Worried about Coronavirus - thread 31

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Joel Hills - 'Minutes away from learning what chancellor’s rescue package is. Must be clear, simple, accessible and of a scale so impressive that eyes pop. The earth needs to move when @RishiSunak
speaks. When he’s finished companies and workers need to look at each and think “we can do this”. '

Lewis Goodall - 'PM says he wants to repeat his determination to "turn the tide on coronavirus within 3 months" '

Borris on now

Beth Rigby - 'Johnson. “Yesterday I spoke of our ambition to turn the tide and I repeat that ambition today”

“Above all, now we are going to defeat this disease with a huge national effort to slow the spread” '

Beth Rigby - 'Johnson: “I know it has been tough. But these actions are helping to take the strain off the NHS”
He tells the public their actions will save thousands and thousands of lives. '

"If you have a cough or fever avoud pubs, clubs and bars" .... Errr how about you explicitly outline that everyone should be avoiding them. No wonder some people think its still fine to go out as normal.

@SunshineCake

I have no idea why you’re telling me to avoid pubs because I questioned the government’s ability to provide data to the public in a timely fashion. Of course care should be the primary focus. But transparency and information at this time are also very important. The public need to be widely tested and these numbers published precisely to keep them out of the pubs. We need them to take the threat seriously.

If Italy can manage data releases in the middle of their much worse crisis, why can’t we?

Btw I have a compromised immune system and I’ve not been out of the house in over a week, so no pub-going here.

He isn't going to say pubs to close is he?

David Williamson - 'Boris Johnson says the lives can be saved of "people who don't deserve to die now".'

James Forsyth - 'Boris Johnson doubling down on his message that the tide can be turned in three months.'

Lewis Goodall - 'NEW: Govt to strengthen social distancing measures.'

Cafes, pubs, bars told to close TONIGHT as soon as reasonably possible

Thank God

Great!

Finally

Alex Wickham - 'Boris Johnson - You will save literally thousands of lives if you follow government advice on social distancing and washing your hands.'

Gyms, theatres, clubs,bars etc closed from tomorrow

He isn't going to say pubs to close is he?

He did!!! About fucking time!!!

Is it too late? I so hope not.

Still need that lockdown

Thank fuck for that

Indeed

I think all countries like freedom Boris!!

Still relying on people actually social distancing

thank absolute fuck, at last

What about shops? Other than supermarkets / pharmacy. Anyone know?

So they'll be pubs, clubs in London still open til when THEY want to close them tonight ! Spreading it round.