Coronavirus in the UK - news, lockdown and discussion

[frogwoman]

This university chaos seems almost designed to push the suicide rate up.

 

[frogwoman]

Being away from home for the first time is the absolute worst time for mental health issues.

 

[frogwoman]

And then there's the possibility of catching covid itself.

 

[wtfftw]

This university chaos seems almost designed to push the suicide rate up.

I would hate to be a student then not allowed home for Christmas or with "try not to kill you gran" messaging.

 

[frogwoman]

I would hate to be a student then not allowed home for Christmas or with "try not to kill you gran" messaging.

Oh G-d I hadn't even thought of that. And having to stay in your room or with people you hate.

 

[two sheds]

Now that I think, it might instead have been called Induction Week. As I say hazy times, soon to get a lot hazier.

 

[miss direct]

As some of you know, I stayed in student accommodation (as a teacher) all summer. I shared with five men, one of whom was a covid denier, and went out of his way to cough and splutter all over the kitchen, and even stuck a poster up about covid being fake.

I have never used so much disinfectant spray in my life.

I have no doubt that some poor students will be stuck with people like that.

 

[two sheds]

I hope you followed him round with the disinfectant spray, aiming at nose and mouth to cut down the risk at source.

 

[miss direct]

He was in his 50s, twice my size, and frequently drunk, so I just stayed out of his way.

 

[frogwoman]

That's awful

 

[elbows]

Latest ONS estimate (with the amount of lag in this study clearly visible):

• During the most recent week (13 to 19 September 2020), we estimate there were around 1.75 (95% credible interval: 1.31 to 2.30) new COVID-19 infections for every 10,000 people per day in the community population in England, equating to around 9,600 new cases per day (95% credible interval: 7,100 to 12,600).

Also:

• There is evidence of higher infection rates in the North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, London and North East; both West and East Midlands are recently showing a small increase.

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Infection Survey pilot - Office for National Statistics

Estimates for England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. This survey is being delivered in partnership with University of Oxford, University of Manchester, Public Health England and Wellcome Trust.

www.ons.gov.uk

 

[existentialist]

I'm a little disturbed to find that my little corner of remote rural heaven is a Medium Risk area

 

[Steel Icarus]

I'm a little disturbed to find that my little corner of remote rural heaven is a Medium Risk area

Were the lowest in the UK for cases and we're medium, it's how much it's rising I believe

 

[miss direct]

I'm a little disturbed to find that my little corner of remote rural heaven is a Medium Risk area

I'm medium too, which I found reassuring.
I don't have credit on my phone and rarely have any data. Is there any point me having this app?

 

[Raheem]

I wonder if low risk is something that doesn't really exist, like small fries.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

one of whom was a covid denier, and went out of his way to cough and splutter all over the kitchen, and even stuck a poster up about covid being fake.

What a twat. Don't believe in reality if you want, but no need to behave like an dickhead about it.

 

[LDC]

I'm medium too, which I found reassuring.
I don't have credit on my phone and rarely have any data. Is there any point me having this app?

Surely you can run it on wifi, but don't you have a monthly data plan? It's possible to get £5 or £7.50pm ones that have plenty.

 

[miss direct]

No, I don't have a plan. I'm on pay as you go. I spend so much time online working from home, applying for jobs etc, so when I go out for walks etc, I am happy to not be online. I mean it actually helps my mental health. Have no plans to change that. If I really need to connect, there's usually wifi somewhere.

 

[Cid]

I'm medium too, which I found reassuring.
I don't have credit on my phone and rarely have any data. Is there any point me having this app?

Yes, assuming your phone has Bluetooth... I think it’s probably better to think of it as ‘do I have a good reason not to have the app’.

 

[Cid]

Incidentally noticed precisely zero change in traffic. Doesn’t seem to indicate any move back to WFH. Sheffield heavily public sector of course (universities, teaching hospitals, various government things).

 

[Orang Utan]

Just about to announce a ban on household mixing in Leeds. fuck. Was gonna have my sister and kids round for dinner on Sunday- haven’t seen them in ages

 

[LDC]

Just about to announce a ban on household mixing in Leeds. fuck. Was gonna have my sister and kids round for dinner on Sunday- haven’t seen them in ages

Oh no, sorry to hear that. Yeah, last few days I've arranged a load of social things in the next 2 weeks as well.

(When I say a load, I mean meeting up with 1-3 people a couple of times, lest I be thought of as some wild social butterfly.)

 

[existentialist]

Were the lowest in the UK for cases and we're medium, it's how much it's rising I believe

Ah, that's all right, then. I thought it was that there bloody Llanelli, lowering the tone of the neighbourhood

 

[elbows]

London added to the watchlist:

49m ago 12:30

and

41m ago 12:38

Khan quote:

London is at a very worrying tipping point right now. We’re seeing a sharp rise in 111 calls, hospital admissions and patients in ICU [intensive care units].

The near collapse of test and trace and the resurgence of the virus means new measures to slow its spread were absolutely necessary.

Testing capacity was diverted away from London in the last two weeks to other national hotspots and weekly testing numbers are now down 43% in the capital since mid-August. The lack of testing capacity is totally unacceptable and it is why London has been added to the government’s coronavirus watchlist as an area of concern.

Ministers simply have to get a grip. It’s vital that testing capacity is increased immediately in London and focused in the areas it is needed most. Any delay will mean letting the city down and will cost lives.

 

[Supine]

Cardiff and Swansea are joining lockdown clwb

Covid: Lockdowns for Cardiff, Swansea and Llanelli

Two of Wales' biggest cities are included, with 1.5 million people in total now affected.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[LDC]

Soon they'll be so many local lockdowns it'll be like the old broom that's lasted 30 years joke and only had 4 handles and 6 heads in that time. No national lockdown, just everywhere in local ones...

 

[SpookyFrank]

Being away from home for the first time is the absolute worst time for mental health issues.

Although to be fair the standard student experience of being encouraged to drink ungodly amounts of alcohol and spend your time in shit nightclubs with people you just met isn't great for this either.

 

[Raheem]

There'll be people thinking it's OK for three people to visit a garden centre if one of them is a Catholic and not realising that only applies in Carlisle.

 

[LDC]

Although to be fair the standard student experience of being encouraged to drink ungodly amounts of alcohol and spend your time in shit nightclubs with people you just met isn't great for this either.

Some people both enjoy being away from home for the first time, and the student life though, it's far from terrible for most people.

 

[SpookyFrank]

There'll be people thinking it's OK for three people to visit a garden centre if one of them is a Catholic and not realising that only applies in Carlisle.

Or just do anything you like with whoever, so long as you remember to slaughter at least one defenceless woodland creature while you're doing it.