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Coronavirus - how is it/has it affected you?

Slab said:
Isn't 15k just a rain drop of the usual number that would arrive in the UK from abroad
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I could well be wrong (looking up data on a phone) but I think last April there were 21million passenger movements in UK airports. Which would be about 700000 a day...
Crazy!! But 15000 is obviously a huge decrease if my numbers are correct.
 
rudebhoy said:
That's an individual case, and possibly more to it than is in the article. there is no blanket ban on foreign nationals.
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Were did I mention blanket ban?:rolleyes:
You stated we weren’t turning away people with US Passports, obviously we are, even if it’s just one, which means they are obviously doing some sort of check.
 
pendodave said:
I could well be wrong (looking up data on a phone) but I think last April there were 21million passenger movements in UK airports. Which would be about 700000 a day...
Crazy!! But 15000 is obviously a huge decrease if my numbers are correct.
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I get an update from the British Council pretty much every day detailing the repatriation flights from Spain - note, repatriation. There's several flights every day. One day last week there were 5 from Madrid alone.

From the Expat FB pages here in Spain I see a fair number of Expats flying back to be with their families. Many still have property in the UK, and many will still be within the time frame that gives them 'right of entry.'

If you multiply that by the number of countries in which Expats live, or there are still holiday makers ,you won't be far short of the 15k.
 
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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The only thing I'm thinking on why the schools, is that the economy argument is starting to press home, and that a return to work isn't really at its maximum unless schools are open?
I'm not advocating it, just trying to rationale the thinking re schools.
IMO, schoolchildren are probably the most efficient at distributing the virus.
 
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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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Maybe this?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-52308783

Self isolate from the grandparents & you'll be extremely low on the risk factors.
 
Noticeably more people out for 'exercise' along my street today walking in 2s, 3s and 4s. Happens to be the warmest sunniest day for quite a while too.:whistle:
Is that happening elsewhere?
 
Blue in Munich said:
Maybe this?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-52308783

Self isolate from the grandparents & you'll be extremely low on the risk factors.
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Maybe they think that education is actually quite important?
The ONS figures also show that there's quite a discreet demographic who are most affected by this, which is largely the same as it always was. I guess at some point there will need to be a different policy in place for both. Children and teachers are both outside the major risk areas. As are most working people.
 
maxfli65 said:
Noticeably more people out for 'exercise' along my street today walking in 2s, 3s and 4s. Happens to be the warmest sunniest day for quite a while too.:whistle:
Is that happening elsewhere?
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Whilst out for our walk earlier we both noted there seemed to be fewer out and about than there was before Easter... No idea why, as weather wise it's most pleasant...
 
Hobbit said:
Almeria region, the bottom right corner of Spain from just below Murcia on the east coast to just around the corner past Almeria city, has had no deaths for 3 days in a row.
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Well that's positive - may I seek your guesstimate of the likelihood of our holiday in Valencia in October going ahead? My expectations are low...:(
 
SwingsitlikeHogan said:
Well that's positive - may I seek your guesstimate of the likelihood of our holiday in Valencia in October going ahead? My expectations are low...:(
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I wish I had a crystal ball. As a guess, based on what we're hearing from various ministers, yes holidays will happen but social distancing will still be in place. There's talk of aircraft being modded with some seat taken out or taped off. Its all just speculation though.
 
Hobbit said:
I wish I had a crystal ball. As a guess, based on what we're hearing from various ministers, yes holidays will happen but social distancing will still be in place. There's talk of aircraft being modded with some seat taken out or taped off. Its all just speculation though.
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Easyjet have said that they will start up, not now incidentally, with the middle seat in aircraft row groups unoccupied. They will also put other measures in place in order to get things going again. How slowly will they be boarding aircraft? The Ryanair bloke will explode at taking longer than 3 1/2 minutes to fill a plane :D

The head of Easyjet also pointed out that when they started flying again they did not expect to be that busy. They did not expect people to want to fly en masse for a period still.
 
Lord Tyrion said:
Easyjet have said that they will start up, not now incidentally, with the middle seat in aircraft row groups unoccupied. They will also put other measures in place in order to get things going again. How slowly will they be boarding aircraft? The Ryanair bloke will explode at taking longer than 3 1/2 minutes to fill a plane :D

The head of Easyjet also pointed out that when they started flying again they did not expect to be that busy. They did not expect people to want to fly en masse for a period still.
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There is that. On a group chat yesterday with the group we are going to Valencia with, we mused on driving rather than flying..
 
Lord Tyrion said:
Easyjet have said that they will start up, not now incidentally, with the middle seat in aircraft row groups unoccupied. They will also put other measures in place in order to get things going again. How slowly will they be boarding aircraft? The Ryanair bloke will explode at taking longer than 3 1/2 minutes to fill a plane :D

The head of Easyjet also pointed out that when they started flying again they did not expect to be that busy. They did not expect people to want to fly en masse for a period still.
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It'll be interesting to see what they do (if anything) with public transport. That sort of distancing might be possible with inter city trains, but definitely not with commuter services or tubes.
 
150 Romanian fruit pickers have just come to this country, not got a problem with this as everyone has to do what they think is best for their families.
But it is a sad indictment of this country that appeals for local workers were not taken up, I know the pay will be very low but I would have thought young adults would have been glad to get out of the house and do some work
 
Rlburnside said:
150 Romanian fruit pickers have just come to this country, not got a problem with this as everyone has to do what they think is best for their families.
But it is a sad indictment of this country that appeals for local workers were not taken up, I know the pay will be very low but I would have thought young adults would have been glad to get out of the house and do some work
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I know when I thought about it (briefly!) the fact that usually they live on site for the period of the harvest wasn't remotely appealing. I wouldn't mind having a go (if my back could stand it) but only if it was a standard working day and I went home for a hot soak!
 
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