[Ammi]

Coronavirus: Mayor of Luton Tahir Malik resigns after breaking lockdown rules by going to party...

https://news.sky.com/story/coronavir...party-12043126

[Ammi]

[Strictly Jake]

Can someone explain how when football matches are on the players can all get together in a huddle like one big hug arms round each others backs, face to face etc. Yet we cant hug our family when they come to visit?

[Vanessa]

I've been to Eastbourne and the beaches weren't packed, so I could easily social distance.
Beautiful weather and the water is so clean.
I quite like the place, much better than Margate, which I found quite run down and dirty.

[Ammi]

...this may have already been posted...

Coronavirus: Safety concerns halt use of 50 million NHS masks...

Fifty million face masks bought by the government in April will not be used in the NHS because of safety concerns.
The government says the masks, which use ear-loop fastenings rather than head loops, may not fit tightly enough.
They were bought for healthcare workers from supplier Ayanda Capital as part of a Ł252m contract.
Ayanda says the masks meet the specifications the government had set out. The government says its safety standards process is "robust".
It also emerged that the person who originally approached the government about the deal was a government trade adviser who also advises the board of Ayanda.
But he told the BBC his position played no part in the awarding of the contract.


..Full story...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-53672841

[Ammi]

.... pecuniary interest....yes indeed...

[Nicky91]

Originally Posted by Strictly Jake

Can someone explain how when football matches are on the players can all get together in a huddle like one big hug arms round each others backs, face to face etc. Yet we cant hug our family when they come to visit?

don't moan too much and these players are daily tested basically before training, matches

[Zizu]

Originally Posted by Strictly Jake

Can someone explain how when football matches are on the players can all get together in a huddle like one big hug arms round each others backs, face to face etc. Yet we cant hug our family when they come to visit?

Well footballers are being tested relentlessly apparently...


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[joeysteele]

Originally Posted by Ammi

...this may have already been posted...

Coronavirus: Safety concerns halt use of 50 million NHS masks...

Fifty million face masks bought by the government in April will not be used in the NHS because of safety concerns.
The government says the masks, which use ear-loop fastenings rather than head loops, may not fit tightly enough.
They were bought for healthcare workers from supplier Ayanda Capital as part of a Ł252m contract.
Ayanda says the masks meet the specifications the government had set out. The government says its safety standards process is "robust".
It also emerged that the person who originally approached the government about the deal was a government trade adviser who also advises the board of Ayanda.
But he told the BBC his position played no part in the awarding of the contract.


..Full story...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-53672841

Stinks to high heaven.

At least the concern has been alerted to and avoided the use of these masks.

Nothing should surprise as to the dealings of this government and others,not interested in real safety and protection but only in money and costs.
I'm surprised anyone is left not surprised at these dealings.

At least it's being sorted hopefully.
Also too, the government's safety standards on these vital protective masks should be robust.
So hopefully that's now really true at least too.

[Parmy]

The ones I paid 5 quid for 5 throw away ones were ear loop...seemi gly safe enough to be worn whilst shopping.

[Vanessa]

I like to use disposable ones. I find them much more comfortable

[joeysteele]

Originally Posted by Vanessa

I like to use disposable ones. I find them much more comfortable

I've ones you can wash, also ones my Mother has made too from old materials.

I do like the disposable ones too.

I guess I've just got used to them now, it's just a natural thing for me now to put one on when I head out or to the shop or store.

As you said a while back, it can be any facecovering, a scarf or whatever.

The issue with these masks not being adequate recently bought re the NHS, is these masks have to be safe and to the highest standard to be worn most or near all the day by Doctors, Nurses and other staff.
That's why the issue is important.

I've found everywhere I've been recently, no one not wearing a facecovering.
That's impressive.
Although someone I knew who was griping at buying them, had no problem handing over Ł20 for 40 cigarettes.

Unbelievable.

[Nicky91]

here in Netherlands, still loads of people who do not wear any form of face covering

i mean just 15% wears a face covering in fact


most new cases comes from youth with their partying, most hospitalisations elderly bc of youth

[Parmy]

Originally Posted by Nicky91

no, and even if you had it once, you can get it again

Is that true?

[Zizu]

Originally Posted by parmnion

Is that true?

It appears that you get some immunity for a few months or so but I haven’t seen any expert say it’s permanent immunity.


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[Zizu]

I know this has already been discussed in here but seeing it in ‘print’ makes it more disturbing.


Surely there will be an enquiry ?

It smacks of someone taking a nice earner for themselves tbh


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Ministers wasted at least Ł150 million buying masks with the wrong kind of straps from a little-known family investment company, The Times can reveal.

Health officials signed a Ł252 million contract to buy masks for frontline healthcare staff from Ayanda Capital in April in a deal brokered by a government adviser who also advises the company’s board.





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[bots]

there was a world wide shortage of masks in march/april. Everyone was saying why aren't the government buying more .... is anyone surprised the quality may be dodgy? Some realism required i think

[bots]

France, Spain and Greece were among the European countries to record marked increases in new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, fuelling fears of a second spike in infections during the holiday season.

France added another 1,695 new cases within 24 hours, its highest number of daily coronavirus infections in more than two months, taking the total to 228,576.

In Spain, there were a further 1,772 infections during a 24-hour period, pushing the country’s total number of cases to 305,767.

Meanwhile in Greece, an additional 124 cases were detected in the last 24 hours, bringing the country’s total to 4,973.

Coronavirus cases have been on the rise since countries began to ease lockdown restrictions that sent the global economy into a tailspin.

As governments try to ease the economic damage caused by the pandemic, social-distancing measures designed to curb the virus are becoming harder to enforce.

[joeysteele]

Funny that few other Nations have issues with so called dodgy protection equipment.

Where's our expert trading brains as to quality and best of terms.

Are we a leading Nation or not?

[Vanessa]

Italy is doing well so far.

[arista]

[arista]

For Slim

[bots]

Ryanair flights to Italy may be suspended after “repeated violations of the Covid-19 health regulations” by the budget airline, the country’s civil aviation authority has said.

The ENAC said on Wednesday that "Ryanair systematically does not comply" with the Italian government’s coronavirus rules.

"Not only is the obligation to distance passengers not respected, but the conditions for making an exception to that rule are also being ignored", the ENAC said in a statement.

If Ryanair continued to break the rules the ENAC would "suspend all air transport activities at national airports, requiring the carrier to re-route all passengers already in possession of tickets".

Ryanair rejected the accusations as “factually inaccurate” and defended its practices, which it argued are compliant with Covid-19 regulations.

Italy had a severe outbreak early on in the pandemic, but its incidence of new cases is currently far below that of other European countries.

[arista]

Worse in Aberdeen Lockdown , Scotland
now 79 infected.


And loads of Coaches went through Aberdeen
asking the PM for money help.

[arista]

Today 49 died

UK Covid-19 Total: 46,413