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Coronavirus - how is it/has it affected you?

hovis said:
so why are these people coming here? Holiday?

where is this info coming from please?
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15,000 per day I believe the figure is, here’s 2 screen shots a few seconds back from Flight Radar.
There are Cargo Flights, Internal Flights, International Flights, Passenger Flights and Private Planes.

As you can see Sky’s still pretty full.
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Rlburnside said:
Matt Hancock got a grilling from Piers Morgan this morning but avoided the question
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Is this the same Piers Morgan, self proclaimed savior of the NHS that accused junior doctors of holding the country to ransom over a pay rise not so long ago. The same Piers Morgan that keeps haranguing MPs for stopping an above inflation pat rise, was it that Piers Morgan.
 
the point I'm trying to make (or the government is) is an Italian at the moment can't think "I fancy popping over to the UK for a nice little break". travel has to be essential. the people arriving here have a pursose to be here. with all the work the government is doing does anyone think they just think "sod it, let them in!! “
 
I just don't understand how the schools could reopen a week or two after the next period of lockdown unless we have a solid testing regime in place for us all - or at least for all children. That children who pick up the virus might not be affected is one thing - but they can still share it around and bring it home...

Sorry - don't get it. what am I missing...?
 
Old Skier said:
Is this the same Piers Morgan, self proclaimed savior of the NHS that accused junior doctors of holding the country to ransom over a pay rise not so long ago. The same Piers Morgan that keeps haranguing MPs for stopping an above inflation pat rise, was it that Piers Morgan.
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Hey I just happened to switch on his program this morning, I don’t normally watch him and only passed on some information I thought interesting. ?
 
hovis said:
the point I'm trying to make (or the government is) is an Italian at the moment can't think "I fancy popping over to the UK for a nice little break". travel has to be essential. the people arriving here have a pursose to be here. with all the work the government is doing does anyone think they just think "sod it, let them in!! “
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A mate of mine flew back from Thailand 2 weeks ago. He had been out there for 3 months, he splits his time between there, Turkey and the UK. No one asked him if his trip was essential, he just showed his passport and they let him in.

I am sure no one is coming here for a holiday, but plenty folk will be thinking they would rather be here with access to the NHS if things get really bad, than be stuck somewhere which doesnt have the same level of health care.
 
SwingsitlikeHogan said:
I just don't understand how the schools could reopen a week or two after the next period of lockdown unless we have a solid testing regime in place for us all - or at least for all children. That children who pick up the virus might not be affected is one thing - but they can still share it around and bring it home...

Sorry - don't get it. what am I missing...?
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Ask the teachers, I doubt they would be over the moon. Perhaps Tuesday will becone a clap for teachers day.
 
rudebhoy said:
A mate of mine flew back from Thailand 2 weeks ago. He had been out there for 3 months, he splits his time between there, Turkey and the UK. No one asked him if his trip was essential, he just showed his passport and they let him in.

I am sure no one is coming here for a holiday, but plenty folk will be thinking they would rather be here with access to the NHS if things get really bad, than be stuck somewhere which doesnt have the same level of health care.
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did he have a British passport?.
 
hovis said:
the point I'm trying to make (or the government is) is an Italian at the moment can't think "I fancy popping over to the UK for a nice little break". travel has to be essential. the people arriving here have a pursose to be here. with all the work the government is doing does anyone think they just think "sod it, let them in!! “
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I don’t believe for one minute they are saying sod it, but 15,000 per day from around the world, some will be Brits returning home, some may be coming to help the NHS etc, but whatever the reason if they have no symptoms(but still be infected) they can leave the Airport and travel on public transport etc with no restrictions.

I’d like to believe their is some sort of check or procedures that protects us and them.
 
MegaSteve said:
Believe one of the hotels adjacent to Heathrow was earmarked to be used for isolating new arrivals... Plenty of others available if more rooms needed... And, there can't be many places, elsewhere, that haven't been touched by covid... Surely, best practice would of been to isolate all new arrivals...
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Not just for new arrivals. Five people from the boat I was working on had symptoms and were sent to a hotel at Heathrow to isolate before they were allowed home. I was allowed home as I wasn't showing any symptoms and was able to isolate at home.
 
pauldj42 said:
I don’t believe for one minute they are saying sod it, but 15,000 per day from around the world, some will be Brits returning home, some may be coming to help the NHS etc, but whatever the reason if they have no symptoms(but still be infected) they can leave the Airport and travel on public transport etc with no restrictions.

I’d like to believe their is some sort of check or procedures that protects us and them.
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You might like to think so, but you might be wrong.
With this lot I've always taken the view that incompetence or venality is the default behaviour until it's conclusively proved otherwise.
I've yet to see a reason to revise this.
 
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