Coronavirus (COVID-19)

[Michael W]

4 minutes ago, Ron Aldo said:

So rather than simply reporting on every non-entity of a variant which appears, the media are now at the point of just making things up completely?

This is becoming beyond parody.

That's been briefed by Government to the press, most of them have gone with it this morning. The articles are identikit and full of vague language. 

Begs the question why. Smacks of arse covering, though. 

[TheScarf]

Yousaf has had some horrendous takes over the last month.  

[Sherrif John Bunnell]

I can't believe the Daily Mail would make up a story blaming brown people for something.

They must have decided to keep their Pakistani and Bangladeshi trump cards for another day.

[Mallo_Madrid]

Pfizer in the arm this morning. It feels good.

[effeffsee_the2nd]

2 hours ago, Billy Jean King said:

10 hours ago, effeffsee_the2nd said:

Have they binned mask wearing indoors?

Indoors ? Masks are required in virtually all outdoor settings never mind indoors

"The only remaining restriction is the indoor mask mandate, which is expected to remain in place for at least the next week."

Could you even imagine our government giving us such a short timescale for binning things ? 

[Elric]

10 minutes ago, TheScarf said:

Yousaf has had some horrendous takes over the last month.  

You are hopeless as a Cabinet Minister therefore you shall become Health Secretary.  Enter Shona Robison,  Jeane Freeman,  Humza Yosuaf - how long before Michael Matheson gets the role?

[Billy Jean King]

"The only remaining restriction is the indoor mask mandate, which is expected to remain in place for at least the next week."
Could you even imagine our government giving us such a short timescale for binning things ? 

That is not current Portugal mask rules. See below from FCO website

You must wear a mask while walking along promenades and in restaurants and cafés until you are seated. At the beach, follow the one-way entry and exit signs and use a mask until you reach your spot on the sand. Use a mask and footwear while using sanitary facilities. Place your sunshade and towel 3m from the next group and keep a social distance of 1.5m when walking along the sand. Before you set off, check the occupancy levels of the beaches near you and avoid the ones that are marked “red” and “amber”.
You can be fined up to €100 if you breach the regulations.

Has that altered this week ? Seems odd UK would be considering putting them back on the Amber list if things were good enough to ease restrictions ?

[No_Problemo]

Absolutely fuming with Yousaf’s comments yesterday. Increasingly becoming annoyed with the absolute thoughtlessness of some of the SNP MSP’s. I work with so many children crippled by anxiety thanks to COVID - talking about children being hospitalised for going to soft play isn’t exactly going to help. Utter fucking p***k. 

[effeffsee_the2nd]

18 minutes ago, Billy Jean King said:

That is not current Portugal mask rules. See below from FCO website

You must wear a mask while walking along promenades and in restaurants and cafés until you are seated. At the beach, follow the one-way entry and exit signs and use a mask until you reach your spot on the sand. Use a mask and footwear while using sanitary facilities. Place your sunshade and towel 3m from the next group and keep a social distance of 1.5m when walking along the sand. Before you set off, check the occupancy levels of the beaches near you and avoid the ones that are marked “red” and “amber”.
You can be fined up to €100 if you breach the regulations.

Has that altered this week ? Seems odd UK would be considering putting them back on the Amber list if things were good enough to ease restrictions ?
 

Iwas talking about isreal, never mention portugal

[Billy Jean King]

Iwas talking about isreal, never mention portugal

Sorry I thought you had responded to my post about Portugal going amber.

[Big Fifer]

https://www.glasgowlive.co.uk/news/nicola-sturgeon-urge-uk-government-20731765

I really do not understand this. By the end of September every adult who wants to be vaccinated will be, and all domestic restrictions should be long since fired into the sun. That is the time to stop furlough. What gallery are they playing to here? It's frustrating as well that Gove is saying they're "open minded". There is going to be economic hardship because of this, there has to be acceptance that this is the case rather than just trying to deal with the hardship in another 6 months...no another 6 months....

[super_carson]

While Freeman was hardly competent, she didn't seem to be the type that made anywhere near the noise that Yousaf does.

That's handy when we are talking about not just basing things on cases, but problematic if its panic inducing comments about children being hospitalised that get jumped on by the media.

[Guest]

29 minutes ago, effeffsee_the2nd said:

Iwas talking about isreal, never mention portugal

They've got more than Covid to be worrying about, especially if Netanyahu doesn't take the coalition power grab too well............

[Aladdin]

7 minutes ago, Big Fifer said:

https://www.glasgowlive.co.uk/news/nicola-sturgeon-urge-uk-government-20731765

I really do not understand this. By the end of September every adult who wants to be vaccinated will be, and all domestic restrictions should be long since fired into the sun. That is the time to stop furlough. What gallery are they playing to here? It's frustrating as well that Gove is saying they're "open minded". There is going to be economic hardship because of this, there has to be acceptance that this is the case rather than just trying to deal with the hardship in another 6 months...no another 6 months....

Whilst I agree regarding the removal of restrictions, there is an argument that furlough should continue beyond the end of restrictions to allow businesses to gauge demand and allow public confidence in safety etc to increase.

I think we all hope that, as soon as restrictions are removed, everyone is going to be out partying, spending and doing all of the things they previously took for granted.  Unfortunately, it would appear that there is a section of society (the size of which is debatable) that are now frozen in fear due to the horrendous messaging from government and media.  It may take some time for them to get over it and, while I don't believe furlough should be available for them to sit in the house, it could be used to support the businesses dependent on their spending.

Hopefully it wont come to that.

[Guest]

1 minute ago, Aladdin said:

Whilst I agree regarding the removal of restrictions, there is an argument that furlough should continue beyond the end of restrictions to allow businesses to gauge demand and allow public confidence in safety etc to increase.

I think we all hope that, as soon as restrictions are removed, everyone is going to be out partying, spending and doing all of the things they previously took for granted.  Unfortunately, it would appear that there is a section of society (the size of which is debatable) that are now frozen in fear due to the horrendous messaging from government and media.  It may take some time for them to get over it and, while I don't believe furlough should be available for them to sit in the house, it could be used to support the businesses dependent on their spending.

Hopefully it wont come to that.

As you say, the Economy is pretty buoyant just now however furlough and the various grant schemes are giving a false picture of the actual situation, it will probably take another 18 months for the harsh reality to fully set in which will be high unemployment, retail decimation and hospitality failures throughout the country. I also believe the crash of the commercial property sector is being massively downplayed and with inflation starting to rise it makes for a perfect storm, especially when coupled with supply problems and additional tariffs caused by brexit.

[Elixir]

I see those absolute fluffers in the Labour party are still trying to claw back some of the bitter racists they've lost by screaming for 'tOuGhEr MeAsUrEs At ArE bOaRdErZzZzZ!!111' under the guise of Covid.

An absolutely risible bunch that are thankfully now consigned to political irrelevance.

[Billy Jean King]

Iwas talking about isreal, never mention portugal

Sorry I thought you had responded to my post about Portugal going amber.

[Big Fifer]

18 minutes ago, Aladdin said:

Whilst I agree regarding the removal of restrictions, there is an argument that furlough should continue beyond the end of restrictions to allow businesses to gauge demand and allow public confidence in safety etc to increase.

I think we all hope that, as soon as restrictions are removed, everyone is going to be out partying, spending and doing all of the things they previously took for granted.  Unfortunately, it would appear that there is a section of society (the size of which is debatable) that are now frozen in fear due to the horrendous messaging from government and media.  It may take some time for them to get over it and, while I don't believe furlough should be available for them to sit in the house, it could be used to support the businesses dependent on their spending.

Hopefully it wont come to that.

See, I can't fundamentally disagree with that. But the tone and the "levels" outlook from the Scottish government more than suggests that they want furlough to be kept so that we can drift along with silly restrictions on who we can meet/how many/how close we can be/crowd levels etc for the foreseeable, rather than giving businesses time for public confidence to return naturally. 

[Elixir]

So in other words 80%+, and likely some of those undecided, will take it despite being at next to no risk. A reminder also at this point that Israel have eviscerated this shan virus at ~80% of all adults fully vaccinated - a threshold the UK will eventually surpass given we have among the highest vaccine advocacy in the world.

This Hilary Jones creature needs jettisoned into the fiery depths of the Sun. Another one who is dreading this being over, papped off the tele, and back in his surgery having to prescribe acne creams to spotty teenagers. Into the bin you go.

 

[Sherrif John Bunnell]

The most American news story ever

https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/556350-west-virginia-to-give-away-guns-as-vaccine-incentive

West Virginia will be giving away guns as an incentive to get residents of the state inoculated against COVID-19.

Gov. Jim Justice (R) announced a new incentive lottery program for residents to get vaccinated during a news conference on Tuesday

The drawings will run from Father’s Day on June 20 to Aug. 4, and will include a variety of prizes from cash to firearms and even trucks.

During the Father’s Day drawing, the state will give away five custom hunting rifles and five custom hunting shotguns.

Justice said the state will also give away two brand-new, custom outfitted trucks and five lifetime hunting and fishing licenses. In addition, residents could win one of 25 getaways to West Virginia’s state parks.

Also during the June 20 lottery, one person will win $1 million. There will also be giveaways for two full, four-year scholarships for any institution in the state to eligible students ages 12 to 25.

The state will further give away $1 million for five weeks in a row.

On Aug. 4, one person will win a grand prize of $1.58 million, and a runner-up will win $588,000.

Justice said that to be eligible, all residents need to do is get their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. Anyone who has already been vaccinated is also eligible to win.

Last week, Justice encouraged residents to get vaccinated for his bulldog, Babydog.

“If you won't do it for your family, you've got to get vaccinated for Babydog,” he said.

Also last week, the governor announced that young adults aged 16-35 were eligible for a savings bond or $100 gift card through the state government when they are vaccinated.