Covid-19

[waffer cup 07]

4 minutes ago, Spider said:

The biggest hope we have - beyond the vaccine - is that Omicron does turn out to be mild. We should have a good idea of that in about 4 weeks.

If it is, and we can lift all restrictions then we’ve lost a few weeks with necessary caution.

If it can still kill tens of thousands, then we have protected plenty which is the government’s primary duty of care to its citizens.

Best case - mild variant, we checked it, confirmed it, cracked on mid January.

Some people just want an instant result, they’ve no fucking patience to let things play out. Have they eh? Eh? 😁😁😁

You've changed your tune, Quote, "crack on its only flu".

[Casino]

1 minute ago, waffer cup 07 said:

You've changed your tune, Quote, "crack on its only flu".

We have had a decent run of it

We couldve been locked down for months and we would still be in the shit

[Spider]

1 minute ago, waffer cup 07 said:

You've changed your tune, Quote, "crack on its only flu".

Not at all

The concern is impact on services.

Theres no evidence yet that Omicron is particularly deadly.

I’m not a lockdown nonce. I think we can manage this with some restrictions.

I have always said a new variant changes things. This may, but fortunately it looks to me like Covid is losing its threat long term.

 

[Tonge moor green jacket]

5 minutes ago, Spider said:

Not at all

The concern is impact on services.

Theres no evidence yet that Omicron is particularly deadly.

I’m not a lockdown nonce. I think we can manage this with some restrictions.

I have always said a new variant changes things. This may, but fortunately it looks to me like Covid is losing its threat long term.

 

Population of Spain is around ⅔ of ours. They had 33,000+ infections on the 17th, which equates to around 50,000 here. Where we were a few days ago.

Once omicron catches up, then Spain won't be a paradise any more!

Just shows that in general European countries have broadly similar issues with this disease.

 

[Not in Crawley]

As long as its 2 or 3 households that's fine with me, means I can see family (if we're still all testing negative at that point)

Wasn't going to the pub anyway. Might take a drive out to Haworth, I'm sure the kids would love that. 😁

[mickbrown]

15 minutes ago, Not in Crawley said:

As long as its 2 or 3 households that's fine with me, means I can see family (if we're still all testing negative at that point)

Wasn't going to the pub anyway. Might take a drive out to Haworth, I'm sure the kids would love that. 😁

If it isn't that, there will be loads sacking it off.

[Leyther_Matt]

16 minutes ago, Not in Crawley said:

As long as its 2 or 3 households that's fine with me, means I can see family (if we're still all testing negative at that point)

Wasn't going to the pub anyway. Might take a drive out to Haworth, I'm sure the kids would love that. 😁

No travelling outside of your immediate postcode area, sorry. Thou shalt not pass your nearest supermarket, even if it’s an Asda and you usually shop at Waitrose. 

Edited December 19, 2021 by Leyther_Matt

[Not in Crawley]

56 minutes ago, Leyther_Matt said:

No travelling outside of your immediate postcode area, sorry. Thou shalt not pass your nearest supermarket, even if it’s an Asda and you usually shop at Waitrose. 

I think we'll give that one a little pass if we're all negative. 

As will the majority of people I would have thought.

[Not in Crawley]

If fact I don't remember staying in our postcode once even during the toughest lockdown. 

No way I was doing the weekly shop at sainsburys.

[Leyther_Matt]

34 minutes ago, Not in Crawley said:

No way I was doing the weekly shop at sainsburys.

You wouldn’t dare stoop so low 😅 

[Not in Crawley]

21 minutes ago, Leyther_Matt said:

You wouldn’t dare stoop so low 😅 

So low? So fucking high more like. Aldi and Lidl man in the main. 

[Leyther_Matt]

9 minutes ago, Not in Crawley said:

So low? So fucking high more like. Aldi and Lidl man in the main. 

Sainsbury’s have really upped their game on that front with Aldi price match and the random Nectar price cuts.

[Zico]

3 hours ago, Casino said:

You do know ambulances do stuff other than take covid sufferers to hospital

If I told you the wait time last Friday you wouldn't believe me

Mates mum fell at home a week or so ago, broke her pelvis 

10.5 hour wait

[Guest]

2 hours ago, Tonge moor green jacket said:

Population of Spain is around ⅔ of ours. They had 33,000+ infections on the 17th, which equates to around 50,000 here. Where we were a few days ago.

Once omicron catches up, then Spain won't be a paradise any more!

Just shows that in general European countries have broadly similar issues with this disease.

 

Spain aren’t testing as we are

 

[Spider]

2 minutes ago, boltondiver said:

Spain aren’t testing as we are

 

How do we solve the problem of so many isolating?

[Youri McAnespie]

13 minutes ago, Spider said:

How do we solve the problem of so many isolating?

Easy.

[Rudy]

China. 
👀 💣 

[stevieb]

1 minute ago, Rudy said:

China. 
👀 💣 

Crisis actors... 🤣 

[Zico]

2 minutes ago, Rudy said:

China. 
👀 💣 

What are they actually meant to be doing?

[stevieb]

1 minute ago, Zico said:

What are they actually meant to be doing?

Flash Mob to the weekends catchy tune.

[Guest]

42 minutes ago, Spider said:

How do we solve the problem of so many isolating?

Wait until we get some data.

if it’s mild, like a cold or flu, then we are back to normal.

 

[Not in Crawley]

5 minutes ago, boltondiver said:

Wait until we get some data.

if it’s mild, like a cold or flu, then we are back to normal.

 

Took me a week. But I'm well hard.

[Guest]

Just now, Not in Crawley said:

Took me a week. But I'm well hard.

How has it been?

[Rudy]

23 minutes ago, Zico said:

What are they actually meant to be doing?

Squid game innit

[Casino]

7 minutes ago, boltondiver said:

Wait until we get some data.

if it’s mild, like a cold or flu, then we are back to normal.

 

And if its not, we are fucked

In fact, we are fucked already

And even more fucked in a week, which makes delaying a lockdown criminal