Even with a very low bar for competence that is jaw-droppingly shithold on a second,
the health secretary
didn't realize that cv could spread asymptomically
Matt Hancock ‘regrets’ not knowing asymptomatic people spread coronavirus despite Sage warning
Scientific advisers said symptomless spread ‘cannot be ruled out’www.independent.co.uk
That’s it ? 10pm last orders. What is the idea, that this will stop people getting drunk and “mingling”?
More of this sort of thing please. Just laughed before having any coffee.The virus is going to look pretty stupid when it turns up hoping to infect everybody at 11pm but the pub's already shut - checkmate, COVID-19.
I clearly remember that when the press conferences started Hancock couldn't even pronounce the word asymptomatic. That's what happens when you put PPE graduates in charge of everything.hold on a second,
the health secretary
didn't realize that cv could spread asymptomically
Matt Hancock ‘regrets’ not knowing asymptomatic people spread coronavirus despite Sage warning
Scientific advisers said symptomless spread ‘cannot be ruled out’www.independent.co.uk
My observation since quitting booze is that after 10pm is when everyone gets really drunk and start drooling on each other and being really tedious. I guess post-10pm drunk is more likely to ignore social distancing etc than before 10pm drunk.
I usually leave at around 10 if I'm on a night out with drinkers...
New regulations issued by the government say fines of £1,000 can be issued if tables are not 2 metres apart, or 1 metre if other measures such as protective screens are in place.
They also allow fines to be issued and enforcement action to be taken by police if necessary to limit groups in hospitality venues to six people, to stop different groups mingling and ensure the data of people enjoying an evening out is recorded.
It continues: “Fixed-penalty notices may be issued by the authorised officer, in the sum of £1,000 on the first occasion (a reduced penalty of £500 being due if paid within 14 days of the notice date), £2,000 on a second occasion, rising to £4,000 for a third and any subsequent occasion.
That's true. After ten you probably get a measurable increase in airborne spittle from various causes.My observation since quitting booze is that after 10pm is when everyone gets really drunk and start drooling on each other and being really tedious. I guess post-10pm drunk is more likely to ignore social distancing etc than before 10pm drunk.
I usually leave at around 10 if I'm on a night out with drinkers...
That's true. After ten you probably get a measurable increase in airborne spittle from various causes.
Also who is supposed to be patrolling pubs with a watchful eye for illegal Mingling, the staff ? Impossible and dangerous.
My observation since quitting booze is that after 10pm is when everyone gets really drunk and start drooling on each other and being really tedious. I guess post-10pm drunk is more likely to ignore social distancing etc than before 10pm drunk.
Isn't it table service only too? That's going to reduce capacity of most pubs significantly, and make 'mingling' less of an option.That's true. After ten you probably get a measurable increase in airborne spittle from various causes.
Also who is supposed to be patrolling pubs with a watchful eye for illegal Mingling, the staff ? Impossible and dangerous.
At least now landlords have to give you six months' notice before evicting you. Only till March, mind, but still a relief.
Government has changed the law so most renters have a 6 month notice period
Landlords must provide at least 6 months’ notice period prior to seeking possession through the courts in most cases.www.gov.uk
I don't know. Nobody is going to punch you for placing tables 2m apart but trying to stop people flirting with strangers is not part of the job of bar staff.I don't see it any more impossible or dangerous than other rules & laws pub staff have to 'enforce', it's the responsibly of the publicans to ensure their premises are safe, and now they risk fines for breaking covid rules if they don't.
It won't be perfect and it probably won't be enough, but the measures will reduce contact overall, even if they encourage more risky behaviour in a minority.The early closing might deter some customers from ignoring social distancing requirements - but I think if this restriction had been introduced when I was around 22, me and my associates would have massively over-compensated by going to the pub early, ordering more rounds than usual before closing time, then deciding that we should all go back to somebody's house for some cans, might be a better idea to either close the pubs or keep them open, not tinker with the opening hours.
I don't know. Nobody is going to punch you for placing tables 2m apart but trying to stop people flirting with strangers is not part of the job of bar staff.
It's literally the most they could do without reinstating some form of furlough.Would it be overly cynical of me to speculate that the 10pm curfew is almost designed to drive newly arrived students into socialising illegally in their accomodation and thus be presented as responsible for the coming rise in Covid cases?
They had to do something with Fresher's Week on the horizon. Or is this week freshers week?
Exactly this. Nurses I know were recently thrown out of the Falcon in Clapham as had booked several tables of six and when pissed mingled between tables.That’s it ? 10pm last orders. What is the idea, that this will stop people getting drunk and “mingling”?
yeah, the next step is closing stuff, and closing stuff means furlough.It's literally the most they could do without reinstating some form of furlough.
This is a really important point, there's plenty of people who are scared of becoming sick again to the point its giving them mental health problems or traumatised from being in the covid ward, plenty of long haul covid sufferers who feel anxious about their health and ashamed of not getting better etc. Not to mention the people who have lost friends and family members due to the virus.How do you think allowing covid free rein will help? An overwhelmed nhs with many staff off ill or dead or grieving or isolating cant treat cancer patients. Do you not think covid itself causes mental health problems? You dont think abusers will abuse partners they should be nursing?
Isn't there a suggestion that the Bolton outbreak comes from one pub crawl? You can see the sense in trying to avoid more of those.I am not a big pub going person at all but really hope as many of them as possible survive this and don't all turn into flats at a faster rate than they were already.
I read somewhere that its estimated only about 5% of infections are suspected to be coming from pubs and restaurants together, so (if thats true) even if this does work the impact would surely be tiny, no chance of it significantly offsetting the return to school universities etc.