Bluewolf

Saw some footage today of masks being made somewhere in the world in the worst conditions possible and as they were making them they were just dropping on the floor while others walking about in bare feet were picking them up in batches and folding them into packing boxes... Christ knows where they are destined for

Sorry to hear that mate...

Agreed, Once upon a time vets used to be all about the animals welfare first but these days it's about the cost it seems which is a shame, that and the fact no matter how small the test or operation the price is always really high... Our vet is also checking to see if we have been to another vet before carrying out any checks etc.. it's almost as though you might get punished for daring to go somewhere else for a second opinion... The last time I had to have my German Shepherd put down they were trying to flog me a little mini coffin for pets that cost £150.. get fucked!! I feel sorry for a lot of elderly people that probably get sucked in by such things and end up spending a bloody fortune for their pet...

We had to have Mooms in for an op earlier this year because they found a lump and the missus was in bits thinking the worst... cost us a £1,000 to have the tests and the op for her but it was not cancer related thank fuck, she is as healthy and as playful as she has always been despite being down in the dumps with that cone on for 2 weeks... I get what you are saying about the money, got to give them every chance to get through it... been part of the family for so long it just wouldn't be the same without her

One of my team just text me this morning saying he wont be in for shift because he has a high temperature, don't know if it's related or not at this point, Hopefully not...

I see Boris Johnson has been told to remain in hiding for longer until the testing questions have died down....

Take it easy mate and keep us updated... This is proper scary stuff for people, hope you start to get on the mend sooner rather than later

Frightening stuff... https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/coronavirus/absolutely-wrong-how-uks-coronavirus-test-strategy-unravelled/ar-BB1234Od?ocid=spartanntp

I did 'just got out the shower with towel' near the window for a while but the police knocked and told me I had to stop as there were quite a few females clustering together outside each morning in jogging gear...

Thought this is a fairly decent gesture on bonuses for staff still going in to work in stores... Aldi: "Aldi has announced enhanced pay for its amazing colleagues, who have been working tirelessly throughout this extremely busy time. Store and distribution colleagues will receive a 10% bonus on hours worked, effective from 9 March 2020." Sainsbury's: "As a small thank you for all their efforts, we will be giving colleagues a payment of 10% of the hours they have worked since March 8. The 10% additional pay will be awarded in May to hourly paid colleagues in Sainsbury's and Argos retail, Sainsbury's transport and warehouse teams, Argos distribution and all Retail contact centres." Tesco: "Tesco will be giving a 10% bonus on the hourly rate for hours worked to colleagues across its stores, distribution centres and customer engagement centres. all permanent colleagues who are currently in work will receive the increased hourly pay rate till Friday 1 May, when we will review the situation." Asda: "There will be an extra week's pay in June to our colleagues in recognition of their extra efforts to protect the health of their colleagues who needed to step away during this time." Lidl: "Our teams are playing a crucial role in serving communities across the country and their incredible commitment and hard work is hugely appreciated. As a token of our gratitude, Lidl colleagues across the business are being given a £150 voucher each." Co-op: "It's important to reward our colleagues for working through these difficult times. That's why we've given them a bonus, money to spend and extra time off." Waitrose: "We are looking at a number of options to ensure we find a suitable way to recognise our partners who have shown incredible professionalism and dedication." M&S: "Our frontline colleagues across stores and supply chain who continue to work will receive an additional 15% pay reward in recognition of the work they are doing to support their teams and the national effort to help customers access the products they need during these unprecedented times." Morrisons: Waiting for a response from the company, but Morrisons staff have started a petition for a 10% bonus after staff say they were offered just 0.75%.

Only 2,000 NHS staff tested for coronavirus out of 1,300,000 workforce The government has confirmed that so far, only 2,000 NHS staff have been tested for coronavirus. To put that in context, there are 1.3 million full-time equivalent staff working for NHS England. This means that just over 0.15% of the NHS workforce has so far been tested for the virus that its workers are putting their lives at risk to treat. https://metro.co.uk/2020/04/01/2000-nhs-staff-tested-coronavirus-1300000-workforce-12492974/ Why the hell are we so far behind everyone else, This just so poor

Not that the Daily Mail is the best choice for reporting but interesting reading about testing kits going abroad... https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/coronavirus/revealed-uk-firm-is-selling-coronavirus-testing-kits-to-eighty-countries-because-labs-here-can-t-cope-while-nhs-swabbing-stations-stand-deserted-in-britain/ar-BB11YR6O?ocid=spartanntp

That's what I meant by a different world of hurt, shutting it down stops those that really need to be going to work and I wonder how many of those people are doing essential jobs??? The only way ID would work though is to have every station entrance manned by troops who check each person before they travel and that would take a huge amount of manpower but would be a very good use of resources if it stopped people from being there if they didn't need to be... Also they could set up local temp housing or accommodation for Health Workers nearer the Hospitals and Clinics where they are working also reducing the need for travel perhaps... Either way you look at it it's a logistical nightmare and I appreciate that people doing that frontline work in Hospitals are probably only too grateful for getting some much needed shuteye in their own homes so local accommodation would not be for all given the length of time we are looking at here..

Why Asia’s New Wave of Virus Cases Should Worry the World https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/coronavirus/why-asias-new-wave-of-virus-cases-should-worry-the-world/ar-BB120k99?ocid=spartanntp

Let's be honest when you see things like this it makes a mockery of the isolation rules.... To think that people get upset at seeing a few people out jogging or walking their dogs a full road width away from each other then you see this going on every single day... Shutting down London Transport is the only way to stop this but without it we are in a different world of hurt...

Looks like a good runner...

They tend to like the wild free yonder a bit... When I was up in Notts a workmate had one and no matter how hard he tried to secure his yard it always used to escape and run off, took hours to find it each time.. fun times

If they used their brains a bit and each one asked the question before that was not answered they would be pressured into giving an answer but because each set of journalists has their own different set of questions they only get one shot and if it's not answered then tough shit on us.. The Mr Bean of politics...

I do worry when the Government still can't answer a simple direct question from the press... Gove was just asked why it was that Germany are able to test 70,000 people a day and yet over here we are only managing roughly 10,000 and after bouncing it between 3 of them not one of them actually had an answer to that question and avoided it altogether.. this was despite just saying earlier that the NHS was in a strong position... I do hate politics and politicians art of ducking a direct question by dragging the conversation all round the houses until the point has been lost...

@nudge has already mentioned it but get yourself out for a bit of fresh air for an hour or so, early mornings are best if you want to avoid people but as long as you keep a sensible distance from others it should be fine, boring though it is I consider myself lucky in that regard, I am just as happy being on my own for long periods as I am having a house full.. not the same for some though I appreciate

That one on the left has to be an @MUFC mask surely???

Can't see how clubs could go any other way than to cut players wages, with nothing coming in from matchdays including merchandise, sales and then tv rights etc it will be unsustainable to keep paying out huge wages for players over the next 3 months or so for doing nothing until hopefully things can return to normal if that's at all possible.. Bayern and Dortmund have done the same thing as Barcelona I believe as well..

Didn't the Barcelona players all just agree to take a 70% wage cut to ensure that all non playing staff could still take home 100% of their pay??

I have noticed that people are doing their own masks in the absence of anything official, seen some people walking about with paintball ones on... It's all a bit Mad Max

Evening Standard A motorist offered a novel excuse for flouting coronavirus lockdown rules when confronted by police in Cardiff. Pulled over by patrol officers, the man argued his journey was "essential" because he "had to buy weed", police said.