[arista]

Originally Posted by Cherry Christmas

They are going to lock us down after Boxing Day aren't they, then they can claim you got a better Christmas than last year .... despite the uncertainty hanging over everyone

Yes they are saying Parliament should be back
to vote in,
New Measures


Tues 28th Dec Date Or Weds 29th Date


Of course still to be confirmed

[bots]

the fear mongering has smashed previous records

[Nicky91]

https://nltimes.nl/2021/12/21/omicro...less-effective

The Omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus now accounts for 10 to 15 percent of infections in the Netherlands, RIVM director Jaap van Dissel told the Tweede Kamer on Tuesday. Without a booster shot, the current Covid-19 vaccines used in the Netherlands are expected to be about four to five times less effective preventing an Omicron variant infection than a Delta variant infection. The Delta variant has been the most dominant variant in the country since July.

The Omicron variant is already causing a slightly larger share of infections in Amsterdam, Van Dissel said. It is expected to displace the Delta variant to become the dominant variant in the country by the end of the year.

Van Dissel also said that 85 percent of the people who were infected with the Omicron variant were fully vaccinated. This figure was about 62 percent regarding the Delta variant. People who previously were infected with coronavirus also seemed to be less protected against the Omicron variant, he said. Of the group that contracted the Omicron variant, about 3 percent previously recovered from the coronavirus. With the Delta variant this was slightly more than 1 percent.

Although a full course of vaccination provides reasonable protection against the Omicron variant in the short term, the effectiveness is expected to decrease quickly, Van Dissel said. A booster shot can "upgrade" the protection level against the Omicron variant. The effectiveness of the booster shot will also decrease over time, but less quickly, Van Dissel predicted.

"The vaccine was made against the Wuhan variant, which has not been circulating for a long time," explained Van Dissel. The Delta and Omicron variants are so different that the vaccine no longer recognizes them well, he added.

Van Dissel emphasized that it is still uncertain whether Omicron is as pathogenic as the Delta variant. During his presentation to the public health committee, he also showed the same graphs he showed Cabinet members last week, which showed that an extension of the evening lockdown could likely lead to over 4,000 Covid-19 patients requiring intensive care at the same time. Currently, the ICU system has a maximum capacity of about 1,200 spaces, with roughly 700 ready for Covid-19 cases.

Shortly after Van Dissel’s presentation to some Cabinet members, ministers and mayors were asked to attend emergency meetings about the state of the pandemic in the Netherlands. Later on Saturday, the Netherlands announced a full lockdown to last until January 14.

[arista]

The SNP leader is Live on TV news
at the Scottish Parliament.


Giving her Covid Statement.

[Nicky91]

Germany and Belgium ban dutch visitors from any christmas shopping in their nations

and Netherlands wants to ban german and belgian visitors from christmas holidays in our nation too

[arista]

Hogmanay events cancelled as Covid rules tightened

Scotland Get's Tough

[Edinburgh's Hogmanay street party has been cancelled
and football matches will be effectively
spectator-free as part of tough new Covid rules in Scotland.]

[The new restrictions come into force on Boxing Day.]

From the 27th of Dec : Table service Only.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotla...itics-59745262

[Zizu]

Originally Posted by Cherry Christmas

so if 'loads' are and it is being taken off twitter why haven't they gone to the papers?

That’s exactly what I said ..



The annoying thing is he’s a deputy head and scaring half the damn staff as he’s so well respected


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[arista]

Tuesday 21/12/21

172 have Died
90,629 have caught Covid-19

Patients in hospital
Latest available
7,801

Patients in
ventilation beds
Latest available
859

147,261 Total UK Deaths of Covid-19

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

[Alf]

Originally Posted by arista

Hogmanay events cancelled as Covid rules tightened

Scotland Get's Tough

[Edinburgh's Hogmanay street party has been cancelled
and football matches will be effectively
spectator-free as part of tough new Covid rules in Scotland.]

[The new restrictions come into force on Boxing Day.]

From the 27th of Dec : Table service Only.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotla...itics-59745262

What about Jools Holland, is he allowed to have his new year's party? Or don't the rules affect him?

[AnnieK]

Originally Posted by Alf

What about Jools Holland, is he allowed to have his new year's party? Or don't the rules affect him?

Considering its pre-recorded in early December, I would say yes, he's allowed his party

[Alf]

Originally Posted by AnnieK

Considering its pre-recorded in early December, I would say yes, he's allowed his party

Pre-recorded? The conning git. I won't be trusting his countdown to new year anymore.

[Alf]

Originally Posted by AnnieK

Considering its pre-recorded in early December, I would say yes, he's allowed his party

If it is pre-recorded in December then he still shouldn't be having his party. Nothing but a super spreader event by the BBC.

[AnnieK]

Originally Posted by Alf

Pre-recorded? The conning git. I won't be trusting his countdown to new year anymore.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.rad...re-filmed/amp/

[arista]

Originally Posted by Alf

What about Jools Holland, is he allowed to have his new year's party? Or don't the rules affect him?

Sure
its in the Can.

[Alf]

I shall be seeing in my New year with a bottle of Glenfiddich and a Still Game Hogmanay double bill.

[arista]

Originally Posted by Alf

Pre-recorded? The conning git. I won't be trusting his countdown to new year anymore.

No, that was clever.

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by arista

Tuesday 14/12/21

150 have Died
59,610 have caught Covid-19

Patients in hospital
Latest available
7,672

Patients in
ventilation beds
Latest available
900

146,627 UK total of Covid-19 Deaths.

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

Originally Posted by arista

Tuesday 21/12/21

172 have Died
90,629 have caught Covid-19

Patients in hospital
Latest available
7,801

Patients in
ventilation beds
Latest available
859

147,261 Total UK Deaths of Covid-19

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

.

[Alf]

Originally Posted by AnnieK

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.rad...re-filmed/amp/

Con artists, the lot of em'

[arista]

Originally Posted by Alf

Con artists, the lot of em'

No, During Covid Times
they need to pre-record.


Its most logical.

[Crimson Dynamo]

[AnnieK]

Originally Posted by Alf

Con artists, the lot of em'

[Cherie]

So I make that 25ish a day going into hosp either with covid or because of covid in the last week and nobody going on a ventilator?

And we have been on 50k a day infections since late Nov

[Alf]

Originally Posted by arista

No, During Covid Times
they need to pre-record.


Its most logical.

Until you learn to say enough is enough, it will always be Covid times. I told you this last March when it was 2 weeks to flatten the curve.

[Nicky91]

Originally Posted by arista

No, During Covid Times
they need to pre-record.


Its most logical.

yes same in my nation

most of our reality tv game shows such as expeditie robinson, the mole all get pre-recorded, with final episodes in empty studio's with double negative pcr testing + 1.5 social distancing from each other


as for foreign locations, production and host scout ahead where it is easiest to manage under covid protocols

[arista]

Yet Another Downing Street Statement by the PM Johnson.


Nothing before Xmas he says

After Xmas he says he can not Rule Anything Out.

________________________


We Knew all this PM.