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Post by admin on Jun 14, 2020 9:51:35 GMT
Guido Fawkes@GuidoFawkes 14/6/20Government Edge Closer to Announcing One Metre Social Distancing Rule order-order.com/2020/06/14/gov
Must get the pubs open
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Post by rodders on Jun 14, 2020 11:39:28 GMT
I must say whilst I understand the view of those who want to get things going again, I fear their views are more driven by money than safety
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Post by admin on Jun 14, 2020 18:43:41 GMT
I must say whilst I understand the view of those who want to get things going again, I fear their views are more driven by money than safety It's been soft touch from the start really. I think we were late getting going and now somewhat just seem to react to those shouting the loudest. If you're fortunate enough to be able to avoid people and situations then I see no reason for not doing so. Depends on your attitude to risk given your circumstances. I watched the video below today ( Dr. John Campbell very interesting) and he says (if my memory serves me right) 80% of those infected will get mild or no symptoms, 15% will get ill but manage at home, and 5% will get seriously ill and require hospitalization, and a proportion of those will sadly die. The stats don't seem bad but do you want or need to take the risk? We also don't know whether there are any long-term effects of Covid-19 on the internal organs?
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Post by admin on Jun 15, 2020 15:59:08 GMT
China’s capital is braced for a resurgence of coronavirus after more than 100 new cases were reported in recent days in a city that had not seen a case of local transmission in more than a month.
China, where the virus first appeared late last year, reported 49 new coronavirus cases on Monday, 36 of them in Beijing.
All have been traced to a wholesale market that supplies much of the city’s meat and vegetables.
Beijing has closed the Xinfadi market, ordered testing of all its workers and is requiring anyone who travelled there to self-isolate for two weeks.
Chinese health authorities said the strain of virus was similar to that seen in Europe, but there was no immediate evidence of a connection.
In response, Beijing has suspended the restart of some classes and reversed the relaxation of some social isolation measures.
Neighbourhoods close to the market have been put on lockdown and more than 76,000 people tested.
China’s authoritarian communist political system and tight social controls enable tracking of residents’ movements through the use of social media.
westmonster/china-braced-for-coronavirus-resurgence? 15/6/20
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Post by rodders on Jun 16, 2020 21:12:39 GMT
Marcus Rashford rightly given credit for his campaign re school meals. Unpopular as this may seem ,I have to say I never understood why people have children then expect society to pay for them.
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Post by admin on Jun 16, 2020 22:09:01 GMT
Marcus Rashford rightly given credit for his campaign re school meals. Unpopular as this may seem ,I have to say I never understood why people have children then expect society to pay for them. - click to enlarge.
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Post by admin on Jun 17, 2020 21:25:48 GMT
More positive coronavirus tests recorded in Peterborough - A further four positive coronavirus positive tests have been recorded in Peterborough in the last 24 hours.
The number of positive tests now stands at 456, up from 452 Tuesday.
There have been a total of seven positive tests recorded in the city since Monday (3 days) - in the previous seven days there were ten positive tests in Peterborough.
There have been no reported deaths related to COVID-19 at hospitals run by the North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust, which runs Peterborough City Hospital.
ET Wednesday, 17th June 2020, 4:27 pm
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Post by admin on Jun 23, 2020 7:19:35 GMT
It's probably the first time this year that I'm not listening to the radio in the morning. I'm absolutely sick of what you can and can't do, distancing, face coverings, bubbles etc and now things are opening up and we are getting back to normal with having to wait in line, one-way systems, plastic screens and numerous other limitations to make any activity a real joy these days. Doesn't seem very normal to me!
I was trying to find the clip of Jack Dee talking about queueing in banks behind the rope where you belong but I couldn't find it so had to make do with this to brighten up the day:
All we are waiting for today is for Johnson to cut the distancing down to 1m which isn't distancing at all in reality, and if you walk around outside enough you can see that only a percentage of the people seem to be practising any distance anyway? In my opinion, a metre distance only means that you don't get within touching distance of somebody and doesn't really mean distancing at all? You may think different. At least 2m is a clear space which people should understand? If he does change it, then the newly painted distancing signs that seem to have cropped up in places during the last week will be redundant already, having taken so long to get up in the first place?
And if you think that it's now safe then think again:
Revealed: Scars of Covid-19 could last for life as doctors warn of long-term damage to health telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/06/22/revealed-scars-covid-19-could-last-life-doctors-warn-long-term/
Healthy people, who were in their 40s and 50s when the virus struck, are now facing anxiety, chronic fatigue and disability for years
One in three patients who recover from coronavirus could be harmed for life, with long-term damage to their lungs, as well as chronic fatigue and psychological disturbances, research suggests.
Experts said there was growing evidence that the virus could cause persistent or even permanent trauma, including impairment to the brain and an increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease.
NHS guidance seen by The Telegraph suggests that around 30 per cent of patients who recover from Covid-19 may be left with damaged and scarred lung tissue, if it follows patterns of similar diseases.
This could amount to around 100,000 of the 300,000 people who have so far tested positive in the UK. Limited testing during the pandemic means the figure may be still higher....
I'm sure that the boys and girls of the BSF will say that this is scaremongering but until they realise that your health is the most important thing in your life then they will not engage the brain to consider how they maintain that situation without taking unnecessary risks.
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Post by admin on Jun 24, 2020 20:42:15 GMT
Devi Sridhar@devisridhar - 24/6/20
Professor & Chair of Global Public Health, @edinburghuni Medical School. Director of @globalhealthgp - Health governance, financing, policy, systems & security.
I’m 35 & in decent health. Having read widely on COVID, I’m not worried about dying from it. I am concerned of having long-term health issues that affect quality of life for months & years.
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Post by admin on Jun 25, 2020 22:05:28 GMT
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Post by admin on Jun 26, 2020 21:38:46 GMT
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Post by admin on Jun 26, 2020 22:40:25 GMT
This isn't advice, just information for you to take on board or ignore, it's up to you.
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Post by admin on Jun 29, 2020 23:06:58 GMT
Coronavirus: Leicester local lockdown a reminder that risk is not gone - (29/6/20).
Right at the moment when the prime minister is planning to turn the page to usher in a different political phase, the reinstatement of some restrictions on people's lives in Leicester is a reminder that the risk to our health from the coronavirus crisis is neither gone, nor forgotten.
Ministers have been clear for some weeks that the possibility of 'local lockdowns' was very real.
And the announcement from the health secretary on Monday evening was not just to put the brakes on easing of elements of the lockdown, he has also reversed some of changes that have already been made: closing non-essential shops again, and schools - aside from the children of key workers, or the vulnerable - restricted.
It is not a small ask of the people of Leicester, a major city, to watch the rest of the country progress, while they have to go into reverse for now, to protect everyone's health.
But this kind of on, and off, measure may become a regular feature of how the government tries to manage the infection as the months pass.
BBC
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Post by admin on Jul 1, 2020 22:59:11 GMT
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Post by admin on Jul 10, 2020 8:26:19 GMT
Increase in rate of new coronavirus cases in Peterborough - ET 10/7/20
The latest list of new coronavirus cases shows Peterborough has seen a small increase and sits at 13th in the national table.
Peterborough sits at 13th in the national table of new case rates with 21.4 an increase on previous figures which had dipped below 20.
However, that rate is still far below Leicester’s - the city that has been placed back into lockdown - where rates sit at 125.3 and had been higher than 140.
The figures are based on tests that have been carried out both in laboratories (pillar one of the Government’s testing programme) and in the wider community (pillar two).
The rate is expressed as the new number of new cases per 100,000 population.
The list is based on the latest Public Health England figures updated on July 9 on the Government’s coronavirus online dashboard.
Data for the most recent three days (July 7 to 9) has been excluded as it is incomplete and likely to be revised.
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Post by admin on Jul 10, 2020 9:12:23 GMT
I must say whilst I understand the view of those who want to get things going again, I fear their views are more driven by money than safety A month later and I'm still with you on that one Rodders. It just seems that when someone gets a bee in their bonnet about something and the MSM latches on then the government seems to react, and then 2 weeks later Nicola Sturgeon does the same and calls it a new policy
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Post by rodders on Jul 10, 2020 11:16:37 GMT
I must say whilst I understand the view of those who want to get things going again, I fear their views are more driven by money than safety A month later and I'm still with you on that one Rodders. It just seems that when someone gets a bee in their bonnet about something and the MSM latches on then the government seems to react, and then 2 weeks later Nicola Sturgeon does the same and calls it a new policy Sturgeon's actions are always driven by her obsession with independence , like most Gaelic nations their hatred of England often overrides common sense
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Post by admin on Jul 13, 2020 14:09:34 GMT
Greece may bring back certain lockdown measures, following a spike in coronavirus cases after welcoming back tourists.
In Greece, 2,205 people are currently known to have the virus. This is the highest number of active Covid-19 cases in the country since the start of the pandemic. On 10 July, the daily number of new cases peaked for the first time since 21 April, with 60 new confirmed infections.
Since restarting the tourism industry on 1 July, the country has seen over 100 new positive cases in the last 10 days from foreign tourists.
Currently, UK flights to Greece will restart on Wednesday 15 July, allowing tourists to return to the popular holiday destination.
However, Greek authorities are now considering the option of reintroducing stricter lockdown measures, which could be announced as soon as Monday 13 July.
Stelios Petsas, Deputy Minister to the Prime Minister and Government Spokesman, said, "We knew from the beginning that when we gradually opened the country's gates to the world, we would have imported incidents."
He added that the government is "determined to protect the majority from the frivolous few."
What measures could be brought back?
According to the UK government website, the current rules in place state any passenger entering Greece is “liable to be asked to undergo a test” and they must “wear face masks at all times when on an aeroplane or ferry travelling to or from Greece; and whilst at airports.”
However, the Greek authorities have said they could reimpose stricter public and travel restrictions, due to government safety advice being frequently ignored. The government there has not yet confirmed the exact lockdown measures they would bring back.
These could possibly include stricter border checks, potential travel restrictions from high risk countries and tougher, more frequent bar and restaurant inspections.
Serbian tourists are currently banned from entering Greece for all but essential travel, after health officials confirmed a spike in cases in the Balkan country.
Additional testing is already occurring at the Greek-Bulgarian border and, as of 14 July, Bulgarians crossing the border into Greece must provide proof that they have tested negative for coronavirus within the last 72 hours, after the country registered a daily record of 330 new infections in one day last week.
ET 13/7/20
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Post by admin on Jul 13, 2020 19:47:49 GMT
Gavin Newsom@GavinNewsom 13/7/20 - 40th Governor of California. Former Lt. Governor of California. Former San Francisco Mayor.
California locks down...
NEW: #COVID19 cases continue to spread at alarming rates. CA is now closing indoor operations STATEWIDE for:
-Restaurants -Wineries -Movie theaters, family entertainment -Zoos, museums -Cardrooms
Bars must close ALL operations.
But on June 20:
Gavin Newsom@GavinNewsom Jun 20
REMINDER: CA, you are now REQUIRED to wear a mask in public spaces.
We’re seeing too many people with faces uncovered. Wearing a face covering is critical for keeping people safe and healthy, keeping businesses open and getting people back to work.
Do your part. Wear your mask.
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Post by admin on Jul 17, 2020 9:17:50 GMT
The NHS in England will get an extra £3bn of funding to prepare for a possible second wave of coronavirus, Boris Johnson is set to announce.
The funding will also help ease winter pressures on the health service, Downing Street said.
It follows warnings a second wave this winter could see around 120,000 Covid-19 deaths in UK hospitals.
BBC
Health Secretary Matt Hancock has called for an urgent review into the compilation of coronavirus deaths data in England.
It follows confirmation that reported deaths may have included people who tested positive months before they died.
Scotland and Northern Ireland only include people who die within 28 days of having coronavirus.
Public Health England is responsible for reporting Covid-19 deaths.
BBC
Julia Hartley-Brewer@JuliaHB1 - This is seriously insane. I mean, absolutely mad. If you test positive for coronavirus in England, recover completely but three months later you get hit by a bus and die, you will count as a coronavirus death. Seriously. That’s how our Covid19 deaths are calculated.
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Post by admin on Aug 2, 2020 16:02:40 GMT
The main symptoms of coronavirus (COVID-19) are: a high temperature – this means you feel hot to touch on your chest or back (you do not need to measure your temperature) a new, continuous cough – this means coughing a lot for more than an hour, or 3 or more coughing episodes in 24 hours (if you usually have a cough, it may be worse than usual) a loss or change to your sense of smell or taste – this means you've noticed you cannot smell or taste anything, or things smell or taste different to normal
I think I've discovered another couple: seems to affect mainly male car drivers, especially boy racers in their crappy fiesta, corsa etc; as well as those in traditional performance cars, particularly BMWs.
By the sound of the noise coming from many of those vehicles, these people may be or may not be asymptomatic but something has clearly affected their ears.
Similarly, many of these people seem to have lost their sense of speed and its limits!
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Post by admin on Aug 17, 2020 20:00:18 GMT
Doctor who contracted coronavirus in March describes little known 'long haul' Covid which has seen her bedbound for months
A doctor who was struck down with Covid-19 in March claims more research is desperately needed into the long-term effects of the virus.
Linn Järte, a junior anaesthetist at Morriston Hospital in Swansea, became unwell with a dry cough, shortness of breath and flu-like symptoms in the days before lockdown began.
Despite being bedbound for two weeks, she returned to work and was redeployed to intensive care where she looked after the most seriously unwell coronavirus patients.
But a month later her ill-health returned with a vengeance, leaving her incredibly fatigued and unable to perform even the simplest of tasks ever since.
Despite initially testing negative, Linn was later clinically diagnosed with the virus and is now warning people of the dangers of "long haul" version of Covid-19.
"It's like my whole life has been taken away from me," said Linn, who enjoys hiking and cycling in her spare time.
"I love my job but I'm unable to go to work. I'm also unable to do all the activities that I love. I just feel like I'm locked in my own body."
Linn, 33, who is originally from Sweden but did all her medical training in the UK, said Morriston Hospital was preparing for the first wave of Covid-19 patients when she started feeling unwell.
"We hadn't even started wearing PPE yet because [the outbreak] was still in its very early days," she recalled.
"I'd been on call, and I just remember walking from my car to the front door and being short of breath.
"I'm not an athlete by any means, but I'm very outdoorsy so this was very unusual. My first thought was that I had Covid.
"I wasn't scared as such, I was just annoyed that I needed to take time off work. The disease was depicted as not really affecting those who were young and fit. I thought I'd just get ill for a while and then recover."
A week after her initial symptoms arose, Linn said she developed sinusitis - a swelling of the sinuses caused by an infection - and remained at home for a further seven days.
"I'm very independent, so I managed almost completely on my own," she added.
"Luckily I'd done a big grocery shop beforehand, so I just had to live off that."
When Linn returned to work, she helped out in the expanded Morriston intensive care unit (ICU) where she donned full-body PPE every shift.
"There were definitely moments when it did get really hot, and you get marks all over your face [from the masks and visors]," she added.
"We had a really good system to try and coordinate everything as well as possible. Everyone really pulled together and supported each other."
But she admitted it was "extremely difficult" to see Covid-19 patients alone and unable to have their families by their side.
"The helplessness I felt was very difficult. A relative shouldn't be on the end of a phone line, they should be with the patient," she said.
"We should be so grateful to live in the age of the internet where people can have contact [without being there in person]."
While Linn felt physically fine during the first couple of weeks in ICU, she said her sinusitis returned which made her "really annoyed and frustrated".
It was then followed by severe fatigue which continues to this day.
"I had such profound fatigue that I struggled to make it to the kitchen," she admitted.
"All of May was basically just one big fog. I had short-term memory loss and struggled finding my words.
"My heart rate also shoots up from me doing very, very little, so I really have to pace myself and just do one small task at a time."
After reading a blog by Professor Paul Garner in the British Medical Journal about "long haul" Covid, she realised that was exactly what she was experiencing.
"It was a bit of a light bulb moment," she said.
"I went to my GP and highlighted my range of symptoms back in March and was given the clinical diagnosis of Covid."
Latest figures from a recent study suggest that almost 600,000 people in the UK are suffering coronavirus symptoms for over three months.
Linn believes there has been a "significant lack of focus or acknowledgement" of this large patient cohort by government.
She added: "Covid really is a multi-system disease - and all of the long-haulers are really experiencing this.
"Just focusing on the fatigue or lung issues really isn't enough. At the moment I feel there is a one-size-fits-all approach and it just doesn't work as some people have neurological signs, whereas others have heart or rheumatological problems.
"What I and other long-haulers believe is that we need a multi-disciplinary approach, with for example one-stop clinics where individualised plans can be made."
Linn, who has also worked as a medic in Malta, has been referred to cardiology for her heart troubles but has still not been seen due to the Covid crisis.
walesonline/health/doctor-who-contracted-coronavirus-march 17/8/20
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Post by admin on Aug 18, 2020 22:40:56 GMT
David Kurten@davidkurten 18/8/20
UK 99.94% survived Covid-19 00.05% died with Covid-19 00.01% died of Covid-19
Now the pandemic is over, and it was nowhere near as severe as Prof. Ferguson's dodgy modelling, the Coronavirus Act and all associated regulations and restrictions should be repealed immediately.
Unconfirmed stats and I don't know their source but I've always thought that the stats never did really stack up and it's getting harder now to justify any of the Covid restrictions IMHO, especially any tightening?
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Post by rodders on Sept 22, 2020 20:28:06 GMT
Been absent for some time Riggers knows the reason why. However I am totally bemused as to the extreme views taken on this issue and I certainly do not profess to know the answer. On one hand there are those that claim it is in most cases no more deadly than the common cold and on the other hand some claim it is more serious than the Black Death. Those with the former view seem to claim that Sweden have got it right but on the other hand I think I have read that they have had more deaths per percentage of population than any other country. I do not see Speedway returning in the foreseeable future if at all. I certainly miss seeing all of you at social events even when I feel Persona Non Grata.
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Post by rodders on Sept 26, 2020 21:37:11 GMT
I do not believe there is any such thing as a peaceful protest, at best they negatively affect others and at worst are designed to provoke violence from others. Not against protests per se but in my view they are not peaceful.
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