Delta Variant

[gulliver1]

With Covid cases rising in Uk due to the Delta Variant. Imperial College London has predicted the trend will continue to spread, as England prepares to lift Remaing lockdown restrictions. Is Johnson smart enough to continue lockdown ?.

[davebro]

er - as long as hospitalisations/deaths are under control what's the problem?

[naomi24]

I think gulliver's hoping for something else he can get his daily fix of Boris-bashing on.

[Stickybottle]

davebro
er - as long as hospitalisations/deaths are under control what's the problem?

They probably will not remain under control and certainly not in London after the mass migration of Scots who went to London last weekend and danced the weekend away in very close proximity to each other

We will find out in another week I guess

[davebro]

as long as they take it back up north with them it's wee Burnie's problem!

[bobbinwales]

Main problem now seems to be the virus is coming up agianst vaccinnes so is finding another target unvaccinnated community's, mainly certain ethnic groups, children and teenagers, so any restrictions as to target them groups.
Okay most kids are unharmed but the more it spreads the more likelely it is that an new variants form

[Stickybottle]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-57576979

[gulliver1]

09.14 Spot on Bob.

[ToraToraTora]

you mean is he smart enough to NOT continue lockdown? Gully did you do simple maths in school?

[ToraToraTora]

bobinwales: "Main problem now seems to be the virus is coming up agianst vaccinnes so is finding another target unvaccinnated community's, mainly certain ethnic groups," - there's an easy fix for that.....

[ichkeria]

At the moment the chances are all restrictions will be lifted by July 19.
The latest figures show the numbers of cases is rising less slowly. By mid July a lot more will have been vaccinated.

[gulliver1]

If Boris lifts Lockdown Completley, then he is Dafter than what he looks like.

[ToraToraTora]

I think I know who is ahead on the "dafter" scale me old china.

[davebro]

What lockdown is that? seems pretty much back to normal around here.

[ToraToraTora]

here too dave.

[Sqad]

Let's keep this simple.
Number of cases are rising.
Number of hospitalisations are rising.
Sporting occasions are becoming less restricted.
Wembley final 60,000 tickets available.
Public clambering for restrictions to be lifted.

What does that add up to for lifting of restrictions?

Who would be Prime Minister?

[gulliver1]

I think he ought to impose more restrictions due to the fear of the Delta Variant spreading, especially enforcing the wearing of masks.

[davebro]

It adds up to - it ain't going away / learn to live with it & carry on as normal.

[Mozz71]

The thing is, according to the school of Gulliver, it can play out one of two ways: Boris lifts lockdown as intended and Gully can slag him off for "putting people at risk", or Boris can delay lockdown again, and Gully can slag him off for "putting the economy at further risk". Gulliver has no interest in what's best for the country, he's putting his hatred of Johnson before that. As one person on this thread would say, that sounds rather anti-British to me.

[Sqad]

So dave......lift all restrictions and see what happens......is that your remedy?

[davebro]

yup