Coronavirus: Stay or go
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I hear Parkdean have now closed their sites.
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got my email at 17:33
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Yep, same time here😄
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Just had a glance at the news, can’t believe what has been going on today in tourist hot spots, crazy. Not quite sure what’s going on to be honest. I recall Foot and Mouth outbreak in 2001, every footpath, Heath, Moor, Park, Etc....instantly closed to prevent spread to livestock. Yet here we are, midst of a deadly pandemic, humans dying in hundreds, and it’s “oh dear, please stay at home” Totally barking..........
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New updated Government guidance on essential travel
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It's disappeared from their website, but the Hull Daily Mail published a picture of the seafront at Hornsea, yesterday afternoon - looked like a Bank Holiday - why are these people so dim that they don't understand what the Govt are saying? Trouble is, along the coast are numerous static caravan parks and it seems that a certain sector of the community (I'm not going to identify where they're traditionally from) just think this whole business is an excuse for an extended holiday. Waste of time going to our local Tescos - the locusts have already stripped it bare.
And I agree with a previous comment - everyone seems to be driving like idiots - what is going on. And this is only the start.
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"Essential travel, the Department for Health and Social Care said, "does not include visits to second homes, camp sites, caravan parks or similar, whether for isolation purposes or holidays".
Is that clear enough for everyone?
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despite the still horrendous numbers and probably too early to form any conclusions, however.....a tiny ray of hope.....?
March 22 (GMT) Italy latest
5560 new cases and 651 new deaths in Italy: 15% decline in new cases and 18% decline in new deaths with respect to yesterday.
the change in tide has to start somewhere, even China has flattened the curve.
"We expect to see the first effects of the stringent lockdown measures adopted on March 11 after 2-3 weeks, so the coming week will be absolutely crucial in this sense: we expect to finally see a sign of trend reversal," said Franco Locatelli, President of the Health Council
i hope he's right
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agreed, i realise we need many more days to establish a trend but in amongst the desperation there its a tiny change that i hope materialises into something...
i usually check the numbers/ graphs daily as those countries that are ahead of us, time wise, will be showing us how the measures are (or are not) taking effect.
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I check a couple of websites each day to try and find out what is happening. World wide one to approximate how it’s going globally, but more importantly a UK one that gives case figures for each area, based on local authorities. It’s got it’s flaws, some areas are huge ((Devon, Cornwall) but a lot are not, (London boroughs). Some UK areas have very low case numbers, others are in a situation you wouldn’t t want to think of visiting. Highlights why not travelling around is so important.
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Spot on, I hope for the Italians they do get on top of it. The numbers of deaths there have been incomprehensible of late.
I too have been following the numbers, what has been worrying is the trend of UK deaths in comparison to Italy, almost like for like with a 14 day difference.
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Devon has two areas, the main Devon bit plus Torbay. Somerset has three areas, Somerset, N Somerset, Bath and East Somerset. So when you add the areas up you can start to see how quickly things are moving (sadly.) Bigger cities are separate too eg Plymouth in the SW and Bristol. So it's much the same elsewhere in the uk. Keep safe one and all.
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Yes, it’s selective on authorities brue, but does give the big city ones. As I said flawed. It’s useful for me personally, as all the four areas of South York’s are listed individually, and as I won’t be travelling more than two miles (Caring for Mum) it’s keeps me up to date locally. But I am thinking of family and friends elsewhere as well, keeping an eye on their situation.😁
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Nicola Sturgeon, the FM of Scotland, has retweeted a Janey Godley voice over that summarises the message to all those who flout the social distancing rules. The language is a wee bit robust, and Ms Sturgeon was at pains to say that she would 8never* use language like that, but it does help to get the message across.
I love Janey Godley's humour, but those of a delicate disposition should mute the sound
'Ye cannae say you were'nae telt' ...Steve
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Well Steve, thanks for posting that. It is the funniest thing I have seen in a while, but with a serious point, especially given the large number of motor-carvanners that have decided to self-isolate in rural Scotland. Welcome as folk are in normal times, if visitors are taken ill they could end up with their home, the van, partner and patient being separated by hundreds of miles.
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My problem with things like that, as someone who is not going anywhere in the immediate future, is that what they really think virus or no virus? Whilst I understand and have sympathy for local concerns they have to be careful they don't alienate the very people that will support their local economies in the future but are going to be very hard hit during the current crisis.
David
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Change of subject and a touch off topic, but can’t help thinking what Greta Thunberg is going to do next.
we live in a climate emergency that will kill us all... oh wait, erm...
Kids, go on school strike this Friday... erm, damn, that won’t work either
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Ah but. Rather ironically the current crisis is rather supporting her cause with hardly any planes flying and traffic levels reduced and many manufacturing plants closed we are producing a significant reduction in pollution and CO2 levels. It is more than possible that 2020 could see a reduction in global warming albeit probably only temporary?
David
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