The Scottish Evangelist 15 Posted December 25, 2020 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-52441285 Covid in Scotland: The people who have lost their lives to Covid-19 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
torbrexbones 717 Posted December 29, 2020 This crowd of UK backpackers that have been caught having a party on a beach in Australia, don't deport them, just shoot them and leave them on the beach as a message to others. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bentrovato 1,089 Posted December 29, 2020 Dead by the end of January. Along with Shakespeare. First person to get Pfizer Covid vaccine Margaret Keenan, 91, gets second dose | Evening Standard Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TQR 14,400 Posted December 29, 2020 UK records 53,135 new cases today. That’s more than France, Germany, Switzerland, Belgium, Italy, Ireland, Netherlands, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Portugal, Poland and Czechia combined. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the_engineer 1,415 Posted December 29, 2020 21 minutes ago, The Quim Reaper said: UK records 53,135 new cases today. That’s more than France, Germany, Switzerland, Belgium, Italy, Ireland, Netherlands, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Portugal, Poland and Czechia combined. That's blockbusters. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord Fellatio Nelson 6,219 Posted December 29, 2020 The ambulances are queued up outside our hospital which is rammed with COVID patients. Apparently all of the ambulances are going to be treated as 'covid' ambulances. It is actually pretty grim. I have been told that Primark are furloughing their staff this time around which seems to point to this lockdown going on for quite some time. 2 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Boudicca 702 Posted December 30, 2020 The brass neck of 'Murca demanding negative covid tests for those flying back into their plague-ridden leprous wastelands. Sit the fuck down you utter clowns. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
torbrexbones 717 Posted December 30, 2020 "I know what guys, London is getting a bit dull these days, lets all go to Wales and have a party in the hills" Hang the stupid cunts. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,979 Posted December 30, 2020 Germany joined the club of countries with more than 1000 Covid deaths per day today. I think some of that might be delayed Christmas deaths, but it's still very sad. We did well in the first wave, and now it's just as bad, and mostly even worse than other countries. The government tried to make Christmas happen, to project normalcy during the holidays, but it failed spectacularly. Christmas might just have been peak second wave instead. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted December 30, 2020 As per Collison and London Heathrow Terminal 5... you can’t blame Sir Cunto, bitches! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Boudicca 702 Posted December 30, 2020 6 hours ago, Sir Cunto said: As per Collison and London Heathrow Terminal 5... you can’t blame Sir Cunto, bitches! That's really disappointing. I was counting on you to start an outbreak on the west coast. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ladyfiona 2,590 Posted December 30, 2020 Some hospital departments where I work are closing again (mainly day surgery and pre assessment etc) due to covid so the staff can be moved to the main hospital to help there. Hopefully my department won't close because we're already 5-6 months behind with non urgent diagnostic tests. 1 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
torbrexbones 717 Posted January 2, 2021 Do we still need to wear facemasks in shops? Half the folk the go into shops either don't wear a mask or don't wear it correctly and with the speed that this new variant is going through the population, masks don't seem to be slowing it down any. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
En Passant 3,742 Posted January 2, 2021 Yes. Not wearing one is lazy and out of order, likewise people don't like things covering their nose, so they wear them incorrectly....or, in some cases think they can get away with a visor instead (they can't it doesn't work the same way, health professionals use them for different reasons and in many cases in addition to a mask). But, people are like that..... The new variant is faster in transmission, more infectious. Not wearing masks would mean even greater numbers, so they do slow it, but nobody said they'd stop it, they won't. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the_engineer 1,415 Posted January 2, 2021 21 minutes ago, torbrexbones said: Do we still need to wear facemasks in shops? Half the folk the go into shops either don't wear a mask or don't wear it correctly and with the speed that this new variant is going through the population, masks don't seem to be slowing it down any. What are people's views on face shields? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
torbrexbones 717 Posted January 2, 2021 I wear a shield/visor when I take the car but it is not an easy thing to carry when walking to the shop so I carry and wear a mask. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
En Passant 3,742 Posted January 2, 2021 15 minutes ago, the_engineer said: What are people's views on face shields? As above. Not a substitute. The breath and cough and associated 'stuff' comes out just the same and just goes out the bottom and around the sides. Getting down to the uncomfortable nitty gritty, I suppose it prevents a 'direct hit' but not much else. I imagine people are using them because it's more comfortable than having your nose and mouth covered, but really, unless you are exempt, you can't manage a mask for 15 minutes in a shop? Melodramatic maybe, but this thing kills people, it's not that hard to wear one for a short time. A brief google for mask v visor should convince, here's one with a video... https://www.livescience.com/face-shield-visualization-covid-19-spread.html?jwsource=cl Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the_engineer 1,415 Posted January 2, 2021 33 minutes ago, En Passant said: As above. Not a substitute. The breath and cough and associated 'stuff' comes out just the same and just goes out the bottom and around the sides. Getting down to the uncomfortable nitty gritty, I suppose it prevents a 'direct hit' but not much else. I imagine people are using them because it's more comfortable than having your nose and mouth covered, but really, unless you are exempt, you can't manage a mask for 15 minutes in a shop? Melodramatic maybe, but this thing kills people, it's not that hard to wear one for a short time. A brief google for mask v visor should convince, here's one with a video... https://www.livescience.com/face-shield-visualization-covid-19-spread.html?jwsource=cl I wear a mask. Suffered from covid terribly around Feb / march last year. The reason I ask is I've seen an uptick in face Shields and especially among older people. I wonder if some people think they offer more protection. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
En Passant 3,742 Posted January 2, 2021 12 minutes ago, the_engineer said: I wonder if some people think they offer more protection. I wonder that too mate, but as that video shows, they'd be wrong. To be honest though I think it's a mixture of don't know and don't want to know "I don't like masks so I don't want to actually find out for sure, this visor is more comfortable and will do'. Cynical? Maybe, I don't know for sure of course. End of the day, I don't want more people to have to go through what you did (or worse and die) because somebody else can't be asked to find out, or care enough about others to do it properly. :S Hopefully in 3 or 4 months it won't matter as they roll out these vaccines. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cerberus 302 Posted January 2, 2021 3 hours ago, torbrexbones said: Do we still need to wear facemasks in shops? Half the folk the go into shops either don't wear a mask or don't wear it correctly and with the speed that this new variant is going through the population, masks don't seem to be slowing it down any. To be fair there is pretty good compliance round my way - anyone not wearing one in the supermarket really sticks out like a sore thumb now. The worst offenders are teenagers in corner shops, who clearly don't believe that 'rules' apply to them. Saw yesterday that the 'UK variant' is now present in 29 countries (some sources saying 17). Never let it be said that post-Brexit Britain can't export. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Clorox Bleachman 2,439 Posted January 2, 2021 I work full-time in a supermarket. Face shields and improperly worn masks don't concern me, since they offer some protection and most people keep their distance. The place is well-ventilated and the ceiling must be about 6 metres high. What pisses me off, however, is clatty bast people who lick their fingers before touching anything and everything A scarily high number of folk with NHS lanyards do this. Great way to directly spread the virus. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
six feet blunder 161 Posted January 3, 2021 Here In Republic Of Ireland Covid Numbers Jumped From 800 Daily To 3000+ . Scary Stuff Stay Safe Everyone 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Bearer 6,102 Posted January 3, 2021 Time for another 3 week (at least) lockdown. (Any fucking excuse to get me out of jury duty ) 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
