Chat about Novel Coronavirus - 2019-nCoV - COVID-19

Randox day 2 return tests results came in quickly; swabbed at 10am yesterday then dropped off at their mobile lab at Southwark Cathedral by 11am and emailed the results this AM about 10.30

Yep. Mask wearing way higher on the Metro to South Shields than the Victoria Line this morning (to be fair to Gateshead @efb ).

LNER train from KX at 8 this morning really not good but there was some big rugby match on in Newcastle today, trip back has been fine.

Unfortunately it makes me glad I have a car. Can't wait to be able to ride again.

anecdotal indeed.

Lots of mask wearer, lots of non mask wearer, never the same everyday (currently commute on buses and train everyday due to broken wrist)

Found mask wearing while i was in glasgow and edinburgh last week easily double that of any london transport.

train from euston to manchester, only person on my carriage wearing a mask.

Really?

Nope, at least I can't find any confirmation (or even rumours)

My brief Google said the same.

Stay safe people.

The only good thing about Joe Rogan is when someone tells you how great his podcast is and how insightful he is, you have could probably have fair guess about the rest of their opinions.

It’s a meme.

Indeed.

I'd say commuter times appear to have more mask wearing. Rush hour is 80% or so, weekends are under 50% in my experience.

You think I would like Joe Rogan?

This feels like a trick question...

That's what I thought too but it was closer to 20% at 7ish this morning between Lewisham and Waterloo.

This mask talk makes me more apprehensive about returning to UK this weekend. I'm a habitual mask wearer now, as its the law here, and not looking forward to the UKs lack stance on all things sensible.

Still the law in Scotland to wear masks indoors in public places (well shops, restaurants etc at least).

Just catching up in what's happening with Covid in other parts of the world. I haven't looked in months.

666,222 Americans dead so far. And increasing by 1500 per day, and that rate seems to be on the up too. Just wow.

More Americans have died of Covid than died in the civil war.

Sadly South of the border in England.

More Americans have died of Covid than died in the civil war.

Over 1m people died in the civil war, across both sides.
Also, that was 3.3% of the total population.

650k dead now is 0.2% of the population...

They don't stop you wearing them. I still wear mine.

Over 1m people died in the civil war

Are you sure you aren't confusing casualties and deaths? I know that a few historians have claimed that the death toll was closer to 1,000,000 but most seem to use the ~620k figure.

https://time.com/6089052/covid-deaths-civil-war/

My parents just went back after a few months in France and some weeks here in Luxembourg and are finding it a bit challenging. My mum has gone from being happy to go out to staying home unless they’re going out to the countryside.

https://twitter.com/DrSimonAshworth/status/1434265291190571009?s=19

and

https://inews.co.uk/news/covid-lockdown-government-plans-october-firebreak-restrictions-hospital-admissions-1185533

Suggest Autumn could be interesting once more.