Is now the right time to lift Covid restrictions?

Alegrias1

Yet you still choose to misrepresent the results?

Why is that?

I don't. It seems an obsession of yours to play them down.

DeeDe

Exactly… his the most cunning irresponsible person we could
Possibly have running our because of him joke of a country
His now set to kill another hundred thousand frail and older folk ..
still look at the amount in pensions his saving bless him
Evil evil man …

Oh dear. Ridiculous rant. Covid killed all those people. Look at Germany very strict draconian laws, Covid numbers rising. Mask wearing compulsory everywhere, can’t go into restaurants etc without covid pass, and yet family members down with it. You can’t stop it.

Scotland has been including LFTs for over a week.

Yet you still choose to misrepresent the results?

Why is that?

Alegrias1

I can't believe we still have to explain that daily figures fluctuate and that you have to look at weekly trends.

And that testing capacity exceeds demand.

I know that too.

Alegrias1

Oh, and I forgot...reporting date isn't the same as test date.

I know that.

Not only that, but reinfections aren't being included yet, although it was announced some time ago that they would. NHS Scotland is about to include the results from LFTs, which it hasn't done until now, so that data is synchronous with England.

Oh, and I forgot...reporting date isn't the same as test date.

I can't believe we still have to explain that daily figures fluctuate and that you have to look at weekly trends.

And that testing capacity exceeds demand.

Alegrias1

growstuff

rosie1959

Speldnan

It’s a political decision I’m pretty sure. The cases are going back up and if Twitter has anything to do with it 85% of people would rather keep the mask mandate. All pretence at keeping us safe seems to have gone.

Cases are not going back up

Yes, they are.

At the risk of this turning into a pantomime, oh no they're not.

coronavirus.data.gov.uk/details/cases

Errrmmm ... look at the data for the last couple of days.

It's true that reported cases have decreased from the spike, but they've been going up again. It's also true that many people have had difficulty accessing tests.

Transport for London are still urging mask wearing on tubes and buses, which are becoming just as crowded as ever. There will still be the selfish who won’t bother though..

I worry that lifting restrictions will be interpreted by many, as no mitigations are needed. So workers who can work from home - are now advised to return to their offices which will increase the crowding on commuter buses and trains- but at the same time lifting the mask mandate- so everyone will be nose to armpit- most without any mitigations (sigh!).

effalump France have said they’ll start easing restrictions on Feb 2nd.

at the risk of this turning into a pantomine ....
Go right ahead Alegrias1 but I think the government has beaten you to it

It’s just to deflect attention away from Mr Pastry. Thatcher did the same . She caused mass hardship, lied and plotted to ruin the NHS . Come election time ... 2p off income text and she was PM . again.

growstuff

rosie1959

Speldnan

It’s a political decision I’m pretty sure. The cases are going back up and if Twitter has anything to do with it 85% of people would rather keep the mask mandate. All pretence at keeping us safe seems to have gone.

Cases are not going back up

Yes, they are.

At the risk of this turning into a pantomime, oh no they're not.

coronavirus.data.gov.uk/details/cases

Talk about mixed messages! Still encouraging people to get vaccinated while saying you needn’t bother with masks etc any more. “The Science” seems to have completely disappeared while Johnson implies that yet again the UK is world-beating. In idiocy, maybe.

rosie1959

Speldnan

It’s a political decision I’m pretty sure. The cases are going back up and if Twitter has anything to do with it 85% of people would rather keep the mask mandate. All pretence at keeping us safe seems to have gone.

Cases are not going back up

Yes, they are.

I shall keep wearing my mask?

Germanshepherdsmum

Aren’t they?

Well not according to the UK coronavirus database and the ONS

Exactly… his the most cunning irresponsible person we could
Possibly have running our because of him joke of a country
His now set to kill another hundred thousand frail and older folk ..
still look at the amount in pensions his saving bless him
Evil evil man …

Aren’t they?

Speldnan

It’s a political decision I’m pretty sure. The cases are going back up and if Twitter has anything to do with it 85% of people would rather keep the mask mandate. All pretence at keeping us safe seems to have gone.

Cases are not going back up

So Songstress I take it you are happy for medical staff to have the inconvenience of mask wearing, and how about your dentist how would you feel if he didn’t wear a mask.