Raab’s five tests for the easing the lockdown in 3 weeks time are:
1). NHS can cope across the UK
2). Sustained fall in daily death rates

3). Rate of infection decreasing

4). Supply of testing and PPE able to meet demand 

5). No risk of a 2nd peak
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4) is going to be a problem and 5) I would say is impossible.

Originally Posted by: John p 

Raab’s five tests for the easing the lockdown in 3 weeks time are:
1). NHS can cope across the UK
2). Sustained fall in daily death rates

3). Rate of infection decreasing

4). Supply of testing and PPE able to meet demand 

5). No risk of a 2nd peak
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4) is going to be a problem and 5) I would say is impossible.

Originally Posted by: John p 

UK lockdown extended for 3-weeks

Originally Posted by: Gavin D 

I’d say yes AF can be a  very dangerous heart condition if left untreated as yours is treated and managed the risk is greatly reduced like medicines like metoprolol to control the heart rate 

we can’t call heart conditions the so called normal at any stage of life weather that’s young or elderly.

Originally Posted by: Polar Low 

I'm all for employee rights, but I'm hearing some bloody annoying stories of people taking the p*ss.

My missus works in admin for the NHS. It's only a small team she works on - 4 people. The manager's father (almost 90) died in February (not through CV); she's been off sick since then - two months. I know the death of a parent hits hard, but that is ridiculous, especially given how hard-pressed the NHS is at present. Worse, the manager's daughter is a nurse (and trained ICU nurse to boot) and she's been off the same length of time - because her near-90 year old grandfather has died. FFS!!! Then there is another team member who is now entering her 5th week of 'self isolation' because first she had a cough, then just as she was due back, her husband developed a cough, and this week after the expiry of another 14 days, her son's developed a cough so she says she's taking another 14 days.

My missus - who's not been there a year - apart from taking a day's hol off to extend Easter weekend, hasn't missed a day through this. Her other colleague lost her husband in January to a sudden heart attack and has an 11 year old lad (and two daughters in their 20's) and whilst she took 6 weeks off in the aftermath, this is pretty understandable in the circumstances, and she has returned and worked since.

Originally Posted by: Saint Snow 

I’d say yes AF can be a  very dangerous heart condition if left untreated as yours is treated and managed the risk is greatly reduced like medicines like metoprolol to control the heart rate 

we can’t call heart conditions the so called normal at any stage of life weather that’s young or elderly.

Originally Posted by: Polar Low 

I'm expecting to read this a lot more from you over the coming months/years.

Originally Posted by: Saint Snow 

My Mum is on warfarin for AT and heart failure. She has had a letter telling her to shield for 12 weeks but today I had to take her to the hospital for her INR test. I know some hospitals are sending out staff to do the tests at home but not here. It seems a bit crazy that the letter says she shouldn't even go out for exercise yet she has to take a trip to the hospital. I suppose they have no staff to send out.

Originally Posted by: Northern Sky 

New York locking down for another month. Not sure how their lockdown compares to the ones in the UK and other parts of Europe.

Originally Posted by: Brian Gaze 

How on earth is that determined?

Originally Posted by: Brian Gaze 

The numbers with AF are thought o be in the millions so it possibly can be a norm, although like everything it varies person to person. I'm on an anti-coagulant to lower the stroke risk but it isn't life threatening as such.

Originally Posted by: fairweather 

Trump will go insane!

Originally Posted by: John p 

Way too many cars on the roads today - more than yesterday.
Surely all these aren’t essential workers and deliveries?

Originally Posted by: nsrobins 

UK police accuse this lad of 'killing people', yet there they are, outside themselves, moving about freely and dictating to others to 'go 'ome' and not killing people at all.. 

https://twitter.com/ezralevant/status/1250740565978775557

Originally Posted by: Chunky Pea 

Way too many cars on the roads today - more than yesterday.
Surely all these aren’t essential workers and deliveries?
And I haven’t seen one police car stopping people and making enquires.
They need to tighten up on people bring out for non essential reasons.

Originally Posted by: nsrobins 

I watched the video and don't see where you think there's a problem. The guy videoing was asked to move on and it was explained why.

You seem to have an issue with the police enforcing the law. If you don't like the law it's really not the police you should be whinging about, is it?

Originally Posted by: Gandalf The White 

I am asking why the police are outside also spreading the virus and killing people? Why are they not 'enforcing the law' on themselves? 

There is a nice way and a not so nice way to 'ask', and they choose the latter. They deserve no respect. 

Also, did you see that one cop violating the 2m 'social distancing rule'? He practically invaded the cameraman's personal space to show what a big man he is. 

Originally Posted by: Chunky Pea