Covid - news and views

Fresh unrest has erupted in the Netherlands against new lockdown rules amid rising Covid-19 cases in Europe.
People hurled fireworks at police and set fire to bicycles

Setting fire to bicycles? That's going a bit too far in my book!

As a Dutch national I can vouch for the fact that bicycles outnumber cars so probably an easier target 😁

Seems the Covid admin is in a mess. We both had our 3rd jabs two weeks ago. Yesterday both received letters saying we were vulnerable and would get another letter with a 3rd  jabbing date. All the details were entered on to a NHS computer when we had the jabs. What went wrong and do we need a letter saying we will get another letter? I do admit it is Betsi Cadwallader Board who is in and out of Special measures all the time "Admin" gone mad.

Because we went to a walk in centre as soon as we were qualified but after the event  I got a text and Margaret got a letter inviting us to our booster jabs. I think its just a delay in the admin, the NHS is not renown for having a joined up computer system!!! When Margaret had her bypass operation and was still in ICU I noticed a nurse printing off loads of documents, I assume to do with Margaret. I asked her why she was printing so much and she said the systems don't talk to each other!!! Margaret was only about to move to the floor above!!! All this was in the, then brand new Heart Centre at John Radcliffe in Oxford.

David  

Here we go again?????

Sad news today about the new South African variant.  Stay safe everyone else....

David

I was glad to hear about masks being made compulsory again in shops.  This should never have been relaxed so soon.  We have walked out of many due to being packed and no masks in evidence.  Fingers crossed they will soon get more information about this new variant. 

Same here, had to nip in Tesco for a few bits today, didn't linger, but did notice that very few people I did pass in store wore masks, I was definitely in the minority. 

Will apparently have to wait for an announcement from the Health Secretary "in the next day or so" about this; Bojo was somewhat vague on the subject, but then, he's vague about a lot of things 

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Looking at a report on the BBC, it looks as though the Netherlands have done UK a big favour. Flight from Cape Town to Amsterdam, (ultimately destined for Manchester) was held at Schifol, hundreds tested and I think it was 60 positive cases found. Not sure on variant, but all are in quarantine I think. Fingers crossed it’s not the new Omicron🤞

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-59442149