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Re: Coronavirus
« Reply #3400 on: November 15, 2020, 09:00:47 PM »
So our PM is having to self-isolate again:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-54954698

Cummings got his revenge in quickly  ;D
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Re: Coronavirus
« Reply #3401 on: November 16, 2020, 05:09:11 PM »
Never let it be said the Germans don't have a sense of humour.

https://youtu.be/iZgmIx3FmKc

That one ad has more persuasive power than anything Johnson and co have managed.
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Re: Coronavirus
« Reply #3402 on: November 16, 2020, 05:17:45 PM »
Looking very like Glasgow and surrounding areas will be going into Tier 4.

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Re: Coronavirus
« Reply #3403 on: November 16, 2020, 07:35:51 PM »
For all the people (not necessarily here) who thought Sweden got it right.
https://twitter.com/MaxCRoser/status/1328045594099724289?s=19
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Re: Coronavirus
« Reply #3405 on: November 17, 2020, 02:54:07 PM »
And I am now in level 4. Or will be from 6pm Friday


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-54974855
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Re: Coronavirus
« Reply #3406 on: November 17, 2020, 04:13:59 PM »

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Re: Coronavirus
« Reply #3408 on: November 19, 2020, 01:48:29 PM »
Three mink farms in Ireland are going to cull the animals as they can spread the virus. In this day and age we don't require coats made from animal fur, especially if farming the animals causes problems for humans!
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« Reply #3409 on: November 19, 2020, 02:23:32 PM »
I thought I saw something in the corner of my eye the other day about mink and Coronavirus, so that was it. I agree with you.
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Re: Coronavirus
« Reply #3410 on: November 20, 2020, 10:49:10 AM »
I thought I saw something in the corner of my eye the other day about mink and Coronavirus, so that was it. I agree with you.
That was probably about the mink farms in Denmark. They've decided to cull all the mink being farmed there (about 15 million). Bad news for the mink and everybody who earned a living by farming them.
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Re: Coronavirus
« Reply #3411 on: November 20, 2020, 10:56:16 AM »
That was probably about the mink farms in Denmark. They've decided to cull all the mink being farmed there (about 15 million). Bad news for the mink and everybody who earned a living by farming them.
Bad news for the agricultural minister too as they have resigned, and possibly the Prime Minister

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/denmark-mink-cull-prime-minister-faces-calls-to-resign-over-illegal-killings/ar-BB1b8tji

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« Reply #3412 on: November 20, 2020, 11:26:40 AM »
And I am now in level 4. Or will be from 6pm Friday


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-54974855

And you really wanted to visit the tatoo parlour.....
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Re: Coronavirus
« Reply #3413 on: November 20, 2020, 11:42:51 AM »

And you really wanted to visit the tatoo parlour.....
We get out of Tier 4 on 12th Dec. We are likely if we do move out of it to move into Tier 3, and I don't see that being changed before Christmas. That will mean that any pub not selling meals will remain shut. All other pubs and restaurants will only be open till 6pm and not selling alcohol, Given many pubs and restaurants will normally do around a third of their trade in the period between now and Christmas, this is going to brutal for the hospitality industry.

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« Reply #3414 on: November 20, 2020, 02:24:25 PM »
We get out of Tier 4 on 12th Dec. We are likely if we do move out of it to move into Tier 3, and I don't see that being changed before Christmas. That will mean that any pub not selling meals will remain shut. All other pubs and restaurants will only be open till 6pm and not selling alcohol, Given many pubs and restaurants will normally do around a third of their trade in the period between now and Christmas, this is going to brutal for the hospitality industry.
   


And to make things even worse, places of worship can remain open, albeit with restrictions, meaning the congregation will have to bring sleeping pills on Sunday, since the minister's on leave and he's told me to torture them.
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« Reply #3415 on: November 20, 2020, 05:25:00 PM »
Some positive news in the latest ONS survey

Corona virus survey

The rate of infections in England in the week up to 14th November has "levelled off".
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Re: Coronavirus
« Reply #3416 on: November 20, 2020, 06:06:33 PM »
Had a couple of close calls this week. First my girlfriend had to go for a test after developing symptoms, so I had to isolate with her until she got her results (which were negative), and now just got a message that someone I just played pool with yesterday had a close friend who tested positive, so I possibly have been exposed.

The area I live in, the capital area, has taken on new restrictions after declaring the virus is now at a spreading stage. Hopefully they will now bite and infections will slowdown again.
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Re: Coronavirus
« Reply #3417 on: November 21, 2020, 11:14:53 PM »
English tiers being adjusted


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-55029401

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Re: Coronavirus
« Reply #3418 on: November 22, 2020, 03:37:34 PM »

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Re: Coronavirus
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Re: Coronavirus
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Re: Coronavirus
« Reply #3421 on: November 23, 2020, 12:18:37 PM »
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Re: Coronavirus
« Reply #3422 on: November 23, 2020, 02:11:59 PM »
And due to the economic effects you can own BRitish Airways pasta dishes (amongst other things)


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-55043907

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Re: Coronavirus
« Reply #3423 on: November 23, 2020, 06:03:39 PM »
More positive news

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-55040635

The Oxford vaccine works.
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Re: Coronavirus
« Reply #3424 on: November 24, 2020, 11:20:37 AM »
Anti-anti-vaccinator* petition.
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