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Darren S
07 May 2020 15:23:19


 


How do you make it a bit bigger?


Originally Posted by: westv 


https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EXa-LPCXQAAKX_g?format=jpg&name=medium


Darren
Crowthorne, Berks (87m asl)
South Berks Winter Snow Depth Totals:
2023/24 0 cm; 2022/23 7 cm; 2021/22 1 cm; 2020/21 13 cm; 2019/20 0 cm; 2018/19 14 cm; 2017/18 23 cm; 2016/17 0 cm; 2015/16 0.5 cm; 2014/15 3.5 cm; 2013/14 0 cm; 2012/13 22 cm; 2011/12 7 cm; 2010/11 6 cm; 2009/10 51 cm
Brian Gaze
07 May 2020 15:47:18

Just got a reply from my MP. To be fair even though the same em will be going to a number of people at least he (or his staff) managed to identity the one which addresses the questions I asked.   A big improvement on Gauke who would send random garbage back.


 


Dear Brian,


Thank you for emailing me with your concerns.


There are indications that the measures we have put in place have been successful in slowing down the spread of the virus. Overall, however, we still don’t have the infection rate down as far as we need to and any easing on the lockdown will be incredibly gradual.


That means that any change to our social distancing measures now would risk a significant increase in the spread of the virus. That would threaten a second peak of the virus, and substantially increase the number of deaths.


I know many people are concerned about the long term impact of these measures on our economy which is why we need to set out a roadmap of how we will get our country back up and running. During this difficult time for the country, we recognise the extreme disruption the necessary actions are having on people’s lives, their businesses, their jobs and the nation’s economy which is why the Chancellor produced a programme of support both for workers and for business, and we’ll do everything we can to ensure people can pay their bills, stay in their home and put food on their table.


An inappropriate, early relaxation of the measures the Government has put in place would do more damage to human life and the economy over a longer period, as it would undo the progress made to date on slowing the spread of the virus, and, as a result, would require an even longer period of the more restrictive social distancing measures.


We know this will not be a short battle – beating Coronavirus will take months, not weeks so no changes will ever be drastic. Further action that might be required is under constant review and guidelines will only change if evidence shows it is able to.


Thank you again for contacting me.


Best wishes,


Gagan


Gagan Mohindra MP
Member of Parliament for South West Hertfordshire


Brian Gaze
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fairweather
07 May 2020 15:49:12


 


I manage a customer service team (phone and email activity), so feel the need to respond. 


You'd be surprised just how tough things are at the moment.


If our place is anything to go by, you'll find that most customer service staff are on furlough, and there will only be a quarter, or even a fifth of the workforce in, actively working from home.


We sell training (which is obviously not happening at the moment), but we are still having enquiries coming in fairly steadily, so things are definitely slower than usual in terms of response times.


Car leasing is always a pain in the arse though, I share your pain. 


Originally Posted by: Joe Bloggs 


Fair enough, but I'm managing to reply to emails so why couldn't they? I mean six weeks! Plus their help lines just didn't work.


S.Essex, 42m ASL
doctormog
07 May 2020 15:49:13


 


I think wee Jimmy Krankie has upset the Downing St plans by not easing the Jockdown


Its all about how many deaths you think are acceptable. If you want to get it down to less than 200 a day, then a tougher lockdown maybe needed, but if 400 is ok, then we can loosen


 


Personally, I think Garden centres should open, and all elective surgery, dentistry, eye care and other healthcare services like Cognitive therapy should restart fully


But we should not be encouraging people to go out anytime they like


Originally Posted by: The Beast from the East 


Jockdown? 


I also agree with the rest of your post. 


fairweather
07 May 2020 15:53:53




Originally Posted by: The Beast from the East 


You know things are bad when a right winger like Morgan starts criticising you.


S.Essex, 42m ASL
Gavin D
07 May 2020 16:01:18
Dominic Raab is set to announce a lockdown extension at today's presser
Gavin D
07 May 2020 16:02:40
86,583 tests yesterday

5,614 new cases
Gavin D
07 May 2020 16:04:41
Dominic Raab

"UK has passed the peak of the virusĀ thanks to a "monumental effort" from the British public"
Gavin D
07 May 2020 16:05:13
R between 0.5 and 0.9
Gavin D
07 May 2020 16:07:11
Dominic Raab: "The UK is now in a position to begin to think about the next phase of its COVID-19 response"
Gavin D
07 May 2020 16:08:59
Be sensible or lose it by the sounds of it for the easing of the lockdown
fairweather
07 May 2020 16:09:03


Chinese media hit back at US 'bullying'
From the BBC news ticker:
"China is mounting an aggressive media campaign to dismiss statements made by US politicians, particularly Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, about the coronavirus potentially having originated in a lab in the central Chinese city of Wuhan.
Hu Xijin, editor of the national newspaper Global Times, says that now more “earlier confirmed cases have been found in the US and Europe, it will be more and more difficult for the Trump administration to accuse China of originating the novel coronavirus”.
His comments came after Michael Melham, a mayor in New Jersey, said he believed he contracted the virus in November - before cases were discovered in Wuhan.
Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said yesterday that the Chinese people would "never again accept bullying on the epidemic issue.”
Referring to Mr Pompeo's comments, she said: "We don’t know what he was referring to. He says on the one hand he’s not certain it’s from a lab, on the other hand he has evidence it’s from a lab. If he was to do the right thing he could save hundreds of thousands of lives."
The official People’s Daily is sharing this slogan today on a poster of what looks like a silhouette of Mr Pompeo spitting. It says: “Why are those blundering American politicians still living in dreamland?”.



China holding onto reports the virus did not originate there. If it did start elsewhere, how on earth could another country have kept the lid on it. Infections there would have exploded just as they did in China. The bit "Chinese people would "never again accept bullying on the epidemic issue.” Well you had better get used to it China as this is not going to go away. My word they are up themselves aren't they and need bringing down a peg or three.


Originally Posted by: Phil G 


But in that context “earlier confirmed cases have been found in the US and Europe, it will be more and more difficult for the Trump administration to accuse China of originating the novel coronavirus” That is a true statement because the earlier it was found makes patient zero less clear. However it almost certainly did originate in China, but not deliberately. It is now almost proven beyond doubt (UK,USA, European Intelligence agencies, worldwide scientists based on it's genome and so on) so they are more than entitled to defend themselves against slander from idiots like Pompeo. If we cooperated with them instead of name calling we are more likely to get the truth, although I thought that was pretty clear now anyway.


S.Essex, 42m ASL
Gavin D
07 May 2020 16:09:50
539 new all settings deaths in the UK
Gavin D
07 May 2020 16:14:37

Daily slides


New tests



New cases



Hospitals



ICU 



All settings deaths with a rolling 7-day average


fairweather
07 May 2020 16:18:53


Total all settings deaths in England by date of death (not by date reported) and age band.



Originally Posted by: Darren S 


........ and I bet if you did an age profile for non-covid deaths for 2019 it would be a close match to that. Older people die more. Most likely the under 45 would be higher due to suicides, RTA, stabbings etc but I bet if it was morbity for dying of an illness it would be very similar.


On that you might want to let a lot of young people out but with most other illnesses (maybe bar flu) the young don't kill a high proportion of the old.


S.Essex, 42m ASL
Gavin D
07 May 2020 16:20:26
R rate is the lowest in London
Gavin D
07 May 2020 16:33:15

Regional data for new cases today in England


The 7 English regions 



  • London +142 (0.6%) 25,499

  • Midlands +300 (1.4%) 21,743

  • North West +600 (2.8%)21600

  • North East and Yorkshire +521 (2.6%) 20,393

  • South East1 +87 (1.0%) 18,696

  • East of England +242 (2.1%) 11,632

  • South West +99 (1.5%) 6,825


The 10 local areas with the highest cases



  1. Kent +57 (1.4%) 3,968

  2. Lancashire +45 (1.5%) 3,055

  3. Birmingham +34 (1.1%) 3,011

  4. Hampshire +25 (0.8%) 2,969

  5. Essex +53 (1.9%) 2,778

  6. Surrey +16 (0.6%) 2,693

  7. Hertfordshire +33 (1.3%) 2,467

  8. Sheffield +56 (2.4%) 2,306

  9. Cumbria +35 (1.7%) 2,047

  10. Staffordshire +37 (1.9%) 1,902


The 10 local areas with the lowest cases



  1. Rutland +1 (4.2%) 24

  2. North East Lincolnshire +1 (0.7%) 138

  3. Isle of Wight +3 (2.0%) 149

  4. Torbay 209 - No change

  5. Bath and North East Somerset +1 (0.5%) 220

  6. Hartlepool +10 (4.4%) 226

  7. Bracknell Forest +1 (0.4%) 226

  8. Calderdale +2 (0.8%) 262

  9. Windsor and Maidenhead +4 (1.5%) 268

  10. North Somerset +18 (6.5%) 276

Gavin D
07 May 2020 16:36:42

Italy 



  • 1,401 new cases

  • 274 new deaths

JHutch
07 May 2020 16:44:20

Top 4 rates per 100,000 are now all in urban NE England (Sunderland, Gateshead, Middlesbrough, South Tyneside).


A lot of extra reported cases in NW England - another big daily total for Oldham of 78 following from 100 the other day although there were lower totals in between, maybe some reporting problems. Seems to be a big surge of cases in Salford over the last 5 days too, Wigan as well.


https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-uk-tracker-how-many-cases-are-in-your-area-updated-daily-11956258

JHutch
07 May 2020 16:52:51


Daily slides


Hospitals



Originally Posted by: Gavin D 


Looks to me like they are comparing the old figure (15,000+) which includes N Ireland with a new figure which doesn't include N Ireland. There has still been a significant drop in the number of people in hospital but its not really a fair comparison.

Brian Gaze
07 May 2020 16:52:57

Sir Geoffrey Boycott has it about right IMO:


“People need to keep things in perspective here with this virus,” exclaimed Boycott.


“Yes, it’s sad there’s no cricket being played, but people are dying from this virus and people’s health is much more important.


“People keep talking about the economy and when sport will return, but these things won’t be concerning you if you’re six foot under will they?


https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/cricket/scarborough-was-good-place-finish-my-career-sir-geoffrey-boycott-2845230


 


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Phil G
07 May 2020 17:04:23
Difficult to pinpoint' where people get virus
At last, the question! From the BBC ticker on the update:
There's a question about where the latest data shows people are picking the virus up - on public transport or supermarkets, for example, as opposed to care homes or hospitals.
Dr Jenny Harries, deputy chief medical officer for England, says it is "difficult to pinpoint" where people pick up the virus.
However, she says new survey data from the chain of transmission in households could provide more information.
Dominic Raab says simply that care homes and hospitals are two "areas of concern" for the government.



So they don't know at the moment, but at least the q was asked.


Brian Gaze
07 May 2020 17:10:30

Did any of the journalists ask what is happening with antibody tests and why they are taking so long to roll-out? 


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Gooner
07 May 2020 17:11:58


 


Disagree - it depends on who is testing positive.


The key metric should be the rate of hospital admissions, since that is what affects the whole healthcare system.


Originally Posted by: Maunder Minimum 


You don't know that answer


so any high number of positive tests isn't good regardless 


Remember anything after T120 is really Just For Fun



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Gooner
07 May 2020 17:14:50

Nicola S and Boris J giving slightly different messages 


Remember anything after T120 is really Just For Fun



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