Coronavirus update - NO MORE RESTRICTIONS

[blue matt]

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Doesn’t look like holidays abroad will happen this summer......

Covid: Summer holidays abroad 'unlikely', warns government adviser https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-56467813

Seeing alot of US news stories last night about the US border opening up end of May for the UK, EU, Brazil, Canada and Mexcio

Still holding my reservations

[City123]

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It's so feckin' lazy to suggest that things would be better if Wales and Scotland signed up to one approach because a) that's what they've asked for at several times and it hasn't happened because England has often wanted to be an outlier and b) at several important moments (not all) Scotland or Wales have done it correctly and/or better - England's plan during the winter lead to huge numbers of deaths that was largely avoided in Wales.

Stop talking sense. Its all Wales/Labour/Dripford's fault and we should bow down to our English masters

[goats]

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Seeing alot of US news stories last night about the US border opening up end of May for the UK, EU, Brazil, Canada and Mexcio

Still holding my reservations

Wow that would be great Matt. I guess the Brazil variant isn’t such a problem then if the yanks will let them in....there’s bound to be another one like South Africa mind, could be anywhere! Fingers crossed hey.....

[surge]

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One interesting element of the coronavirus story going forward will be how honest/critical the press are about each government's actions. Walesonline have put up another good article here: https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/w...demic-20220816

[Rjk]

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https://twitter.com/PublicHealthW/status/1373967799060692995?s=19

0 deaths in Wales again today. good news

[City123]

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https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/politics/mark-drakeford-says-boris-johnsons-20226671

Drakeford said similar to "i News" so it looks like Wales will be taking a more cautious path

[Gofer Blue]

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I see the surge in COVID cases in Germany is being blamed on the "British" variant. Presumably much easier to sell to the EU citizens than the "Kent" variant!

[Vindec]

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Given that Germany were considered to be a paragon of virtue that country has declared a third lockdown, described as a third pandemic, by Merkel today. Perhaps we are not doing so badly going forward after all.

[goats]

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Given that Germany were considered to be a paragon of virtue that country has declared a third lockdown, described as a third pandemic, by Merkel today. Perhaps we are not doing so badly going forward after all.

Are they not already in one? Thought they were just extending it? Is it only us that’s been in lockdown since before Christmas? With half the adult population we aren’t doing too badly for once.

[surge]

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Given that Germany were considered to be a paragon of virtue that country has declared a third lockdown, described as a third pandemic, by Merkel today. Perhaps we are not doing so badly going forward after all.

Isn't it the Kent variant which has now made it's way across the channel? If anything they're now experiencing the effects of resistance to science (in their case vaccine skepticism, but with a lack of vaccine protectionism also) that particularly England and Northern Ireland demonstrated this winter.

[MacAdder]

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Isn't it the Kent variant which has now made it's way across the channel? If anything they're now experiencing the effects of resistance to science (in their case vaccine skepticism, but with a lack of vaccine protectionism also) that particularly England and Northern Ireland demonstrated this winter.

The chances are it came from over there in the first place.

[City123]

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I see the surge in COVID cases in Germany is being blamed on the "British" variant. Presumably much easier to sell to the EU citizens than the "Kent" variant!

In fairness, would we call something the "Baden-Wurrtemberg Variant"?

[blue matt]

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I see the surge in COVID cases in Germany is being blamed on the "British" variant. Presumably much easier to sell to the EU citizens than the "Kent" variant!

just remember what Basil said

[Harry Paget Flashman]

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In fairness, would we call something the "Baden-Wurrtemberg Variant"?

Didn't know the royals have their own variant.

[blue matt]

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interesting stat released by the ONS from the week ending 12 March from England and Wales

There were 10,987 deaths from all causes registered in the week ending 12 March, Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures show.

This is 511 deaths (4.4%) below the five-year average of deaths registered during this seven-day period between 2015 and 2019.

And it's the first time since the week ending 4 September that overall deaths have fallen below the five-year average.