Coronavirus (COVID-19)

[Lyle Lanley]

29 minutes ago, TheScarf said:

The barber I go to are doing purely walk ins. There’s no waiting in the barbers itself. You go to the door, they hand you a pager, and you wait outside/in your car until the pager goes off and in you go.

My barbers aren't even taking bookings and are doing walk ins. 

[TheScarf]

4 minutes ago, virginton said:

^^^ lives in a benighted hovel with one train station

It does have an airport though, which is nice.

[Inanimate Carbon Rod]

2 minutes ago, Lyle Lanley said:

My barbers aren't even taking bookings and are doing walk ins. 

The wee turkish barbers i go to just get you to write your appointment in a note pad as you turn up, great bunch of lads. 

[Elixir]

4 minutes ago, effeffsee_the2nd said:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-56799729

finally a bit of balance from the industry , social distancing is not some wee adjustment we must learn to live with from now on, it makes the everyday things that make life worth living fucking near impossible.

Was just reading this. The Scottish Government taking yet another shit on the businesses of this country.

[Elixir]

Scotland is going to be left behind, all to pander to the ego trips of a handful of advisers:

 

[Billy Jean King]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-56799729
finally a bit of balance from the industry , social distancing is not some wee adjustment we must learn to live with from now on, it makes the everyday things that make life worth living fucking near impossible.

Read that earlier. Not sure what made the business owner think that 1m SD between members of different households wouldn't be a thing when they reopened. It was always going to be the situation at least initially and it's the same as in England.

[Todd_is_God]

1 minute ago, Billy Jean King said:

It was always going to be the situation at least initially and it's the same as in England.

Reading the article it suggests than in England tables need to be 1m apart, whereas in Scotland it will apply to people from different households, even at the same table.

[Billy Jean King]

The wee turkish barbers i go to just get you to write your appointment in a note pad as you turn up, great bunch of lads. 

In the local paper here 3 (all Turkish / Iranian) have been issued a warning by trading standards for not following regs by allowing customers to queue sitting inside. The businesses have played the race card though which is simply idiotic. One of them was fined for opening during lockdown so would have been watched closely.

I'd much rather make an appointment right now than stand 10 deep in a queue outside to be honest

[HeWhoWalksBehindTheRows]

20 minutes ago, TheScarf said:

It does have an airport though, which is nice.

A bridge and a castle too.

[Billy Jean King]

Reading the article it suggests than in England tables need to be 1m apart, whereas in Scotland it will apply to people from different households, even at the same table.

Definitely 2m or 1m+ with mitigation for the reopening in England where customers were not part of the same household or bubble.

I find it hard to believe any bar or restaurant owner in Scotland thought they would be reopening without SD for people outwith the same household / bubble. Local press and news has been full of articles showing businesses making their premises "covid secure" ahead of reopening. Yes many have been moaning about it but not seen any until that article today who were surprised they needed to.

[Todd_is_God]

12 minutes ago, Billy Jean King said:

Definitely 2m or 1m+ with mitigation for the reopening in England where customers were not part of the same household or bubble.

I find it hard to believe any bar or restaurant owner in Scotland thought they would be reopening without SD for people outwith the same household / bubble. Local press and news has been full of articles showing businesses making their premises "covid secure" ahead of reopening. Yes many have been moaning about it but not seen any until that article today who were surprised they needed to.

South of the border people can now visit bars and restaurants outdoors but must either follow the rule of six, or be in a group of any size with no more than two households present. Tables must be socially distanced

That doesn't sound like this

[Elric]

39 minutes ago, Elixir said:

Was just reading this. The Scottish Government taking yet another shit on the businesses of this country.

Yet the drive for independence is still on.  What are we going to have left in an independent country? No travel industry, no hospitality industry, no entertainment industry people in perpetual fear from the latest, possible, might be variant.

[Billy Jean King]

South of the border people can now visit bars and restaurants outdoors but must either follow the rule of six, or be in a group of any size with no more than two households present. Tables must be socially distanced
That doesn't sound like this [emoji2371]

This was the updated guidelines (this month) on gov.uk

Calculating the maximum number of customers that can reasonably follow social distancing guidelines (2m, or 1m+ with risk mitigation where 2m is not viable) at the venue. Taking into account total outdoor space, specific venue characteristics such as furniture as well as likely pinch points and busy areas.

Reconfiguring outdoor seating and tables to maintain social distancing guidelines (2m, or 1m+ with risk mitigation where 2m is not viable) between groups of customers. For example, increasing the distance between tables.

Managing the entry of customers, and the number of customers at a venue, so that all customers are seated with appropriate distancing. This is to ensure that the venue, including areas of congestion does not become overcrowded. Managing entry numbers can be done, for example, through reservation systems, social distancing markings, having customers queue at a safe distance for toilets or bringing payment machines to customers, where possible.

[Billy Jean King]

This was the updated guidelines (this month) on gov.uk

Calculating the maximum number of customers that can reasonably follow social distancing guidelines (2m, or 1m+ with risk mitigation where 2m is not viable) at the venue. Taking into account total outdoor space, specific venue characteristics such as furniture as well as likely pinch points and busy areas.

Reconfiguring outdoor seating and tables to maintain social distancing guidelines (2m, or 1m+ with risk mitigation where 2m is not viable) between groups of customers. For example, increasing the distance between tables.

Managing the entry of customers, and the number of customers at a venue, so that all customers are seated with appropriate distancing. This is to ensure that the venue, including areas of congestion does not become overcrowded. Managing entry numbers can be done, for example, through reservation systems, social distancing markings, having customers queue at a safe distance for toilets or bringing payment machines to customers, where possible.

Jeremy Vine duscussing it right now on R2 with business owners in England.

[vikingTON]

Do you understand what 'between groups of customers' means? 

[Lurkst]

 

 

[Distant Doonhamer]

Hospital number  104  (was 109 on Friday).

ICU number 14  (was 18 on Friday).

232 new cases of COVID-19 reported

10,649 new tests for COVID-19 that reported results

2.5% of these were positive

0 new reported death(s) of people who have tested positive (noting that Register Offices are now generally closed at weekends)

Edited April 19, 2021 by Distant Doonhamer

[Jan Vojáček]

Just now, Distant Doonhamer said:

Hospital number  104  (was 109 on Friday).

ICU number 14  (was 18 on Friday).

That's a really good drop in ICU patients. We're getting tantalisingly close to under 100 in hospital. Surely tomorrow has to be the day...?

[Elixir]

Nottingham City Council with an absolute minter. Anti-vaxxers couldn't hope for a better hatchet job than this:

 

[Elixir]

24 minutes ago, Elric said:

Yet the drive for independence is still on.  What are we going to have left in an independent country? No travel industry, no hospitality industry, no entertainment industry people in perpetual fear from the latest, possible, might be variant.

What's it like in North Korea? I think it would be appealing to the perpetual lockdown fetishists who sook out the Scottish Government's arsehole no matter what.