Sure, but it's just not enough, the numbers are too small. We are getting many more new infections than S.Korea even after a 7 week lockdown and if we open up our hospitality sector, then we'll get a second spike even with our 5-10% (potentially) immune part of our population.

S.Korea continues to be an example of how countries should deal with this, only a lack of an effective vaccine would make their strategy questionable.

EastEnders and Top Gear to resume filming in June, BBC says

EastEnders and Top Gear will go back into production in June, but the stars will be socially distanced and will have to do their own hair and make-up.

Virtually all filming has been on hold since the lockdown began in March.

The BBC said it would use "strictly limited" crews and stick to government guidelines when it resumes.

BBC director of content Charlotte Moore said: "We're also exploring ways to re-start filming on more dramas and other major BBC shows as soon as possible."

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-52660480

Paul Harrison (PNE Paul) had Covid 19. Not sure if he is still a member here

Of course it's nowhere near full herd immunity (at which point all restrictions could ease), but it will be helping at least a little bit. It does mean a gradual easing is likely, rather than having the same restrictions going on unchanged. I'm sure the powers that be see it that way, too, as most counrtries are now slowly unwinding things.

At the moment things like pubs, restraurants, cinemas are way too risky, as you say, but as that immune portion continues to swell then the likelihood of being able to open them - with social distancing, mind - without causing a massive second spike rises. We're still months away from that though!

Most of my friends and people I know are in the greater London area and yet I know of only one who definitely got it (and his wife). Despite him never going to the hospital, he still hasn't recovered fully: his breathing is still a bit laboured and his voice slightly different. He will soon have a full check up, but he is worried about permanent damage to his lungs. He is a very fit 38 year old in excellent health. He thinks he got it from the barbers just a few days before the lockdown started.

Poundland are reopening 36 stores on Monday mostly in Shopping Centres and Retail Park's in the UK and Ireland. Most high street stores remained open as they are an essential retailer 

The following will be reopening

• Ayr - Central Shopping Centre


• Basildon - Eastgate Shopping Centre


• Belfast - Castlecourt Shopping Centre


• Bootle


• Bradford - Westfield Shopping Centre


• Chatham - Pentagon Shopping Centre


• Colchester - St Johns Shopping Centre


• Cork - Merchant Quay Centre (Dealz)


• Doncaster - Wheatley Retail Park


• Dublin - Mary Street (Dealz)


• Eastleigh - Swan Shopping Centre


• Enniskillen - Erneside Shopping Centre


• Gateshead - Metro Centre


• Great Yarmouth - Regent Road


• Harrogate


• Harrow - St Anns Road


• Ipswich - Carr Street


• Kendal


• Kingston upon Thames - Wheatfield Way


• Lowestoft - Britten Shopping Centre


• Maidstone - Chequers Shopping Centre


• Mansfield - Four Seasons Shopping Centre


• Milton Keynes Centre


• Mullingar - Fairgreen Centre (Dealz)


• Newport, Gwent - Kingsway Centre


• Newry - Buttercrane Shopping Centre


• Newry - Quays Shopping Centre


• Northampton - Gold Street


• Norwich - Castle Mall


• Romford - Brewery Retail Park


• Shrewsbury


• Southend - Royals Shopping Centre


• Sunderland - High Street West


• Thurrock - Lakeside


• Waltham - Abbey Retail Park


• Wembley - High Road

https://www.mirror.co.uk/money/poundland-reopens-36-closed-stores-22025319

Tesco delivery slots are like gold dust round here, you were looking at 3-4 weeks lead time last I looked. Asda Click and Collect has been the life saver.

I was just wondering if as and when the world starts to open its borders again, there will be such a wide array of how countries have dealt with this. While the EU is contemplating opening up some summer resorts to try and rescue holiday industries and economies here, places like NZ when on earth will they open their borders again? No one can really or want to afford fly to a destination and have to quarantine for two weeks before they can move around.

As the world moves on, the keyword here will be adapt, in just about everything, that's how man has survived throughout history. Just made me think of travelling through counties in this country. In Cornwall, we see a lot of disused tin mines as times changed. Could there be some structures around now, but will never be used again and in future the reason given because of Covid.

I'm very sorry to learn of this and pray he pulls through. Hope his church and parishioners will support him if he battles it out.

Thanks John

He is out of hospital now and doing well. He avoided the dreaded ventilator but spent two weeks having oxygen

Any more risky than supermarkets and public transport? I feel very sorry for people who are working in these sectors. On the last two occasions I have been to Tesco, an idiot was walking around coughing everywhere. He may not have had it, but whatever he did have was being spread around and most people, including me, were not wearing masks

I know 4 people who have definitely had it (tested positive). 

A woman who I work with who was shielding due to underlying health conditions. Along with her husband and two kids they had stayed in for weeks until he (a teacher) had to go into work for a day. A week later he woke up with terrible back pain and a fever. He was in in bed for 4 days sleeping most of the time. His wife with the underlying conditions had much less severe symptoms - "more like a cold". Both in their late 20's and the two young children didn't seem affected.

My cousin - a Down Syndrome lady in her early 30's, was unwell for a few days but not severe at all.

Two of my wife's friends have had it  - both in their 40's and both felt worn out, cough, fever and one of them short of breath when going upstairs.

I also know a few people who think they've had it but didn't have a test.

Maria Caulfield has deleted her Twitter account.
Nadine Dorries has removed the tweet.

When you try to libel an actual lawyer, its probably not going to end well.@Keir_Starmer Sue the lot of them.

— Dylan Brown 🏳️‍🌈🌹 (@DylanBrownie1) May 14, 2020

Buses are free of course at the moment, not that even I would want to get on one, unless I really had to!

The Mayor of London has told LBC that TfL will run out of cash today and have to cut services unless they get a government grant by the end of the day.@mrjamesob | @SadiqKhan | #SpeakToSadiqhttps://t.co/uxFbTiTSYX

— LBC (@LBC) May 14, 2020

You are lucky - Asda click and collect here is a killer - touch screen to enter your order number while you wait around in a queue inside the store. No sanitisation. Luckily I have been able to get delivery slots from them since that experience.

This superb video has now clocked past 3 million views.

It’s a brutal 3-minute summary of New Zealand’s success vs the UK’s failure. Keep sharing it.pic.twitter.com/ABZ6sXbI96

— Mike Galsworthy (@mikegalsworthy) May 13, 2020

Anyone dismissing this as "well, there's always a small number that get long term issues from every disease" is a dangerous and irresponsible fool.

I was forced to use the check out machine in Tesco yesterday because the normal queue was too long. I don't have any hand sanitiser so I was desperately trying not to touch my face as I went home. But any germs would have got on other things like wallet, and clothes etc

Vile woman, ranks alongside Alison Pearson and Julia Hartley Brewer as right wing media trolls

Tonight thousands of teachers will clap for the NHS. Time for teachers to show the same bravery! The risk in schools is nothing like the risk in hospitals. Millions of children now need teachers to step up.

— Isabel Oakeshott (@IsabelOakeshott) May 14, 2020

I think I've mentioned before I have a 54 year old cousin with special needs who is a trolley man at a Sainsbury's in York. He says the staff get abuse every day for just trying to enforce the rules, especially only one person per trolley. He says they queue up in pairs then go ballistic when they can't both go in.

One family on my street. One member was hospitalised but apparently recovered quickly.

Given the expansive range of symptoms COVID-19 now appears to be encompass I would estimate a 4% to 8% chance that my wife and I had it in March. 

York has clearly gone downhill since I lived there. 

My Uncle is now recovering and coming home tomorrow

A colleague of mine (caught it from his wife who works at the JR ) is still really bad , not hospitalised but still quite rough .

It'll be the posho types who think rules don't apply to them. 

Probably more civilised at the Lidl in Acomb