Covid in Glasgow - what's the situation?

So what to do? Post policemen at every cafe and restaurant? Or just let businesses go bust?

It's up to individuals to take personal responsibility rather than expect beleaguered restaurant staff to 'police' the system.

It won't exactly encourage non-reckless customers to use restaurants if they believe there is no checking.
So, hardly helping the hospitality industry.

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Cross post Marydoll

Glasgow moving back to Level 2 from Saturday. Go Glasgow

BTW,the Indian variant has been renamed, Delta by WHO.

Glasgow has now moved to Level2, which is good news for the people of Glasgow. I'm relieved that my LA , has stayed in Level 2, until things settle down.

I was interested in this as Glasgow is a favourite daytrip for us. This thread sounds a bit nippy so will retreat to the garden and have a coffee in the sunshine instead.

Shielding is totally different from self isolating. You dont seem to be aware of the distinction
Marydoll You're quite right again! .Fortunately, living on my own, apart from being aware of the terms, I have no need to analyze them to any degree.
However, taking note of your implied caution not to be Gung-Ho I am now studying the following article downloaded from "AgeUK".

Physical distancing and social distancing, shielding, and self-isolation

Our Medical and Pollie experts are now debating as to whether the current 7 day lockdown due to finish on Thursday shouldn't be extended!
They say that the latest Indian variant is extremely virulent and be easily transmitted in places such as coffee shops and in the street simply by being there fleetingly.
I'm not morbid either, far from it, not wishing to reach the end of the line before my time!
Good Health
OoRoo

I don't live in Glasgow city, Rufus so we are not in lockdown. The coffee shop had screens between tables, everyone wore masks, tables were wide apart and also everyone was sitting outside. First time visiting a coffee shop since I started shielding. Shielding is totally different from self isolating. You dont seem to be aware of the distinction.
Without sounding morbid, time is running out for me and I have done everything I have been asked to do for over a year, including not seeing family, no hospital appointments, no doctor's appointments, no regular blood tests. My health has deteriorated because of this, including another heart attack and I have had enough. I self test on a regular basis, despite rarely going out and have had both vaccinations. The advice from my clinical team is to start getting out and about again, but to be careful. It's a matter of risk assessment and looking after emotional and mental, as well as physical wellbeing. I am pretty good at that.
I'm sure you mean well Rufus, however, I prefer to take the advice of my clinicians and the Shielding team, rather than someone who knows little about my medical needs.
I wish you continued good health and hope your self isolation ends soon. Stay safe!.

By the way GlasgOW has as much to offer as Auld Reekie. I'm unsure where this Glasgie you mention is. Now if you mentioned Glesca, that would be another matter. ?

had to give my full details the other day in a coffee shop
Marydoll I've also been self-isolating for 17 months and there's no way would I jeopardise that by entering a coffee shop; certainly not in Melbourne.
Most of them that are still able to open are only doing take-away due to our current lockdown and we've got only 50+ active cases.
OoRoo

Alibee I had to give my full details the other day in a coffee shop.

Rufus2 we have free movement of people here now (except to Glasgow of course!)

Re Geography - yes of course we do. Its more a matter of perception based on experience

Aveline What's going on here?
I thought you hailed from Cornwall which is a long way from Scotland.
Cheers

we Weegies are well aware that Edinburgh folk are more refined and better educated than us
Marydoll Thank you for that! Just as I've always thought; they've even got a castle!
Susan Calvan was on TV this evening in her "Secrets of Scotland" series, pre-Covid of course and "did" Glasgie1
Apart from views of the Clyde all I can remember was that Stan Laurel cut his comedic teeth there!
OoRoo

Found out to be because they never received their invitations. It's the second time this has happened in Scotland. That's why we were behind the rest of the UK.

Marydoll

You have to give your details when you dine out in Scotland, either written down or by using a QR code, so it's easy to find where people are from.
It makes me mad when I hear of people blatantly breaking the rules.
We only had a few cases in our area a few weeks ago, now they are rising, apparently traced to people in affected Glasgow areas, mixing with extended households in our LA, when they were in Level 3.

Hospitality venues only take your name and mobile number, so they have no way of knowing where people have come from, short of asking them for evidence of where they live.

Aveline, it was a tongue in cheek remark! As for perception, we Weegies are well aware that Edinburgh folk are more refined and better educated than us! ?

Visgirl, my husband and I were just discussing this. He read somewhere that some people hadn't received their invitation letter. I don't know if this is accurate.

Re Geography - yes of course we do. Its more a matter of perception based on experience.

Visgir1 that was attributed to an admin error rather than non compliance. My brother who lives in Glasgow had been watching out for his second vaccination appointment. He looked online and saw it was scheduled for May 23rd and attended. He never did receive an appointment letter and would have been one of the thousands that didn’t turn up if he hadn’t checked and found his appointment online.

At the SSE in Glasgow it's just been announced that 50% of those invited to attend for Vaccines failed to attend ( weekend of 22 - 23 May).

I believe it's a collective responsibility and do fully understand that the hospitality industry is on it's knees! I cannot imagine, what it must be like to be on the verge of losing your livelihood. However, what is more important? Saving lives or saving the economy?
Having shielded for 17 months, because I will die if I catch Covid, I know what my (selfish) answer will be!

To East coasters, everywhere, west of Harthill is 'Glasgow'!. Aveline, do they not teach Scottish geography in East Coast schools? ?

To East coasters, everywhere west of Harthill is 'Glasgow'!
The hospitality industry is on its knees. They've spent a fortune on covid safety measures. It's up to individuals to take personal responsibility rather than expect beleaguered restaurant staff to 'police' the system.
If you know you shouldn't travel - don't do it

You have to give your details when you dine out in Scotland, either written down or by using a QR code, so it's easy to find where people are from.
It makes me mad when I hear of people blatantly breaking the rules.
We only had a few cases in our area a few weeks ago, now they are rising, apparently traced to people in affected Glasgow areas, mixing with extended households in our LA, when they were in Level 3.

If they shouldn't be legally there, they should be refused service. That's why this virus is still spreading, because some people are a law unto themselves.
Your post doesn't exactly show the people of Glasgow in a good light! Do you have actual proof they are ALL from Glasgow City Council area?