bear66
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Exactly. Germany, who started testing in January, aren't even on the list.
Scathing attack on government Covid-19 response
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ForssAwakens
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Where’s China?
bear66
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No one knows as there are at least 4 companies selling home test kits. Same as all private testing in other countries for which the authorities have no access to the data.Where’s China?
fools_gold
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Almost comical reading the start of this thread when compared to the end.
Our first case was confirmed on January 31st and up until last week the laughable notion of herd immunity was being floated, unquestioned by a national television journalist, as the solution. Now we have the "option" of staying in while pubs and such can remain open for the only reason that Boris Johnson is in the pay of insurance companies who would foot the bill should the government force closures. These closures will come eventually as the number of cases skyrocket but not until they force he government's hand.
This is an unmitigated failure of leadership and has allowed the particularly stupid to believe it's not a big deal. This will soon change dramatically.
Our first case was confirmed on January 31st and up until last week the laughable notion of herd immunity was being floated, unquestioned by a national television journalist, as the solution. Now we have the "option" of staying in while pubs and such can remain open for the only reason that Boris Johnson is in the pay of insurance companies who would foot the bill should the government force closures. These closures will come eventually as the number of cases skyrocket but not until they force he government's hand.
This is an unmitigated failure of leadership and has allowed the particularly stupid to believe it's not a big deal. This will soon change dramatically.
According to the Metro- Jhoots Pharmacy in Birmingham - charging £19.99 for a 200ml bottle of Calpol and £9.99 for a packet of paracetomol. The owners should be dragged to nearest prison.
Billy Horner
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Where’s China?
It’s a big country in East Asia, but that’s not important right now....
Lefty
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Even though we have belatedly been forced into action, our measures are a long way from those being proposed by the USA (as per post 242) or other countries in Northern Europe.
The US measures, I have no doubt, were not drawn up by Trump, but because he is going to have to fight an election soon he will be only concerned with the optics and how this can be portrayed to the American public in November.
I wonder if the Conservatives had an election looming, rather than 4 years of untouchability do to first past the post, how much more they would be prepared to do right now.
<sigh> yet another consequence of brexit, ultimately.
The US measures, I have no doubt, were not drawn up by Trump, but because he is going to have to fight an election soon he will be only concerned with the optics and how this can be portrayed to the American public in November.
I wonder if the Conservatives had an election looming, rather than 4 years of untouchability do to first past the post, how much more they would be prepared to do right now.
<sigh> yet another consequence of brexit, ultimately.
What is comical is people like yourself use a forum for your information instead of watching the news yourself. The Government has already said that pubs can claim on insurance and don’t need to wait until they are forced to close.
fools_gold
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You cant change a contract between two parties by government decree.
Unless ordered to close then you couldn't claim in in insurance unless the insurance premium specifically states that you can independently close to avert a public health crisis of your own volition.
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/fury-coronavirus-advice-could-leave-21705340.amp
Lefty
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It seems like the news and govt advice changes daily, sometimes more often than that. You can’t catch every bulletin.
the Chancellor addressed the concerns about insurance after this article. I wonder why the mirror hasn’t done a new article about the new information?
if I was so up in arms about something that I was accusing someone of taking a bribe I’d look into it more
bear66
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He only said that companies with pandemic insurance will be covered. The government advice was as good as mandatory. Most companies don't have this insurance.
So if the government forced the companies to close because of the pandemic will most companies have the insurance?
So the insurance companies wasted there money bribing Boris Johnson