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Post by sjg on Nov 1, 2020 13:08:10 GMT
So England is going in to lock down for a month on Thursday but it's not a total lock down. For unknown reasons Boris has decided to keep school and universities open which completely defeats the rule of no house holds can mix. People are still going to be in contact with each other by proxy through their kids. This is the most pathetic action of our government so far.
If you're going to lock down it should be total or not at all. We are going to go about our business as normal until someone tells us we can't. We take all the necessary precautions still anyway so i don't think this is going to affect us much.
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Post by Aj_June on Nov 1, 2020 13:18:10 GMT
So England is going in to lock down for a month on Thursday but it's not a total lock down. For unknown reasons Boris has decided to keep school and universities open which completely defeats the rule of no house holds can mix. People are still going to be in contact with each other by proxy through their kids. This is the most pathetic action of our government so far. If you're going to lock down it should be total or not at all. We are going to go about our business as normal until someone tells us we can't. We take all the necessary precautions still anyway so i don't think this is going to affect us much. Even the first time around (March) UK was a bit hesitant and abandoned their initial strategy. It seems UK will be in trouble for quite a while. Sad. Meanwhile, Belgium is facing devastation. They are first the European country (except the very lowly populated San Marino) to reach 1000+ deaths per million and it is looking like a very grave situation. They are seeing 150 deaths a day on average. Just to put that figure in perspective. If Belgium had the same population as the US, they do be seeing 4286 deaths a day.
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Post by screamingtreefrogs on Nov 1, 2020 13:27:58 GMT
My home state in front of our 'Leader'
No social distancing - you may be able to count a handful of masks
I am saddened, disheartened, embarrassed and ashamed
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Post by Aj_June on Nov 1, 2020 13:32:33 GMT
My home state in front of our 'Leader'
No social distancing - you may be able to count a handful of masks
I am saddened, disheartened, embarrassed and ashamed
US infection rate has picked up lately. So has Pennsylvania's. Pretty bad attitude to not wear mask.
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Post by screamingtreefrogs on Nov 1, 2020 13:36:28 GMT
US infection rate has picked up lately. So has Pennsylvania's. Pretty bad attitude to not wear mask. Our neighboring Governor in New Jersey is contemplating closing everything down again
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Post by Jep Gambardella on Nov 1, 2020 14:13:38 GMT
Just found out that my cousin is in the hospital with Covid and a blood clot in his lungs. I love the guy, but he is a dumbass - he started feeling pain last Thursday, spent the whole weekend in severe pain, but refused to go to a hospital. Yesterday he finally relented and went, and was diagnosed. His wife doesn't have any symptoms, but is probably contaminated as well - in fact she may very well be the one who gave it to him, as she goes out much more than he does. He is the first one I know personally who contracted Covid-19. My cousin is out of the hospital, even though he still has a fever. He spent about ten days in the hospital, but he never had to go to the ICU. His wife tested negative, but now that he is back home she will have to be very careful (and lucky) not to get infected.
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Post by twothousandonemark on Nov 3, 2020 20:31:36 GMT
Restaurants opening again in Ontario hotspots, but no alcohol after 9pm + closings at 10pm is a good idea. The buzzed clientele ignoring protocols is what ppl were very wary about.
Toronto Star published a list this wkend of the biggest spreader events in Canada since day zero. Most of those were meat packing & manufacturing plants with close quarter workers, weddings with fucking moron COVIDIOTS, & long term care centres with seniors & staff - which is proving to be the real global catastrophe.
Restaurants, bars, salons, haven't really seemed to been contact traced to big numbers. Gyms re-opening here also, but very strict numbers & protocols.
At least now this seems pretty doable through the winter. As for outdoor patios, now places are weighing between thousands of dollars of heating & safety measures and their potential revenues. An establishment with 4 outdoor tables might not pull the trigger for $4000 heating if they can't even see that money through next April.
As for Christmas, I'm actually already finished my shopping lols... not least of all aware of supply chain potential chaos in December, if you see what you want/need, get it now. Even a f'n vistaprint calendar I made for my work, I ordered now because that $9 thing won't be a shipping priority in a few weeks for routine eta.
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Post by Midi-Chlorian_Count on Nov 4, 2020 9:04:21 GMT
This is stunning:- www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/54807819Kids outdoor football shut down even although the chief scientific adviser is not aware of ANY transmissions between children undertaking outdoor activities! "When asked by chairman Greg Clark MP if he knew of any instance of coronavirus infection taking place between children playing grassroots football, Vallance said: "Not that I'm aware of. There may be evidence, but I haven't seen it." Unbelievable. |
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Post by Aj_June on Nov 4, 2020 22:00:44 GMT
Meanwhile, +9,165 Covid deaths reported today which is the worst figure ever. Europe is totally in grips of Coronavirus although I have seen moronic Europeans moaning about USA's handling of the virus. Death per million rate of Italy and UK very likely to surpass US figures soon. Spain and Belgium already far ahead.
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Post by screamingtreefrogs on Nov 5, 2020 15:47:46 GMT
Dopes Gone Wild!
WAHHHH! My freedom is being infringed upon!
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Post by sjg on Nov 5, 2020 19:49:17 GMT
Meanwhile, +9,165 Covid deaths reported today which is the worst figure ever. Europe is totally in grips of Coronavirus although I have seen moronic Europeans moaning about USA's handling of the virus. Death per million rate of Italy and UK very likely to surpass US figures soon. Spain and Belgium already far ahead. The numbers are scary at the moment. The US seems to be pulling away from India still and pretty quickly. Europes figures are indeed shocking. Here in the UK it's being reported that the partial local lock downs were working and the numbers are down in those areas and the now implemented national three quarter lock down should men we only see a short sharp spike of cases and deaths before they quickly decline before Christmas. I have little faith that will happen. It's the first day of the national lock down today and it looked to me there was the same amount of people out and about. I started a second job this week and there has been no mention of Covid let alone any lock down consideration. I'm amazed it's not even a topic of conversation.
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Post by screamingtreefrogs on Nov 5, 2020 20:49:43 GMT
This is exactly why a lot of Biden supporters voted by mail - so they wouldn't have to put up with this horsesh*t -
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Post by sdm3 on Nov 6, 2020 14:30:07 GMT
My home state in front of our 'Leader'
No social distancing - you may be able to count a handful of masks
I am saddened, disheartened, embarrassed and ashamed
Nothing to be upset about - that's Reading, Pennsylvania. It's not your city therefore it can't represent your area in any way. No need to claim them as your own.
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Post by Rey Kahuka on Nov 6, 2020 15:33:54 GMT
This is exactly why a lot of Biden supporters voted by mail - so they wouldn't have to put up with this horsesh*t - "It's none of your business." Actually, public health is my business because I'm a member of the general public, and so are my family and friends.
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Post by Aj_June on Nov 6, 2020 19:25:41 GMT
Meanwhile, +9,165 Covid deaths reported today which is the worst figure ever. Europe is totally in grips of Coronavirus although I have seen moronic Europeans moaning about USA's handling of the virus. Death per million rate of Italy and UK very likely to surpass US figures soon. Spain and Belgium already far ahead. The numbers are scary at the moment. The US seems to be pulling away from India still and pretty quickly. Europes figures are indeed shocking. Here in the UK it's being reported that the partial local lock downs were working and the numbers are down in those areas and the now implemented national three quarter lock down should men we only see a short sharp spike of cases and deaths before they quickly decline before Christmas. I have little faith that will happen. It's the first day of the national lock down today and it looked to me there was the same amount of people out and about. I started a second job this week and there has been no mention of Covid let alone any lock down consideration. I'm amazed it's not even a topic of conversation. Indeed it's scary. My question is how long would it continue to be so? Personally, I have already faced a loss because of Covid. I got promotion ( increase in designation) even while working from home but my company didn't increase my salary because of economic uncertainty. All that pushed my plan for future a bit behind. So, in similar way I can see millions facing problems because of the virus. May be many not just did not get salary hike but even lost their jobs. Some people dismiss the virus as something capable of only hurting old people or people with underlying conditions and argue for no lock-down. But I find that line of thinking childish. Potential death of millions of people would ultimately shake the foundations of modern humanity itself and hurt us for years. It will give us guilty feeling too if our disinterestedness leads to too many deaths . So of course governments should take action to slow down the spread of virus and citizens should co-operate. But are we really doing that? Of course the fault lies in each of us (government and citizens). Today again France posted +828 new deaths. France's population is less than 20% of US population. So if you compare countries on same scale, then Europe right now is facing way more crisis. It's a lot unjustified to make fun of US of not being able to handle and ignore some other countries. Also, France added further 60,000+ new cases which could lead to even more deaths after 10 days from now. India seems to be facing less wrath lately but virus has again been increasing faster in the national capital region in the last 10 days. So, it could be again in full force in India when Indian winter arrives in December. And here people are gain disregarding masks. It's just like lighting a match and hoping the fire doesn't spread.
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Post by screamingtreefrogs on Nov 6, 2020 20:26:03 GMT
Philadelphia Health Commissioner -
'This is possibly the worst period in the entire pandemic'
Pennsylvania reached a record 1 day total - 3,384 positive cases
742 of them were in Philly
5 new deaths reported Friday - 1889 total deaths in the City
PA - 38 new deaths reported in the state on Friday - 8,975 total in the State
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Post by twothousandonemark on Nov 7, 2020 5:30:57 GMT
Canada hopes to start rolling out our vaccines 1st quarter 2021. It'll be slow numbers at first because initial ramp up. The process overall will likely take some time also - the vaccine furthest along requires storage at -80 degrees Celsius, which for pharmacies & the like will require proper & efficient investments to make that feasible.
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Post by Jep Gambardella on Nov 7, 2020 14:04:41 GMT
Just found out that my cousin is in the hospital with Covid and a blood clot in his lungs. I love the guy, but he is a dumbass - he started feeling pain last Thursday, spent the whole weekend in severe pain, but refused to go to a hospital. Yesterday he finally relented and went, and was diagnosed. His wife doesn't have any symptoms, but is probably contaminated as well - in fact she may very well be the one who gave it to him, as she goes out much more than he does. He is the first one I know personally who contracted Covid-19. My cousin is out of the hospital, even though he still has a fever. He spent about ten days in the hospital, but he never had to go to the ICU. His wife tested negative, but now that he is back home she will have to be very careful (and lucky) not to get infected. He has taken a turn for the much worse. He is back at the hospital now, in the ICU, on a respirator. It’s not looking good. He’s probably about 56-57 years old, not overweight and as far as I know in good health, so he isn’t in a very high-risk group. I am hoping this will work out in his favour.
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Post by Aj_June on Nov 7, 2020 15:21:52 GMT
My cousin is out of the hospital, even though he still has a fever. He spent about ten days in the hospital, but he never had to go to the ICU. His wife tested negative, but now that he is back home she will have to be very careful (and lucky) not to get infected. He has taken a turn for the much worse. He is back at the hospital now, in the ICU, on a respirator. It’s not looking good. He’s probably about 56-57 years old, not overweight and as far as I know in good health, so he isn’t in a very high-risk group. I am hoping this will work out in his favour. Hoping for recovery. Really sad that it has become more critical after initially showing signs of recovery.
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Post by screamingtreefrogs on Nov 7, 2020 15:47:59 GMT
 Can you imagine the nerve of showing up at a stranger's door and requesting they take their sign down Maskless Trumper gets owned -
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