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Not sure it is that simple. Johnson didn’t hold his nerve, he has bampot MPs who won’t let him do anything. Also here in England many people have gone into voluntary lockdown and not gone to pubs etc. This has meant hospitality has been hammered but the government don’t owe them anything as there wasn’t a formal lockdown. And a total of over 150,000 deaths since the pandemic started, on an island, shows that Johnson has blundered big styleQuote:
Originally Posted by DiscoDoidge
But time and time again we've seen that if you wait for the last resort, you've missed the boat.Quote:
Originally Posted by Since90+2
:agree:Quote:
Originally Posted by Scorrie
By all accounts coming from inside Downing St, his MO is to dither about and fail to make any decisions until they're too late.
https://twitter.com/stvnews/status/1...861955089?s=21
This is a bit worrying.
The worst part of that is her saying “we hope omicron is milder”.Quote:
Originally Posted by SteveHFC
No nicola, we KNOW it’s milder. Why are they so scared to admit it?
Maybe negative tests on days 6 and 7 is a reasonable indication someone isn't infectious however an lft within up to 90 days showing as positive doesn't mean you still have/are infectious. As the nurse in the previous post said, there can still be a very small amount of viral load in the nasal passage, which the lft might detect.Quote:
Originally Posted by SideBurns
https://twitter.com/thetimesscot/sta...082386955?s=21
Scotland’s national clinical director has admitted that closing nightclubs and cancelling football fixtures has made little difference to Scotland’s coronavirus case numbers compared with the more liberal regime in England.
https://twitter.com/bbcscotlandnews/...992649728?s=21
National clinical director Prof Jason Leitch says measures such as the closure of nightclubs are making a difference.
Proof that the press just tell you whatever they are told to tell you.Quote:
Originally Posted by SteveHFC
Any chance of posting the full Times article?Quote:
Originally Posted by SteveHFC
It’s behind a paywall mate.Quote:
Originally Posted by CropleyWasGod
He was quoted on the BBC John Beattie show that closing nightclubs etc was making a differenceQuote:
Originally Posted by SteveHFC
Really disappointing.Quote:
Originally Posted by SteveHFC
I had hoped that the masks would be ditched (at least legally) by Easter. Hearing that suggests that won't be the case.
I would like Sturgeon to expand on that a bit more. What kind of "longer term adaptations to pre-pandemic life" is she proposing?
https://twitter.com/paulbranditv/sta...766176769?s=21
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Thought it might be 😁Quote:
Originally Posted by SteveHFC
My point is that these are the headlines from each article.The pieces themselves might provide a clue as to Why they are so different.
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Some folk just read the headlines too.:aok:Quote:
Originally Posted by Coco Bryce
Johnson refusing to answer the question as to whether he attended, saying that it needs an investigation!Quote:
Originally Posted by Ozyhibby
'The email was sent by the Prime Minister's Principal Private Secretary Martin Reynolds to over a hundred employees in Number 10, including the Prime Minister's advisors, speechwriters and door staff.
In it, Mr Reynolds - a senior No 10 civil servant who has run Boris Johnson's private office since October 2019 - says:
"Hi all,
"After what has been an incredibly busy period it would be nice to make the most of the lovely weather and have some socially distanced drinks in the No10 garden this evening.
"Please join us from 6pm and bring your own booze!"
ITV News understands around 40 staff gathered in the garden that evening, eating picnic food and drinking. Crucially, they included the Prime Minister and his wife Carrie Johnson.'
https://www.itv.com/news/2022-01-10/...ht-of-lockdown
https://twitter.com/rewearmouth/stat...137793541?s=21
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Agreed, clubs seem to be given information which I think may not come to pass, the lack of real scientific evidence around sport isnt great, I think that if crowds are not allowed back and football resumes then fans who've being seeing full houses elsewhere in England with very few issues are just going to turn up around grounds and pubs etc anyway. NS's answers to alot of things recently has been poor, almost like she speaks like people are unaware when most are that if you are vaccinated then it's pretty much a mild illnessQuote:
Originally Posted by Renfrew_Hibby
I mentioned about my daughter, already in a post on here somewhere, she caught covid when she was a fit and healthy 18 year old, she wasn't too bad with covid at the time but ended up extremely fatigued at the slightest things, end result she was off work for a few months. .... even now coming up for almost 2 years later she still has periods of extreme fatigue and has had to change jobs as a result.Quote:
Originally Posted by Since90+2
I Had the original COVID before vaccinations and was floored for 5 months, still think to this day I've stil got the fatigue issues, sleeping problems...different variant to this one though.Quote:
Originally Posted by Just Alf
I caught it at Christmas, was ok at the time, bit of a heavy cold and some sleepless nights. I’m absolutely gubbed now though and have been put on steroids for my chest, hopefully that clears it up!!Quote:
Originally Posted by LunasBoots
Breakdown of today's cases by council area;
Glasgow - 1,383
Edinburgh - 1,019
South Lanarkshire - 795
North Lanarkshire - 679
Fife - 644
Aberdeenshire - 615
Highland - 570
Aberdeen - 499
Renfrewshire - 473
Falkirk - 464
Dumfries and Galloway - 419
North Ayrshire - 395
Perth and Kinross - 314
West Lothian - 312
Moray - 294
Angus - 291
East Ayrshire - 267
Dundee - 243
South Ayrshire - 240
Inverclyde - 232
Stirling - 228
West Dunbartonshire - 217
Argyll and Bute - 215
East Dunbartonshire - 189
East Lothian - 164
East Renfrewshire - 153
Midlothian - 150
Scottish Borders - 147
Clackmannanshire - 103
Na-h Eileanan Siar - 23
Orkney - 11
Shetland - 8
I think a good way to strike a balance with learning "to live" with covid, would be to make LFD's available on prescription to anyone in the priority vaccination cohorts. That could help build their confidence by asking/providing them to people to use in advance of meeting. Also, issue FFP 2/3 masks on prescription to the same groups. That would be a sensible transitioning strategy for the vulnerable and allow others to regain pre-covid normality.
Hospital patientsQuote:
Originally Posted by Sir David Gray
NHS Ayrshire and Arran - 122 (+19 since last Monday)
NHS Borders - 44 (+20 since last Monday)
NHS Dumfries and Galloway - 30 (+17 since last Monday)
NHS Fife - 77 (+4 since last Monday)
NHS Forth Valley - 95 (+35 since last Monday)
NHS Grampian - 79 (+27 since last Monday)
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde - 475 (+141 since last Monday)
NHS Highland - 34 (+6 since last Monday)
NHS Lanarkshire - 173 (+49 since last Monday)
NHS Lothian - 191 (+54 since last Monday)
NHS Orkney - Less than 5 (No change since last Monday)
NHS Shetland - Less than 5 (No change since last Monday)
NHS Tayside - 102 (+22 since last Monday)
NHS Western Isles - Less than 5 (No change since last Monday)
ICU patients
NHS Ayrshire and Arran - Less than 5 (No change since last Monday)
NHS Borders - Less than 5 (No change since last Monday)
NHS Dumfries and Galloway - Less than 5 (No change since last Monday)
NHS Fife - Less than 5 (No change since last Monday)
NHS Forth Valley - Less than 5 (No change since last Monday)
NHS Grampian - 8 (+ at least 4 since last Monday)
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde - 12 (+6 since last Monday)
NHS Highland - 5 (+ at least 1 since last Monday)
NHS Lanarkshire - 10 (+1 since last Monday)
NHS Lothian - 7 (-1 since last Monday)
NHS Orkney - Less than 5 (No change since last Monday)
NHS Shetland - Less than 5 (No change since last Monday)
NHS Tayside - Less than 5 (No change since last Monday)
NHS Western Isles - Less than 5 (No change since last Monday)
Rate of cases per 100,000 people in the 7 days up to 7th January;Quote:
Originally Posted by Sir David Gray
Inverclyde - 2,078.9
South Lanarkshire - 2,049.7
West Dunbartonshire - 2,025.1
Renfrewshire - 1,974.5
North Lanarkshire - 1,809.8
East Renfrewshire - 1,767.6
North Ayrshire - 1,738.5
Moray - 1,718.7
East Ayrshire - 1,695.7
Glasgow - 1,685.7
Falkirk - 1,670.4
East Dunbartonshire - 1,640.5
Clackmannanshire - 1,639.7
Fife - 1,610.9
South Ayrshire - 1,573.0
Dumfries and Galloway - 1,559.8
Angus - 1,530.8
Perth and Kinross - 1,529.2
Aberdeen - 1,506.2
Dundee - 1,485.7
West Lothian - 1,462.3
Stirling - 1,442.4
Edinburgh - 1,397.8
East Lothian - 1,396.7
Midlothian - 1,369.8
Highland - 1,301.0
Aberdeenshire - 1,287.7
Scottish Borders - 1,156.7
Argyll and Bute - 1,016.0
Orkney - 727.7
Na-h Eileanan Siar - 705.7
Shetland - 647.1
That's grim. Take it easy it easy fella and hope you get better soon :aok:Quote:
Originally Posted by I'm_cabbaged
Who's the WE? The Daily Mail, Boris Johnson and his bunch of chancers, or some other eminent joe bloggs in the street who knows more than the clinical experts?Quote:
Originally Posted by DiscoDoidge
I certainly don't know for sure that omicron is milder. What I do know is a friend of a friend who was triple jabbed with no underlying health conditions died from Covid in December.
Until the clinicians advise that the threat from the omicron variant is manageable, it's responsible for Governments to be cautious. Just like most European Governments are being, with England being the outlier.
We know because just about every single bit of data points to that fact. I’m sorry to hear about the person in question, people are still dying from/with the virus, however it’s now far less people than during the original covid, then from delta. If it wasn’t milder we would’ve heard all about it.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Harp Awakes
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Originally Posted by The Harp Awakes
Sorry to hear about your friends friend but it is milder, it genuinely isn’t even up for discussion.
As I read your post, I just heard an English professor of medicine on tv saying that the omicron variant is looking as if it is presenting mainly as milder disease. That pretty much repeats what I've heard other clinicians saying over the last week.Quote:
Originally Posted by hibbysam
So the clinicians are optimistic, which is great, but their interpretation is far from factual. I think i'd prefer take their advice rather than the Daily Mail or some of the Facebook conspiracy theorists. Just as well most Governments are too.
If it’s far from factual after this period of time then what have they been doing? Id say they wouldn’t publicly say anything they don’t have facts and proof behind. You’ve just said it’s a clinician, not some Facebook conspiracist.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Harp Awakes
Covid in Scotland: What happens when the virus becomes 'endemic'?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-59938240
4/5 weeks ago none of us had even heard of the omicron variant. I'm no expert, but that doesn't sound like a lot of time to come to a definitive view of the effects of a virus variant, which has ripped through the world's population at lightening speed.Quote:
Originally Posted by hibbysam
What definitely is a fact, is that we don’t know the effect of contracting the omicron variant on the human body 4/5 weeks after getting it. Unless some folk can see into the future that is :greengrin
The first case in the UK was around 6 weeks ago. Before that it had been in SA for a while. The data since then with all cases of Omicron are clearly pointing to it being very mild, cold like symptoms at most. Just about every study I’ve seen has confirmed this, not by the daily mail, not on Facebook, but by respected scientists the world over.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Harp Awakes
That’s not a hunch, it’s based on clear evidence.
Thankfully, you’re way off the mark.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Harp Awakes
As if only people on Facebook are saying it’s mild. Laughable.
According to The Times.
Full crowds will be back from next Monday.
https://www.pieandbovril.com/forum/u...40804d1603.png
No the lab trials and real world evidence from hundreds of thousands of people are putting it at at least 70% milder. Phe estimated 70% about 3 weeks ago South Africa similar after data of 300,000 cases. The lab testing has it at milder. It just is milder and NS knew this as fact weeks ago.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Harp Awakes
She doesn't want to say it's milder as it's obviously still not something you want, if you say it's milder people say I'm not doing any more restrictions.
She was happy to say it might be as dangerous when a Danish study of 20 people showed that. When the study had thousands and showed its much milder. Then hundreds of lab and real life studies showed its milder, its silly to say might be now
Interesting data from France. Omicron makes up 90% of cases but 54% of hospitalisations. Lots of trouble from delta still, hopefully it gets driven out soon. Lots of incidentals in France too
Paul Mainwood
@PaulMainwood
France splitting hospitalisation data by variant! In the UK we are forced to infer from time series - very prone to error.
Omicron associated with shorter stays (43% less than a day!) and with less critical care.
NS on the news ealiar with Mackay (who has previous for being a arse) interviewing was something else, stumbling her words and getting pissed off when asked difficult questions.
The tone has changed with her though and pretty certain most restrictions will be lifted.
Do you think we will see restrictions from 500 to full grounds or another random number coming out?
I'm now quite hopeful of full grounds from next week.Quote:
Originally Posted by HH81
Imagine a politician stumbling there words - that might just be the smoking gunQuote:
Originally Posted by LunasBoots
#resignSturgeon
Is it todsy we find out about the restrictions being lifted?
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Yes, thought it would be tomorrow but it's today and the programme starts at 2:15pm on BBC Scotland.Quote:
Originally Posted by Callum_62
The Scottish Government is being urged to halve the Covid self isolation period from 14 days to seven for care home residents.
Current isolation rules have been deemed “barbaric and damaging” by relatives and care providers, which see residents confined to their rooms for 14 days – twice as long as the rest of the population.
They are calling for the rules to be brought in line with changes made for the general public last week.
https://news.stv.tv/politics/calls-t...-to-seven-days
Although the detail of the times article seems to suggest to me that it isn't as clear cut and might hint at an extension - for my money it would be to no later than 31 Jan given the fixtures that follow.Quote:
Originally Posted by SteveHFC
All of that said I'd listen to LaMotta's views above before those of the Times 😁
176% increase in hospital patients in Lothian with Covid since 29/12 (less than 2 weeks ago).Quote:
Originally Posted by Sir David Gray
There is of course no smoking gun but its yet another example of the poor leadership we have in Scotland.Quote:
Originally Posted by Callum_62
It seems pretty clear that the recent restrictions were poorly targeted and had next to no impact at all on our experiences. They did however have a significant impact on some businesses and some of their staff.
I am sure come 14:15 we will see some changes, but I will not be surprised if somehow its all the fault of Westminster.
Spot on….great and accurate postQuote:
Originally Posted by Skol
Well said. We are seeing the start of back tracking mode now. I suspect some releasing of restrictions “with a heavy heart” and “if westminister gave us more support I might take a different view”.Quote:
Originally Posted by Skol
The ignoring of SA data and insight, the almost sheer snobbery (by the whole of the UK leaders) led to knee jerk decisions that impacted significantly several businesses and created an environment of fear and panic over the festive period (mental health and wellbeing).
And still almost 2 years into this we don’t have any data that clearly links infections with the targeted areas of restrictions.
Yip.Quote:
Originally Posted by Col2
I don't imagine they'll allow hospitality to trade freely from next week though as that would be too far of a backtrack to essentially what England have.
Steady on now, don't let reality get in the way of spin and conjecture :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by grunt
I’d like to see the breakdown of those in being treated for covidQuote:
Originally Posted by The Harp Awakes
Mike Bird
@Birdyword
The way that current London Covid wave is translating (or rather not translating) into ventilations is astounding. The number of ventilated patients relative to cases 3wks earlier is less than a third of its August low, which was itself less than a tenth of the Alpha peak
PHS say it will be “weeks and months” before more data is available. So should be about June? Or we can use two health board stats covering 7 days?Quote:
Originally Posted by DiscoDoidge
PHS did publish data on hospital acquired infections. I looked at it last year after I read a report on the then named Shielding Group, as many deaths in the group were linked to hospital visits. It was quite detailed data, broken down by HB and then hospital.Quote:
Originally Posted by Col2
Whilst the last few posts about the cynicism of the Scottish Government and their objectives don't surprise me, from the self interest and cynicism point of view I'd expect them to want to address the fact that they're alienating their own voters with the measures they've implemented long before they'd want to make any point about Westminster rule that has been made many times before.Quote:
Originally Posted by Since90+2
Utter **** the boris government
Jenni Lang
@lang_towers
· 13h
On 20 May 2020 my baby brother was in ICU. He died on 23rd May. We couldn’t sit with him until they switched off his life support. My dad and I watched him take his last breaths over FaceTime. The words I want to use right now would get me kicked off Twitter #DowningStreetParties
Scots could wear face masks for years under Nicola Sturgeon’s plan for living with Covid
First Minister says country needs to ask itself ‘what adaptations to pre-pandemic life’ might be needed
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics...s-plan-living/
Looks like Sturgeon has abandoned her plan to completely eradicate COVID and is now planning to completely eradicate the tourism, hospitality and leisure industries in Scotland instead.
What a strange take on the possible requirement to continue wearing masks.Quote:
Originally Posted by ehf
The lifting of restrictions on large outdoor events in Scotland is expected to be announced this afternoon.
The move would allow football fans to return to stadiums when the Scottish Premiership's winter break ends next week.
It will also avoid Scotland's Six Nations rugby matches having to be played behind closed doors at Murrayfield.
A limit of 500 people at outdoor events has been in place since Boxing Day.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotla...itics-59953823
Get a grip of yourself manQuote:
Originally Posted by ehf
Full crowds back again next week.
I am no fan of Sturgeon, but I agree with others that this is an odd view to take of this.Quote:
Originally Posted by ehf
I actually largely agree with Sturgeon on this, we need to adapt our lives for the time being to move towards living with Covid. This is likely to mean things like:
- masks in appropriate situations
- Annual vaccines
- Vaccine passports
- Isolation
- Testing
The specific details of these (and other measures) need to be worked out and get to a suitable balance. The answer cannot be lockdowns and ineffective restrictions.
:agree:Quote:
Originally Posted by Skol
I'd add a requirement for much better ventilation systems in indoor buildings, esp schools. I can't believe we've been so slow on this. Practically nothing seems to have been done.
Liking the pic they used. :greengrinQuote:
Originally Posted by Sir David Gray
https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cp...1190516647.jpg
Good point, I knew there were other key things I had missed and this is one.Quote:
Originally Posted by JeMeSouviens
Why does he need to get a grip ?Quote:
Originally Posted by Renfrew_Hibby
If I have the option of holidaying in Scotland with face masks or going over the border with no face masks I'll be going over the border.
You and AliQuote:
Originally Posted by JeMeSouviens
I'm guessing to comes over as a tab melodramatic giving there is actually zero detail attributed to itQuote:
Originally Posted by hibeedc
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I only see the first two remaining. The vaccine passport system was pointless as wasn't used effectively enough to reduce transmission, the enforcement was weak. It serves no purpose at encouraging new vaccinations at this stage imo. Testing and isolation will likely phase out around Spring and be used in high risk settings and where there is a clinical need. Agree with JMS, sort the ventilation in public spaces, especially schools and that reduces transmission (they won't do that due to costs).Quote:
Originally Posted by Skol
:hyper :hyperQuote:
Originally Posted by Sir David Gray
The Australian Border Force (ABF) is investigating whether Novak Djokovic submitted a false travel declaration ahead of arrival in Australia, a source with knowledge of the investigation told CNN.
Djokovic declared he had not traveled and would not do so in the 14 days leading to his arrival in Australia on Wednesday January 5, according to a travel declaration submitted as evidence to the court determining whether he would be allowed to remain in Australia.
Various pictures taken during that two-week period appear to show Djokovic in both Spain and Serbia.
While court documents show that Tennis Australia filled out the travel declaration on Djokovic’s behalf, the information used was provided by Djokovic, an ABF officer at Melbourne airport on January 5 determined.
The penalty for submitting a false travel declaration carries a maximum penalty of 12 months prison, according to the Australian Department of Home Affairs
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Agree with you, but the JCVI said recently that regular boosters for the whole population weren't realistic or probably necessary (or words to that effect) so reckon even annual vaccination might just focus on those in vulnerable groups.Quote:
Originally Posted by Santa Cruz
Whilst the Australian Government hasn't covered themselves in glory over this, if this is true and he's still allowed to stay for the Australian Open it would be an utter joke.Quote:
Originally Posted by Callum_62
Yeah I agree.Quote:
Originally Posted by SideBurns
As long as "appropriate situations" for masks is limited to medical environments like hospitals and GP surgeries then I would be happy with that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Skol
If this is actually true he’ll need to be properly punished for it, they can’t just let him off for being famous with how much spotlight there is on the situation. Still plenty to go it seems amongst the chaos.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sir David Gray
If he's made a false declaration on his paperwork, even if it's been done on his behalf by Tennis Australia, then he should be arrested.Quote:
Originally Posted by HibsGW
Vaccine Passports have quite rightly died on it's arse.Quote:
Originally Posted by Skol
Pointless and a complete waste of time and money.
The passports I am in two minds about. I do think they could have their place, but the way the were implemented was next to useless. So if we do retain those we need to think about how they are actually used.Quote:
Originally Posted by Coco Bryce
SDG mentioned masks and I also think there are other times such as public transport and enclosed/poorly ventilated locations. The way it works right now in pubs/restaurants though is bonkers as you can take the mask off once seated but back on when moving about
It would be quite funny if he was allowed to stay and spend 12 months in prison though.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sir David Gray
And it just happens to appear in another Tory ragsheet.Quote:
Originally Posted by Callum_62
There's a hell of a lot of Trumpesque supporters in here these days :rolleyes:
I wear a mask on the bus and have no desire to stop doing so any time soon.Quote:
Originally Posted by Skol
And I agree that the implementation of vaccine passports has been a shambles so far. Just because that’s the case doesn’t mean that they should be ruled out forever in future. They’re an option that should be kept on the table as with adequate implementation they may prove useful, especially if we appear to be evolving towards a situation where covid is a disease which is “practically” only severe in the unvaccinated.
Meant to say I don't think the passports will be used domestically but essential for overseas travel.Quote:
Originally Posted by Smartie
The passport as is was only ever a driver to get folk vaccinated. It’s likely to continue to do that going forward but if needed could be integrated and more rigorously policed.Quote:
Originally Posted by Smartie
I've no problem with a version of the vaccine passport. I'm vaccinated and I have the status to prove it. If it means I have more freedoms to go places and do things, fine by me. If folk want to not get vaccinated, that's their choice, but that choice will (rightly) come with consequences.
Glad to see sport crowds are likely to be returned - looking forward to finally getting to use my half-season ticket for the rugby :greengrin
Daily Scottish update;
* 10,392 new cases since yesterday - 27.7% positivity rate
Increase of 47 in the confirmed cases in hospital since yesterday - 1,479
No change in the confirmed cases in intensive care since yesterday - 54
4,393,689 people have now received their first dose of the vaccine - 995 people since yesterday
4,051,635 people have now received their second dose of the vaccine - 2,979 people since yesterday
3,130,502 people have now received a booster vaccination - 15,437 people since yesterday
16 deaths registered since yesterday
* There continues to be large volumes of tests being processed by labs; this has impacted turnaround times resulting in delays between specimen’s beings taken and results being received and reported. PHS are continuing to monitor the situation.
On 5 January 2022, the Scottish Government announced that people who do not have symptoms will no longer be asked to take a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test to confirm a positive Lateral Flow Device (LFD) result. Instead, anyone with a positive LFD, who does not have symptoms, should report the result online as soon as the test is done. In order to ensure that we continue to provide the most accurate information, changes have been made to the national COVID-19 case definition to reflect this revised testing strategy. At present, we report on PCR tests only. From Thursday 13 January, we will begin reporting on the number of people with a COVID-19 infection confirmed by either a first LFD or PCR positive test.
This is where I'm at, I can maybe even see LFTs required in winter to visit care homes etc...Quote:
Originally Posted by Sir David Gray
as for buses an stuff, I think that'll be personal choice, and personally, when I jump on a bus in winter and see everyone's condensated breath on the windows I'll be wearing mine :greengrin
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/jan/11/australian-border-force-investigating-whether-novak-djokovic-made-false-travel-claimQuote:
Originally Posted by Sir David Gray
Curious bit at the bottom about how those using the QR code to access Djokovic's Covid test result initially got a negative result.
I know Omicron's widespread but I remain deeply sceptical about him contracting it at the time he claims. Seems mighty convenient.
:agree: I hope that mask wearing in shops, buses, restaurants etc becomes optional within the next few months.Quote:
Originally Posted by Just Alf
I'm not confident that will happen though.
:agree:Quote:
Originally Posted by He's here!
Either it's fake, or he's a total arse for turning up at multiple public events having tested positive. :rolleyes:
I would hope that too. Tbh, I don't mind wearing a mask on public transport but my journeys are generally relatively short. The longest trip I've been on was the bus to Hampden for the final! I do feel sorry for staff in shops, restaurants, etc.(and of course in care/ medical settings) - it must be quite oppressive wearing one for a 7 or 8 hour shift.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sir David Gray
Investigation to be held if a leak has taken place of today's update before it's been announced to MSPs.
Presiding Officer gives Scotgov a ticking off for leaking today's statement before delivering it to parliament. :tsk tsk:
From next week Christmas measures will be lifted in a phased manner starting with attendance at sports events.
People are dying from Omicron. It's mild in some, they can even be asymptomatic, but it's deadly for others.Quote:
Originally Posted by hibbysam
Early indication in the data that provides some comfort.
Vaccine programme, behaviour of public and measures all helping to avoid the worst case predictions.
Case numbers down by 17% and down in all age groups except over 85s.