[Gstar]

Originally Posted by arista

[17:21
Question: ITV's Robert Peston asks what the chances
are that England will be out of lockdown by the middle of March.]


[The PM says "it all depends" on a number of things - including whether
the virus doesn't mutate unexpectedly again,
the vaccine roll-out can go as planned,
and people stick to the new lockdown rules.]

Basically slim

[The Slim Reaper]

Originally Posted by Gstar

Basically slim

[arista]

At last all have masks on.

[Josy]

Originally Posted by Nicky91

ours has been ongoing for 3 weeks now, and only disappointment here from our government, numbers having not dropped enough



hospitalisations kinda less, but ICU's went a lot up which is more bad

Well that's up to your country to deal with.

You bad mouthing ours is becoming a bad habit that you need to stop asap.

[Lee.]

Originally Posted by arista

At last all have masks on.

Some plonker on the right there with their nose uncovered

[arista]

Originally Posted by Lee.

Some plonker on the right there with their nose uncovered

Yes maybe he is tired
Early Morning photo on the D. M.

[arista]

[17:38
Question: The Independent's Andy Woodcock
asks whether negative coronavirus tests will
be mandatory for foreign nationals arriving in the UK,
and if so, why it is taking so long?

Boris Johnson confirms "we will be bringing in measures
to ensure that we test people coming
into this country and prevent the virus from being readmitted".]

[arista]

It has Concluded 17:43.




The World Health Org.
Pfizer The 2 Vaccines must be done within 21 days.

Not long UK 12 weeks

SkyNewsHD

[bitontheslide]

Originally Posted by The Slim Reaper

slim peston

[Gstar]

Originally Posted by The Slim Reaper

[The Slim Reaper]

Originally Posted by arista

[17:38
Question: The Independent's Andy Woodcock
asks whether negative coronavirus tests will
be mandatory for foreign nationals arriving in the UK,
and if so, why it is taking so long?

Boris Johnson confirms "we will be bringing in measures
to ensure that we test people coming
into this country and prevent the virus from being readmitted".]

There hasn't been testing at airports throughout this whole thing. It's harder for me to get into the local pharmacy than it is to come in unchecked through the airports.

[Nicky91]

https://www.thelocal.de/20210105/mer...id-19-hotspots

Germany: Merkel pushes for tighter movement restrictions in covid-19 hotspots

The government and states have agreed to restrict travel for residents in Covid-19 hotspots to a 15 km radius, according to DPA.

Chancellor Angela Merkel and state leaders have been discussing measures such as local movement restrictions and tighter contact rules to limit the spread of coronavirus.

Now they've decided to restrict the radius of movement drastically for people who live in Covid-19 hotspots, DPA reported on Tuesday.

When a district hits an average of 200 coronavirus infections per 100,000 residents in seven days, those living there will only be allowed to travel a maximum of 15 km from their home, according to the draft agreement.

So far, this type of travel ban is only in place in the state of Saxony (since December 14th).

According to the draft decision paper, more than 70 districts in Germany have an incidence of over 200.

Chancellor Merkel had been pushing for this order to come into force in regions with an incidence rate of 100 infections per 100,000 people in seven days. If Merkel got her way, this rule would then apply to most of the country, effectively bringing regional travel to a complete standstill.

Shutdown to be extended – but how tough will it be?

The draft plan so far is for the current lockdown measures – which include the closure of non-essential shops, restaurants and leisure facilities, to be extended until at least the end of January. The measures were due to expire at the end of Sunday January 10th.

Here's what else is on the table:

- According to the Tagesspiegel, the government and states are considering tightening contact restrictions. It could mean that one household would be allowed to meet one other person from a different household.

So far, the rule is: one household plus one other household with a maximum of five people (under 14s not included).

- The government and states will also likely discuss curfews.

Bavarian state premier Markus Söder believes curfews are an effective means of dealing with high infection rates.

In Bavaria, there is a curfew between 9pm and 5am throughout the state, with exceptions for professional reasons or emergencies. The situation is similar in Baden-Württemberg and Saxony. In North Rhine-Westphalia there is no state-wide order, but there are curfews at the district level.

Curfews are also in place in other European countries, including France.

- Merkel and state leaders may also consider giving a 'stay at home' order to residents in hotspots in Germany to try and limit the spread. There are concerns over a spike in mid-January due to contact restrictions being eased at Christmas.

- The issue of schools and childcare will also be on the agenda. German officials have said that education is a priority and this should be the first sector to reopen after any shutdowns.

We'll report on the final decisions when they're announced.

[Nicky91]

another good idea from Merkel there, that could be effective

[Nicky91]

but okay i genuinely wish UK very very best of luck with their new lockdown

and i hope numbers will go down a lot, because 50k 60k daily new cases is just very depressing to see for me personally

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Lee.

Some plonker on the right there with their nose uncovered

drives me bonkers when I see it, dont bloody wear the mask at all

[Nicky91]

masks do work, but you can't rely on those alone


regional travel ban, curfews would also be a good one for Boris & his team to consider



as for south africa with their new strain, travel ban for that country for time being, and carefully sending a scientist with hazmat suit over to collect blood sample from someone who got that new variant, just to compare against original covid strain and uk strain, i mean it would be good to compare, just to see what you need to do for a possible different vaccine to treat people with that new strain

[Gstar]

A negative covid test isn’t required when entering the UK and they’re still wondering why cases are going up

[Josy]

Originally Posted by Cherie

drives me bonkers when I see it, dont bloody wear the mask at all

Or the ones that wear 'chin masks'

[Lee.]

Originally Posted by Josy

Or the ones that wear 'chin masks'

Or the ones that pull them down to talk.

[arista]

Originally Posted by The Slim Reaper

There hasn't been testing at airports throughout this whole thing. It's harder for me to get into the local pharmacy than it is to come in unchecked through the airports.

At least both
Heathrow & Gatwick
have Testing now

[Kazanne]

Originally Posted by Josy

Well that's up to your country to deal with.

You bad mouthing ours is becoming a bad habit that you need to stop asap.

Agreed ,we all have different ways of dealing with stuff ,plus we have different things we have to deal with.

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Josy

Or the ones that wear 'chin masks'

Just why

Originally Posted by Lee.

Or the ones that pull them down to talk.

Omg, this old boy did that in the bakery last week to order his bread, I wanted to drop kick him through the plate glass

[Cherie]

Joe Wicks is back...

[arista]

1 in 50 in the UK have Covid-19


Ch4HDnews Live

[Zizu]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

the new variant is going to spread around the world quickly. The reality is that numbers across the world are going to spike. People saying lockdown is not bringing numbers down, it took 6 weeks before they started levelling off here in March and significantly longer before numbers started to come down. You don't flick a switch and the numbers drop

Just watching the South African health minister on Sky News ... their health system is teetering on collapse . Although their new variant doesn’t appear to be any more harmful/severe the ridiculously high numbers involved sadly equate to far worse outcomes ( deaths )

Even more worrying ( if that’s possible) is that doctors on the front line are seeing more and more positive cases in people who have already tested positive for older strains of Covid19 ...


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