I am led to believe that BJ said much the same thing but with an expletive or two … 
My 15 year old niece in Derbyshire has Covid and is isolating in her room. She has a headache, temperature, sore throat and loss of smell. Many in her school have been sent home.
Her best friend has it, she is the daughter of the local publican who apparently tested positive on Saturday and opened for business on Sunday for the England football match :shock:
The villagers are very angry and there is talk of boycotting the pub by the many in the village who have tested positive.
The schools there break up on Wednesday and as some of the positive cases have transmitted sequentially, some people will have to miss their holiday because they will still be isolating .
My sympathies to your niece … 
That is an appalling state of affairs due to the gross self-interest of the publican … !
A further 48,161 confirmed cases in the UK were announced by the government on Sunday … :shock:
That’s 316,691 in the last 7 days … :!:
That’s a daily fall but likely to be a temporary one:
It is going to be a “difficult summer” with Covid cases in the UK possibly reaching 200,000 a day, the scientist whose modelling led to the first nationwide restrictions has suggested.
Prof Neil Ferguson said there could be as many as 2,000 daily hospital admissions per day, which would cause “major disruption” to the NHS.
Prof Ferguson, who sits on the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage), told the BBC’s Andrew Marr Show it was “almost certain” that the UK would reach 100,000 cases and 1,000 hospital admissions per day as almost all legal restrictions on social contact end in England and school holidays begin.
He said maintaining that level could be described as “success”. “The real question is do we get to double that, or even higher?”. He predicted a further 500,000 people could get long Covid.
Asked whether restrictions could be reintroduced, Prof Ferguson said there may be “a need to slow the spread to some extent” if hospital admissions were to reach 2,000 or 3,000 per day.
“It’s going to be a difficult summer for many reasons… I think case numbers are likely to be declining at least by late September, even in the the worst-case scenario,” he said.
Thank you, Professor Pessimistic … :shock:
Freedom Day farce as Boris Johnson urged to end ‘pingdemic’
Boris Johnson is under pressure to end the “mad” system of self-isolation as he and two other top ministers were forced into quarantine on “Freedom Day”.
In the wake of the farce, ministers are urging Mr Johnson to ditch the requirement for fully-vaccinated people to self-isolate entirely, as the Government announced that frontline health and social care staff who have had both jabs can continue to work if they are “pinged” by the NHS app.
Monday was described as “Freedom Day” after the Prime Minister announced that it would spell the end of all legal Covid restrictions.
But it is set to be overshadowed by the “pingdemic”, with hundreds of thousands of people, most of whom have been contacted through the NHS app, in self-isolation, causing chaos for businesses.
I believe that, in the US, this sort of situation is described as SNAFU … 
Iceland and Greene King shut sites amid ‘pingdemic’
Iceland and Greene King say they have had to shut shops and pubs due to staff shortages caused by people being forced to self-isolate by the NHS Covid app.
Iceland said that after keeping all of its stores open during lockdown, it has now had to shut some because 1,000 staff have been “pinged” by the app.
Chief executive Richard Walker said: “The great irony is that we’re now all getting vaccinated.”
Greene King has closed 33 pubs in the past week due to staff self-isolating.
Boss Nick Mackenzie said the pubs group had also had to shorten opening hours at some sites. He added that across the hospitality industry about one in five team members have been affected, “and therefore it is causing a real issue for us setting-up a business on a daily basis”.
There’ll be more … :roll:
Can you tell me what on earth SNAFU means?? :shock:
Situation Normal - All Fouled* Up
- Bowdlerised
Ahh I see thanks. (I edited my post because clearly I can’t even spell in initials, haha! Blame the sunshine :D)
When I worked in IT, I’d often do that deliberately in order to see if the “know-alls” spotted it or thought I knew more than they did …
hahaha! Sneaky! 
A further 39,950 confirmed cases in the UK were announced by the government on Monday … :shock:
That’s 322,170 in the last 7 days … :!:
Another daily fall likely to be a temporary one.
How are you doing with the new “freedom rules” Omah? Is it s free for all down your way or not?
Locally, in a small town, not many changes … the pubs are fully open - not crowded now, but they will be later, as will the clubs in the nearest large town … :shock:
Personally, I’m not changing anything … how about you … :?:
Still under some restrictions at level 0, but a lot freer than it has been. Not too busy, but pubs/clubs open until midnight instead of 10pm. This weekend will be horrible I imagine. My house sits on the corner of a few “hospitality” venues, so I’m hunkering down on Friday :shock: Generally though, no change.
A further 46,558 confirmed cases in the UK were announced by the government on Tuesday … :shock:
That’s 332,068 in the last 7 days … :!:
As expected, the weekend falls were temporary.
Although the number deaths is small, the rate is increasing:
Daily 96 Last 7 days 342 (up 60.6% from the previous 7 days) … 
46,558332,068…:shock: No wonder I can’t get an appointment at my surgery…
The queue’s gone down a bit now …
