Ditto. Our local shop is two miles away and was well stocked as well.  The owner and his team are having to work incredibly hard to cope with the jump in demand and he's had a few volunteers to help out.

There's been a queue outside whenever I've been there in the last week or so - it's also the newsagent and post office.

We're being choosy about which supermarket to use. We have a choice of four within 15 minutes.

No! Just stocking up on butter and milk. And my wife was demanding chocolate

That's not what they were saying in Jan and Feb, plus (and unlike us) they were releasing their hospital admissions stats. Plenty of our scientists have also said that their Chinese colleagues have done an amazing job in communicating what has been happening  in China.

You should let aside your antipathy for them, their politics and their propaganda can and is a different matter. China could get back to normal with satellites picking up pollution again and some people here could still be swimming in cynicism and bigotry. 

Yes very good Red flares and all alike Bromfield Hospital must see that from here 

Just went out and clapped for the carers. They have my undying gratitude. I will never forget what so many people are doing 

I am actually moved to tears. One of the most amazing things of my lifetime.

  Same here bonkers like ww2 has ended so many diamonds they deserve it

What is it with you and China?

This is not about the Chinese people, but their odious government. Clearly, the first instinct was to cover up what was taking place, then to put in place extraordinary levels of invasion of liberty and freedom, levels of surveillance which we know will not be relaxed once this is over.

If anybody thinks the stats out of China are credible (80K infected and 3.2k dead), they must be credulous to an astonishing degree.

My comment was tongue in cheek; maybe I should have added an emoticon.

But the reality is that they are indulging in propaganda about the source of SARS-Cov-2 and it's unnecessary and worryingly indicative of their unchanged mindset.

I don't care what they have achieved; it was their bureaucratic, corrupt, system packed with incompetent officials that set this pandemic in motion. They should not be allowed to forget that; ever.  Bad enough that SARS originated there 20 years ago; to happen again and not to have learned is unforgivable.

A very heart warming minute. Everyone on our street stood at their gates clapping. We could hear noise all around with everyone routing for the NHS and carers!  Then we all shouted good night to each other!  Amazing show of gratitude, respect and solidarity!  

Ontario reports largest single day rise

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/covid-19-coronavirus-thursday-new-cases-1.5510534

858 cases 15 deaths. Really difficult to know what to make of this given the testing backlog and changing criteria. But on the face of it, it's not good.

Govt. also saying it's going to enforce the 14 day isolation rule for returning international travellers. Good, but too late IMO - it's been widely ignored in the last week.

Meanwhile rumours that US troops may shortly be posted at our border, which unsurprisingly has delighted Ottawa

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/trudeau-trump-border-coronavirus-1.5510853

Trump clearly feels that 1812 is unfinished business

Good to hear about the support for NHS staff in the UK

I was so pleasantly surprised, it really was wonderful and our street and area is normally very quiet. To see and hear the appreciation for our NHS workers was wonderful and very emotional.

I'm actually surprised with how many done it. I thought it would just be one or two people stood at their doors, but in fact the vast majority of the people in my area came out and clapped.

Very well done to the people in the NHS.

Yes indeed. The Chinese may have a megalomaniac leader (and I can think of one or two not dissimilar in the west) and a political system that seems an anathema to us. However, they did publish papers like like this warning us the dangers - but we chose to ignore them.

Thought this may be worth a read,

https://www.accuweather.com/en/health-wellness/higher-temperatures-affect-survival-of-new-coronavirus-pathologist-says/700800?fbclid=IwAR2ZtNh2K2iqgDnAdmo6UWf24j2fPGSb9Tya19s1pOyfoVbFXoXGz4s-TXc.

Dear Brian,

Is it possible to make links open in new windows as a default, please?

Thanks. 

Don’t tell me they’re still out working?!

Sadly I missed the applause due to dealing with a fractious 2-year-old at bedtime. Didn’t hear anything so not sure of the neighbours participated or not!