Coronavirus Disease Outbreak COVID-19 #17

[simplelifex]

How are online supermarkets making the vulnerable people a priority, how do the know who’s vulnerable regardless of age? What classes you as vulnerable?if you’re in receipt of PiP? Or a letter from your Gp saying you’re vulnerable?

There isn't really anything which is frustrating Iceland have an option to click if you are vulnerable, self isolating or over state pension age but anyone can click on it and no doubt people who dont fall into those catogries have!

Also couldn't quote post that someone managed to get an Iceland delivery I managed to get one too it was such a relief deffo feels like a winning day.

 

[Trampoline]

What is the point in making people wait outside away from eachother (sainsburys) when theres so many when you go in that you cant stay away

 

[Curiously curious]

My mum is 81 and lives alone, more than 70 miles away, there are plenty of local stores, farm shops etc, delivering food in her area and even places for elderly delivering hot meals at lunchtime , so if you google you should find pleases local to them, you’ll be surprised

 

[Yel]

Journalists are complaining about the conferences because they're muted after asking their questions and can't follow up on them. I hadn't thought of that before but it does make them almost not worth listening to.

Trumps are kept entertaining as he locks horns with the majority of journalists that work for companies he doesn't like.

Update on what each cubical looks like within the Excel Centre in London.
Unbelievable what they've created in such a short space of time.
Said it before, I'll say it again..I am SO glad I'm in the UK.

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There's no way they're all kited out that much as that image. There's a total of 8k ventilators in the whole of the UK and 4k beds in the excel alone. But I agree with the sentiment, reassuring images coming out of there.

 

[mummy2under2]

god isn’t this bloody amazing! We have our faults as a country but I’m proud to be here rather than other countries

Isn't it just.
Couldn't believe it. You wouldn't know any different in terms of 'setting'.
Theyve done a phenomenal job. The same is being mirrored in Wales, Scotland and Manchester too.
Incredible.

 

[Mustard]

I tried to get an Iceland slot and they are solidly booked up to Friday. No slots released after that.they gave decent pizzas, hummus, cheese and butter.

 

[Bostonx]

I tried to get an Iceland slot and they are solidly booked up to Friday. No slots released after that.

Try early hours of the morning. That's when ASDA put there's up I managed to log into my neighbours account and get her one.

 

[mummy2under2]

There's no way they're all kited out that much as that image. There's a total of 8k ventilators in the whole of the UK and 4k beds in the excel alone. But I agree with the sentiment, reassuring images coming out of there.

Yeah I know, I meant in terms of setting and the beds etc.
They're not pull out beds on the floor like Spain and italy that we've seen.
Anything is better than that.

 

[wotdidijustwatch]

What is the point in making people wait outside away from eachother (sainsburys) when theres so many when you go in that you cant stay away

Same at my local co op. Waited to be let in and then once inside it's hard to avoid everyone.

 

[Bitofthebubbly]

Where are the govt suddenly getting all this money from? No money for NHS, public services, etc usually. But now we got billions for lost wages and now they've announced 77 million to get people back to UK who are stranded abroad!

I’m concerned about what’s going to happen after this. Will they use it as an excuse for more austerity?

 

[grumpycat]

Isn't it just.
Couldn't believe it. You wouldn't know any different in terms of 'setting'.
Theyve done a phenomenal job. The same is being mirrored in Wales, Scotland and Manchester too.
Incredible.

Really amazing. The next decade + is gonna suck for tax and everything else after this, but it’s really amazing to see people pulling together so much.

I hope this is what we remember to tell our kids when they’re grown and learning about this in school.
Weird to think one day we’ll be the oldies talking about this situation like our grandparents talk about the war etc

 

[wotdidijustwatch]

We have a tesco slot tonight but we are using it for my mums stuff. We will just get our shopping whenever, my mums on her own in her seventies so we have to do this for her.
We have been adding to it for her all week when she tells us what she needs, get it delivered, re bag it and hubs will whip it down to her door tonight. Mum will bank transfer us the money for it, done. But we can't get another alot for next week for her

 

[Renegadedancer]

Really amazing. The next decade + is gonna suck for tax and everything else after this, but it’s really amazing to see people pulling together so much.

I hope this is what we remember to tell our kids when they’re grown and learning about this in school.
Weird to think one day we’ll be the oldies talking about this situation like our grandparents talk about the war etc

Totally agree. This is a major moment in history, which is a strange thing to say. But in years to come we, and our families, will be telling stories of the Covid 19 era. Yes, we will have to pay for it, but I’d rather pay and be alive for the foreseeable.
I don’t buy a newspaper any more I read on line, but maybe I should. I could have a box of newspaper cuttings just like my parents ( have) and grandparents (did have) and can send the Grand Children into school with them.

 

[grumpycat]

Totally agree. This is a major moment in history, which is a strange thing to say. But in years to come we, and our families, will be telling stories of the Covid 19 era. Yes, we will have to pay for it, but I’d rather pay and be alive for the foreseeable.
I don’t buy a newspaper any more I read on line, but maybe I should. I could have a box of newspaper cuttings just like my parents ( have) and grandparents (did have) and can send the Grand Children into school with them.

it is strange isn’t it? I often say to my friends I feel like I’m watching in through the looking glass and I don’t feel like I’m in it!
I wonder if this is what it felt like WW2, we always learnt about the big huge landmarks in history, but paid little attention to the every day life that they experienced.
the rationing, the listening out for the words from the PM, the sense that it might never end. The threat was just a very different type to the one we have today

 

[Flowella]

I know and understand that different countries count cases slightly differently but there is something suspiciously wrong with the Chinese numbers
Source

 

[Tallieban]

My husband is still expected to work in a non essential factory and won’t furlough their employees, it’s so annoying, he’s been told if he self isolates (which he has to because I have symptoms) that he will only get SSP, it’s just ludicrous, I do hope BJ bans ALL the non essential businesses being open, as we cannot afford to live on a pittance as a family of 6 and a woofer

 

[rainbowlemon]

we shall never talk of this confession again, for sister you have sinned

Exactly wait a couple of more months and you'll probably find it at your local poundand.

 

[Kermy5]

I know and understand that different countries count cases slightly differently but there is something suspiciously wrong with the Chinese numbers
Source

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They are lying shits that's why.

 

[rainbowlemon]

I don't trust the Chinese numbers- also read an article that Japan started reporting case numbers properly only after the Olympic games had been moved back to next year.

 

[50sGirl]

I’m concerned about what’s going to happen after this. Will they use it as an excuse for more austerity?

Hardly an “excuse”, there will be no choice. The country will be in so much debt what else could they do?
It is our children that will be worse off. They couldn’t get on the property ladder before this, after they will have no chance. Uni debt and high taxes, I’m glad I’m not that generation.