The Tier System is pointless and purely a delaying strategy so it looks like they're doing something. Next week is the last week of term and I'm near certain that by the end of it, we would go into a short lockdown for 2-3 weeks, there's simply no other way to relieve the hospitals at this point.

 

Plus if there's one thing that I will give Boris credit for being good at, it's making a u-turn.

 

 

I see Downing Street has scheduled a briefing and press conference unexpectedly at 4pm today, though, judging by the last couple it probably won't be anything we don't already know.

I see Downing Street has scheduled a briefing and press conference unexpectedly at 4pm today, though, judging by the last couple it probably won't be anything we don't already know.

 

Probably just to reaffirm the severity of the situation. They probably need 2-3 a week.

 

I still think they are just waiting to see if they need a circuit breaker. But the whole country needs one to be honest. There is some stuff out today that a vaccine is 50/50 for December, so I guess we just need to stall time as much as we can really.

They seem to have suggested a two week Circuit Breaker will no longer be effective as they had suggested it in September to bring levels back down to August level so they could control it better.

 

Sounds more and more like prioritising landlords and sending uni students back has proven to be a disaster. I’m not saying they’re the only cause but it’s certainly helped speed up the number of infections.

They seem to have suggested a two week Circuit Breaker will no longer be effective as they had suggested it in September to bring levels back down to August level so they could control it better.

 

Sounds more and more like prioritising landlords and sending uni students back has proven to be a disaster. I’m not saying they’re the only cause but it’s certainly helped speed up the number of infections.

 

This was a PR press conference in my opinion - one to get Greater Manchester to curve, two to stress the severity to people to abide my the measures and three, to tell people they don't want a national circuit breaker but that "nothing is out of the question". That smells like a political circuit breaker to me.

 

What actually is the likelihood of us having a circuit breaker lockdown now then? I've seen people say it will almost definitely happen next Friday to others saying it's off the cards and the government would never do it. Ugh.

I see Downing Street has scheduled a briefing and press conference unexpectedly at 4pm today, though, judging by the last couple it probably won't be anything we don't already know.

Wait. No warning at least 5 days in advance for The S*n to be able to speculate for an entire week what they are going to announce?!

It’s definitely happening, they just need to wait until they’ve done a whole half term in schools. All the politics is about schools, guys. At least England are pretending they’re still thinking about it. Wales have announced that the will announce one over the next few days. If it’s that urgent, why not start now? Because schools.

What actually is the likelihood of us having a circuit breaker lockdown now then? I've seen people say it will almost definitely happen next Friday to others saying it's off the cards and the government would never do it. Ugh.

 

A circuit breaker doesn't really effect us though that are already facing Tier 2 restrictions. I suspect the likelihood is quite high, but I don't suspect they will make a decision until Wednesday/Thursday next week. I don't think they will do it unless the data justifies it- but it doesn't take a genius to work out the trajectory for the rest of the country for the next 2-3 weeks. I do think the whole thing is pointless unless people tweak their behaviour tho.

The 'spike' in Essex is likely due to universities too.

 

The decision to allow students into halls really was a shitshow but we are where we are.

 

 

 

How different European countries have handled the Covid-19 global pandemic.

 

Sweden stands out, it has had much less of an economic hit but consequently a much larger casulty rate than neighbouring Norway and Finland. The UK and Spain are pretty much uniquely bad in having had a huge economic hit AND very high casulty rates..

My lifelong friend's dad has died from it, 88. He'd gone in to hospital with chest pains and caught it in there. I wouldn't go near a hospital now unless it was an absolute emergency.

So the rumour going around now is that Wales will go into a circuit breaker at 6pm on Friday 23rd October and remain in one until 00:01am on Monday 9th November. Schools still haven’t been decided with some, mainly primary, expected to return as normal on 2nd November.

 

I've finally found an excellent site that has the regional and local data breakdown (Note to UKGov: why the hell aren't you producing this sort of website??)

 

Below is a breakdown of local cases in Exeter from the last three months. The red line is when school term began in Devon. The orange band gives the period when students 'staggered' their arrival to Exeter University.

 

I'll let you draw your own conclusions...

 

I still cannot understand how they didn’t think universities returning would blow up in their face. Yes, of course everyone wants money, but it’s such a daft thing to do.

I still cannot understand how they didn’t think universities returning would blow up in their face. Yes, of course everyone wants money, but it’s such a daft thing to do.

 

Many Tory donors are private landlord companies who have an interest in university towns filling up their HMOs

From Manchester Evening News: Someone is not happy.

 

As Andy Burnham continues to lead a Greater Manchester stand-off with government over a Tier 3 lockdown, North-South tensions are simmering.

 

The Mayor is refusing to accept the region being pushed into the strictest category of measures to contain the spread of coronavirus without better financial support.

 

Thousands of businesses are already suffering having endured extra restrictions in the region for almost three months.

 

While others, including Lancashire and Liverpool, have accepted the government's demands, Greater Manchester is still holding out.

 

The dispute has now made national headlines for several days and the region's stance appears to have ruffled some feathers.

 

Staff from Manchester bar 'Three Little Words' appeared on ITV News last night to explain how Tier 3 would affect them.

 

In response, an irate southerner, identified only as 'Lynn', penned an foul-mouthed message to the bar telling people in Manchester not to venture south.

 

 

Edited October 18, 20204 yr by Crazy Chris

In response, an irate southerner, identified only as 'Lynn', penned an foul-mouthed message to the bar telling people in Manchester not to venture south.

 

I've finally found an excellent site that has the regional and local data breakdown (Note to UKGov: why the hell aren't you producing this sort of website??)

 

Below is a breakdown of local cases in Exeter from the last three months. The red line is when school term began in Devon. The orange band gives the period when students 'staggered' their arrival to Exeter University.

 

I'll let you draw your own conclusions...

 

 

It doesn't take a genius - think of all the places right now suffering - major University - Durham, Newcastle, Glasgow, Edinburugh, Manchester, Lancaster, York, Leeds, Preston, London. Bristol and Exeter are not too far behind either and can probably bet Norwich, Cambridge and Oxford too. Hate to be the one to say it but students WERE/ARE the major problem.

I've finally found an excellent site that has the regional and local data breakdown (Note to UKGov: why the hell aren't you producing this sort of website??)

 

Below is a breakdown of local cases in Exeter from the last three months. The red line is when school term began in Devon. The orange band gives the period when students 'staggered' their arrival to Exeter University.

 

I'll let you draw your own conclusions...

 

 

Did I miss something in the North East with regards to 4th October? In all the local authorities here (Northumberland, North/South Tyneside, Newcastle, Gateshead, Sunderland and County Durham) there was a huge spike on 4th October which hasn't been replicated since. :unsure:

Did I miss something in the North East with regards to 4th October? In all the local authorities here (Northumberland, North/South Tyneside, Newcastle, Gateshead, Sunderland and County Durham) there was a huge spike on 4th October which hasn't been replicated since. :unsure:

 

Loads of positive tests were missed in the last week of September due to an error with an Excel spreadsheet, so these were all added back on 3rd and 4th October.