SARS CoV-2 coronavirus / Covid-19 (No tin foil hat silliness please)
- Thread starter Don't Kill Bill
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"Lockdown" is a meaningless term. It's a strengthening of measures and there could be yet further strengthening of measures. At what point along that scale people start describing it as a "lockdown" is rather arbitrary.
Nicola Sturgron just said essential work so did Sky earlier.
From today people coming back to Lithuania (apart from lorry drivers and the likes) are going to be quarantined in gov. designed places for two weeks. Also, any recent travellers must isolate themselves at home for 14 days as well or face fines and convictions. Pretty strong measures. We’ve been under a lockdown for a week already, hopefully, we can slowdown the spread and totally eliminate it in the month.
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It's my birthday today. God daughter born yesterday followed by Boris Law being announced today as rabid dogs are released into the streets to disperse the crowds outside Lidl. The best of both worlds.
No, don't congregate with people who aren't in your household was the message.
Does anyone know if barbershops etc. will be forced to close?
SA also announced a 3 week lockdown. I guess it's the new "2 weeks"
It's not. You will get in trouble if you are in groups that are not your household.
Definitely. Was looking to see if dog walking was included and saw a bunch of people on social media saying they'll still walk the dog two to six times a day. Some quotes:
where are people going to go if there's nothing open?
Are they essential.
Did my own hair today. Instant regret.
They can't but hopefully the threat of being reprimanded will put enough people off from taking the piss.
I was about to give it a try and then my better sense prevailed even if my regular haircut is a 1mm buzz.
Obviously, haircuts aren't essential.
Sure, strengthening of measures is fine.
I don’t see how anyone can call the permission of hundreds of people pushed up against each other without ventilation any kind of lockdown, but maybe that’s just me. We all see the world differently.
Of course they will be.
There obviously won't be police on every street so I imagine you can weave in and out of your spiraling housing estate for your morning/evening stroll for half an hour. Sticking to your local co-op should be o.k aswell.
They'll obviously focus on major cities and towns and make sure they're ghost towns for periods of days and weeks.
They'll obviously focus on major cities and towns and make sure they're ghost towns for periods of days and weeks.
Why are the boarders still open?? I don’t understand
Yeah of course. All the stores are open. Same with banks, pharmacies, gas stations, daycares, restaurants (take out only). You can do almost everything except for group gatherings, go to the gym, get a haircut or sit at the pub.
I tend to agree. I think something like the form we're having to use here is needed - you might not get stopped, but if you do and you don't have a completed form on you and ID, you'll be in trouble. If you're out for some reason not permitted, you're in even more trouble. It makes you think twice about everything.
Repatriation
Hairdressers stayed open in Spain, classified as essential due to hygiene reasons, but their government got a load of stick for it, nowhere else seems to have classified Hairdressers as essential so probably will be closed here
Luckily for me I gave up social contact for Lent.
Easiest Lent ever.
Easiest Lent ever.
It makes no difference now but also probably to help people stranded abroad to return to the UK.
You can't catch Jock Fever ffs stop acting like it's a real thing.
Border to where? UK is an island and then can just suspend flights, ferries and any other transport that connects outside.
It's all part of the messaging from government. Calling it a lockdown underlines the severity and importance of the restrictions in a way that "strengthening measures" doesn't. They have to try and drive home that things are serious.
It's refreshing to see a leader who delivers a short address. Our president talked for ages.
I don’t think they’d allow Boris to be on the television for that long to be honest.
So my parents can return home.
So you can't go to work? I'm self employed. What am I supposed to live on for 3 weeks?
Thanks for all the replies to my question guys.
I run a takeaway service at the moment, will I have to close tonight?
I run a takeaway service at the moment, will I have to close tonight?