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Re: Corona Virus
Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2020 8:41 pm
by Heebie Jeebie
The extra time does seem to have made a difference in Scotland. Way too many decisions for England/whole of the UK have been made based on politics and economics rather than saving lives.
Re: Corona Virus
Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2020 5:13 pm
by Mountain Goat
Everyone might already be familiar with this but I wasn't, so in case....it's a really solid dataset of most data you might want to see.
http://covidtracker.uksouth.cloudapp.azure.com/
Re: Corona Virus
Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2020 9:22 pm
by Mountain Goat
Oof, extended lockdown in Leicester then, though I'm not clear on how large an area that actually covers.
Re: Corona Virus
Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2020 9:24 pm
by Pippedydeadeye
So they’re locking down Leicester, but no one knows what that means yet. Do I go to work tomorrow as planned? It’s literally just inside the city boundary.
Re: Corona Virus
Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2020 9:27 pm
by Mountain Goat
I was hoping you would know actual details! What a mess.
Re: Corona Virus
Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2020 9:30 pm
by Rosa
All I can see is that non-essential shops must close tomorrow, and schools will close (except for vulnerable/key worker children) from Thursday. Not very helpful!
Re: Corona Virus
Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2020 9:30 pm
by Pippedydeadeye
I have an update from Friday saying there are 75 inpatients with COVID-19, which is pretty low. But the consultants have said anecdotally that patient numbers are going up.
Re: Corona Virus
Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2020 9:31 pm
by Pippedydeadeye
Schools break up next Friday (10th) anyway.
Re: Corona Virus
Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2020 9:36 pm
by Mountain Goat
How does that compare to the peak?
Re: Corona Virus
Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2020 9:38 pm
by Pippedydeadeye
The peak was something like 250-300.
They’ve mentioned Oadby, Birstall & Glenfield. None of which are where I live, but I know people who do.
Re: Corona Virus
Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2020 9:44 pm
by Mountain Goat
That's a lot less then but I guess it's the speed it's growing?
Re: Corona Virus
Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2020 10:10 pm
by nineseven
I think it’s based on positive tests rather than hospital admissions. They’ve said the number of cases there are three times higher than the next highest city.
Re: Corona Virus
Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2020 10:12 pm
by Mountain Goat
That makes sense.
Re: Corona Virus
Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2020 10:17 pm
by Mountain Goat
Given the current mood of the nation I wonder how many people in Leicester will just test their eyes by driving to the next city to go shopping etc.
Re: Corona Virus
Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2020 10:18 pm
by Disco
That was just mentioned, Goat, by a reporter on ITV news.
Re: Corona Virus
Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2020 10:19 pm
by Disco
He didn't reference that well known test of eyesight! Just that people are likely to travel out of Leicester.
Re: Corona Virus
Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2020 10:22 pm
by Pippedydeadeye
The main retail park (my previous place of worship) is outside the city boundary.
Coventry, Tamworth, Derby & Nottingham are all close enough to test eyesight.
Re: Corona Virus
Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2020 10:22 pm
by Mountain Goat
Maybe I was that reporter..
Re: Corona Virus
Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2020 10:23 pm
by Pippedydeadeye
Tamworth & Nottingham have castles and shops, so are ideal.
Re: Corona Virus
Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2020 10:27 pm
by Mountain Goat
Someone on the Grimsby local paper website claims that people from Leicester " keep coming here for fish and chips". .
