[Nicky91]

Germany it isn't really bad nationwide, but to prevent it going extremely worse they go in lockdown now after a long meeting of Merkel and all regional leaders

so this means every store apart from supermarket closed, no pubs, bars, restaurants for entire month of November at least, schools and day care remain open but with mask requirement rule

also further more in german hospitals (i've seen on stern tv one chief doctor of a 24 hours clinic in Essen, it is loads of hard work, now only the serious cases and in risk group remain in the clinic, anyone who can isolate at home will be moved safely in isolation towards their homes where they can stay and isolate for the required 10-14 days, this is how you also can prevent hospitals, clinics becoming too overcrowded)

[Nicky91]

also over there for public transport just essential travel only

no tourism anymore either, so hotels, bed and breakfasts, campings are closed for time being

[Nicky91]

Netherlands: if things do not improve here, we might go into a full lockdown either, our PM Rutte had said

but they tend to first wait if the effects of our current measures will be seen bit later on

[arista]

Oxford City and Luton
are to move from Tier 1 to Tier 2

[bitontheslide]

we will have passed 1 million infections in 2 or 3 days time, it's currently 965,340

[Ammi]

COVID vaccine in 'last mile' of development and 'could be rolled out before Christmas'...

https://uk.yahoo.com/news/coronaviru...085349794.html

[Kizzy]

That's all we all want for crimbo tbh

[Vanessa]

That's great news!

[Zizu]

It may only give 8 to 12 weeks cover if you can get it a second time soon after the first .

We can but hope though


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[bitontheslide]

tf there is a vaccine available before christmas it wont be available to the masses, i will believe it when i see it

[Vanessa]

It will go to the people most at risk first.
Like NHS and care home staff, older people and those with an underlying illness.
I have chronic kidney disease, so i will probably get it.

[arista]

Poxy Covid-19

Making Pizza Express
cut large amount of good workers

[bitontheslide]

Cyprus and Lithuania have been removed from England's travel corridor list, the Department for Transport has announced.

That means, from this Sunday, people arriving from those countries will have to self-isolate for two weeks.

The decision comes after a rise in coronavirus cases in both countries.

Lithuania's seven-day rate of cases per 100,000 people has reached 140, while Cyprus is on 112.

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps added: "We are not adding any countries to the list of travel corridoors this week."

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it's spiking everywhere

[parmnion]

If the coronavirus spreads the most when a lot of people are confined in a small place for a long time..


Is it time to split up 3 generation families living in the same household?

[Zizu]

Originally Posted by parmnion

If the coronavirus spreads the most when a lot of people are confined in a small place for a long time..


Is it time to split up 3 generation families living in the same household?

... and still keep the schools and universities open ?


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[arista]

Today 280 have died

23,065 have caught Covid-19 today

Patients in hospital
10,308


45,955 Total Deaths.

https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk/

[Vanessa]

Originally Posted by arista

Today 280 have died

23,065 have caught Covid-19 today

Patients in hospital
10,308


45,955 Total Deaths.

https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk/

It's getting worse!

[arista]

[Coronavirus: Oxford, Luton and parts of
Yorkshire and Midlands to go into Tier 2
From Saturday, residents must not meet socially
indoors with anyone they do not live with
or are in a support bubble with.]

https://news.sky.com/story/coronavir...ier-2-12117959

[arista]

Originally Posted by Vanessa

It's getting worse!

Sadly yes

[Vanessa]

We'll all be on tier three soon, if things carry on like this

[parmnion]

Originally Posted by Zizu

... and still keep the schools and universities open ?


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Yeah..if we can house the elderly safely until it's over.

[bitontheslide]

Originally Posted by parmnion

Yeah..if we can house the elderly safely until it's over.

and how would we house all these people in an isolated setting, and who would pay for it

[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by arista

Poxy Covid-19

Making Pizza Express
cut large amount of good workers

To be fair I think that chain was floundering before covid.

[Toy Soldier]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

tf there is a vaccine available before christmas it wont be available to the masses, i will believe it when i see it

They haven't even been able to get this year's flu vax rolled out properly to the masses because of unprecedented demand and logistical limitations... People waiting 6+ hours for a drive-thru jab etc.

[arista]