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Crikey, well fingers cross BJ does the right thing then
Indeed .....
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Lockdown easing in England to be delayed by four weeks

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-57464097

Senior ministers have signed off a decision to delay the lifting of all coronavirus restrictions in England beyond 21 June.

Government sources have told the BBC most current rules will remain for another four weeks after this date.

It means nightclubs will stay closed and people will be encouraged to still work from home where possible.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to confirm the delay later at a press conference.
No doubt BJ will avoid taking personal responsibility for causing the COVID surge which necessitates this delay .....

..... but if this is the last lockdown before winter then it will be worth it - we don't want a rerun of last September when "Incompetent" Harding "didn't see it coming .....
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This seems to have become, more and more, a battle between (1) being able to earn Money or (2) Preventing loss of lives.

There'll be a "Red Line" discussion soon.

Where should the boundary be?

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This seems to have become, more and more, a battle between (1) being able to earn Money or (2) Preventing loss of lives.

There'll be a "Red Line" discussion soon.

Where should the boundary be?

I'm not sure if Furlough is still going on down there....if it is, surely that would help a wee bit? Brings more debt, of course, but if it keeps people safer.....?
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This seems to have become, more and more, a battle between (1) being able to earn Money or (2) Preventing loss of lives.

There'll be a "Red Line" discussion soon.

Where should the boundary be?

Yes well,l allthough Delta cases are rising, deaths are very low and
stable still !!
And don't forget that with normal flu, that older and more sickly
people always used to die of it in the winters anyway !! usually of
respiratory ailments ?? And we used to cope with that then ??
So what's different now?
The only thing different l can see is the more "efficient" NHS we
have now ??

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Yes well,l allthough Delta cases are rising, deaths are very low and
stable still !!
And don't forget that with normal flu, that older and more sickly
people always used to die of it in the winters anyway !! usually of
respiratory ailments ?? And we used to cope with that then
??
So what's different now?
The only thing different l can see is the more "efficient" NHS we
have now ??

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Fair comment donkeyman.
And how come we have suddenly not heard of one single case of Flu for the last 12 months?
Maybe some of the Covid deaths were really Flu?

I would struggle to believe that after years and years of Flu every winter, it has suddenly stopped!
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Fair comment donkeyman.
And how come we have suddenly not heard of one single case of Flu for the last 12 months?
Maybe some of the Covid deaths were really Flu?

I would struggle to believe that after years and years of Flu every winter, it has suddenly stopped!
Just a few weeks ago:

05 May 2021

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/c...e-b933307.html

More dying of flu than Covid as coronavirus deaths plunge to lowest level in seven months

Weekly registered deaths involving coronavirus in England and Wales are at their lowest level for seven months, figures from the Office for National Statistics show.

Data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) shows that deaths from Covid are down 28 per cent on last week and are at the lowest number since the week ending September 25.

Deaths caused by Covid were at 260 - but it was only listed as the underlying cause for 176 people.

This is compared to 278 deaths listed for flu and pneumonia - however this was mentioned on 1,203 death certificates.
Flu is obviously still present but its' effects have been presumably obscured by those of COVID.
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Thanks Omah.
I hadn't heard anything about Flu for ages.
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Thanks Omah.
I hadn't heard anything about Flu for ages.
Nor had I ..... there are weekly statistics but, again, they're "buried" by those of COVID.
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Nor had I ..... there are weekly statistics but, again, they're "buried" by those of COVID.
Thanks for confirming my observations Omah !!
It seems our health experts think it's ok to die of flu but not ok
to die of covid ?
I wonder why ?
So how many beds are being taken up in hospitals by flu patients ?
Maybe there is NO covid bed crisis after all ?
Could it be that the powers that be are too embarassed to admit
that they caused all this disruption and expense over nothing much
worse than the common cold ??
With the help of the media of course ?

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