Coronavirus (COVID-19)

[Sergeant Wilson]

2 minutes ago, virginton said:

Speed, skill and touch are completely irrelevant if you remove any semblance of tackling. You seem to have confused it for a game of passy-shoot. 

I never suggested removing it, it's integral, but I don't think having "lumps kicked" in either direction is that much fun. As @Honest_Man#1pointed out, I'm liable to take exception, probably by moaning louder than usual.

[Elixir]

'Brisbane to enter third lockdown over seven cases': https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-56559755

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19 minutes ago, Billy Jean King said:

Of course we need to monitor strains for years to come as at some stage vaccines will need to be tweaked to cater for any mutations. As for passports, I presume you class the UKG as "weirdos" given that's who's floated the idea ?

I think you need to accept that things in the near future at least are not going back to how they were. Pretty much most folk would accept a period of the stuff you clearly are not willing to accept at all if it means getting life back to a much more tolerable level. It won't be forever and the article you quoted did make that caveat. There is clearly going to have to be compromise.

It's hardly news that they will see what Coronavirus' are in circulation there will be thousands of people across the world looking at what virus and flu is kicking about.

What the media outlets now have to do is not raise their reporting of X or Y unless it's deemed to be a risk and by a risk something that would have been identified as a risk pre Covid-19. I fear this may be beyond the media who trot out every couple of months; HELLISH HEATWAVE/ MINI ICEAGE/ FEROCIOUS FLOODING.

[Elixir]

'Covid jab: One dose in care homes gives 'substantial' protection': https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-56540729

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Around 11% of care home residents in the study had already been infected with coronavirus in the past.

A single dose of either vaccine appeared to have little impact on that group, indicating those with a previous infection were already well-protected.

I wonder if Devi and fake SAGE types are still pretending that the immune response from natural infection doesn't exist, as if it were some super-dooper, extraterrestrial virus that somehow wouldn't be effortlessly papped away by the immune systems of recovered individuals if reexposed.

Edited March 29, 2021 by Elixir

[Gaz]

1 hour ago, Sergeant Wilson said:

I know this is digressing, but why is that your view? 5s is about skill, speed and touch, among other things. I certainly don't support the non-contact view, but there's nothing worse than some idiot charging about in studs either too stupid or clumsy to co-ordinate a tackle.

I'm exaggerating when I say that booting lumps out of each other is 90% of the fun, but my mates and I are all pretty big folk who can dish it out and take it. It's always done with a good laugh and never any malice. None of us are what you'd describe as charging around in studs. I don't think any of us actually wear studs now that I come to think about it.

I just don't see the point in playing fives where you can't tackle or challenge for the ball. What's the point of having a good touch if no-one's coming near you?

[GiGi]

13 hours ago, Gaz said:

That's just taking the piss. They'll get their arses felt if it's let on that's what they're doing.

That is very much against the non contact rules. Straight red.

[Sergeant Wilson]

7 minutes ago, Gaz said:

I'm exaggerating when I say that booting lumps out of each other is 90% of the fun, but my mates and I are all pretty big folk who can dish it out and take it. It's always done with a good laugh and never any malice. None of us are what you'd describe as charging around in studs. I don't think any of us actually wear studs now that I come to think about it.

I just don't see the point in playing fives where you can't tackle or challenge for the ball. What's the point of having a good touch if no-one's coming near you?

They will be, that's why you need it.

[GiGi]

The notion of no tackling at 5s is just very stupid and would not adhered to in any games in practice.

The very first loose first touch or 2 players running for the ball will see to that, unless you think both players will pull out and say "after you, sir" "no no, I insist" etc. If 5s is allowed to be played then people will just play 5s.

[ClathyDave]

• 352 new cases of COVID-19 reported
• 12,456 new tests for COVID-19 that reported results – 3.2% of these were positive
• 0 new reported death(s) of people who have tested positive (noting that Register Offices are now generally closed at weekends)   
• 22 people were in intensive care yesterday with recently confirmed COVID-19
• 259 people were in hospital yesterday with recently confirmed COVID-19
• 2,409,826 people have received the first dose of the Covid vaccination and 326,263 have received their second dose

[madwullie]

Considering us and Israel are a small bright speck on an ongoing and worsening global shitshow, its not really that unreasonable for scientists to suggest we'll need to keep an eye on covid for a while yet imo. I certainly wouldn't brand them weirdos for doing so. 

Edited March 29, 2021 by madwullie

[effeffsee_the2nd]

4 minutes ago, ClathyDave said:

• 352 new cases of COVID-19 reported
• 12,456 new tests for COVID-19 that reported results – 3.2% of these were positive
• 0 new reported death(s) of people who have tested positive (noting that Register Offices are now generally closed at weekends)   
• 22 people were in intensive care yesterday with recently confirmed COVID-19
• 259 people were in hospital yesterday with recently confirmed COVID-19
• 2,409,826 people have received the first dose of the Covid vaccination and 326,263 have received their second dose

only 5 less in hospital and no change to ICU, only a wee rolly today lads, save the cigars

Edited March 29, 2021 by effeffsee_the2nd

[Honest_Man#1]

3 minutes ago, ClathyDave said:

• 352 new cases of COVID-19 reported
• 12,456 new tests for COVID-19 that reported results – 3.2% of these were positive
• 0 new reported death(s) of people who have tested positive (noting that Register Offices are now generally closed at weekends)   
• 22 people were in intensive care yesterday with recently confirmed COVID-19
• 259 people were in hospital yesterday with recently confirmed COVID-19
• 2,409,826 people have received the first dose of the Covid vaccination and 326,263 have received their second dose

We are genuinely going to have double figures in hospital and single figures in ICU within a couple of weeks. Surely they will have to speed up the easing of restrictions?

[Honest_Man#1]

Just now, effeffsee_the2nd said:

only 5 less in hospital and no change to ICU, only a wee rolly today lads, save the cigars

? 

That is 4 less in ICU and 24 less in hospital compared to yesterday?

[effeffsee_the2nd]

must have read yestardays wrong then

 from stv news  ; The daily test positivity rate is 2.6% and statistics also revealed a total of 264 people are being treated in hospital, with 22 in ICU.

[Burnieman]

When do we find out what is being relaxed on 5th April?  "some retail" was mentioned when the dates were being rolled out, has that been clarified?

[ClathyDave]

Just now, effeffsee_the2nd said:

must have read yestardays wrong then

 from stv news  ; The daily test positivity rate is 2.6% and statistics also revealed a total of 264 people are being treated in hospital, with 22 in ICU.

I believe you are right, I just had a gander at the stats. The numbers are dropping every day now though, it’s just too difficult to keep up 

[Scosha]

I really don’t see how they’ll be able to justify having the majority of the economy closed in a months time when hospital figures will be so low, and highly unlikely to reach worrying levels again. 

[Honest_Man#1]

16 minutes ago, effeffsee_the2nd said:

must have read yestardays wrong then

 from stv news  ; The daily test positivity rate is 2.6% and statistics also revealed a total of 264 people are being treated in hospital, with 22 in ICU.

You are right, I must’ve missed the numbers yesterday. Cigars away.

[ayrmad]

4 minutes ago, Scosha said:

I really don’t see how they’ll be able to justify having the majority of the economy closed in a months time when hospital figures will be so low, and highly unlikely to reach worrying levels again. 

I'm expecting to have a fair amount of new freedom sometime before May 6th.

[scottsdad]

31 minutes ago, Honest_Man#1 said:

We are genuinely going to have double figures in hospital and single figures in ICU within a couple of weeks. Surely they will have to speed up the easing of restrictions?

What isn't clear is how many folk go into hospital with Covid, and how many go into hospital for something else and catch Covid there. I heard on Radio Scotland a couple of weeks ago that something like 60% of hospital infections were caught in hospital. SO this number might stay high for a bit.