Coronavirus (COVID-19)

[vikingTON]

5 hours ago, stuart87 said:

 

I doubt universal credit would cover their bills and food for their family either.

 

It's almost as if the UK's poor-baiting social support system is the problem to be solved here then, rather than creating a special class of people who get 5-6x the support of another citizen.

Edited February 20, 2021 by vikingTON

[Thereisalight..]

11 minutes ago, Wile E Coyote said:

Buckingham Palace trying to justify Charles visit by saying its a private hospital.  Charles made a round trip of 90 miles to visit the hospital. They are basically saying if you have money or a Royal the rules don't apply to you.

Add in the fact that Charles and others came from London to Balmoral at the start of the first lockdown despite it being against the rules its a big f**k the rest of you, we will do what we like from the Royals

I'm not sticking up for the royals at all, but if these restrictions had been in place last year when I lost my Dad, I'd have been travelling to see him in his last few days. The fact that people have had to find out loved ones have died through a phone call because of these restrictions is abhorrent 

[Sergeant Wilson]

2 minutes ago, Thereisalight.. said:

Ha you clearly dont know me. My mouth has got me into trouble many times and I've mouthed off to the police before. If questioned in a sarky tone like the OP was I'd definitely have said something 

In a "sarky tone"!

[tamthebam]

3 hours ago, superbigal said:

Daily Update: It is now apparent with lowering infection rates. That workplace outbreaks somewhat throw the smaller councils up the charts. I shake my head when all we hear is that Serco etc are doing a fantastic job of containing the outbreak.  Aye the outbreak that should not have happened to the extent it did. 

Inverclyde showing up many more affluent council areas down at 59.1 cases per 100K

Aberdeen has 69 cases and a 1.9% positivity rate.

I have a feeling that if we get a few relaxations on Tuesday such as outdoor mixing being more than 2 people. It is not going to be a national decision. 

Scotland peaked at 301.9 for figures 29th Dec to 4th Jan,    Cases that day were 16,496 and test rate was 11.9%

Total cases latest 7 days are 5,686 to 5,661 down 25 and the positive test goes from 5.4& to 5.2%  Cases per 100k drops drops from 104.1 to 103.6

England 137.8 to 133.4  in last 24 hours.  Wales  87.3 to 87.7  in last 24 hours , Northern Ireland 114.0 to 111.8 in last 24 hours.   UK Average is now  131.8 to 128.1 in last 24 hours.

Council progress in last 24 hours as follows.

Click cases by neighbourhood to see the spread on the geographical map. 

https://public.tableau.com/profile/phs.covid.19#!/vizhome/COVID-19DailyDashboard_15960160643010/Overview

Falkirk  224.4 to 231.8   The race to the championship going well.

East Ayrshire 278.7 to 224.6 Down nearly 20% as prison stuff starting to fall away

Clackmannanshire  211.5 to 215.4  

West Lothian   201.5 to 211.4  Shocker but it is a Prison again.   

West Dunbartonshire  200.2 to 200.2 

North Lanarkshire  159.4 to 167.9  Shocker 2 days in a row.  

Renfrewshire  175.9 to 164.7 Decent 6.37% daily drop 

Stirling  165.6 to 156.0  Reverses yesterdays gains

South Lanarkshire  139.1 to 131.0 Far better than the North now

Glasgow City 128.9 to 129.2 

East Renfrewshire   101.5 to 121.4  Shocker of a day

North Ayrshire   124.7 to 119.5  

Midlothian 107.1 to 108.2

Western Isles 86.1 to 89.8

City Of Edinburgh  71.6 to 79.2  2 days of worrying rises.

East Lothian  71.9 to 73.8

Fife 65.9 to 67.7 

East Dunbartonshire  58.9 to 67.2  Poor 24 hours

Moray  74.1 to 64.7

Perth & Kinross   63.2 to 61.9 

South Ayrshire 58.6 to 59.5 

Inverclyde  75.8 to 59.1  Another great day for Scotland's most deprived council area. Showing up it's neighbours. 

Angus  53.4 to 55.1  

Dumfries & Galloway 53.7 to 53.7

Dundee City  47.5 to 53.6  

Highlands  53.0 to 49.2

Argyll & Bute 44.3 to 43.1

Aberdeenshire  37.1 to 35.1

Aberdeen City 32.4 to 30.2

Scottish  Borders 29.4 to 27.7  

Orkney Island   22.5 to 9.0

Shetland Islands   0.0 to 0.0

Edinburgh also has a fairly large prison, that could account for a rise.

[Wile E Coyote]

1 minute ago, Thereisalight.. said:

I'm not sticking up for the royals at all, but if these restrictions had been in place last year when I lost my Dad, I'd have been travelling to see him in his last few days. The fact that people have had to find out loved ones have died through a phone call because of these restrictions is abhorrent 

You would have been allowed to visit your dad as end of life care patients are allowed visitors. This is not end of life care unless the illness is more serious than the media have been told.

I agree its a shit situation  but you can't be allowed to dingy the rules just because you are a Royal

[Inanimate Carbon Rod]

9 minutes ago, Thereisalight.. said:

Ha you clearly dont know me. My mouth has got me into trouble many times and I've mouthed off to the police before. If questioned in a sarky tone like the OP was I'd definitely have said something 

Im sure you’d have hit out with a total zinger that they’d have never heard before. Why not remind them that you pay taxes and therefore their wages? I bet that would go down well. 

[Elixir]

22 minutes ago, Wile E Coyote said:

Buckingham Palace trying to justify Charles visit by saying its a private hospital.  Charles made a round trip of 90 miles to visit the hospital. They are basically saying if you have money or a Royal the rules don't apply to you.

Add in the fact that Charles and others came from London to Balmoral at the start of the first lockdown despite it being against the rules its a big f**k the rest of you, we will do what we like from the Royals

 Who could have thought it?

[Thereisalight..]

3 minutes ago, Inanimate Carbon Rod said:

Im sure you’d have hit out with a total zinger that they’d have never heard before. Why not remind them that you pay taxes and therefore their wages? I bet that would go down well. 

I'm an arsehole but not that much of one! folk that say that deserve to get a truncheon to the face

[Sergeant Wilson]

1 minute ago, Thereisalight.. said:

I'm an arsehole but not that much of one! folk that say that deserve to get a truncheon to the face

Thrill us with what you did say.

[DeeTillEhDeh]

[mention=55994]Wee Willie[/mention] and [mention=78729]Carnoustie Young Guvnor[/mention]will have spontaneously combusted.

A normal day for CYG

[Thereisalight..]

7 minutes ago, Wile E Coyote said:

You would have been allowed to visit your dad as end of life care patients are allowed visitors. This is not end of life care unless the illness is more serious than the media have been told.

I agree its a shit situation  but you can't be allowed to dingy the rules just because you are a Royal

I thought only two people were allowed to visit for end of life? I just assumed those two people had to be the same each day. 

The lack of soundbites regarding his health make me think it is more serious than they're letting on

[Moomintroll]

22 minutes ago, Sergeant Wilson said:

@Wee Willie and @Carnoustie Young Guvnorwill have spontaneously combusted.

Just another day in CYG towers then.

[Thereisalight..]

1 minute ago, Sergeant Wilson said:

Thrill us with what you did say.

I asked them if they knew that old dobber Sergent Wilson 

[Moomintroll]

2 minutes ago, DeeTillEhDeh said:

23 minutes ago, Sergeant Wilson said:

[mention=55994]Wee Willie[/mention] and [mention=78729]Carnoustie Young Guvnor[/mention]will have spontaneously combusted.

A normal day for CYG

You couldn't have waited one minute before posting that could you?

[Arch Stanton]

Regarding Hancock, if I "acted illegally" I would expect to be arrested and charged.

If I committed said act at work, I almost certainly would be sacked.

[LondonHMFC]

22 minutes ago, Thereisalight.. said:

Ha you clearly dont know me. My mouth has got me into trouble many times and I've mouthed off to the police before. If questioned in a sarky tone like the OP was I'd definitely have said something 

 

[Sergeant Wilson]

6 minutes ago, Thereisalight.. said:

I asked them if they knew that old dobber Sergent Wilson 

You make @Ad Liblook like Charles Bronson.

[Gaz]

Falkirk Council doubling down on their claim that only 'mainstream' P1-P3 pupils are to return full-time while those in enhanced or specialist provision are only to return part-time (four days) while some of the district's severe and complex pupils are to only get two days. They claim this is what the SG said last week.

Absolutely shameful and clear discrimination. No other council is claiming that this is what's meant to happen.

[Ad Lib]

1 hour ago, Markka said:

Was also asked to put a face covering on (which I did). When I said I didn't realise it was required (the station isn't indoors) the polis replied "why do you think we're wearing them?"

Was very tempted to respond with "Because your commanding officer ordered you to?" but shat it and decided I'd rather just get home without hassle.

The legal answer to this is because paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 7 of the Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Restrictions and Requirements) (Local Levels) (Scotland) Regulations 2020 require individuals using either (a) a passenger transport service or (b) passenger transport service premises to wear a face covering.

Further, paragraph 1(2) adds that a person is using passenger transport service premises if they are “present at premises where a passenger transport service may provide, stop or terminate their service, and the part of those premises in which they are present is available for use by the public.”

So technically people should be wearing masks if they are in the immediate vicinity of a bus stop, too. Whether it is inside or outside is not relevant for Schedule 7.

Ironically the Police don’t have to wear a face covering at a train station if they’re on duty because “a constable acting in the course of their duty” is exempt.

[Markka]

1 minute ago, Ad Lib said:

The legal answer to this is because paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 7 of the Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Restrictions and Requirements) (Local Levels) (Scotland) Regulations 2020 require individuals using either (a) a passenger transport service or (b) passenger transport service premises to wear a face covering.

Further, paragraph 1(2) adds that a person is using passenger transport service premises if they are “present at premises where a passenger transport service may provide, stop or terminate their service, and the part of those premises in which they are present is available for use by the public.”

So technically people should be wearing masks if they are in the immediate vicinity of a bus stop, too. Whether it is inside or outside is not relevant for Schedule 7.

Ironically the Police don’t have to wear a face covering at a train station if they’re on duty because “a constable acting in the course of their duty” is exempt.

When challenged earlier I assumed it had something to do with being within the station boundary.

Felt like quite the rebel when I removed my face covering immediately after leaving the train at an empty Pollokshields West station. Hope I don't get lifted.