Coronavirus in the UK - news, lockdown and discussion

[elbows]

Can someone keep me updated? Every time I watch Johnson speak, I don't actually understand what he's just said so no point watching it.

We'll translate for you.

Sneak peek:

Alas, the invisible mugger got a pair of invisible knuckledusters as an early Christmas present. And roller skates. SAGE is advising the deployment of stingers as part of tier 4.

 

[brogdale]

He should not be fucking late to show up to make this announcement 5 days before Xmas to millions of people. What is he doing right now.

They're attempting to sober him up.

 

[Steel Icarus]

Low down on the list of crimes I know but it really irritates me this bumbling cunt is always fucking late.

 

[FridgeMagnet]

You can watch it at

https://twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1DXxyRQlOXYKM

if you really want to, or there's a feed at the guardian live news page Coronavirus live news: Boris Johnson to give press briefing - follow live

 

[agricola]

Low down on the list of crimes I know but it really irritates me this bumbling cunt is always fucking late.

deliberately late - Trump uses this trick all the time

 

[brogdale]

Up to 70%

 

[Badgers]

Up to 70%

Early days on that figure.

 

[cupid_stunt]

We are off.

 

[brogdale]

Early days on that figure.

Indeed, & early days on the 'reassurances' that the mutation is not more deadly or resistant to the jabs; didn't like the way that he gulped and repeated those points...

 

[neonwilderness]

He can’t even cancel Christmas properly

 

[Badgers]

No Christmas for tier 4
Only Christmas day for the rest of the UK

 

[bimble]

Screeching u-turn, Johnson to make a speech peppered throughout with his trademark 'alas!' from Downing Street tomorrow or Thursday

you win. Only he was a bit late, as usual.

 

[Cid]

Think you meant ‘as day follows night’ Boris.

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

So, no overnight stays for anyone at xmas. No going anywhere at all for London and the SE. Everyone at home for NYE.

Good, we should have had this weeks ago.

 

[Mation]

Basically, as you said. Infectious relates to the disease’s acquirability (as opposed, for example, to it being congenital) whereas contagious means its ability to specifically be acquired from others.

However, I worry this topic might be two people who don’t work in infectious diseases both trying to draw out distinctions outside of our respective expertise!

 

[killer b]

you win. Only he was a bit late, as usual.

I didn't spot any 'alas', but yeah. As ever, I'm right.

 

[Espresso]

He'll be alasing like nobody's business when he's not reading from a script - when the tame journalists question him at the end

 

[Pickman's model]

No Christmas for tier 4
Only Christmas day for the rest of the UK

Always winter but never Xmas

Like living in Narnia only without the evil witch handing out Turkish delight or any of the magic

 

[Pickman's model]

No Christmas for tier 4
Only Christmas day for the rest of the UK

The penguins are getting restless

 

[bimble]

I didn't spot any 'alas', but yeah. As ever, I'm right.

"with a heavy heart" counts as an alas.

 

[andysays]

How completely stupid do you have to be to design a tiered alert system that only goes up to 3 and then realise it needs a 4. After the abandoned 5 level system that needed lots of half numbers in it. Absolute clowns. Not even funny how idiots get into positions of such serious responsibility.

Nigel Tufnel for PM

 

[Pickman's model]

Out of curiosity if you've booked train tickets but are now barred from travel will you get your money back?

 

[Steel Icarus]

It took Robot Whitty to extend condolences to that woman who lost two family members

 

[andysays]

Ah ok. I got it from here which is two hours old.

Boris Johnson to hold coronavirus press conference as new strain spreads rapidly

Virus’s mutation prompts fears of third national lockdown for England in new year

www.theguardian.com

Two hours is a long time in pandemics...

 

[brogdale]

New variant identified in September, then?

 

[Pickman's model]

It took Robot Whitty to extend condolences to that woman who lost two family members

No condolences from abdpj. Ever.

 

[editor]

So, no overnight stays for anyone at xmas. No going anywhere at all for London and the SE. Everyone at home for NYE.

Good, we should have had this weeks ago.

Do we all get on magic trains that run on Xmas day then?

 

[agricola]

Out of curiosity if you've booked train tickets but are now barred from travel will you get your money back?

depends on the ticket - I had off-peak singles booked (on Avanti) and I've got refunds albeit they've taken £10 back as an "admin fee".

 

[bimble]

bitterly regret.. ALAS!

 

[killer b]

He'll be alasing like nobody's business when he's not reading from a script - when the tame journalists question him at the end

bingo