Coronavirus update - NO MORE RESTRICTIONS

[xsnaggle]

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Why do you assume that someone interested in a subject is trying to make someone else look foolish? What live broadcast was it, by the way?

Because that's the way your posts normally come across.

News at 1 and later PM the same day.

[MOZZER2]

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looks like Portugal is coming off the green list on the day over half the adult population has had the 2 doses in England

another blow for the travel industry

With so many fully vaccinated now thought it would open up more destinations not decrease ?

[Wash DC Blue]

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looks like Portugal is coming off the green list on the day over half the adult population has had the 2 doses in England

another blow for the travel industry

With so many fully vaccinated now thought it would open up more destinations not decrease ?

It’s a massive blow to the travel industry and also to people’s Mental Health.
Maybe it’s a way of getting people to accept a vaccine passport.

[surge]

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looks like Portugal is coming off the green list on the day over half the adult population has had the 2 doses in England

another blow for the travel industry

With so many fully vaccinated now thought it would open up more destinations not decrease ?

"The Government put Portugal on the green list only 2.5 weeks ago..."

Yvette Cooper today. What exactly has changed in 2.5 weeks apart from people booking holidays in Portugal and now either having to cancel without easy access to compensation or go and quarantine?

[blue matt]

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If we cannot get away to countries that as safe / similar / less C19 numbers than us, then we really have issues with the future of the travel industry in the UK

with a good % having had 1 or both jabs, its almost at a point that its as good as its going to get for a while

[xsnaggle]

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Why do I get the impression again that Wales is going to be kept restricted more than England?
This health Minister talking about this big spike (59 cases) meaning we may have to wait, this despite continuous low hospitalisations and deaths. They seem to be cherry picking the bits of information that suit the narrative they have already decide to follow, which seems a bit arse backwards to me
The hospitality sector is being singled out again with no change to indoor restrictions, which means a lot of places that have no outdoor facilities still cannot make a living. Indoor live music can forget any hope of revival if this goes on.

[Rjk]

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Why do I get the impression again that Wales is going to be kept restricted more than England?
This health Minister talking about this big spike (59 cases) meaning we may have to wait, this despite continuous low hospitalisations and deaths. They seem to be cherry picking the bits of information that suit the narrative they have already decide to follow, which seems a bit arse backwards to me
The hospitality sector is being singled out again with no change to indoor restrictions, which means a lot of places that have no outdoor facilities still cannot make a living. Indoor live music can forget any hope of revival if this goes on.

there have been something like 1000 fewer deaths in Wales than if we had the same fatality rate than England has had. So perhaps our more cautious approach has its merits

[xsnaggle]

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there have been something like 1000 fewer deaths in Wales than if we had the same fatality rate than England has had. So perhaps our more cautious approach has its merits

Maybe so, or maybe it is because Wales is more rural, I don't know. It seems though as if restaurants and pubs (Which have far stricter controls than shops and other places) are being left behind. Not to mention indoor music venues and nightclubs. We will need to wait and see but I just get the feeling. as I said, that they have already decided to block reopening the country and as choosing the narrative now to justify it later.
I hopw I'm wrong.

[surge]

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xsnaggle, good reminder to us all to support our local businesses throughout this and when they're recovering after

"The UK regulator has approved the use of the Pfizer vaccine for 12-15 year olds. It's now up to the JCVI to decide" as per Peter Gillibrand of ITV.

[blue matt]

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Not sure what the UK ( i will include all home nations in this ) plan / end game is

I watched a USA news article in Universal studio's theme park a few days ago, it was a big day for them, The end of social distancing, no face masks, its back to normal

yet over here we have another dark shadow lurking in the background ( be it the delta or Thai variant , which they also have in the USA )

The mindset of the 2 countries are a mile apart on life returning to normal

[Wash DC Blue]

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Not sure what the UK ( i will include all home nations in this ) plan / end game is

I watched a USA news article in Universal studio's theme park a few days ago, it was a big day for them, The end of social distancing, no face masks, its back to normal

yet over here we have another dark shadow lurking in the background ( be it the delta or Thai variant , which they also have in the USA )

The mindset of the 2 countries are a mile apart on life returning to normal

I’ve been fully vaccinated now for about a month and have been to my local pub quite a bit.

It felt really odd initially, having not been out to a bar or restaurant in over a year.
It’s absolutely back to how it used to be now sat at a full bar, no masks required.
I’m fine with that now, most people have had the opportunity to get vaccinated and it’s time that we get back to how things were.

[A Quiet Monkfish]

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Not sure what the UK ( i will include all home nations in this ) plan / end game is

I watched a USA news article in Universal studio's theme park a few days ago, it was a big day for them, The end of social distancing, no face masks, its back to normal

yet over here we have another dark shadow lurking in the background ( be it the delta or Thai variant , which they also have in the USA )

The mindset of the 2 countries are a mile apart on life returning to normal

The Government [and advisors] have become stuck in a mental groundhog day. They just can't bring themselves to break free of the psychological hold the virus has put them in. New 'variants' are going to keep coming to the surface indefinitely, and when a new 'variant' appears, it's closedown again.

[The Lone Gunman]

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New 'variants' are going to keep coming to the surface indefinitely, and when a new 'variant' appears, it's closedown again.

New variants have appeared. We're not closed down.

[A Quiet Monkfish]

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New variants have appeared. We're not closed down.

'closed down' in a generic sense - put on stop -put back- removed from list- added to list-.

I think you know what I meant.