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Coronavirus - how is it/has it affected you?

JamesR said:
I don’t understand why/how he got tested, if he was showing no symptoms?
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He went to hospital for another condition to be treated with intravenous antibiotics. Policy now is ,,if you go to hospital for any treatment of anything you are tested for the virus.
He was , and it came back positive.
I imagine he was as surprised as anyone.
 
bluewolf said:
Do you think the Government are doing a bad job?
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I think they haven't gone far enough with the lockdown in the hope the ''medium restrictions'' will do the job.
A full lockdown would be very unpopular with the voters and sadly, I think that is in the back of their minds.
My main hope is Boris.
He's been there, he knows what it's like and hopefully he'll put in place a stricter lockdown.
 
bobmac said:
I think they haven't gone far enough with the lockdown in the hope the ''medium restrictions'' will do the job.
A full lockdown would be very unpopular with the voters and sadly, I think that is in the back of their minds.
My main hope is Boris.
He's been there, he knows what it's like and hopefully he'll put in place a stricter lockdown.
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What would a stricter lockdown look like for you?
 
bobmac said:
I think they haven't gone far enough with the lockdown in the hope the ''medium restrictions'' will do the job.
A full lockdown would be very unpopular with the voters and sadly, I think that is in the back of their minds.
My main hope is Boris.
He's been there, he knows what it's like and hopefully he'll put in place a stricter lockdown.
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I would respectfully disagree. They know exactly what they’re doing. I would say that (IMO) they were too slow to react at the start (Cheltenham and the Stereophonics gig spring to mind), but the lockdown they’ve put in place is designed to do exactly what they want it to do.

Unless you’re saying that they’re lying when they say that they’re following the scientists advice.
 
bluewolf said:
I would respectfully disagree. They know exactly what they’re doing. I would say that (IMO) they were too slow to react at the start (Cheltenham and the Stereophonics gig spring to mind), but the lockdown they’ve put in place is designed to do exactly what they want it to do.

Unless you’re saying that they’re lying when they say that they’re following the scientists advice.
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All too easy to spin that though;

Gov – So scientist what about going out for exercise during the lockdown
Scientist – not recommended
Gov – noted... but well we kind of need some guidance because we do intend to allow it
Scientist – In that case, only go out once a day and try to keep it under an hour
Gov – Cool so that’s the scientists advice on exercise sorted
 
Slab said:
All too easy to spin that though;

Gov – So scientist what about going out for exercise during the lockdown
Scientist – not recommended
Gov – noted... but well we kind of need some guidance because we do intend to allow it
Scientist – In that case, only go out once a day and try to keep it under an hour
Gov – Cool so that’s the scientists advice on exercise sorted
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Very true, but it does kind of prove my point that the current lockdown rules are exactly what the government want. If they want a total lockdown then they can have one. But they don’t. For whatever reason, they want a partial lockdown with several exclusions that allow people to get out of the house and exercise, as long as they practice social distancing.

We can all take a guess why they want this particular type of lockdown, but let’s not be under any illusion. It is exactly what they want.
 
bluewolf said:
Very true, but it does kind of prove my point that the current lockdown rules are exactly what the government want. If they want a total lockdown then they can have one. But they don’t. For whatever reason, they want a partial lockdown with several exclusions that allow people to get out of the house and exercise, as long as they practice social distancing.

We can all take a guess why they want this particular type of lockdown, but let’s not be under any illusion. It is exactly what they want.
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Yup, each Gov will be balancing their lockdown measures against the forecast of lives lost, ability to maintain control and their economy
 
Slab said:
Yup, each Gov will be balancing their lockdown measures against the forecast of lives lost, ability to maintain control and their economy
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Yup. I’m well known for not being Team Tory. And I do think they were too slow to react at the start. But I will not criticise those leading the Country at the moment as I would not like to be faced with the decisions they are currently being presented with.

They have a plan. I’ve no idea whether it’s a good one or not. But they are soon going to have to make a very tough call, knowing people will die.

Not for all the money in the world would I swap places.
 
bobmac said:
Italy and Spain have been on full lockdown for over a month, that's why their figures are dropping.
We are on 'medium lockdown'
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You can’t make conclusions until we are on the same part of the curve. I’m not disagreeing with you necessarily but you need to make a fair comparison.
Also full lockdown, what’s that look like specifically, no exercise outside the home, no dog walking?
 
therod said:
You can’t make conclusions until we are on the same part of the curve. I’m not disagreeing with you necessarily but you need to make a fair comparison.
Also full lockdown, what’s that look like specifically, no exercise outside the home, no dog walking?
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Different country altogether so limited use as a comparison but that's the kind of measures we have. In addition; all non essential business were mandated to close, employers do not have a choice. No travel without a permit, food shopping on designated days, 30 min max instore & you must submit to a temp test before entry & off to isolation centre if its too high (wonder how many in the UK would still pop to the shops 5 times a week if they risked not returning home!)

We are officially under curfew measures. Although I'm not sure how Brits would react (comply) with a more severe lockdown, prob not very well
 
bobmac said:
Italy and Spain have been on full lockdown for over a month, that's why their figures are dropping.
We are on 'medium lockdown'
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If their lockdown is working then how come there are still 000s of cases still every day in these countries.

Lockdown doesn't stop the virus from spreading, you do understand that, don't you ?
 
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