Does anyone think london will go in to tier 3 before Xmas?

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Does anyone think london will go in to tier 3 before Xmas?

@Parker231

Radio 5 live have just announced London to go into tier 3. Formal announcement shortly.

No! What about theatres??

Theatre are closing.

Really feeling for the hospitality down there.

news.sky.com/story/covid-19-london-to-move-into-tier-3-restrictions-imminently-matt-hancock-tells-mps-12161363

Parts of Essex and Hertfordshire affected

Ooo new variant of covid in London and SE that spreading quicker than the current most significant one

New variant is worrying as they are implying it’s spreading quicker? They think.

oh god what does this mean for the vaccines??

They think vaccine will still work but I guess they can’t know for sure?

Ohhh. Variant.

What will be the efficiency of the current vaccines....?

@biologicalhazard

oh god what does this mean for the vaccines??

Nothing. Don't worry.

They think. Anyway.

@Delatron

They think vaccine will still work but I guess they can’t know for sure?

Mutations so far have been on a section of the virus which the vaccine doesn't act on.

Shouldn’t mean anything, the virus can shift a bit and vaccine still works.

So most of the major cities are now in tier 3 unless some of the northern cities drop down to tier 2 now their rates have dropped so much. Friends in Manchester are desperate to go into tier 2 as they have been under restrictions since March with the exception of a three week period.

@Parker231

So most of the major cities are now in tier 3 unless some of the northern cities drop down to tier 2 now their rates have dropped so much. Friends in Manchester are desperate to go into tier 2 as they have been under restrictions since March with the exception of a three week period.

I am one of those people!

Absolutely doing my nut in

It's not just in cities. We've got areas in tier 3 where there are no cases now here in Lancashire.

But they won't carve us up despite us being geographically distant. Absolute piss take tbh

@RedToothBrush

Ooo new variant of covid in London and SE that spreading quicker than the current most significant one

Why have you posted like this? Sounds like you are excited about it? Seriously there are people there are people losing everything and you are pleased to post a scaremongering post?

It has just been announced on the news, why shouldn't someone post it @Mousehole10

To everyone worrying about the new strain. There have been many new strains since the virus was first discovered. The vaccine works on all these strains, a few months ago there was at least three strains circulating in the UK and the vaccine works on all of them. There is no reason to believe the vaccine won't work on this new one but of course it is being analysed to check this, they would be stupid not to. However all messages coming out so far are positive and saying it is very unlikely that it won't still work.

@ineedaholidaynow

It has just been announced on the news, why shouldn't someone post it *@Mousehole10*

It's the way it was posted, with an exited 'ooo'. There are so many people who are delighting in lockdowns, further restrictions and the idea that there might not have been a vaccine. Some people are actually pleased when bad things happen and like to scaremonger and see people's reactions. It can be really detrimental to some of the posters here who have been seriously struggling with mental health through all this.

The new varient might be milder....we don't know anything yet.

I'm in Basildon, looks like we are definitely going to Tier 3 but it's been on the cards for the last two weeks.

@Mousehole10

To everyone worrying about the new strain. There have been many new strains since the virus was first discovered. The vaccine works on all these strains, a few months ago there was at least three strains circulating in the UK and the vaccine works on all of them. There is no reason to believe the vaccine won't work on this new one but of course it is being analysed to check this, they would be stupid not to. However all messages coming out so far are positive and saying it is very unlikely that it won't still work.

Oh piss off.

It was just interesting.

(And then three seconds later said it wasn't something to worry about but of course you ignore that post)

And why did Matt Hancock say it? You don't seem to be chastising him for it.

Go take it up with him. I was just repeating what he was saying.

For goodness sake.

@Whiskyinajar

The new varient might be milder....we don't know anything yet.

Exactly.

Its perfectly possible. Indeed I think I've seen previously that it tends to be the case that viruses that spread quicker tend to be less severe because its almost as if they have been designed to compensate one for the other.

We don't know at all what the implications are.

Thats precisely why its been reported to the WHO

Stupid question but will restaurants reopen for the 5 days of Christmas if you're in Tier 3? Assuming not. Feel sorry for anyone who had a booking to eat out and now has to cook.