MuteWitness 10 #3169 Posted December 19, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, whiteowl said: I suppose we should count ourselves lucky in a way that they didn't shut the whole country again because London cases are surging. Life isn't worth living so not sure what we should be lucky for. Edited December 19, 2020 by MuteWitness Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
PRESLEY 1,222 #3170 Posted December 19, 2020 3 minutes ago, MuteWitness said: Life isn't worth living so not sure what we should be lucky Not getting on your case or owt but there is a lot you should be lucky for, have a re think. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
MuteWitness 10 #3171 Posted December 19, 2020 Doesn't feel like it can get much worse...went from thinking we could be tied 2 and go to work and have some money to looking like another lockdown Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
PRESLEY 1,222 #3172 Posted December 19, 2020 24 minutes ago, MuteWitness said: Doesn't feel like it can get much worse...went from thinking we could be tied 2 and go to work and have some money to looking like another lockdown It is a pain all this but we will get there, just think if a Vaccine hadn't have been found for several more years, lets put this Xmas behind us and lets head for the winning line. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
melthebell 862 #3173 Posted December 19, 2020 2 hours ago, MuteWitness said: Life isn't worth living so not sure what we should be lucky for. 1 hour ago, MuteWitness said: Doesn't feel like it can get much worse...went from thinking we could be tied 2 and go to work and have some money to looking like another lockdown Hey if you need to talk, you know where i am Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
despritdan 241 #3174 Posted December 19, 2020 I'm a bit confused about the new rules. I texted my sister to say I wouldn't be able to go there on Christmas Eve as planned but she texted back to say I would as I'm part of their family bubble so it won't make any difference. Does a household bubble count as 1 household? I think Johnson's gone over the top here. I know he's under pressure to do something about the rising infections but it seems to be London and the south east where the new version of the virus is spreading. He could impose the draconian restrictions down there whilst reducing the number of days households can meet from 5 to 3 (24th-26th) for the rest of the country. I think there'll be mass civil disobedience over this as many people are already saying they'd rather pay the fine than have their Christmas ruined at such short notice. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
tinfoilhat 11 #3175 Posted December 19, 2020 41 minutes ago, despritdan said: I'm a bit confused about the new rules. I texted my sister to say I wouldn't be able to go there on Christmas Eve as planned but she texted back to say I would as I'm part of their family bubble so it won't make any difference. Does a household bubble count as 1 household? I think Johnson's gone over the top here. I know he's under pressure to do something about the rising infections but it seems to be London and the south east where the new version of the virus is spreading. He could impose the draconian restrictions down there whilst reducing the number of days households can meet from 5 to 3 (24th-26th) for the rest of the country. I think there'll be mass civil disobedience over this as many people are already saying they'd rather pay the fine than have their Christmas ruined at such short notice. I'm in a similar boat, but I'm going to try and talk my mum from taking our "bubble" to my sister's. I'd rather write this Xmas off. This is from the BBC website. In England if you have formed a support bubble with another household, that counts as one household. BBC News - Christmas rules 2020: What are the new rules on mixing? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/explainers-55056375 I've also seen a picture of St Pancras station totally rammed at 7.30 this evening. That faster spreading variant is heading north. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
whiteowl 54 #3176 Posted December 19, 2020 5 minutes ago, tinfoilhat said: I'm in a similar boat, but I'm going to try and talk my mum from taking our "bubble" to my sister's. I'd rather write this Xmas off. This is from the BBC website. In England if you have formed a support bubble with another household, that counts as one household. BBC News - Christmas rules 2020: What are the new rules on mixing? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/explainers-55056375 I've also seen a picture of St Pancras station totally rammed at 7.30 this evening. That faster spreading variant is heading north. This one ? Source: https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/news/local-news/crowds-st-pancras-london-leeds-19491118?utm_source=linkCopy&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sharebar&fbclid=IwAR3ALt2mj7Ie-M6tdJOpL_zc-yMRxtsQy1KPSlR0_G91TOLvWcFsKwiaK5Y Stay safe everyone. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
tinfoilhat 11 #3177 Posted December 19, 2020 14 minutes ago, whiteowl said: This one ? Source: https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/news/local-news/crowds-st-pancras-london-leeds-19491118?utm_source=linkCopy&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sharebar&fbclid=IwAR3ALt2mj7Ie-M6tdJOpL_zc-yMRxtsQy1KPSlR0_G91TOLvWcFsKwiaK5Y Stay safe everyone. That one! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Pettytom 1 #3178 Posted December 20, 2020 4 hours ago, MuteWitness said: Doesn't feel like it can get much worse...went from thinking we could be tied 2 and go to work and have some money to looking like another lockdown It can’t get much worse, I agree. The good news is that it is going to get better by the late spring. One that Oxford vaccine is being deployed we are going to be in an improving situation. So hang on in there, and do get your vaccine as soon as you can. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
petemcewan 27 #3179 Posted December 20, 2020 (edited) Home Open Access News Health & Social Care News Open Access News Health & Social Care News COVID-19 mutation does not make virus more infectious November 25, 2020 © Sdecoret "Researchers at University College London (UCL) have found that COVID-19 mutations do not make the virus more likely to spread, as previously feared There are currently 12,706 COVID-19 mutations. But none of them seem to make the virus more infectious. First and corresponding author Dr Lucy van Dorp (UCL Genetics Institute) said: “The number of SARS-CoV-2 genomes being generated for scientific research is staggering. We realised early on in the pandemic that we needed new approaches to analyse enormous amounts of data in close to real time to flag new mutations in the virus that could affect its transmission or symptom severity. “Fortunately, we found that none of these mutations are making COVID-19 spread more rapidly, but we need to remain vigilant and continue monitoring new mutations, particularly as vaccines get rolled out.” UCL researchers led the analysis of virus genomes from over 46,000 people across 99 countries, who tested positive for COVID-19. The mutations documented did not seem to increase transmissibility in humans, meaning that the virus would not really increase in how infectious it currently is. Three ways that COVID-19 has been mutating Coronaviruses like SARS-CoV-2 are a type of RNA virus, which can all develop mutations in three different ways: by mistake from copying errors during viral replication, through interactions with other viruses infecting the same cell (recombination or reassortment), or they can be induced by host RNA modification systems which are part of host immunity (e.g. a person’s own immune system). Most mutations are neutral, while others can be advantageous or detrimental to the virus. Both neutral and advantageous mutations can become more common as they get passed down to descendant viruses. How did the researchers know if transmission would be increased? To test if the mutations increase transmission of the virus, the researchers modelled the virus’s evolutionary tree, and analysed whether a particular mutation was becoming increasingly common within a given branch of the evolutionary tree – that is, testing whether, after a mutation first develops in a virus, descendants of that virus outperform closely-related SARS-CoV-2 viruses without that particular mutation. The researchers found no evidence that any of the common mutations are increasing the virus’s transmissibility. Instead, they found most common mutations are neutral for the virus. This includes one mutation in the virus spike protein called D614G, which has been widely reported as being a common mutation that may make the virus more transmissible. The new evidence finds that this mutation is in fact not associated with significantly increasing transmission." Where did the current variant spring from? The above article was written in November this year. What's going on? This article says the opposite. https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/a-mutation-may-have-made-covid-19-more-contagious?c=970164808003 My personal opinion is with this kind of science ....Well, you couldn't put a rocket on Mars. Stay safe everybody. And have a good a Christmas as is safe to do. Edited December 20, 2020 by petemcewan Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
despritdan 241 #3180 Posted December 20, 2020 9 hours ago, tinfoilhat said: I'm in a similar boat, but I'm going to try and talk my mum from taking our "bubble" to my sister's. I'd rather write this Xmas off. This is from the BBC website. In England if you have formed a support bubble with another household, that counts as one household. BBC News - Christmas rules 2020: What are the new rules on mixing? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/explainers-55056375 I've also seen a picture of St Pancras station totally rammed at 7.30 this evening. That faster spreading variant is heading north. Thanks for letting me know. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...