride out."
We've been in lockdown for 2 months is it now? Just over that? They've had so much time to get the message out to get hold of masks and advise people where and how to get them or make them if needed.Give people chance to get hold of a mask perhaps?
Indeed, I couldn't believe it when my partner came back on one of the chartered flights from Australia in March and she breezed through the airports with no inspections, no need to quarantine or have masks. Baffling.The UK is going backwards with all of this. Should have been international travel quarantine from the beginning, masks from the beginning.
Pogue Mahone
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The basic blue disposable surgical masks are on sale everywhere here. There was a bit of price gouging going on when lockdown started but you can buy packs of 10 for a couple of quid in most corner shops now. I have never used them because I don’t like the way they end up in landfill.The thing with this is that I kind of get why the public haven't embraced this as an idea. Where have you ever even seen face masks on sale, for example? I've never noticed them in shops. I'm currently on a 2 month long waiting list to get one delivered. The home-made ones we currently have cause me to continually touch my face to reposition it as it moves off my nose when I move my head or try to talk.
Most people (of the people who wear masks) have cotton reusable ones, with fancy patterns. Seems like it’s almost a fashion thing. My wife (who has a biggish Instagram account) has been sent a bunch of them by local fashion designers. They all look fecking stupid. I refuse to wear them. Luckily work sent me some basic white cotton ones, which do the job. Youtube is full of videos about how to make your own from bandanas, socks etc
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Yeah, same here. They also seem to find their way into bushes and onto pavements around here with some frequency.The basic blue disposable surgical masks are on sale everywhere here. There was a bit of price gouging going on when lockdown started but you can buy packs of 10 for a couple of quid in most corner shops now. I have never used them because I don’t like the way they end up in landfill.
Most people (of the people who wear masks) have cotton reusable ones, with fancy patterns. Seems like it’s almost a fashion thing. My wife (who has a biggish Instagram account) has been sent a bunch of them by local fashion designers. They all look fecking stupid. I refuse to wear them. Luckily work sent me some basic white cotton ones, which do the job. Youtube is full of videos about how to make your own from bandanas, socks etc
Luckily, I don't really have to go anywhere but once a week to the shops, and I wait till late when nobody's around.
Might have to get the sewing machine out.
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Gives stores a chance to stock up and stops people from stock-piling March loo-roll style.1. I don’t understand why it wasn’t mandatory to wear masks in the first place on public transport - both from the lockdown beginning and when initial easing took place.
2. Why the heck is there an 11 day delay on making it mandatory? What’s the logic behind making it mandatory from the 15th June instead of...today?
Hook us upMy wife (who has a biggish Instagram account)
jymufc20
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That's the problem though, people are doing and more people would of ordered them when supplies were short at the time. That is, in my opinion why the government haven't brought this in sooner. Roughly 9 out of ten people I see wearing face masks in public are medical grade.PPE isn't relevant for what the government asking people to do, you shouldn't be using medical facemasks. Plain cloth face coverings is all you need. It's simply down to the volume of people using public transport, and the inability to practice social distancing.
Pogue Mahone
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You don’t want to, believe me. I have to follow her but it’s fecked up my Instagram algorithm. What was once an oasis of bouldering and fishing videos has become riddled with photos of middle aged women in flowery dresses.Hook us up
Pogue Mahone
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I know, right? I think people also forget that proper flu is horrendous too. It’s much rarer than you’d think to catch influenza. Bad colds are often called flu but the real thing can feck you over for months. So covid must be a whole other level.Christ that's grim. Everytime I think about 'feck it, I'll just take my chances' I remind myself that it's a nasty fecker.
UnrelatedPsuedo
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Strongly advise everyone to go through the portal to order a Covid test.
My partner is sick / symptomatic.
Went online to order two tests. Despite paying all bills at the address and having council tax bills in our names.....
The government system does not recognise us as living here. We have been here two years.
Next step.... there are none. It recommends I go to a Drive through testing centre. I don’t have a car. It specifically says to not take a taxi.
It’s also says.... drumroll......... DO NOT LEAVE THE HOUSE IF YOU OR ANYONE YOU LIVE WITH IS SHOWING SYMPTOMS....
What the fcuking fcuk.
Overly dramatic but please do all go and run through the website now, don’t wait until you need it. The system may not be there for you.
Obviously be a good egg and don’t order a test if you don’t need one.
My partner is sick / symptomatic.
Went online to order two tests. Despite paying all bills at the address and having council tax bills in our names.....
The government system does not recognise us as living here. We have been here two years.
Next step.... there are none. It recommends I go to a Drive through testing centre. I don’t have a car. It specifically says to not take a taxi.
It’s also says.... drumroll......... DO NOT LEAVE THE HOUSE IF YOU OR ANYONE YOU LIVE WITH IS SHOWING SYMPTOMS....
What the fcuking fcuk.
Overly dramatic but please do all go and run through the website now, don’t wait until you need it. The system may not be there for you.
Obviously be a good egg and don’t order a test if you don’t need one.
Oh no.Strongly advise everyone to go through the portal to order a Covid test.
My partner is sick / symptomatic.
Went online to order two tests. Despite paying all bills at the address and having council tax bills in our names.....
The government system does not recognise us as living here. We have been here two years.
Next step.... there are none. It recommends I go to a Drive through testing centre. I don’t have a car. It specifically says to not take a taxi.
It’s also says.... drumroll......... DO NOT LEAVE THE HOUSE IF YOU OR ANYONE YOU LIVE WITH IS SHOWING SYMPTOMS....
What the fcuking fcuk.
Overly dramatic but please do all go and run through the website now, don’t wait until you need it. The system may not be there for you.
Obviously be a good egg and don’t order a test if you don’t need one.
I really do hope that your partner is ok and that it is something else.
And you are certainly not over reacting. It must be unbelievably frustrating.
Presumably the problem is the National Insurance number?
Have you tried to call the helpline.
Dumb question I guess but just wondered.
Can your GP not help.
Seems a stupid situation.
Even though the government has repeatedly said that face coverings offer little tangible benefits.Masks now mandatory on public transport from the 15th in England.
So. Why now. What has changed, apart from the fact that the government is and has been making policy decisions on the hoof.
UnrelatedPsuedo
I pity the poor fool who stinks like I do!
Cheers mate. I’ve resolved the situation. I’ve ordered some to the neighbours house in their name. I’m no less mad though.Oh no.
I really do hope that your partner is ok and that it is something else.
And you are certainly not over reacting. It must be unbelievably frustrating.
Presumably the problem is the National Insurance number?
Have you tried to call the helpline.
Dumb question I guess but just wondered.
Can your GP not help.
Seems a stupid situation.
These people are ghouls.
Excellent. I was going to suggest something like that.Cheers mate. I’ve resolved the situation. I’ve ordered some to the neighbours house in their name. I’m no less mad though.
These people are ghouls.
Well done to your neighbours.
They were saying that because they were struggling to source enough for key workers and knew if the entire country started using them the front line staff would likely go short.Even though the government has repeatedly said that face coverings offer little tangible benefits.
So. Why now. What has changed, apart from the fact that the government is and has been making policy decisions on the hoof.
So yes, they gave bad advice to the entire country and likely kept the infection rate higher than it needed to be because of their absolute logistical shit show. .
British Govenment kills its own citizens because they can’t sort their shit out in a global supply chain, despite supposedly being one of the richest countries on the planet. What a fcuking shit show.They were saying that because they were struggling to source enough for key workers and knew if the entire country started using them the front line staff would likely go short.
So yes, they gave bad advice to the entire country and likely kept the infection rate higher than it needed to be because of their absolute logistical shit show. .
Oh and we’re about to divorce ourself from the established global supply chain and go alone and do BrExit.
But Brit’s don’t care so long as they can clap at 8pm and watch some BCL football.
Thankfully I’ve not followed UK Governments advice at all on covid19 and was always more interested in what scientists from Korea, China and Singapore had to say.Even though the government has repeatedly said that face coverings offer little tangible benefits.
So. Why now. What has changed, apart from the fact that the government is and has been making policy decisions on the hoof.