ICTChris Posted April 6, 2022 Author Share Posted April 6, 2022 1 hour ago, Detournement said: They have still only spent a fraction of the time locked down that we have. A fraction of the time locked down so far! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 Can you hermetically seal a thread? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Detournement Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 5 minutes ago, ICTChris said: A fraction of the time locked down so far! We have been locked down for something like 9 months total. It'll take a while for anywhere in China to catch up with us. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Detournement Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 8 minutes ago, Elixir said: Good for them. I'm sure the digital ID and social credit system will arrive here any day now! You already have a Digital ID which collects enough data to create a social credit score. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottsdad Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 We haven't had the extent of lockdowns that China has (trapped indoors with no food, etc). The fact is, though, that we have opened up thanks to the vaccines and the mildness of new variants. China still locking down two years in because Sinovac is as much use as a one-legged man at an arse kicking contest, and they are still pursuing zero covid when everyone else accepts it's not possible to eliminate it completely. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 2 hours ago, scottsdad said: We haven't had the extent of lockdowns that China has (trapped indoors with no food, etc). The fact is, though, that we have opened up thanks to the vaccines and the mildness of new variants. China still locking down two years in because Sinovac is as much use as a one-legged man at an arse kicking contest, and they are still pursuing zero covid when everyone else accepts it's not possible to eliminate it completely. They also didn't prioritise vaccinating the elderly and those in homes as we did, in Hong Kong anyway. -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elixir Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 4 hours ago, Detournement said: You already have a Digital ID which collects enough data to create a social credit score. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willie adie Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 Covid finally found me tested poz yesterday , sore head, cold and flu like symptoms, feeling a bit worse today , 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawson Park Boy Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 18 minutes ago, oaksoft said: Such a shame but it was inevitable really. The knock-on consequences of our covid obsessive leaders will last at least 10 years IMO. Scotland's college drop-out rate rises during pandemic - BBC News Absolutely! They went completely over the top and are still doing everything they can to avoid in person teaching. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurkst Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 9 hours ago, scottsdad said: We haven't had the extent of lockdowns that China has (trapped indoors with no food, etc). The fact is, though, that we have opened up thanks to the vaccines and the mildness of new variants. China still locking down two years in because Sinovac is as much use as a one-legged man at an arse kicking contest, and they are still pursuing zero covid when everyone else accepts it's not possible to eliminate it completely. Just watched Debbie Edward's latest report from China, absolutely wild what's going on out there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elixir Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 2 hours ago, oaksoft said: Such a shame but it was inevitable really. The knock-on consequences of our covid obsessive leaders will last at least 10 years IMO. Scotland's college drop-out rate rises during pandemic - BBC News The workshy unions and teachers need to own this every bit as much as the Scottish Government. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiG Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 Two positive LFD tests this morning. Feeling absolutely fine apart from a slightly phlegmy throat. Hopefully it stays like that. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hk blues Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 20 hours ago, scottsdad said: We haven't had the extent of lockdowns that China has (trapped indoors with no food, etc). The fact is, though, that we have opened up thanks to the vaccines and the mildness of new variants. China still locking down two years in because Sinovac is as much use as a one-legged man at an arse kicking contest, and they are still pursuing zero covid when everyone else accepts it's not possible to eliminate it completely. I'm not so sure how widespread being trapped indoors with no food is as they have different levels of lockdown and only the severest doesn't let folk go out to the supermarket - food is then delivered to them by the local government. I teach a couple of guys living in China and that's the script in their area at least. Sinovac is used here in the Philippines with relative success if case numbers can be trusted - a big IF to be fair. I don't think the lockdowns are anything related to the efficacy of Sinovac, rather the zero Covid policy they were pursuing. They are in the process of testing 25 million folk in the Shanghai area. The Chinese don't f**k around. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todd_is_God Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 Couldn't be more obvious why NS was desperate not to lift the mask mandate on March 21st - cases by specimen date have fallen every day since March 12th, and would have shown them up for the useless measure they are. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elixir Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 Med countries continue to have a minter for fully returning to normal I see. They'll eventually get there for summer but no idea why they're dragging the arse out of it and putting people off. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donathan Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 33 minutes ago, Elixir said: Med countries continue to have a minter for fully returning to normal I see. They'll eventually get there for summer but no idea why they're dragging the arse out of it and putting people off. Which ones? I believe Italy and Turkey still have outdoor mask mandates, so they definitely fall into that group. Anyone else? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elixir Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, Donathan said: Which ones? I believe Italy and Turkey still have outdoor mask mandates, so they definitely fall into that group. Anyone else? Spain had an absolute minter over the past couple of days: Not that it matters to me as I'm vaxxed/boosted anyway, but will still be giving places that aren't fully back to normal a wide berth and instead give my money to those that are. Edit: I believe Italy and Spain have already stopped the outdoor mask mandate, with them going indoors at the end of the month. An absolute laughathon that Scotland will be among the last places in Europe to bin them, alongside the most irrational countries when it comes to masking - and a full three months behind England and our Nordic counterparts. Disgraceful. Edited April 7, 2022 by Elixir 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donathan Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 China are completely fucked. They (like Deepti Gurdasani types) have completely overestimated how serious covid actually is post-vaccine, and they’ve undermined the vaccination programme by effectively saying that they’re going to eradicate it so why bother getting the jab. Now, the rest of the world is getting on with it and you’ve got a faster spreading variant about to exponentially rip through a huge population with poor vaccine take up (including in vulnerable groups) and next to no natural immunity. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superbigal Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 Spain had an absolute minter over the past couple of days: Not that it matters to me as I'm vaxxed/boosted anyway, but will still be giving places that aren't fully back to normal a wide berth and instead give my money to those that are. Edit: I believe Italy and Spain have already stopped the outdoor mask mandate, with them going indoors at the end of the month. An absolute laughathon that Scotland will be among the last places in Europe to bin them, alongside the most irrational countries when it comes to masking - and a full three months behind England and our Nordic counterparts. Disgraceful.Glad to know there is no chance of encountering you here in Tenerife then.Carry on your mouth frothing. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philpy Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 At a gig at the hydro last night, a few people wearing masks. f**k that, go to a gig, enjoy it, sing along, but wear a piece of cloth on your face at the same time?? Nah, f**k that. -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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