What I really meant is that the larger cases number is now pushed to keep the fear going rather than the low death number .
And to your first question
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/covi ... -bvm0mxl2n
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What I really meant is that the larger cases number is now pushed to keep the fear going rather than the low death number .
55 yesterday, 98 the day before and 8 today. Weekend figures are always much lower than other days due to the way they are reported.Mr D Nuts wrote: ↑Sun Aug 09, 2020 2:04 pmWhat I really meant is that the larger cases number is now pushed to keep the fear going rather than the low death number .
And to your first question
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/covi ... -bvm0mxl2n
Of course. It’s trends that are important. If cases per capita are rising then what needs to be done to stop them rising? Or is the rationale that they will slow down on their own?GreenBlue wrote: ↑Sun Aug 09, 2020 4:49 pm55 yesterday, 98 the day before and 8 today. Weekend figures are always much lower than other days due to the way they are reported.Mr D Nuts wrote: ↑Sun Aug 09, 2020 2:04 pmWhat I really meant is that the larger cases number is now pushed to keep the fear going rather than the low death number .
And to your first question
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/covi ... -bvm0mxl2n
I look at the number of cases as measure, not because I am being pressured to keep the fear going but because it is a factual figure on which I can make my own mind up. Cases are rising slightly so we do need to keep control of them. In my opinion.
All the government were doing were parroting their figures from PHE (I think). Can’t recall for sure the exact source but it’s not like the government were compiling them themselves.richisbradders wrote: ↑Sun Aug 09, 2020 6:34 pm It is worth noting that the government hasn’t officially reported on deaths since July 17th so recent trends on this number aren’t accurate at the moment.
At one point my opinion softened a bit in result to some of the extremes certain groups were taking. I did feel some of the protests from teachers were a little misguided especially, anecdotally admittedly, after speaking to a few and the dangers they were saying were there which in my head at the time sounded like were being over blown. But then here we are a few months on with cases rising and more and more towns and cities entering local lockdown. I wonder if my opinions were being shaped partly due to Mrs Brown being made redundant as she works in a child heavy industry (no not watch watchers for fat kids ).The Cincinnati Kid wrote: ↑Fri Aug 07, 2020 5:50 pm Went back to page 1 and read the original post I'd written 4 months ago.
Not a whole lot I'd change tbh.
If you somewhat agreed back then....has your opinion changed?
Or, if you disagreed....has your opinion changed?
Again, sympathies to those personally affected....its opinion on the situation as a whole.
Well, I should say re rural that you take the precautions you need as you would anywhere where numbers are rising to keep healthcare from being overrun. Heck, we have Sturgis in progress. If yer not familiar with this, its 250,000 bikers converging every year on Sturgis, a smallish town in South Dakota...middle of nowhere. I doubt that's going to turn out well.Sam_Brown wrote: ↑Mon Aug 10, 2020 7:24 amAt one point my opinion softened a bit in result to some of the extremes certain groups were taking. I did feel some of the protests from teachers were a little misguided especially, anecdotally admittedly, after speaking to a few and the dangers they were saying were there which in my head at the time sounded like were being over blown. But then here we are a few months on with cases rising and more and more towns and cities entering local lockdown. I wonder if my opinions were being shaped partly due to Mrs Brown being made redundant as she works in a child heavy industry (no not watch watchers for fat kids ).The Cincinnati Kid wrote: ↑Fri Aug 07, 2020 5:50 pm Went back to page 1 and read the original post I'd written 4 months ago.
Not a whole lot I'd change tbh.
If you somewhat agreed back then....has your opinion changed?
Or, if you disagreed....has your opinion changed?
Again, sympathies to those personally affected....its opinion on the situation as a whole.
One thing I do think is that everyone is doing their best but our governments best has been worse than that of other countries. I mean we still don’t have a fully adequate track and test system which was one of the promises a few months back before sending kids back to school. Although I’m not convinced labour or any of the other parties would have fared any better just to try and show this isn’t an ideological reason for thinking the government has handed this poorly.
A query back to you Kid. Do you still feel the stance you were taking on rural areas is still valid or have your views changed? Especially in the lights of comments from trumps own Corona virus task force starting rural areas should be more careful. I think Deborah Birx‘s comments were the most recent on this.
I don't know. I don't buy the "it's a wash" mentality from some. A did this... B did that... yeahs let's just ignore the whole thing. It's all about false equivalence and something I don't buy.uspompeyfan wrote: ↑Mon Aug 10, 2020 5:21 pm is it any wonder there is confusion, frustration and a deepening of the 'no trust' attitude we are in.
I think that’s the only thing I’ve taken from my UK seat on the US going ons. Everything appears to have been kinda half in and half out. You could possibly say the same about the UK as well so this isn’t a personal attack on the US.uspompeyfan wrote: ↑Tue Aug 11, 2020 4:48 pm Sam,
To be honest, I get along with my life and in an ever-changing World, try to keep things as normal as possible. Wear masks when appropriate (not against them for now) and take the trips we would normally do as a family. The hotel industry was decimated by the lack of travel...over 1100 hotels closed in Phoenix and just under 400 have reopened, so thousands left without work and it may take a few years to get that confidence back.
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