News conference at 5pm [titled edited by MNHQ at OP's request]

[toolazytothinkofausername]

I'm watching Sky News, and they have said there will be a news conference this afternoon... but why do they never say at what time? I've also had this on BBC news too previously. It is so infuriating

YANBU- It is annoying they do not specify a time.
YABU- In 2021 you should search the internet to find it yourself.

I do not know how to do AIBU polls. One day I will figure it out and add it on.

But disingenuous to talk about hospitalisations falling, when that's a reflection of the lag from the all in cases that was happening a bit over a week ago - esp as new case numbers have been rising again fir about 6 days now

Oh lord what a fucking waste of time

This will be a "request" and guidance and no one can follow this up or implement it.

PCR tests on the 2nd day. Meanwhile they have gone to Tesco and travelled on public transport.

@IcelandicCabin

PCR tests on the 2nd day. Meanwhile they have gone to Tesco and travelled on public transport.

I through he said they had to isolate until negative pcr back

He did

@RoseAndRose

I think they'll be confirming travel quarantine restrictions.

And given that (according to the Telegraph) the whole household of those with omicron are having to isolate, perhaps it'll be nudging us back towards affected households having to isolate (rather than those unde 18 or fully vaccinated being able to stag on) ?

And otherwise generally being a 'don't panic' type briefing, as right now we don't know if it oriduces a more severe form of the disease (bad news if it does, but not inevitable)

Plus general exhortations to wear masks in crowded indoors places and on public transport, and to open windows for 5 mins every hour

Just blowing my own trumpet a bit - but I was pretty much spot on!

Didn't get the booster bit though

Ooooh.thats interesting. Self isolating for those who are close contact with the new variant. I have covid , been told no one has to self isolate
I knew it was going to be boost the booster and take the vaccines

Boost the booster campaign 🙄

Oh look a catchy slogan

but it's isolating at home isn;t it? getting home from the airport etc etc etc

all sounds entirely reasonable so far

hasn't mentioned 1 children's cartoon series yet

@PurpleDaisies

No bsl/English interpreter. Good thing deaf people are all immune to covid…

I've got subtitles on and they're better than usual so I think maybe there was advance sight of BJ's speech, which was fed in? Normally the subbies system uses dictation software and are near-comically inaccurate.

Why face covering in shops and public transport?
Why not in as many times places as possible and why never ever push, open a bloody window??

The amount of people who moan abiut covid then simultaneously shut windows!!

Shit. The vaccines effectiveness has been reduced....

With SA variant.

Is that all close contacts to self isolate? Dd tested positive on Wednesday. Does her household have to isolate?

I've got subtitles on and they're better than usual so I think maybe there was advance sight of BJ's speech, which was fed in? Normally the subbies system uses dictation software and are near-comically inaccurate.

Often no good for first language BSL users.
Pretty much every other country interprets their PM into sign pretty much any time they speak. I don’t get why we don’t.

@Fairylights25

Shit. The vaccines effectiveness has been reduced....

No it hasn't. It is possible that omicron may reduce the effectiveness of vaccines.

If you have definite information that it has been reduced then may I recommend you contact SAGE?

First slide please ...

Oww he mentioned significant transmisson in younger children. They usually try and downplay the spread in kids.

If it's household isolation for suspected omicron cases, how are they going to decide what is a suspected case?

Nice to hear 'next slide please' again!!

Just caught it but sounds fine as list

Ooh I love CW!

What does “tightening rules on face masks in shops and public transport” mean? There are currently no rules.

Is he just trying to avoid specifically saying “bringing back masks”?

How will we know if we've been in contact with the new variant? Do PCRs detect the different variants?

I wish he'd say something definitive