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I took the use of the word 'instructed' to mean that over 70's won't have a choice, but that's only what Robert Peston has relayed ie nothing official has been announced by the government.

I wonder why the govt is relaying via the media; why not make a Prime Ministerial announcement directly to the nation? I'm sure it will happen at some stage.

I also wouldn't be surprised if the Queen spoke to the nation (she might have even pre recorded this prior to her going into quarantine).

A request from the PM & the Queen might also be enough to make the majority of the over 70's compliant.

If the over 70's choose to disobey this request or instruction, will the government get heavy handed with them? The Conservative party rely on the grey vote and so they won't want to alienate them.

On the other hand, if they end up losing their life through going outside, It's a cold heartless fact that the government will save a lot through reduced expenditure on pensions and future health costs from people that are likely to no longer be economically active. Are they really that bothered if such people become infected?

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people were fighting in my local Aldi this morning 5 mins after it opened stripping the shelves of all tinned goods except mushy peas.

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It's more likely to effect men, apparently they think that this is because more men are likely to smoke and this helps Covid-19 finish them off through respiratory issues.

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l saw the same type pictures from some other supermarkets as well as why can't they behave like civil human beings.

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The local paper showed many pictures of empty supermarket shelves prompting panic buying they neglected to point out it was only toilet paper and hand sanitizer that was in short supply ,maybe the government should get the press under control,the papers are full of rubbish.

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Why toilet paper?

There's plenty of red tops on sale. :D

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Some supermarkets are just crap at stocking the shelves at the best of times. Go into my local ASDA on any given day and it's like being time warped back to the Soviet Union in the 1970s.

Fun fact for the loony stockpilers regarding pasta: With some basic culinary skills and a little elbow grease it's actually quite easy to make and it can be stored in something called a freezer for a couple of months or more.

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You forget you're dealing with the woke generation. They have absolutely no idea how to do anything that isn't on facebook or instagram. :rolleyes:

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There's also no shortage of bars of soap what's the deal with hand sanitizer.

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I wonder how many people have died of the flu so far this winter? I'm guessing that it's in the thousands but no panic over that so far.......:/

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Hard to find figures for this year, but I did come across this for the previous 4 years ;

Strangly, we did not see mass panic in those previous four years, esp in 2015 ....

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It's because those at risk of dying can receive a vaccination, to help stop them getting flu in the first place.

With this thing there is no vaccination yet, so the elderly/disabled/ill are at it's mercy.

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The mortality rate is judged to be more than 10 times the normal rate. Plus you have those that are severely affected but don't die.

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The vaccination that you speak of is minimally effective but I suppose that it makes people feel better. I get many a patient who says "I won't get the flu as I've been vaccinated" :D

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Indeed......

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Its not as effective as you seem to think. My Mum was vaccinated, but still got the flu anyway (fortunately, not a serious case).

While its probably higher than flu, the actual rate is just a guess atm, since they have no idea how many mild cases go unreported, and therefore not counted.