Main Coronavirus / Covid-19 Discussion Thread

[Nobby]

Have yourself a Merry Little Xmas, and this year I do mean little

Flopsy actually said that out loud

Ho Ho Ho

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Report on BBC News about the risk to ethnic groups and that they are also more likely to die from COVID, also the resistance to having the vaccine. Young black girl insists her “people” use remedies such as ginger and honey, another said God is protecting her and she will not get anything and finally one chap didn’t want it because of the chip it contains.

Blimey there’s some seriously stupid people out there.

Don’t forget the bell-end who said he’s only take the Oxford vaccine as it is British. I’ll wait until it’s inside him before pointing out AZ are a British-Swedish company.

 

[Gazwag]

100 covid patients in the Conquest tonight

 

[crodonilson]

Time to cancel Christmas as Sir Kier has suggested and go back to an indefinite national lockdown.

 

[Mr Banana]

Report on BBC News about the risk to ethnic groups and that they are also more likely to die from COVID, also the resistance to having the vaccine. Young black girl insists her “people” use remedies such as ginger and honey, another said God is protecting her and she will not get anything and finally one chap didn’t want it because of the chip it contains.

Blimey there’s some seriously stupid people out there.

My highlight was just after that. They asked a bloke where he'd heard that the vaccine contained a chip. He replied "WhatsApp"

 

[Wrong-Direction]

If Christmas goes ahead the only safe thing to do is bring in a national lockdown on the 27th

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[dazzer6666]

It's all just humungously bollocks tho, isn't it? Families want to kill their granny to celebrate the birth of the sky fairy, who's to say they shouldn't?

This. I don’t get why so many people need to be TOLD what they can and can’t do and then want to blame Boris, SAGE, Whitty or whoever when the numbers go through the roof and people die..........keep your mixing to an absolute minimum. Stay at ****ing home. Simple.

 

[Is it PotG?]

https://news.sky.com/story/covid-19-french-president-emmanuel-macron-tests-positive-for-coronavirus-12165240

Merde alors

 

[Wozza]

A beautiful response to a listener's "old people are going to die anyway" text....

https://twitter.com/TherealNihal/status/1338949095692627969?s=20

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[worthingseagull123]

Time to cancel Christmas as Sir Kier has suggested and go back to an indefinite national lockdown.

You lock yourself away by all means.

 

[Springal]

Will be interesting to see what happens to Sussex today. I have a relative that works for NHS England and she has been saying since beginning of last week that she had been on calls that expected Tier 3 for most of the South East this week... I was surprised at the time but looks like it is coming true

 

[atomised]

You lock yourself away by all means.

This "cancel Christmas'" narrative really winds me up. My kids are fully Christmas ready and will be enjoying Christmas with all their family (before anyone jumps down my throat and calls me selfish that consists of them plus me and my partner) we won't be cancelling Christmas on anyone's say so..

 

[Springal]

This "cancel Christmas'" narrative really winds me up. My kids are fully Christmas ready and will be enjoying Christmas with all their family (before anyone jumps down my throat and calls me selfish that consists of them plus me and my partner) we won't be cancelling Christmas on anyone's say so..

If it’s just your household then of course it wouldn’t or won’t be cancelled regardless [emoji2375]

 

[atomised]

If it’s just your household then of course it wouldn’t or won’t be cancelled regardless [emoji2375]

I know. My point is people persist in this cancel.christmas. go back into full lockdown etc etc. Even teachers at the school have been telling kids Christmas'isn't happening. I hate this perception that Christmas has to be about getting together with wider family. No consideration is given to different situations.

I do of course see the flip side, that the relaxation gives people license to misunderstand them and a 3 household bubble quickly escalates to 3 households then splitting and joining up with further bubbles. It's far too loose in my opinion

 

[sparkie]

If Christmas goes ahead the only safe thing to do is bring in a national lockdown on the 27th

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Yes but you need to factor in the Johnson trademark week of dither and delay.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

FFS don't warn people about boxing day sales just don't let shops have them

Don't you be coming on here with your common sense

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

FFS don't warn people about boxing day sales just don't let shops have them

How much compensation should the Gov pay per shop for restricting trade on one of the most profitable days after a year of not making money?

 

[atomised]

If Christmas goes ahead the only safe thing to do is bring in a national lockdown on the 27th

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Again with the if Christmas goes ahead. It's a date in the year FFS. I assume you mean if the relaxations go ahead and households mix

 

[beorhthelm]

I know. My point is people persist in this cancel.christmas. go back into full lockdown etc etc. Even teachers at the school have been telling kids Christmas'isn't happening. I hate this perception that Christmas has to be about getting together with wider family. No consideration is given to different situations.

I do of course see the flip side, that the relaxation gives people license to misunderstand them and a 3 household bubble quickly escalates to 3 households then splitting and joining up with further bubbles. It's far too loose in my opinion

thats not a flip side, its simply people ignoring the rules. it not very complicated for anyone to understand a rule of having upto 3 families as one group. i wonder how people can operate in the modern world if they find this to difficult to follow. people who dont want to follow it will not follow a outright ban either, so the policy is set to allow sensible people to be sensible.

 

[atomised]

thats not a flip side, its simply people ignoring the rules. it not very complicated for anyone to understand a rule of having upto 3 families as one group. i wonder how people can operate in the modern world if they find this to difficult to follow. people who dont want to follow it will not follow a outright ban either, so the policy is set to allow sensible people to be sensible.

Of course households mixing is a flip side to households not mixing. It's the exact opposite. Plenty of people sadly don't understand it whether intentionally or not