The Leicester lockdown is one of a few good moves made by English governance. The possibility of local lockdowns keep everyone alert in the way bullshit slogans do not, it allows for quick changes, and it sets a precedence for controlling the virus. If the country starts to move into that phase, the rest of it can get back to normal quicker.

Ha yes probably was about me. The people on this thread are utterly delusional and live in a world where they can’t have differing opinions and get on their moral high ground about everything it is ridiculous.

 

And of course there is another second wave article in the last couple of posts, these people will be crying about a second wave that doesn’t come for the next ten years.

 

So Leicester is back in lockdown Alex

Some good analysis from John Burn-Murdoch from the FT on the discrepencies between England/Wales Covid-19 positive test data.

 

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tl;dr - Basically England isn't publishing Pillar 2 (commercial lab testing) results broken down by local authority which is accouting for 90% of new cases in Leicester. This data is not being routinely published in the public domain. In Wales it is.

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'The cost is around $3,200 per treatment of six doses, according to the US government statement.'

 

Jesus.

Well we already knew the US under trump don't give a damn about their so called allies unless they can take advantage of them

This is also crazy but sadly not surprising: “The drug, which was invented for Ebola but failed to work, is under patent to Gilead, which means no other company in wealthy countries can make it.”

 

There’s never a clear example than stuff like this when profit is literally put before people’s lives.

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'The cost is around $3,200 per treatment of six doses, according to the US government statement.'

 

Jesus.

 

It doesn't bode well if a vaccine becomes available and the patent is not shared/manufactured accordingly. This is the problem with America under Trump seemingly want to enter a period of isolationism again.. there will be times it comes back to bite you on the arse.

 

Another day of companies announcing plans to cut jobs today, it's going to be a torrid few months for retail and hospitality especially.

 

By the time we get a vaccine, I imagine Trump will be out. Fingers crossed anyway.

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How's that herd strategy going then ... ?

Just seeing 52,000 new cases in America yday, anyone know what the English figure is?

Just seeing 52,000 new cases in America yday, anyone know what the English figure is?

 

829 yesterday for the UK according to Worldometers.

Boris Johnson's Dad has travelled to Greece, despite advice to avoid travelling. Passengers can't fly from the UK to Greece currently either. Instead he circumvented this by flying to Greece from Bulgaria. Yet another dent in the PM/Government's message.

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-53266552

I can’t even be arsed to get outraged by stuff like that now, the energy has gone. I guess this is how they get away with it all.

I wouldn't be outraged by that tbf I would say anyone really wanting to get to a country not in the recommended bracket will do this which shows the pointlessness of those type of rules.

829 yesterday for the UK according to Worldometers.

 

Thanks!

 

For one day? And those 829 will have bound to have spread it....you'd think figures would increase as there's a lot more contacts now with more things opening up.

I'm actually quite pro-ending lockdown measures sooner in Britain and have been for a while, not least because I'll be there in 2.5 weeks and I don't wanna do a pointless quatorzaine on arrival but also:

 

 

Are you guys okay.

You’ve timed your trip better than I timed mine! :lol: I’ll be on day 14 before these air bridges even materialise

 

 

Germany’s low rate doesn’t surprise me if the rest of the country is like Berlin. In store compliance is excellence but the ubahn is dodgy enough for a PR campaign and out and about the numbers are negligible

 

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My folks are wearing masks but I’d say they’re the exception rather than the rule

Oh, I'm seeing about 80% less people in masks now than during the lockdown. It's like everyone suddenly thinks it's all okay.

Oh, I'm seeing about 80% less people in masks now than during the lockdown. It's like everyone suddenly thinks it's all okay.

Yeah to be fair that percentage will be outdated and it was always much lower on the street. But it's still compulsory in many indoor places and in the grand scheme of things, it's a pretty minimal measure to take that (hopefully) allows us to have a life fairly close to normal.

Air bridges in place for England from 10th July.

 

Other countries in the union TBC

 

 

 

Absolutely useless. Week later than briefed. Does heehaw good for me as if Scotland does it the same day I shave 24hrs off my quarantine 😑