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elbows said:
I see they are researching ways to evolve a business-friendly variant of the virus at this time ;) It will be called the startup variant of no concern, since they hope to pass the burden of mask-wearing onto the virus itself.

www.bbc.co.uk

Liverpool hosts 'pioneering' mask-free business conference

Liverpool hosts the UK's first "normal" business conference since Covid, with no obligatory social distancing.
www.bbc.co.uk
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Have a heart mate, without conferences what will men have to pretend to be at while visiting their mistresses?
 
This should probably go in lonely post thread and not here but i am feeling frightened, of the virus, and what's next, for the first time in over a year now. It's because of people sending me anecdotal news from India this past few days.
The way that the papers here seem to be all about who paid for some wallpaper and everyone's just looking forward to going in the pub gives me a deep sense of foreboding.
 
bimble said:
This should probably go in lonely post thread and not here but i am feeling frightened, of the virus, and what's next, for the first time in over a year now. It's because of people sending me anecdotal news from India this past few days.
The way that the papers here seem to be all about who paid for some wallpaper and everyone's just looking forward to going in the pub gives me a deep sense of foreboding.
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You’re not alone in this.
 
My council area (Kirklees) "is facing a desperate Covid infection battle after the latest official figures see it ranking number one out of 149 upper tier local authorities."

www.examinerlive.co.uk

Kirklees tops Covid infection chart as 'emergency meeting' called

Huddersfield MP Barry Sheerman calls for emergency meeting of senior council officials to take place tomorrow
www.examinerlive.co.uk www.examinerlive.co.uk

I am not sure what 'upper tier local authorities' are?
 
bimble said:
This should probably go in lonely post thread and not here but i am feeling frightened, of the virus, and what's next, for the first time in over a year now. It's because of people sending me anecdotal news from India this past few days.
The way that the papers here seem to be all about who paid for some wallpaper and everyone's just looking forward to going in the pub gives me a deep sense of foreboding.
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I had to work in the office yesterday for the first time in weeks. Normally I only got out and about early in the morning so was amazed at how much busier it was than a few weeks ago. The buses in particular where pretty packed. On the bus home for the first time in over a year people had to make room to let people sit next to them and there was a group of 6 or 7 having to stand in a clump together. Mostly collage students who seemed to be everywhere with little in the way of social distancing going on. All of which has nothing to do with the reduced buses services of course.
 
bimble said:
This should probably go in lonely post thread and not here but i am feeling frightened, of the virus, and what's next, for the first time in over a year now. It's because of people sending me anecdotal news from India this past few days.
The way that the papers here seem to be all about who paid for some wallpaper and everyone's just looking forward to going in the pub gives me a deep sense of foreboding.
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There's a lot to be concerned about but living your life in fear and worry is to be avoided wherever possible. There is so much out of our control so I find it best to concern myself with things that are in our control. What we do, how we interact with friends and families etc. A strategy of concentrating on things that I can affect has seen me through this far.

Besides its the things we can't see, the stuff that goes on behind closed doors that have always been where the real spread has happened. In large parts of the South East hospitality was closed from the start of November through to the April gardens only opening, many of it is still closed. In London we had a brief 2 week opening in December with very strict restrictions. The virus didn't give a shit about that and had a whale of a time down here at the end of 2020 and the first couple of months of 2021.

As I say, its best not to get too preoccupied about other people because it is what it is.
 
cupid_stunt said:
That's normally county or unitary [single tier] councils, second tier is borough or district councils under a county council.
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Thank you but...does it mean that Kirklees is #1 for c19 infections out of all county/unitary councils in the UK? England?

Wikipedia says there are 30 upper tier authorities and 332 prinicpal councils. Why does that statement not be clearer about what it means :confused: Are we worst in the country or what? Soz, I know this isn't your fault :D but it's fucking annoying.

The BBC says this:

Kirklees had 70 cases per 100,000 people in the latest week 17 Apr-23 Apr.
The average area in England had 19*.


Great :(
 
5t3IIa said:
Thank you but...does it mean that Kirklees is #1 for c19 infections out of all county/unitary councils in the UK? England?

Wikipedia says there are 30 upper tier authorities and 332 prinicpal councils. Why does that statement not be clearer about what it means :confused: Are we worst in the country or what? Soz, I know this isn't your fault :D but it's fucking annoying.

The BBC says this:

Kirklees had 70 cases per 100,000 people in the latest week 17 Apr-23 Apr.
The average area in England had 19*.


Great :(
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Yeah, it can be confusing, and I don't know how things are structured up your way.

It's simple here - West Sussex County Council is upper tier, Worthing Borough Council is lower/second tier, you need to move back. :D

But those figures are not great at all :( , we are back to below 10 cases per 100k in Worthing, around 14 at county level.
 
emanymton said:
I had to work in the office yesterday for the first time in weeks. Normally I only got out and about early in the morning so was amazed at how much busier it was than a few weeks ago. The buses in particular where pretty packed. On the bus home for the first time in over a year people had to make room to let people sit next to them and there was a group of 6 or 7 having to stand in a clump together. Mostly collage students who seemed to be everywhere with little in the way of social distancing going on. All of which has nothing to do with the reduced buses services of course.
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The transport service reductions are maddening. I am going away to the Lakes for a week, was supposed to be going this afternoon and then realised I've left it too late because some of the train services have been reduced to one every two hours. Now am going to have to travel tomorrow when it's bound to be busier because of being a bank holiday weekend. People (like me) are going to rush to take advantage of this current low level of Covid to have a bit of normality, why can't they ramp up provision to ensure everything isn't rammed? Starting to dread going tbh.
 
lazythursday said:
The transport service reductions are maddening. I am going away to the Lakes for a week, was supposed to be going this afternoon and then realised I've left it too late because some of the train services have been reduced to one every two hours. Now am going to have to travel tomorrow when it's bound to be busier because of being a bank holiday weekend. People (like me) are going to rush to take advantage of this current low level of Covid to have a bit of normality, why can't they ramp up provision to ensure everything isn't rammed? Starting to dread going tbh.
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I’ve been regularly doing the London Lakes train route. It’s been great for the last year - fingers crossed it’s alright for you :)
 
lazythursday said:
The transport service reductions are maddening. I am going away to the Lakes for a week, was supposed to be going this afternoon and then realised I've left it too late because some of the train services have been reduced to one every two hours. Now am going to have to travel tomorrow when it's bound to be busier because of being a bank holiday weekend. People (like me) are going to rush to take advantage of this current low level of Covid to have a bit of normality, why can't they ramp up provision to ensure everything isn't rammed? Starting to dread going tbh.
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I think many services will start be restored over the next couple of weeks. Summer timetable starts mid may.
 
Supine said:
I’ve been regularly doing the London Lakes train route. It’s been great for the last year - fingers crossed it’s alright for you :)
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I'm only doing the Preston - Penrith bit of the west coast - which is usually not too bad even in normal times - but bank holidays can be a different matter. It's the first part of my train journey, which is the Blackpool train that is worrying me far more as it's a crappy little local service that can be painfully crowded at holiday times.
teuchter said:
think many services will start be restored over the next couple of weeks. Summer timetable starts mid may.
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That's really good to know - have itchy feet now and determined to go a few places before doom descends again. I am just assuming that some new super strain will show up by August, I think it's easier psychologically to plan for the worst.
 
Hmmm

www.theguardian.com

Rapid spread of India Covid variant in UK is ‘worrying’, say scientists

Cases of variant B1617 reach 400, but Public Health England says there is no evidence of a threat to vaccines
www.theguardian.com www.theguardian.com

e2a: There is some evidence that the AZ vaccine which is the vaccine that has been used in India is protecting against getting really sick or worse against variants that are causing the tragic scenes we are seeing.
Hopefully, the US will send all 60m doses they have to India.
 
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The USA is really leaning heavily on their vaccination program. The CDC is now issuing some interesting guidelines on what you can do post vaccination. This might be to assist uptake, I think it might.

The U.K. is going to be behind the USA doing this so it’s worth keeping an eye on how this goes. Here is a nice graphic on how they see life going forward.


still lots of mask wearing
 
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The first nightclub event in the UK for over a year is set to take place in Liverpool tonight (Friday, April 30).

Liverpool nightclub Circus is hosting the two-day The First Dance event, which will welcome 6,000 clubbers to the city's Bramley-Moore Dock warehouse. The event will not require any social distancing or face coverings, as it is hoped it will pave the way for more clubs to open across the country. Ticket holders will have to take a lateral flow test 24 hours before the event and produce a negative result to gain entry.

The event is part of the national Events Research Programme (ERP), which will provide data on how events for a range of audiences could be permitted to safely reopen as part of the roadmap out of lockdown.
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Well, that's the biggest indoor experimental event I've seen reported so far, I am not sure I would be confident enough to go to a nightclub until at least three weeks after my second jab and probably not until all adults have been offered the jab, but I hope it passes off OK.

www.walesonline.co.uk

Six thousand people to attend nightclub event tonight with no masks

Ticket holders have had to take a lateral flow test 24 hours before the event
www.walesonline.co.uk www.walesonline.co.uk
 
Buddy Bradley said:
It's finally starting to feel like the news is finally not just about Covid all the time - got to about the 4th or 5th story before there was anything virus-related this morning.
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You don't take the Times of India then.

Given estimates of the proportion of deaths being reported properly in India, worldwide we are probably at the peak of the pandemic right now.
 
cupid_stunt said:
Well, that's the biggest indoor experimental event I've seen reported so far, I am not sure I would be confident enough to go to a nightclub until at least three weeks after my second jab and probably not until all adults have been offered the jab, but I hope it passes off OK.

www.walesonline.co.uk

Six thousand people to attend nightclub event tonight with no masks

Ticket holders have had to take a lateral flow test 24 hours before the event
www.walesonline.co.uk www.walesonline.co.uk
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No alcohol i presume. The local dealers must be rubbing their hands...

a 2pm-11pm rave, fuck that sounds good.
 
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