If the next stage of containment comes in to force, where you can only go out for "essentials", I'm not sure if going for a run falls under that category. There's already a mini-backlash starting against runners meeting up for outdoor races, even if they're well below the >500 threshold that has been largely agreed upon, so wouldn't want to the stir the pot in relation to that. I'll still go out for runs on my own until such a time that I'm advised not to.

 

Well quite, I kinda just thought of a solo run rather than a park run

 

Is the St. Patrick's Day run off I take?

Well quite, I kinda just thought of a solo run rather than a park run

 

Is the St. Patrick's Day run off I take?

 

Yes, the St Patrick's Day run was cancelled last week, and I'm pretty sure we'll get confirmation on the Belfast Marathon being cancelled later on today.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/...ce-grant-shapps

 

????? I'm literally SPEECHLESS.

If this was being 'handled by science' then shouldn't there be a concerted effort and continual updates from the government on their strategy? I may not be in the country but I've seen very little evidence of good and strong government reassurance.

 

Or hell, just look at South Korea who've managed a very good level of control amid a tough level of spreading. By science, you follow the most successful strategy so far.

It's being handled by politics. They don't want the NHS to be over run and to highlight how short of investments there's been over the past decade. So it's herd mentality all the way so the poor and old will most likely feel the effects.

It's being handled by politics. They don't want the NHS to be over run and to highlight how short of investments there's been over the past decade. So it's herd mentality all the way so the poor and old will most likely feel the effects.

But isnt their current strategy doing exactly the opposite? With no measures taken, the NHS will for sure collaps

 

I mean y'all are doing worse than half of europe and we're all on lockdown to prevent our healthcare to be overrun

Yes plus more elderly casualties means less of a pension burden.

The Craigavon 3/4 marathon I was due to do in April is now postponed.

 

It would've been the last big test before the marathon in May, so I'm disappointed by that. On the plus side, it means that I no longer need to go to Craigavon.

Always good not to have to go to Craigavon!

It's being handled by politics. They don't want the NHS to be over run and to highlight how short of investments there's been over the past decade. So it's herd mentality all the way so the poor and old will most likely feel the effects.

 

If they don't want the NHS to be overrun they are going the wrong way about it. Taking too long for controls that if they were implemented a few days ago like the rest of Europe would allow a bit of delay in the peak to buy time to get ventilators in, prepare the NHS etc.

 

The UK was actually in a relatively good position, a bit behind most of the other big countries in Europe in our stage of the virus spread. Boris and the government have squandered that advantage.

If they don't want the NHS to be overrun they are going the wrong way about it. Taking too long for controls that if they were implemented a few days ago like the rest of Europe would allow a bit of delay in the peak to buy time to get ventilators in, prepare the NHS etc.

 

The UK was actually in a relatively good position, a bit behind most of the other big countries in Europe in our stage of the virus spread. Boris and the government have squandered that advantage.

 

Yeh maybe it was not made clear enough the way I wrote it but it was a criticism as they seem to think this will mean people will get it in batches instead of all at once but it won't happen like that.

 

Also they were too slow to react in terms of travel etc.

As expected, the Belfast Marathon has now been postponed to September. That's 3 months of training that are now going to go to waste. Still, looking on the bright side, I've now beaten my own personal record of longest distance run in 1 go (16 miles).

Primark now closed throughout all Europe!!

Just got an email from York saying that all teaching and examinations for the Final term are going to be done online (and that first-year exams will be cancelled) however the Uni is still open. Given that there's only four weeks of teaching after Easter this is probably the best part of the year for it to happen, still going to have to revise over most of Easter though.

I’m surprised the US is handling this better than the UK considering how most Americans are anti-science

 

Schools are closed, supermarkets are starting to practice rationing supplies, hell even the Starbucks near my house is only accepting takeaway orders

France has already closed schools, shops, cafés, restaurants, bars, ski resorts, gyms, closed its borders and severely reduced public transport. The country is basically already shut but Macron is speaking *again* at 20h00 tonight and I don't see what more can be announced other than an Italy-style lockdown where we have to have a reason to go outside and can't leave our town/neighbourhood urgh.

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So the WHO press conference there stated that there should be continued tests on people and social distancing on all possible levels be put in place and yet Boris Johnson is putting the opposite plans in place so far although we are waiting for the dear leader to make his daily statement.

They’ve announced... nothing

@1239600504747044865

 

We’re moving onto the France level of lockdown. The fact that shops will be allowed to open on Sundays, and the chancellor from the Christian Democratic Union just shut churches, wholly underlines how bad this is!

so i'm lumped into the group who they're announcing that 12 week isolation for next week lmao. gonna buy myself a nintendo switch