Coronavirus in the UK - news, lockdown and discussion

[Teaboy]

There's only 2 people there and they're 20 metres apart?

 

[quimcunx]

Only 150 new cases in the uk today? Can that be right?

 

[xes]

I just had someone ring the bell selling fish door to door.

From dining solutions direct. My neighbour's out there buying some right now.

 

[mauvais]

Only 150 new cases in the uk today? Can that be right?

From Worldometer? It updates throughout the day.

 

[Treacle Toes]

Gotta say; that seems fucking stupid. When we're being herded into shops to survive, walking/sitting in the park with loads of space around seems like a healthy option.

I like to think it's because people were sitting around or sunbathing. If these blokes were just out for some air or exercise it does seem over the top.

 

[cantsin]

My local park today...Moving people on.

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am confused - why would they be moved on ?

 

[Yossarian]

I like to think it's because people were sitting around or sunbathing. If these blokes were just out for some air or exercise it does seem over the top.

Cops probably just wanted an excuse to spend their day in the park.

 

[agricola]

I just had someone ring the bell selling fish door to door.

From dining solutions direct. My neighbour's out there buying some right now.

please tell me you told them they'd come to the wrong plaice

 

[klang]

please tell me you told them they'd come to the wrong plaice

Wrong door, trout on!

 

[DaveCinzano]

To be fair other XR branches seem as horrified by this as everyone else on the planet View attachment 203239

Notwithstanding the existence of enough fruitloops who actually believe this with the wherewithal to knock up a sticker, this is the sort of provocative and divisive message that, for example, the FBI's COINTELPROs historically used to discredit groups, and very successful it could be, too.

Whether in this case the blame lies with the former (sincere fuckwits), or the latter (insincere dishonest actors), it is somewhat irrelevant - either way it is incumbent on the groups and networks of XR to ensure that things like this don't ever again go out under their name.

 

[DaveCinzano]

I just had someone ring the bell selling fish door to door.

Obviously an oceantial worker.

 

[Shechemite]

Notwithstanding the existence of enough fruitloops who actually believe this with the wherewithal to knock up a sticker, this is the sort of provocative and divisive message that, for example, the FBI's COINTELPROs historically used to discredit groups, and very successful it could be, too.

Whether in this case the blame lies with the former (sincere fuckwits), or the latter (insincere dishonest actors), it is somewhat irrelevant - either way it is incumbent on the groups and networks of XR to ensure that things like this don't ever again go out under their name.

Do XR have the wherewithal (or even the desire) to deal with such threats?

 

[klang]

Obviously an oceantial worker.

I sea what you did there.

 

[elbows]

Did the police push it over?!

Yes they did.

The crowd refused to disperse even when reminded about the need for social distancing, police said.

Officers had to tip the barbecue over to put an end to the gathering.

Coronavirus: Coventry barbecue crowd dispersed

More than 20 people were "freely mingling and standing shoulder to shoulder round a buffet".

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[DaveCinzano]

I sea what you did there.

Trawl in it together

 

[two sheds]

Gotta say; that seems fucking stupid. When we're being herded into shops to survive, walking/sitting in the park with loads of space around seems like a healthy option.

And if people can't surf they shouldn't fucking be riding horses

 

[two sheds]

Whether in this case the blame lies with the former (sincere fuckwits), or the latter (insincere dishonest actors), it is somewhat irrelevant - either way it is incumbent on the groups and networks of XR to ensure that things like this don't ever again go out under their name.

Not sure how they'd do that.

 

[cupid_stunt]

Only 150 new cases in the uk today? Can that be right?

The UK wide figure hasn't been updated, that's just figures from some of the smaller nations, looks like they are still counting the figures for England.

 

[elbows]

I note that Johnson was keen to bring up the Oxford model in the press conference, but Vallance was on hand to point out that it doesnt prove anything on its own, we need data from antibody tests.

I was pleased that various journalists were giving them a hard time on the UK response, lack of tests etc.

 

[magneze]

If testing does become more widely available, it would surely make more sense to be administering the tests in some sort of planned way across the whole population so that the results can tell us something about how the virus is spreading than simply making home testing kits available to buy in Boots

That makes sense. My guess is that this probably won't happen then.

 

[littlebabyjesus]

My local park today...Moving people on.

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Ah that used to be my local park. Lived just down a bit to the right. Fantastic view from there.

That is absurd tbh. I went for a walk earlier. It's really very easy to stay away from people. There were people reading, sat on park benches, well away from anybody else. I think it's more about people not being supposed to be enjoying themselves. You should be marching your daily constitutional, head down, being suitably miserable. If you don't have a garden, that's just tough.

 

[DaveCinzano]

Not sure how they'd do that.

Firstly they would have to want to do it.

 

[magneze]

Only 150 new cases in the uk today? Can that be right?

I don't think the figures have been released yet?

It used to be 2pm every day. Now it's just whenever really. Not like anyone's interested.

 

[two sheds]

Firstly they would have to want to do it.

Well they denied it was them when they saw it. But it'd be pretty well impossible for any group to prevent the hard right going round putting up posters claiming to be that group, photographing them and putting them on facebook.

 

[Proper Tidy]

please tell me you told them they'd come to the wrong plaice

That would knock them off their perch

 

[brogdale]

I like to think it's because people were sitting around or sunbathing. If these blokes were just out for some air or exercise it does seem over the top.

I like to think it's OK to walk to the park to have a nice sit down/sunbathe tbh, despite the restrictions on our freedoms.
People have to keep body & soul together and we don't all have lovely gardens.

 

[xes]

please tell me you told them they'd come to the wrong plaice

I just haddock got it in me to do something like that.

 

[T & P]

My local park today...Moving people on.

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Good. Brockwell Park yesterday resembled a sunny Sunday afternoon crowds-wise.

 

[Treacle Toes]

I like to think it's OK to walk to the park to have a nice sit down/sunbathe tbh, despite the restrictions on our freedoms.
People have to keep body & soul together and we don't all have lovely gardens.

There's a video circulating of police shouting at people to leave the another London park ...'It's not a holiday'

Shown here:

'It's not a holiday' Police clear sunbathers from park amid coronavirus lockdown

Boris Johnson said parks would remain open for exercise but police have been filmed ordering people sitting in the sunshine to "go home".

www.dailyrecord.co.uk

 

[eoin_k]

Only 150 new cases in the uk today? Can that be right?

Yeah, they don't seem to be in a rush to release the data today.