Press conference tomorrow

[Bluebellwoodsinjune]

BJ to hold press conference with Chris Whitty and Patrick Vallance tomorrow - new restrictions to be announced perhaps?

@herecomesthsun

I see they avoided slipping it in before Bake Off this time

They probably don't want another Matt Lucas special

No sooner had I got the words out of my mouth!

7143 cases today
71 deaths

Is there a way of knowing where in the country the deaths are occurring?

I'll be pissed off if they ban any household mixing nationally.
Our area the numbers are very very low.

@RafaIsTheKingOfClay

Pointing the finger at vallance, who doesn’t actually make the decisions, while ignoring the £3.8 billion that went into ‘companies’ run by close contacts of the government is rather missing the point. Even for critics of vallance.

If we’re going to get rid of vallance, then we should get rid of Cummings, Johnson & almost the entire cabinet as well. And Dido Harding.

This thousand times over, appears as though no one gives a fuck about this & as for Dido I have no words that could possibly convey the contempt. Testing capacity for London, was shifted to other hotspot areas in the country that’s why the numbers are no wear near a true reflection of what’s going on here in London, yy February & March all over again.

@dumbeddown

its most probably just to announce another new slogan

Face Space Testing's a Disgrace?

Out of the 74 deaths today

21 NE
24 NW

everything today is supposedly the highest number of cases since the outbreak began...

@BarefootHippieChick

everything today is supposedly the highest number of cases since the outbreak began...

Only because of testing. They think there were c100k cases per day during the peak but obviously they were only carrying out testing in hospitals then.

@poshme

I'll be pissed off if they ban any household mixing nationally. Our area the numbers are very very low.

How do you know? Given the testing shambles.

Even if you're right, don't you want to keep it that way? Or would you prefer to wait until you have high numbers. Shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted.

We had 71 deaths announced today. One month ago (around the time most would've caught it) the numbers might have officially been 'very very low' where those poor people lived.

barefoot highest number of recorded Cases

Ah thank you, I'll admit I only scanned the headline!

Whatever is said, you can guarantee it'll be another load of bollocks.

Fwiw I don't think it's especially such a big deal re Vallance and his shares. It's no surprising a scientist holds shares in a pharmaceutical company. He'll know these companies are generally good investments.

And the absolutely massive salary he earned from the company too.

Unless it's announcing that a vaccine is going to be rolled out from Thursday so we can get back to normal life with no silly restrictions, I'm really not interested.

The percentage of tests that are positive is so high in parts of the country (Liverpool as an example) that it's likely lots of cases are being missed now. There probably are not as many as in March/April but the daily figures for infections is much higher than the number being reported. The Zoe ap has been suggesting much higher figures.

I think it's a review and general talking to, or a complete social lockdown for a while. If it's only for a particular area, then they'd do what they've done for the north east.

Face Space Testing's a Disgrace?

Covid, you're a virus, make a big noise
Spreading in the street, gonna be a big pandemic someday
You got mud on your face, you big disgrace
Kicking your bugs all over the place, singin'
Face, space, testings a disgrace
We will, we will lock you down
We will, we will lock you down
Covid, you're a young bug, hard bug
Shouting in the street, gonna take on the world someday
You got blood on your face, you big disgrace
Waving your banner all over the place
We will, we will lock you down, sing it!
We will, we will lock you down, yeah
Boris, you're an old man, poor man
Pleading with your eyes, gonna get you some peace someday
You got mud on your face, big disgrace
Somebody better put you back into your place, do it!
We will, we will lock you, yeah, yeah, come on
We will, we will lock you, alright, louder!
We will, we will lock you, one more time
We will, we will lock you
Yeah

*London lockdown to include:

No mixing at all with other households*

Unless your going to work, or school, or spending money.

Seriously? It's a total piss-take and I just won't and can't do it.

Face Space Testing's a Disgrace?

Too many words. Got to keep it to 3. ‘Testing’s a disgrace’ would work.

Surely they cant be announcing more restrictions already without chance to see if the latest restrictions make a difference first

As I said upthread, CEO of local council and Leader have tweeted today to expect additional restrictions where we are, which is Liverpool-ish.

I doubt there will be any national restrictions tomorrow, hopefully, but possibly socusers/general North being used as object lesson for everyone else?

As @Hullabaloo31 said the government were quite emphatic in saying that additional restrictions won't be announced tomorrow.

SummerHouse (p2) your post made me laugh; you're spot on.

@Sallycinnamum

As *@Hullabaloo31* said the government were quite emphatic in saying that additional restrictions won't be announced tomorrow.

If they do, that'll be my mental health completely fucked.