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

Beautiful Sunday. Thanks Dom and Dumber... I guess.

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Pubs around me pretty rammed over the week-end. I think not all re-opened, but those that did certainly did a lot of business.

Where is this pls?

More on Boohoo and the clothing industry. Tl:DR check where you get your clothing...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-53305006
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-48226187

Lol as usual at the BBC "well people won't complain cos they are eager to work and need the work" well trying complaining as a "illegal" immigrant from anywhere and see where that gets you with the HO...

It's going a bit nuts in Melbourne:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jul/04/melbournes-hard-lockdown-orders-residents-of-nine-public-housing-towers-to-stay-home-as-coronavirus-cases-surge

sidenote: nice to see a meaningful, if long, url

“If you’re in one of those towers the minister has just read out, you will not be allowed to leave your unit, your dwelling within that tower, for any reason,” Andrews said.

Blimey

Feels off that they were locked down with zero warning and a heavy police presence whereas multiple postcodes in more affluent areas (even with similar housing types) were given 48 hour notice, no police presence and allowed out to exercise, get food etc.

fuck the poor!

One of them towers had a broken elevator for ages ... how that is possible in a world post grenfell towers is beyond me.

This is absolutely the vibe I'm getting too:

Residents living in the flats are among the most vulnerable and heavily policed people in the state of Victoria, with a high population of new migrants, Indigenous people, people experiencing severe mental illness and people who have experienced family violence or homelessness.

my btob sense says The Ridgeway

Australian government in being awful cunts shocker

Sounds familiar.

Similar situation happened in Jamaica, it was an area which depended on day by day agricultural income. So they were left with no way of buying food and no supplies

I've just realised that we (as a forum) have missed an obvious opportunity to hold a GSIAD today.

What have we become, LFGSS?

Genius idea!!!

In a few weeks?!?

So they could go to their other home because of child care?

Genius idea!!!

In a few weeks?!?

No, Iain, in a day. :)

It's what any good father (who owns a second home and has his fist firmly up the arse of the prime minister) would do.

Give the people what the people want!

fuck the poor!

They've been doing exactly the same thing in Germany.
https://www.dw.com/en/germany-quarantined-housing-block-residents-attack-police/a-53885044

I think some of the powers that be are only just realising the severity of this thing. That it wont just go away. That the hope for herd immunity is insane (in a short period of time without crippling the various health services). That, ultimately, its actually hurting them where it counts, their votes.

Has anyone read the lancet article about 5% immunity just published.

I had to take a tube and bus journey yesterday - seemed that c.50% of people are not wearing masks at all, or have them on their chin only. Is this par for the course?

refusal-to-wear-mask-should-be-as-taboo-as-drink-driving-says-royal-society-chief

Haven't been able to find the actual study but I'd like to learn more about why antibody presence is only 5% in Spain but well over 40% in some towns in Italy.