Coronavirus

[Freddeno]

Everybody at my work are working from home now for next 4 weeks...two at my office have been tested positive for Corona, but the good thing they havent been at the office for a long time and probably got it during the autumn school break..

 

[Tredman]

Royal Stoke about to declare a major incident. 300 inpatients with Covid, double that of the previous peak in March.

 

[Johnny75]

Royal Stoke about to declare a major incident. 300 inpatients with Covid, double that of the previous peak in March.

This is not true. The hospital has backtracked on this immediately.

It's this kind of inflammatory nonsense that does nobody any favours. I should say this isn't aimed at you Tredders, more the idiots in the PR dept on BBC news for believing it.

 

[Tredman]

This is not true. The hospital has backtracked on this immediately.

It's this kind of inflammatory nonsense that does nobody any favours. I should say this isn't aimed at you Tredders, more the idiots in the PR dept on BBC news for believing it.

Perhaps not on the major incident, but the 300 is correct - or at least it was corroborated by a friend who works there.

 

[Johnny75]

Two Covid-19 cases confirmed at my kids Primary School. One teacher, one pupil.

School are furious as it turns out the teacher rocked up to work yesterday knowing they had one of the symptoms and the pupil had a test on Friday but came to school on Monday not knowing the results.

The sheer level of cuntitude in that is mind blowing.

Cue harsh communication from the school which has some pretty harsh language and followed up by the council letter explaining fines for flouting the rules.

 

[Langers]

The amount of email I've had from both my kids' schools reminding parents to keep their kids at home if they're showing symptoms is ridiculous - clearly shows that people aren't following the rules.

I really do feel for schools at the moment, and teachers in particular (the one Johnny mentions above aside!). There seems to be practically no consideration for their well being whatsoever - my other half is having to work harder than ever in very challenging conditions with kids who are frankly scared due to the stress levels thrown at them and the uncertainty surrounding their futures. She has to set online lessons for those self isolating, as well as working a 'normal' day with the kids who are still in school. Most classes are less than 50% full. And then she has to do a report on each of the kids to explain why so few of them are hitting their targetted grades even though the answer is pretty fucking simple.

Very much 'operation human shield' right now and she's feeling the strain like never before. Why they haven't been able to come up with a safer, more sensible solution other than 'schools to remain open no matter what' is beyond me - it's infuriating and downright irresponsible.

 

[Langers]

Cue harsh communication from the school which has some pretty harsh language and followed up by the council letter explaining fines for flouting the rules.

And is if by magic, my daughter's school has just emailed saying that AGAIN parents are sending their kids in despite having symptoms and despite continual messages asking them not to.

How fucking difficult is it to understand?!

 

[pacamac]

Two Covid-19 cases confirmed at my kids Primary School. One teacher, one pupil.

School are furious as it turns out the teacher rocked up to work yesterday knowing they had one of the symptoms and the pupil had a test on Friday but came to school on Monday not knowing the results.

The sheer level of cuntitude in that is mind blowing.

Cue harsh communication from the school which has some pretty harsh language and followed up by the council letter explaining fines for flouting the rules.

Should be gross misconduct that sack em!

 

[pacamac]

Perhaps not on the major incident, but the 300 is correct - or at least it was corroborated by a friend who works there.

Wonder how many went in not with it but caught it in hospital!

 

[Sniffer]

Next to my youngest's school is a small play park. Parents were mingling there last week whilst allowing the kids to play there after school. The council came out, locked the small entrance gates to the park and put red and white tape around the entrances and on the swings etc. On Friday, parents were still mingling there and kids were playing on the park, having being lifted over the small railings.

My middle one is still at home isolating due to a contact testing positive. Fortunately no symptoms but now that our 100k rate is above that of Birmingham and perennial lockdown Leicester's figures are going through the roof, I feel that schools need a circuit break. If you just look at the small sample on here of kids having to isolate you can imagine the scale of the problem nationwide. Its not going to go down in sufficient numbers to have the benefit at the end of the four weeks if it is still circulating and being passed on in schools. They aren't covid safe places, nowhere is.

 

[Jinky]

Next to my youngest's school is a small play park. Parents were mingling there last week whilst allowing the kids to play there after school. The council came out, locked the small entrance gates to the park and put red and white tape around the entrances and on the swings etc. On Friday, parents were still mingling there and kids were playing on the park, having being lifted over the small railings.

We have a similar issue with my daughters primary school. There is a park right out the back of our house in between us and the school. Parents are letting their kids play in there after school daily while they sit down on the benches for a natter. The school sent out an email last week to encourage people to be responsible. Essentially saying that the efforts they are making in school are pointless if parents are just going to mix/do what they want as soon as they walk out of the school gates.

There are a lot of ignorant people out there, that's for sure.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Obviously I try to avoid it whenever possible but if you try to go to the Co-Op by us around 3.15, the outside is always populated by parents standing around, no distancing, no masks, waiting for their fat kids to finish cluttering up the shop while they buy their fucking sweets.

Just think.

 

[SSB]

Wolverhampton pub fined as customers gather for Diwali celebrations

A Black Country pub has been fined £1,000 for breaching coronavirus lockdown restrictions.

www.expressandstar.com

£1000 fine fairly lenient when other local pubs have had their licenses revoked.

 

[lemonjelly]

seeing massive increases in requests for support at work. colleague who arranges the appointments this morning said the amount of requests that mention anxiety alone is rising massively.

 

[Langers]

Mini Langers on his way home as one of his class has tested positive....

Just spoke to him on the phone - the little sod sounded ecstatic!!!

 

[pacamac]

Wolverhampton pub fined as customers gather for Diwali celebrations

A Black Country pub has been fined £1,000 for breaching coronavirus lockdown restrictions.

www.expressandstar.com

£1000 fine fairly lenient when other local pubs have had their licenses revoked.

Only local venues I've seen lose their license was for repeatedly breaking the rules.

I've been in this pub a couple of times post original lockdown (including once post the rules changing to table service etc) and have to say they were one of the ones taking the measures very seriously. I'm assuming they made the mistake of letting a few family/friends in to celebrate Diwali rather than fully opened and that's why the punishment is more lenient.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

The Pendulum had its licence revoked for one incident as I remember. Not that it is a great loss.

 

[Kenny]

Would suggest that place had some previous issues and them being cocks during a lockdown was the final straw

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Oh sure. I would be very surprised if that was not the case.

 

[Sniffer]

The amount of schools having to send pupils home to isolate last week was 64% for secondary schools and 22% for primary schools up from 38% and 11% the week before. Pupils in schools fell from 89% to 86%. Its only going to get higher unless measures are taken to minimise the outbreaks, ie rota systems or shutdowns.