Covid - news and views

Just sorted out a 4 week tour of the UK ( the wee ginger lassie can keep the border closed as I won't need to cross it) but it now seems that the Indian strain of the virus might put paid to that. Blast!

Oh well, travel in hope that wherever we go will be safe.

Same here, best get the breaks in ASAP. 

"Nearly seven million people in Australia’s second-most populous state of Victoria will start a snap lockdown on Thursday night, as officials blame a sluggish vaccine rollout and hotel quarantine failures for a fresh virus outbreak that doubled overnight to 26 cases.

Victoria state Acting Premier James Merlino told reporters in Melbourne that from 11:59pm (13:59 GMT), people will only be allowed to leave their homes for essential work, healthcare, grocery shopping or exercise."

Not afraid of cracking the whip down under, the UK broke the 3k new infections total yesterday,

We had a cottage booked in the Trough of Bowland area, not a million miles from Blackburn, for 2 weeks time. Carried over from last year, we'd really been looking forward to it because we love the area.

But we had just about decided to cancel and lose our money when we got an email from the company saying it had been taken off the letting market with immediate effect and offering us a full refund!

A real stroke of luck and we have been able to book an alternative in another area we love, near Ellesmere in Shropshire for the same week! 

Trough of Bowland was one of my favourite hiking/camping areas when i lived in Blackburn, still have a couple of relatives that live there, but wont be going to visit any time soon

Hi Moulesy, I think you would have been safe enough in the Trough Of Bowland, depending on where you intended visiting on days out and you stick to the rules.

We live about 10 miles from Blackburn and are more worried that they lock down the whole of Lancashire like they did last time instead of just the high outbreak towns.

We are away in Devon at the moment and have a holiday in Anglesey booked in July, also a couple of weeks in Norfolk this August. These were all booked before the rise in infection rates in some Lancashire towns.     

Here in Gwynedd we are down to 2.4 per 100,000 cases. With a huge influx expected over the week end, be aware of the need for continuing action to contain this virus. Wet today but looking sunny and warm from Sunday. Vans and M/H building up and I would guess if you dont have a reserved pitch you wont find one.

Indeed, Fisherman, with the latest ONS figures giving positive test results in the last week as Scotland 1 in 630, NI 1 in 820, England 1 in 1100, Wales 1 in 3800 ( figures rounded). Vaccinations now being given to 18-34 yr olds, and vaccination programme predicted to be completed one month early. Things are looking more positive here in Wales. No place for complacency so let's hope the bank holiday influx of visitors doesn't result in dramatic reversals of hard earned progress.

Our village had no Covid cases until Wednesday. Visitors from London came last Friday and proved positive. Appears they had symptoms before leaving. We are now having to take precautions as we dont know where they have been and are forced to stay here to isolate. Is it any wonder welcome is not as good.

Two others now infected. Please be very wary, it has not gone away. Testing going on locally.