Elixir Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 18 hours ago, oaksoft said: It's fascinating really. The Chinese simply will not learn. That's a million back into lockdown in Wuhan. Covid in China: Million in lockdown in Wuhan after four cases - BBC News Still taking it seriously! Quote but, at some point, China will have to find a way to move forward. If it doesn't, the economy will sink. Most importantly, there is the Communist Party Congress to get through in autumn, and the country's low vaccination rates have to be improved, especially among older people. It is the only way out. In a nutshell. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todd_is_God Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 China in authoritarian shocker... The only real surprise in all of this is how easily the rest of the world followed suit. Those early videos of people hitting the deck like Neymar in the penalty box look absolutely comical in retrospect. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingTON Posted July 29, 2022 Share Posted July 29, 2022 If schools and nurseries should have stayed open then so should everything else. The premise of closure was after all to put a lid on community transmission - not to limit direct risk - and if they hadn't let 'but the weans!!!' drive a coach and horses through all other restrictions on a regular basis, then we would have had fewer excess deaths in 2020 and early 2021. Not least among older adults who worked in childcare settings who were the victims of the snippy parent brigade. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Szamo's_Ammo Posted July 29, 2022 Share Posted July 29, 2022 I've not been on this thread in yonks but was wondering who the people would vote as the most right about Covid on Pie and Bovril, after two years of disagreements and strong arguments on all sides. I don't want this to turn into a Main Players v Needy Boomers thing. I'm genuinely interested. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venti Posted July 29, 2022 Share Posted July 29, 2022 1 hour ago, virginton said: snippy 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todd_is_God Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 16 hours ago, Szamo's_Ammo said: was wondering who the people would vote as the most right about Covid on Pie and Bovril Anyone who doesn't say the good guys of P&B is, to be quite blunt, lying. Covid was absolutely devastating to the credibilty of our "experts" 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeTillEhDeh Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 Anyone who doesn't say the good guys of P&B is, to be quite blunt, lying. Covid was absolutely devastating to the credibilty of our "experts"How did your over by August 2020 prediction go?[emoji12] 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todd_is_God Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 2 hours ago, DeeTillEhDeh said: How did your over by August 2020 prediction go? Much better than plenty of predictions by our experts tbh. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elixir Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 The doomers actually tried to convince people that finally, the shan BA.4/5 would be the one that brings a day of reckoning for us all. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todd_is_God Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 1 hour ago, Elixir said: The doomers actually tried to convince people that finally, the shan BA.4/5 would be the one that brings a day of reckoning for us all. It's as good as over here too. I'm not sure what it is that makes our experts continue to make the exact same wrong prediction each and every time. Not sure what is more shan tbh - the virus or our experts. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elixir Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 2 hours ago, oaksoft said: Oh that's an easy one. They know nobody cares about case rates, deaths or hospitalisations anymore and so they've seamlessly moved on to making it all about long covid. mAsS dIsAbLiNg EvEnT Or that every reinfection rots away your organs and insides more and more. Even if we have a wave in winter/in future that bounced back up to original Omicron mortality, it will still be well below that of a severe influenza season. Of course, the screeching will be truly back with a vengeance in such a scenario. The bad faith actors on Twitter even have the audacity to claim that this latest 'wave' is the worst one yet because of hospital admission figures, i.e. being far worse than in 2020 or 2021. Naturally, the fact we've been up at about 80% for incidental admissions doesn't matter! Covid isn't over!!111 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottsdad Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 On 30/07/2022 at 17:11, Elixir said: mAsS dIsAbLiNg EvEnT Or that every reinfection rots away your organs and insides more and more. Even if we have a wave in winter/in future that bounced back up to original Omicron mortality, it will still be well below that of a severe influenza season. Of course, the screeching will be truly back with a vengeance in such a scenario. The bad faith actors on Twitter even have the audacity to claim that this latest 'wave' is the worst one yet because of hospital admission figures, i.e. being far worse than in 2020 or 2021. Naturally, the fact we've been up at about 80% for incidental admissions doesn't matter! Covid isn't over!!111 I miss uk_centrist on Twitter. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elixir Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 This is every bit as mental as Roe v. Wade being overturned. What is wrong with that country? Yet these Democrat clowns will wonder why they have taken a pasting in the midterms. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTChris Posted August 2, 2022 Author Share Posted August 2, 2022 Nightclubs closing post Covid. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-62219602 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 As of Monday, France binned all Covid related entry requirements. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairnardo Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 As of Monday, France binned all Covid related entry requirements. Tbh mainly through my lack of homework, I was a bit caught off guard by the Spanish airport I went through demanding my vaccine status. Then I wondered why they are bothering, and surely they are going to have to bin this soon, as there's just no way folk are going to continue with boosters 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elixir Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 Took them long enough... Is that only Spain, the Netherlands, and Germany left in Europe requiring a shan test if you're not boosted, then? Or are Portugal also still being a bit weird? I wonder if Germany will actually go through with requiring FFP2-type masks indoors between Oktoberfest and Easter. I'm sure that will go down well and be what really matters while folk are limited to two hours of leccy and gas use every day. A country whose reputation has taken a serious blow over both Covid and Ukraine. Well done, guys! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael W Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 25 minutes ago, Bairnardo said: Tbh mainly through my lack of homework, I was a bit caught off guard by the Spanish airport I went through demanding my vaccine status. Then I wondered why they are bothering, and surely they are going to have to bin this soon, as there's just no way folk are going to continue with boosters I wasn't asked for mine when entering Spain. Several staff shouting 'random check, keep moving' at the queue of arrivals, but I wasn't picked out. I believe the regions of Spain often have slightly different approaches, so it may not be the same across the country. It'll be interesting to see what happens with the booster. As far as I can tell, no expiry date has been put on them yet, whereas many countries have 270 days for the second dose. Spain however does not have an expiry date for the second dose for those aged 12-17, who continue to qualify as fully vaccinated, presumably in accordance with their own vaccination programme. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
effeffsee_the2nd Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 49 minutes ago, peasy23 said: As of Monday, France binned all Covid related entry requirements. Pretty promising i'd say as the french love nothing better than a bit of form filling 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wee Bully Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 2 hours ago, ICTChris said: Nightclubs closing post Covid. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-62219602 The graph in that story is hilarious. The number of nightclubs closing was greater pre lockdown than post! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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