Coronavirus

[BambooToTheFuture]

This is pretty interesting graphic to view. Just look at her go. It may also visualise the data for some at just how quickly Covid-19 took/takes hold.

https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/2645529/?utm_source=embed

[Berniman]

Pretty much everything, including Pubs and restaurants opening back up on 4th July - except for enclosed gyms, swimming pools and leisure centres - with a 2m SD rule where possible but a 1m+ SD rule where not..

Time to roll the dice it seems..

[tans]

Not really any excuse for stadiums not opening at the start of next season in a reduced capacity imo

[horlock07]

Looks like schools will be obligatory from September, government better get on with releasing the funding to allow all the extensions that are going to be needed to meet even 1m standards by then?

[Matchworn Shirts]

All of this is absolutely fine, providing the track & test process works in order to control any regional outbreaks

[horlock07]

All of this is absolutely fine, providing the track & test process works in order to control any regional outbreaks

Noted in the Lords yesterday that the failed system cost us a cool £11.8m so far.

[pauld]

Noted in the Lords yesterday that the failed system cost us a cool £11.8m so far.

tbf, while that's a decent chunk of change for Dom's mate to shovel in his pockets, in the grand scheme of things, it's completely irrelevant. A working test, track and trace system would be good value for £118m given the lives it would save and how it would enable us to reopen the economy more quickly and safely. The scandal around the app is not the money wasted, it's the time and opportunity wasted to put a working system in place.

[horlock07]

So no more daily briefings after today, looks like the worst must be over.

[Tails]

Not really any excuse for stadiums not opening at the start of next season in a reduced capacity imo

I was thinking this. Would be difficult to police and you'd still need the distancing in the concourse / queues but it seems doable.

[tans]

I was thinking this. Would be difficult to police and you'd still need the distancing in the concourse / queues but it seems doable.

Compulsory wearing of masks in the concourse maybe?

[RobertT]

I refer you to Florida, Texas, Arizona & South Carolina as the "lets go for it" model.  As far as I can tell, nobody has properly implemented track and trace yet in those States, just opened stuff up and act surprised when people start passing it to each other.

Maybe Brazil could also be used as the Poster child, although they never really closed it up first.

The problem over here has been the complete politicisation of wearing a mask.  Popped to the supermarket at the weekend and about 50/50 on wearing them.

I'd probably not attend a stadium or indoor event venue right now, but I do think you can run a fair chunk of stuff with the right precautions in place.  Driving home those behaviours is going to be key though.

[horlock07]

The problem over here has been the complete politicisation of wearing a mask.  Popped to the supermarket at the weekend and about 50/50 on wearing them.

Its not politicised over here but if 50% of people are wearing them I would be surprised!

[RobertT]

Head a bit further South from me and it's at a much lower %.

I cannot get my head around it either.  The view is that it's Government over reach, which I could sort of understand if it wasn't for the fact nobody wanders around naked.  So clearly people are OK to be told to wear pants (UK) by the Govt. and have no issue being refused entry to a shop without them on, but a smaller bit of cloth over the mouth and nose is somehow an infringement of their Rights?  If they are worried about getting hot, just take their bloody baseball caps off.  I'm actually surprised Trump hasn't had someone in his ear recommending a big push to sell MAGA masks (made in China of course).

[4D]

More like 5%

[RobertT]

Bloody Socialists....

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/sen-mcsally-give-americans-4000-to-take-a-vacation

Oh!