MyQul
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I say put every single pet in the UK down to stop the spread from these dirty animals
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I say put every single pet in the UK down to stop the spread from these dirty animals
That's how Planet of the Apes starts.
MyQul
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Does this mean I need to get my cat to wear a mask when it breaches the 1 metre required distance in an enclosed space?
Cheshire Cat
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Do you really believe there's going to be a CATastrophy.
MyQul
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I love that photo.
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Definitely a catastrophic catopalypse is going to occur 
Linalmeemow
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Looks like granny's been on the sherry again...
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-53579039
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-53579039
Just some observations, Spain is now getting around 3-4 times more new cases than us despite only performing around a third of the tests. There daily cases have slowly risen for about 6 weeks but have accelerated in the last 2 and deaths have not yet shown any increase. Our daily new cases have risen very slightly from the low of 3 weeks ago and deaths have been falling ever since the peak in April.
Linalmeemow
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What's your theory?
Its hard to say, Spain's new cases seem to be mainly in specific areas but I have no idea if they have traced the spread to specific venues, events or causes. Germany, France and Belgium are following similar trends to Spain and Italy seem to be having a very small increase in cases like us. So it looks like it could be the new normal or whatever you want to call it is not enough to slow the spread but nothing is really clear enough. Also I just found out the Spanish new cases include antibody tests which is just 1 more thing that makes the data less relivant.
Jet2 tells holidaymakers in Spain to come home early
Jet2 is contacting customers on the Balearic and Canary Islands to ask them to end their package holidays early, the BBC has learned.
Hundreds of customers have had flights back to the UK cancelled and been asked to leave sooner.
Jet2 says it cannot afford to keep sending empty planes to pick up passengers on many different dates.
Customers due to return from Spain in early August have been told to return earlier.
However, the BBC understands that passengers meant to be flying with the firm on Friday 31 July and Saturday 1 August are not affected - their flights are scheduled as normal.
Several families on holiday on the island of Mallorca, who were due to return next week, have told the BBC they have received emails and text messages telling them they have to return early.
Jet2 said in a statement: "What we need now is clarity and consistency from the government.
"We understand that this is a fast-moving situation, however the information we are receiving is contradictory and often comes with little or no notice."
Current government advice to holidaymakers in Spain is that there is no need to leave the country at this time.
It says travellers should follow the advice of the local authorities on how best to protect themselves and others, including any measures that they bring in to control the virus.
People returning to the UK from Spain have to self-isolate for 14 days. .
'Confused and upset'
Some travellers say they are in the dark, because Jet2 - the UK's largest tour operator - has not confirmed which day they are now meant to return to the UK.
Simon Fordy, from Cumbria, is currently in Magaluf with his family. He is feeling "confused and upset" by the news, having spent almost £3,000 on an 11-day holiday.
Mr Fordy said the family is only five days into their summer break. He told the BBC he is now "constantly checking" his mobile phone, in case he receives word from Jet2 that the family needs to leave in the morning.
It is understood that several families in Magaluf have refused to accept an earlier return flight offered by Jet2.
The UK is advising against all non-essential travel to Spain, including the Balearic and Canary Islands.
It also removed Spain and its islands from the list of countries that are exempt from the 14-day quarantine rule, after Boris Johnson warned that there were signs of a "second wave" of coronavirus in Europe on Tuesday.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/53595962
Jet2 is contacting customers on the Balearic and Canary Islands to ask them to end their package holidays early, the BBC has learned.
Hundreds of customers have had flights back to the UK cancelled and been asked to leave sooner.
Jet2 says it cannot afford to keep sending empty planes to pick up passengers on many different dates.
Customers due to return from Spain in early August have been told to return earlier.
However, the BBC understands that passengers meant to be flying with the firm on Friday 31 July and Saturday 1 August are not affected - their flights are scheduled as normal.
Several families on holiday on the island of Mallorca, who were due to return next week, have told the BBC they have received emails and text messages telling them they have to return early.
Jet2 said in a statement: "What we need now is clarity and consistency from the government.
"We understand that this is a fast-moving situation, however the information we are receiving is contradictory and often comes with little or no notice."
Current government advice to holidaymakers in Spain is that there is no need to leave the country at this time.
It says travellers should follow the advice of the local authorities on how best to protect themselves and others, including any measures that they bring in to control the virus.
People returning to the UK from Spain have to self-isolate for 14 days. .
'Confused and upset'
Some travellers say they are in the dark, because Jet2 - the UK's largest tour operator - has not confirmed which day they are now meant to return to the UK.
Simon Fordy, from Cumbria, is currently in Magaluf with his family. He is feeling "confused and upset" by the news, having spent almost £3,000 on an 11-day holiday.
Mr Fordy said the family is only five days into their summer break. He told the BBC he is now "constantly checking" his mobile phone, in case he receives word from Jet2 that the family needs to leave in the morning.
It is understood that several families in Magaluf have refused to accept an earlier return flight offered by Jet2.
The UK is advising against all non-essential travel to Spain, including the Balearic and Canary Islands.
It also removed Spain and its islands from the list of countries that are exempt from the 14-day quarantine rule, after Boris Johnson warned that there were signs of a "second wave" of coronavirus in Europe on Tuesday.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/53595962
Coronavirus infections rising in England
Coronavirus infections are rising in England, Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures suggest.
A sample of households in England, excluding care homes and hospitals, were swabbed to test for current infection.
The ONS says daily cases have risen from an estimated 2,800 to 4,200 since last week.
However there is not enough data to suggest a higher proportion of positive tests in any particular region.
The ONS's estimates of daily cases are higher than those reported by the Department of Health and Social Care because they include people without symptoms who would not otherwise have applied for a test.
Confirmed cases reported by the government for the same period were between 339 and 721 daily over the same period (20- 26 July).
About 350,000 people were newly tested for coronavirus, not including those who were tested as part of the ONS's surveillance study.
These are tests involving a nose and throat swab which can diagnose a current active coronavirus infection, but do not show if someone has had the virus in the past.
Despite the ONS figures suggesting a rise in infections, the official estimate of the virus's reproduction or R number (a measure of whether cases are rising or falling) for England was between 0.8 and 1 as of 31 July.
An R number below one indicates the number of infections is shrinking.
It's calculated using a range of different measures including hospital admissions and deaths.
Because it takes time for an infection to progress to the point of hospitalisation and, in the worst cases, death, there is a time lag involved.
It's possible the latest estimate of R isn't capturing more recent upticks in infection.
The ONS has consistently tested a sample of the population whether or not they have symptoms, so may be better placed to spot a rise in cases in the population at an earlier stage, before they translate to sickness and hospitalisation.
Although it is an estimate based on a relatively small number of people, taking that uncertainty into account, the ONS believes there is now enough evidence to suggest a "slight" increase in new infections in England in recent weeks, for the first time since May.
This increase is nowhere near the levels seen earlier in the year, however.
The BBC's Head of Statistics Robert Cuffe explained, "back in early March, the number of cases we were seeing was doubling every three to four days - very very quickly.
What we're seeing described in the last few weeks is a rate of cases doubling every month and half, every two months, so they're rising very slowly."
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-53609354
Coronavirus infections are rising in England, Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures suggest.
A sample of households in England, excluding care homes and hospitals, were swabbed to test for current infection.
The ONS says daily cases have risen from an estimated 2,800 to 4,200 since last week.
However there is not enough data to suggest a higher proportion of positive tests in any particular region.
The ONS's estimates of daily cases are higher than those reported by the Department of Health and Social Care because they include people without symptoms who would not otherwise have applied for a test.
Confirmed cases reported by the government for the same period were between 339 and 721 daily over the same period (20- 26 July).
About 350,000 people were newly tested for coronavirus, not including those who were tested as part of the ONS's surveillance study.
These are tests involving a nose and throat swab which can diagnose a current active coronavirus infection, but do not show if someone has had the virus in the past.
Despite the ONS figures suggesting a rise in infections, the official estimate of the virus's reproduction or R number (a measure of whether cases are rising or falling) for England was between 0.8 and 1 as of 31 July.
An R number below one indicates the number of infections is shrinking.
It's calculated using a range of different measures including hospital admissions and deaths.
Because it takes time for an infection to progress to the point of hospitalisation and, in the worst cases, death, there is a time lag involved.
It's possible the latest estimate of R isn't capturing more recent upticks in infection.
The ONS has consistently tested a sample of the population whether or not they have symptoms, so may be better placed to spot a rise in cases in the population at an earlier stage, before they translate to sickness and hospitalisation.
Although it is an estimate based on a relatively small number of people, taking that uncertainty into account, the ONS believes there is now enough evidence to suggest a "slight" increase in new infections in England in recent weeks, for the first time since May.
This increase is nowhere near the levels seen earlier in the year, however.
The BBC's Head of Statistics Robert Cuffe explained, "back in early March, the number of cases we were seeing was doubling every three to four days - very very quickly.
What we're seeing described in the last few weeks is a rate of cases doubling every month and half, every two months, so they're rising very slowly."
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-53609354
MyQul
Chairman of the Bored
Looking at the Guardians coronavirus blog this morning it there seems to be spikes in France, Poland and Tokyo and were having localised lockdowns (see manchester yesterday) here. Seems things are getting worse not better 
MyQul
Chairman of the Bored
This an interesting (and rather scary) graphic that I came across yesterday. It shows how C-19 has climbed the top global causes of death as the pandemic has gone on
https://app.flourish.studio/visualisation/2947227/
It astounds me that people are going to places in crowds, like beaches, as if there is no problem. We would all love to get back to "normal" but a bit of sacrifice now will make the normal come quicker. Must admit though I was thinking of going for a drive to test my eyes.
But it's nowhere near the top and the total is a fraction of all the other causes.
