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Coronavirus - how is it/has it affected you?

Andalucia stretches from the Portuguese border, along the south coast and up the east coast to Murcia, and is broken down into provinces. At the eastern end of Andalucia is the province of Almeria. Today's headline;

"Segundo día sin nuevos contagios ni muertes" Second day with no new infection and no deaths.

Great to see but reminders aren't too far away. Saturday saw the Police cordon off a street in the village. An ambulance turned up and off loaded a patient returning from a stay in hospital. They and the family are now in isolation for 14 days, the local police dropping off supplies yesterday.

There's lots of positives, and things are moving the right way, but we can't be complacent.
 
GB72 said:
It is wholly dependent, as per the thread on the numbers, on how these things are recorded and, as they say in the briefing every day, they are not like for like comparisons.
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Billysboots said:
I really, genuinely dislike the fascination with comparing countries like this is some sort of league table.

Every death caused by this virus is a terrible tragedy, regardless of which nation reports the most.
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I think the government dropped a clanger showing that slide in the first briefing...probably hoping we wouldn't eventually top the table. As we have no idea how accurate/honest etc the reporting is then it is a bit pointless but would look very odd if they didn't continue to show it ever day.

Every time it was mentioned yesterday I broke into "We are the champions" and "top, top, top, top, top of the league" etc to show my disdain :eek:
 
Hobbit said:
Andalucia stretches from the Portuguese border, along the south coast and up the east coast to Murcia, and is broken down into provinces. At the eastern end of Andalucia is the province of Almeria. Today's headline;

"Segundo día sin nuevos contagios ni muertes" Second day with no new infection and no deaths.

Great to see but reminders aren't too far away. Saturday saw the Police cordon off a street in the village. An ambulance turned up and off loaded a patient returning from a stay in hospital. They and the family are now in isolation for 14 days, the local police dropping off supplies yesterday.

There's lots of positives, and things are moving the right way, but we can't be complacent.
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Good news, hope your Gov makes the right choices
we've had one death in 25 days, we've had zero new cases for 10 days... all that got us was another month locked up :mad:
 
Had my first lockdown outburst today, had to go to Lidl our nearest supermarkets for some essentials as we couldn't get them in our shopping or at village shop. Queue to get in fair enough, when in there was absolute carnage, no forms of SD, people having a free for all and a couple shopping together who kept walking into my space and leaning in areas where myself or others were getting items.
 
Wolf said:
Had my first lockdown outburst today, had to go to Lidl our nearest supermarkets for some essentials as we couldn't get them in our shopping or at village shop. Queue to get in fair enough, when in there was absolute carnage, no forms of SD, people having a free for all and a couple shopping together who kept walking into my space and leaning in areas where myself or others were getting items.
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It’s my government designated shopping day today, we don’t really need anything urgently but I’d thought about using it as a pretext to go to the shop anyway, just so that I could get out of the flat for an hour and buy some stuff. Ended up not bothering but I know I’ll regret it tomorrow when I don’t have the option anymore
 
Wonder if it look like this

Governments plan to get out of Covid-19 restrictions will be set out in 5 phases, following the Irish plan announced recently. The possible solution, which is due to be officially announced to the public this coming Sunday, may contain 5 main phases, with a 3 week review taking place between each phase.

If the number of coronavirus cases begin to increase, they will revert to the restrictions set out in the previous stage.

Phase 1 – 18th May
Phase 2 – 8th June
Phase 3 – 29th June
Phase 4 – 20th July
Phase 5 – 10th August

PHASE 1
Phase 1 of the roadmap will lift the following restrictions:
? Construction workers, landscape gardeners and other outdoor workers may return to work
? Garden centres, repair shops and hardware stores may reopen
? Fitness & sport activities (non-contact) in small groups (max of 4 people) may resume (golf included)
? People may meet up with friends and family in small groups outdoors (size of a “small group” is defined as up to 4 people)
? The majority of regular health services will resume
? Outdoor public amenities and tourism sites may reopen (beaches & mountain walks)
*NOTE – social distancing guidelines will remain in operation for all

PHASE 2
Phase 2 of the roadmap will lift the following restrictions:
? Restriction
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spongebob59 said:
PHASE 1
Phase 1 of the roadmap will lift the following restrictions:
? Construction workers, landscape gardeners and other outdoor workers may return to work
? Garden centres, repair shops and hardware stores may reopen
? Fitness & sport activities (non-contact) in small groups (max of 4 people) may resume (golf included)
? People may meet up with friends and family in small groups outdoors (size of a “small group” is defined as up to 4 people)
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Most of the above in some guise are all still working and open.

I'm delivering to constructions sites still, a lot of large individual house builds and major extensions/refits throughout London are very much in full operation.

Landscape vans full of waste driving around in every city.

I've seen private garden centres open, many small independent hardware shops, and of course the big boys are open.

I see football and cricket being played in London parks, in large groups.

The Department Store on Oxford St is being stripped of stock as it went bust, had to collect from there yesterday, must have been 30+ inside stripping shelves of goods and boxing them ready for collection, no PPE being worn by anyone!

Roads are getting busier every day, more so within cities and town's, motorways are still quieter than normal, but there is a build up of more cars, thus more accidents due mainly to speeding, and congestion is starting again in regular hotspots, traffic news on the radio is getting busier, which is a key indicator that people are venturing out more...
 
Fish said:
Most of the above in some guise are all still working and open.

I'm delivering to constructions sites still, a lot of large individual house builds and major extensions/refits throughout London are very much in full operation.

Landscape vans full of waste driving around in every city.

I've seen private garden centres open, many small independent hardware shops, and of course the big boys are open.

I see football and cricket being played in London parks, in large groups.

The Department Store on Oxford St is being stripped of stock as it went bust, had to collect from there yesterday, must have been 30+ inside stripping shelves of goods and boxing them ready for collection, no PPE being worn by anyone!

Roads are getting busier every day, more so within cities and town's, motorways are still quieter than normal, but there is a build up of more cars, thus more accidents due mainly to speeding, and congestion is starting again in regular hotspots, traffic news on the radio is getting busier, which is a key indicator that people are venturing out more...
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The motorway near us, about a mile and a half away, seems almost back to normal. Missing a few vehicles maybe. 6 vehicles a minute isn't far off.
 
Slab said:
Good news, hope your Gov makes the right choices
we've had one death in 25 days, we've had zero new cases for 10 days... all that got us was another month locked up :mad:
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The phrase I’d use is short term pain for, hopefully, significant long term gain. I accept another month inside is daunting, but if it rids you of this virus altogether that has to be good.

The UK, on the other hand, has a long, long way to go before we reach that point. If ever.

It has to be worth it mate.
 
Wolf said:
Had my first lockdown outburst today, had to go to Lidl our nearest supermarkets for some essentials as we couldn't get them in our shopping or at village shop. Queue to get in fair enough, when in there was absolute carnage, no forms of SD, people having a free for all and a couple shopping together who kept walking into my space and leaning in areas where myself or others were getting items.
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Welcome to the world of my local Tesco!
 
Swinglowandslow said:
This is one of the best takes on this whole virus lockdown I have seen.
Whoever wrote this - well said.
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Note that it matters one iota - I'm guessing it originated in the States - simply on the basis of '...candy for Easter'

The experience of individuals through this crisis, and the impact it is having on their lives today - and will have into their future, can be very, very different - even within a single family.
 
Back from 2 days in London with work @ Marleybone Station.
I’ve got to say, for the most part, London is a lot quieter than I’ve ever seen it. It’s actually quite pleasant with it being not a mad rush.
 
Wolf said:
Had my first lockdown outburst today, had to go to Lidl our nearest supermarkets for some essentials as we couldn't get them in our shopping or at village shop. Queue to get in fair enough, when in there was absolute carnage, no forms of SD, people having a free for all and a couple shopping together who kept walking into my space and leaning in areas where myself or others were getting items.
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I had a supermarket incident. I drove my wife to the local M&S food hall, the carpark was almost deserted so I parked in an empty area. A Woman drove in and parked inches up against my car and sat there looking at her phone, I waited to see how she would get out the car. Eventually she tried to open the door but obviously couldnt get out so she climed over and got out the passenger side. I opened my window and asked why she had decided to park against my car, she told me to go forth and multiply. ?
 
SocketRocket said:
You started it ?
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Or the Big Man did - but I can't prove it - and don't have a link...maybe it was just a big bang - but I can't prove that either - think I'll just disappear down a worm hole into another dimension - or is that the link I'm still looking for ! As that's where others oft think I ought to be - we all suffer our own little forms of madness ;)
 
SwingsitlikeHogan said:
Or the Big Man did - but I can't prove it - and don't have a link...maybe it was just a big bang - but I can't prove that either - think I'll just disappear down a worm hole into another dimension - or is that the link I'm still looking for ! As that's where others oft think I ought to be - we all suffer our own little forms of madness ;)
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Lost me there, this is about Corona virus ?
 
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