Cable Forum - Coronavirus (OLD)

Why are we waiting till Monday for the new limits (6 people) to take force - doesn’t that just mean lots of people will get together over the weekend for the last time before it’s illegal?

That's because the Virus knows not to attack until Monday,

The same way it knows not to attack people in Europe that socially distance at 1-1.5m instead of 2m

The same way it knows not to attack in pubs, but to attack in you home.

basically, there are that many different rules for where you are and who you're with at any particular time.....it's a very clever virus indeed.

Sephiroth

09-09-2020 15:11

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Originally Posted by jfman (Post 36049249)

Probably hoping to keep the crowds at the St Ledger. Hancock and Dido Harding both with a keen interest in horse racing donations.

Thankfully the local authority appears to have stepped in. Of course the delay in laying regulations doesn’t mean the Government can’t update its guidance - it’s be unenforceable in law for a period but that doesn’t make it bad advice from a public health perspective.

Indeed - though jfman might have elaborated as I'm doing.

Hancock received political donations.
https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rac...cing-1.4280397

Harding is a member of the Jockey Club.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dido_Harding

jfman

09-09-2020 16:10

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Whitty:

"This is not due to increased testing". Cites Belgium taking rapid, decisive action to giving a reasonable chance of bringing the rates under control. That's alright tho Terry from Twitter who is an anti-vaxxer tells me he's lying and it's a deep state conspiracy.

papa smurf

09-09-2020 16:30

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Originally Posted by jfman (Post 36049265)

Whitty:

"This is not due to increased testing". Cites Belgium taking rapid, decisive action to giving a reasonable chance of bringing the rates under control. That's alright tho Terry from Twitter who is an anti-vaxxer tells me he's lying and it's a deep state conspiracy.

Bark bark bark:mad:

jfman

09-09-2020 16:32

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Bark bark bark:mad:

Not sure what you are upset about. If you go onto Twitter there's plenty of conspiracy theories out there, it's reassuring. :)

papa smurf

09-09-2020 16:41

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Originally Posted by jfman (Post 36049273)

Not sure what you are upset about. If you go onto Twitter there's plenty of conspiracy theories out there, it's reassuring. :)

I was saying terry from twitter is barking mad

jfman

09-09-2020 16:43

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Ah, well that's true. :)

Mad Max

09-09-2020 16:48

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So it's the joy of sex, sorry, six, from Monday.....:p:

jfman

09-09-2020 16:56

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As long as there's not more than six of you - in England.

Pierre

09-09-2020 17:05

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Meanwhile up here in the Calder Valley things carry on as normal, and restrictions and lockdowns are just something that happens to other people.

Indeed I’ll be going to karate next week, there’ll be a room full of approx 18 people, I might go for a drink afterwards in a pub full of 30-40 people.

papa smurf

09-09-2020 17:17

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Originally Posted by Pierre (Post 36049281)

I've filed the new restrictions under not interested.

jfman

09-09-2020 17:40

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Originally Posted by Pierre (Post 36049281)

Neither of those activities are, in and of themselves, against the rules.

Paul	09-09-2020 17:46

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Originally Posted by Hugh (Post 36049236)

Why are we waiting till Monday for the new limits (6 people) to take force - doesn’t that just mean lots of people will get together over the weekend for the last time before it’s illegal?

Presumably changes in the law take a few days.
People will still get together regardless, just not "officially".

New rules ;
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-51506729

Worth a read ;
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-54064347

Pierre

09-09-2020 17:57

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Originally Posted by jfman (Post 36049296)

Neither of those activities are, in and of themselves, against the rules.

I know, I was highlighting the irony.

jfman

09-09-2020 18:02

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Originally Posted by Pierre (Post 36049301)

I know, I was highlighting the irony.

Although it’s never been about one activity necessarily being safer than another. It’s about driving down the number of close contacts. The average commuter on a packed tube train will have far more close contacts with people they don’t know than people they do. Aggregate that to 66 million people and people are interacting a small percentage of number before the pandemic.

Meeting a small number of friends in a busy pub a couple of times a week is neither here nor there.

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