Omicron

Quoted from ginnywings

I can't see what this week has to do with it. If we need to take action, then so be it. Diseases don't take a break because it's Christmas.

Well aware of the economic impact, but for me, health is everything. We are a very rich nation, so...

There are health repercussions whichever way you go.

Maybe there is and maybe their isn't good reason to reintroduce measures, depending on your viewpoint and plenty of other countries are taking it more seriously than we are.

What gets my goat is the very real possibility that we will lock down anyway after Christmas because our glorious leader doesn't want to upset the nation any more than he already has done by "spoiling Christmas". He follows the science when it suits him.

So no opinion to lock down or not.
So again would you be happy to lock down this week with the available data?

Quoted from Stadium

So no opinion to lock down or not.
So again would you be happy to lock down this week with the available data?

Don't know why you are getting so uppity. Our opinions don't matter one jot anyway.


Bit of a moot question really. Not my circus, not my decision, but if a lockdown happened this week, it wouldn't bother me in the slightest, though 'happy' is not the word I would use, rather resigned.

The point I was trying to make is that Boris won't lock down this week, even if he should, because it's not politically expedient to do so.

Didn't even attend the last Cobra meeting. He's the nations leader FFS.

Quoted from ginnywings

Don't know why you are getting so uppity. Our opinions don't matter one jot anyway.


Bit of a moot question really. Not my circus, not my decision, but if a lockdown happened this week, it wouldn't bother me in the slightest, though 'happy' is not the word I would use, rather resigned.

The point I was trying to make is that Boris won't lock down this week, even if he should, because it's not politically expedient to do so.

Didn't even attend the last Cobra meeting. He's the nations leader FFS.

"Uppity" lol

The whole point of a discussion is opinions.
Rather wishy washy,not that bothered either way......
Look into the impact of lockdown.
You be might find it will bother you.
If not try thinking of all of affected businesses etc.

Quoted from Stadium

"Uppity" lol

The whole point of a discussion is opinions.
Rather wishy washy,not that bothered either way......
Look into the impact of lockdown.
You be might find it will bother you.
If not try thinking of all of affected businesses etc.

Wishy Washy.

Isn't that a character in a Christmas panto?

Quoted from ginnywings

Wishy Washy.

Isn't that a character in a Christmas panto?

Oh dear.
Have a great Christmas.

Quoted from ginnywings

Bit of a moot question really. Not my circus, not my decision, but if a lockdown happened this week, it wouldn't bother me in the slightest, though 'happy' is not the word I would use, rather resigned.

I’m alright Jack merchant!

Merry Xmas everyone🎅

An unexpected ONS update released today showing the infection estimates from the most up to date seroprevalence data. In London, they estimate that 9.5% of the  population had Covid on 19th December. That's up from a little over 5% on the previous data up to 16th December. Almost a doubling in 3 days. Bear in mind that we're 5 days on from 19th now so likely to be in excess of 20% of the population in London infected now, crazy as it seems. Hospitalisations in London now almost up to the level (400/day) they said where restrictions would need to be implemented. The people hospitalised today would have been infected 10 to 14 days ago, so estimate at least 4 doublings of infections since then. That would be in the region of 6000 per day. In London. That would be catastrophe.

Hopefully, that's an overestimate and the numbers don't continue on that trajectory. I fear the worst.

Quoted from Maringer

An unexpected ONS update released today showing the infection estimates from the most up to date seroprevalence data. In London, they estimate that 9.5% of the  population had Covid on 19th December. That's up from a little over 5% on the previous data up to 16th December. Almost a doubling in 3 days. Bear in mind that we're 5 days on from 19th now so likely to be in excess of 20% of the population in London infected now, crazy as it seems. Hospitalisations in London now almost up to the level (400/day) they said where restrictions would need to be implemented. The people hospitalised today would have been infected 10 to 14 days ago, so estimate at least 4 doublings of infections since then. That would be in the region of 6000 per day. In London. That would be catastrophe.

Hopefully, that's an overestimate and the numbers don't continue on that trajectory. I fear the worst.

But nothing near the earlier figures ??

https://www.itv.com/news/londo.....total-since-february

Quoted from Humbercod

I’m alright Jack merchant!

Merry Xmas everyone🎅

Good film. Made the year I was born.

Merry Christmas.

Quoted from Stadium

But nothing near the earlier figures ??

https://www.itv.com/news/londo.....total-since-february

Oh, look. Exponential growth:



386 admissions reported today. Doubling every 2-3 days, so more than the January peak by the middle of next week if this growth continues. And it already has, bearing in mind the people admitted today were infected well over a week ago.