Statistically yes, but I'm still not in a rush to get back out to my door knob licking. Especially as, while I might fancy my chances, we don't know the long-term effects the virus has on our bodies. Plus I don't want to spread it to some poor nanna. I think we were lucky that it wasn't more deadly, but that'll be little comfort to the dead and dying. Plus, Covid-19 will have a knock-on effect with cancer treatments, mental health and other conditions, that'll be unfortunate for a long time to come. It's complicated. I'm getting drunk. x

Statistics will show next year 😕

www.channel4.com/news/latest-covid-19-science-updates-facemasks-high-blood-pressure-and-a-new-disease-in-children

Social distancing is non existent now , people out in public standing in groups , hardly anyone is using masks or face coverings

www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.businessinsider.com/loud-talking-singing-spread-coronavirus-further-than-6-feet-2020-3%3famp

With the protests nationwide , social distancing non existent , people shouting in these groups , would be interesting to see statistical charts of infections and deaths from covid 19 where these protests have taken place in two months time

On the plus side, targeted ads seem to still be working well.

Hi people
Just to make you feel a bit optimistic. Lockdown measures are having (good) results. Even though not everyone follows the rules. My region, Galicia, in the northwest of Spain, will be the first to enter (starting tomorrow) in the “new normality”. In the last week, just 11 new infected in a 2.7 million population region. Anyway, what this normality means:
- Masks if you can’t keep 1,5 m security distance
- Lots of hand washing
- Ventilation in closed spaces
- You must be in any kind of shop or similar just the time you need to make your purchase
- Not touching anything that can be touched by others without being disinfected
- Self service places: avoid direct manipulation by costumers (strange way of self service)
- workplaces: everybody must have his own tools
- Avoid lifts
- Bathroom: 50% of capacity, maximum 1 person in 4 sqm
- Burials: max 70 people in open space. 30 in closed ones
- Churches: max 75% capacity. No touching or kissing religious objects
- Weddings: max 250 in open air, 150 in closed places
- Retail: max 75% capacity
- Commercial centers: max 50% capacity
- Street markets: 75%
- Bars and restaurants: open air up to 80%
- CULTURE: UP TO 75% CAPACITY (I guess this includes exhibitions)
And still 14 more points. And it will be like this till there is a vaccine
So, even this is “back to normal”, we can think that we are not too far from where we were before covid
And I’m sending an optimistic message to all of you who live in countries who have been hit hard like mine. With all our effort we will go back to a life, not exactly as before, but close enough to feel free again until this is all over

It might be good results in Spain at the moment, but here there are ads for thousands of cheap flights starting in July to Spain, Italy etc. Cant see much social distancing happening when people are in 'holiday mode'. Lets see if we're back to square one come September.

Right. Tourism is vital for Spain. So there is a plan whose implementation will start next week, and there will be coming to Mallorca several thousands of Germans. There are lots of measures taken to receive them, and it will be the way to know if that measures are correct. Both for Spanish people and for tourists. Also tour operators are coming to check that measures taken, so they know if they can send people safely. If this plan works, many people will copy it

And if people from other countries don’t take measures when they are on holidays in Spain... should it be expected that they take measures when they are on holidays at home? Sure not either. The most important thing to avoid spreading is taking measures, and making people take them too

There will be no vaccine ready until late next year at the earliest I'd have though. Ecconomy is tanked and will be even worse in 6 months once the high street starts dieing.. people have learned just how much disposable cash they have when not blowing it on stuff the really don't need. Its a scramble for cash now, before things get really bad.

Vintage/collectible toys and comics sold really well through the lockdown, with toy prices increasing quite a bit. And I know of a few people that put their stimulus checks towards toys and comics. I think some people were really bored, so went shopping. Maybe also there's an element of people trying to make themselves feel better in an increasingly insecure and depressing world. I think some people find comfort in surrounding themselves with items of nostalgia or high value. For me, I'm still very anxious about the future, but not everyone's in the same financial boat. Some are in a yacht. Some are clinging to debris.

We wont feel the real financial issues for a few more months yet, once furlough finishes and jobs are lost. I've been doing great sales wise during lockdown, which I'm very grateful for as my mrs is on reduced days due to our baby and I didn't qualify for financial support from the government.

I think that actual figure is closer to 70k now, on the ONS website there are nearly 70k excess deaths already this year ! Also over 5m unemployed and that as you point out, before stimulus money runs out/stops.

I suspect the UKs death rate is because we are an international hub for tourism and trade and as such had the virus here much earlier the public realised. The UK GVT fully understood the consequences of lock down timing and they are now balancing a death rate that has to be lower than our peak to appear acceptable to the public...the economic fallout will be so significant it’s not even worth contemplating the fall out. Certain industry are teetering to the point of being unrecoverable.

Unfortunately I have visibility over considerable redundancy which will activate at end of furlough too, so I suspect austerity will follow sharply and cause a greater divide of wealth.

I keep telling myself ‘I’m living through a historical time’ but it doesn’t seem to sustain my optimism.

Anyone selling Banksy?

The virus is still the same as in March , the nation has not advanced any further with restrictive measures such as in the use of developing medicines to combat the issue .

Anxiety and threat has fallen from the general public’s consciousness ,
These protests are distracting the public’s thought towards covid 19 and less media coverage is presented towards covid 19 and more towards the protests .
Before restrictions Relaxed many people We’re ignoring all guidelines for 3 weeks prior

You would think with the pandemic in full swing and protestors ignoring guidelines and rules the police would curb and curfew the protestors .

6000 people at an illegal rave recently , surely the government know they have lost the cause to restrict infections and are just managing deaths at a level that will not cripple the nhs .



Can not control internal public order with guidelines but considering opening up international travel ?