Contagion 2020

[Zizou]

I'll go back on furlough please

[Kashinda]

Sounds like another lockdown on it's way

[Jeff Resnick]

Sounds like another lockdown on it's way

Looks like only in some parts of the country. Sturgeon was clear yesterday that there's no need to lock down folk in Tier One because of folk close to Tier Four eg Glasgow/Lanarkshire.

[Mr A]

That'll be a year worth of furlough if March 21 is when it ends. Pretty incredible if you think about it. Dishy Rishi is to be congratulated.

Three cheers for the broad shoulders of the UK treasury.

[Nive la France]

I'd put money on the UK having the worst furlough scheme in Western Europe.

[Socko]

Where would we be without the tory generosity eh.

[Big Physical Acey]

Absolutely sick as a parrot that I'm one of the @ExcludedUK tbh while everyone else is suckling at the teat of the Magic Money Tree.

[Johnny]

People are addicted to Furlough

[CritchSmile]

Not sure if I can deal with Mags back to troll these threads after so many people have needlessly died. No smiley.

[Zizou]

Mass testing trial starting in Liverpool. Can go regardless of symptoms or not. Walk in centres. Fast results.

That's crucial going forward like.

[Drederick Shanktum]

Think the initial trial in Manchester only caught 31% of people who were positive almost pointless at that level

[Charlie Kelly]

Don't see how it's pointless? People asymptomatic finding out they're positive and self isolating surely stops the spread? 

This is how South Korea and Japan and the like stuck a lid on this early doors, they tested everybody often.

[CritchSmile]

Reports that the tests are widely inaccurate.

[Drederick Shanktum]

Don't see how it's pointless? People asymptomatic finding out they're positive and self isolating surely stops the spread? 

This is how South Korea and Japan and the like stuck a lid on this early doors, they tested everybody often.

It's a good thing if the test you're using for mass testing works at a better than 1 in 3 ratio.

[Zizou]

They surely need to do these trials to make sure the testing accuracy is improving then.

[Charlie Kelly]

Ah understand your post now, in that case then that's a fair point.

[Drederick Shanktum]

Pfizer announce their vaccine looks to be 90% effective . Potentially some light at the end of the tunnel.

[Fraggle]

The airport been approached about a vaccine centre by end of the year 

[Zizou]

[Picards Forehead]

Recovery stocks going to the moon