Coronavirus

[Paddingtonwolf]

There is nothing to stop you doing that. More holes than Rab C Nesbitt’s vest.

 

[The Bear]

Screw all that nonsense.

Just do what you want, within reason. Don't be a prick, and wear a mask in shops and places where you're asked to.

Who the hell is going to know or pull you up on any of it any way?

 

[darlowolf64]

 

[The Bear]

So after reading two separate BBC articles on the new rules, I still can't see anywhere that explains what in the data triggers each new alert level. Is it just the R rate?

 

[Tredman]

Who knows [emoji2275]

As far as I can see Stafford has a higher rate than Wolverhampton, but is Tier 1.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

So after reading two separate BBC articles on the new rules, I still can't see anywhere that explains what in the data triggers each new alert level. Is it just the R rate?

Nope, they haven't set any thresholds. Just you're in when we say you are and you're out er, never based on the history so far.

 

[The Bear]

So London has higher cases than Liverpool currently, but they're OK and Scousers have to do what they're told? Brilliant stuff.

 

[Tony Towner]

So London has higher cases than Liverpool currently, but they're OK and Scousers have to do what they're told? Brilliant stuff.

London is 10 times bigger. It's cases ber 100,000 which is the benchmark (sort of, except when it doesn't suit)

 

[AndyWolves]

So London has higher cases than Liverpool currently, but they're OK and Scousers have to do what they're told? Brilliant stuff.

Presumably it's per 100,000 rather than just a count of infections

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Just seen on Sky News that Exeter is up at 341.2 per 100k.

Tier 1.

Fucking crazy.

 

[Tony Towner]

Just seen on Sky News that Exeter is up at 341.2 per 100k.

Tier 1.

Fucking crazy.

Anyone would think it had a University...

 

[AndyWolves]

So tier 3 is basically don't socialise unless you're at somewhere that costs money

 

[MARKakaJIM]

Bloke on the radio just now, didn't catch who, gave a brief overview of the criteria for the tiers.

In essence, cases on their own not a good enough measure for grading of areas as other factors contribute the level of risk. Also have to consider the make up of the populace in that area and how vulnerable they may be towards a wider outbreak and the hospital/ventilator capacity in the area to deal with it.

Makes more sense really, big numbers in a generally young/healthy community with lots of hospital beds available isn't as problematic as a comparatively smaller outbreak in an ageing/vulnerable population with insufficient hospital capacity.

 

[Tredman]

Bloke on the radio just now, didn't catch who, gave a brief overview of the criteria for the tiers.

In essence, cases on their own not a good enough measure for grading of areas as other factors contribute the level of risk. Also have to consider the make up of the populace in that area and how vulnerable they may be towards a wider outbreak and the hospital/ventilator capacity in the area to deal with it.

Makes more sense really, big numbers in a generally young/healthy community with lots of hospital beds available isn't as problematic as a comparatively smaller outbreak in an ageing/vulnerable population with insufficient hospital capacity.

All of that makes sense, but these clowns in charge don’t explain any of it and all respect they had was lost by not sacking Cummings.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Whitty’s slide CLEARLY shows this is about the schools and universities. Dear God how fucking stupid do they think we are?

 

[darlowolf64]

Someone had to tell Rishi to talk to the bloody camera!

 

[darlowolf64]

Whitty’s slide CLEARLY shows this is about the schools and universities. Dear God how fucking stupid do they think we are?

Oh no, it's all the pubs fault... not the schools and Unis, look away from the schools and Unis

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Care homes are still overwhelmingly the most prevalent factor when we're looking at serious illnesses and deaths.

They've had seven months and they still don't know how to fix that.

 

[darlowolf64]

Liverpool into full lockdown from Wednesday, that's 2 nights on the piss for the liverpudlians

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Oh no, it's all the pubs fault... not the schools and Unis, look away from the schools and Unis

The rate jumps exponentially in the 10-19 age range in the first week of September and 20-29 in the third week of September. I mean how fucking obvious does it need to be?