Coronavirus Discussion

As a regular listener to radio4 I love More or Less generally, but the ones on the virus stats have been extra fascinating, didn't catch all of this mornings, phone call 🙁, but in will catch it later on Sounds. If you're interested in the stats and figures given by HMG it's worth listening to all the recent ones. Especially testing numbers 😉

Don't mention testing! 

I've heard a bit more about testing straight from someone on the front line and I think I've got the picture now...the programme this morning confirms this! 

Brue I'm sure but not certain that even on the day that had the highest testing number given by HMG over the 100,000 they (more or less) reckoned in the 50,000 🤔🤐. Hence my comment about listening to the recent ones.

I thought the expression was 'don't mention the war' but testing is bang up to date and in trend. Should I add a #? No idea where to add it though 🤣

Brue, it was interesting listening to the Welsh FM the other day. He specifically stated that local communities would be consulted before making any decision about relaxing rules/guidelines so at least they will have a voice. Not wishing to make this political but it would seem a sensible way to approach any lifting of travel restrictions.

I monitor it everyday. There has been a couple of new cases here in MK in the last couple of days and yesterday there was unfortunately another death but that was the first one for about ten days.

Agree there has only been an increase of 3 cases in the past week in MK but both Bedford and Luton have seen increase of 7 percent. It would seem the more modern complexes have had far less problems than the older urban areas. Peterborough has also had a very low number of cases.. Telford also seems to have done quite well.

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I must admit to being a bit apprehensive about the reopening of shops etc. I fully understand the reasons but there are numerous people who live to shop and you can often see them wandering aimlessly from one shop to another.

Mrs WN, the food shopper, noticed it the other day in Tescos when she inadvisedly popped in for 1 item in an afternoon and shoppers were ignoring the one way system and just picking stuff up and replacing it. Once other non food shops open then the footfall in supermarkets will inevitably increase. A small M&S that we occasionally go to is in a shopping complex that also has cinemas, pubs and restaurants and cafes. At the moment it is very quiet as only M&S and Tesco are open but as soon as all shops open then people will wander into the supermarkets for a sandwich or a look at what's on offer etc. M&S were saying that they intend to open up their small cafe in the shop. It's always packed and I avoid it anyway but more people means more risk. We'll have to rethink our shopping strategy soon.

I actually went in our local Tesco this morning, about 7.45 am as there was hardly any cars in the car park and I hadn't been in for ages. Wanted to acclimatise myself a bit. About 12 people in all told. So it looks like a very early shop in future and avoid weekends.

Because I was locked out of the website partly due to my membership having just expired. I thought it made more sense to re-register as ED (again) rather than MM.

They tried employing a cleaners at Hillhead, but unless things have changed there  were more times that the site staff were also with them ,   as it was found to be not cost effective,for the lower standard that was employed, and there was not any sense of pride that is found when club staff carry out the work

We have rethought a great deal about how we shall go about living, holidaying, seeing loved ones. It won’t change a lot of things for us, we aren’t into shopping at all beyond bike shops and for plants. We shall stick to online buying for almost everything basic. We prefer visiting quiet, lonely places mainly, enjoying ruinous places rather than busy historic houses. Hopefully we shall get away later in year, when things have settled down more. 

Caring for Mum is my main dilemma. In order to do that, I will have to limit who I see, and where I go. And where I take her. But hopefully, we might manage a nice cottage holiday somewhere, concentrate on scenery, a bit of beach. 

OH has to have a scan next month in one of big Sheffield Hospitals. I am dreading it☹️ We don’t do cities.

Ttda, we've thought about hiring a cottage in a couple of months time to take MiL away. How are you going to go about ensuring the place has had a deep clean? Going to do it yourself or asking the owners/company for assurances, not that I would wholly trust them and still clean the thing myself. But, where do you call a halt to the cleaning? Take your own linen and towels etc.? Interested on your take on it.