Blackwidow
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In Bavaria from Monday on it is mandatory to wear masks in shops, trains, busses etc.
Where are you from again?With. It's in addition to the near total lockdown we have here.
Where are you from again?
I live in Italy/Switzerland. I am from the UK.
Whats the situation in Switzerland, then? I've heard from a friend there that lockdown is more of a strong suggestion than a demand, but maybe I'm wrong? Also, how are you managing to get between the two countries? Are the borders open for travel?
Now is not the time to start throwing insults at our noisy neighbours mate .Plastic
It is, in India.Is there any country in the world where the sale is alcohol is forbidden? Or am I cursed by living in the only one?!![]()
Time heals, people forget. We're social creatures. It's not like humanity stopped socialising after the plagues or the Spanish flu.
I'm not able to go into Switzerland at the moment so I'm stuck in Italy. The border is closed to all except essential cross border workers.
I speak to friends there every day though, it is a lot more relaxed. You are able to go up into the mountains if you want and nobody is stopping you going out even though there is nowhere to go. It sounds similar to what the UK has.
Bloody ridiculous.It is, in India.
Bloody ridiculous.
There's not only an alcohol-ban in South Africa, but also a ban on selling electronics. My earphones bit the dust and now I can't escape.
Only essentials (food and dairy) are allowed in India. I broke my TV a couple of days before the entire nation was shut off and here I am stuck in my house for months without a television and no booze. I wish I had just broken earphones to worry about.
Television is rubbish. Losing internet would be much worse.
I feel your pain brother! No booze. It must be only India and South Africa. I can't understand the reasoning behind this BS decision.Only essentials (food and dairy) are allowed in India. I broke my TV a couple of days before the entire nation was shut off and here I am stuck in my house for months without a television and no booze. I wish I had just broken earphones to worry about.
Whats the situation in Switzerland, then? I've heard from a friend there that lockdown is more of a strong suggestion than a demand, but maybe I'm wrong? Also, how are you managing to get between the two countries? Are the borders open for travel?
I know that. Just that the 3M ones are the best imo. Might as well wear nothing as wear a cloth one.3M is a company. There are other companies that sell face masks.
Looks like we're well past the peak now, which has been successfully flattened. We'll be back at work soon.449 increase in hospital deaths in 24 hours, which I believe is the lowest increase in about two weeks (even when you account for weekend lag).
That's wishful thinking, depending on where you work.Looks like we're well past the peak now, which has been successfully flattened. We'll be back at work soon.
It won't be long now I reckon. Need to get the economy up and running again especially as it seems that we now have more NHS capacity.That's wishful thinking, depending on where you work.
Fully opening up the economy just because the curve has been flattened would be a disaster. The virus won't just go away.It won't be long now I reckon. Need to get the economy up and running again especially as it seems that we now have more NHS capacity.
That's the thing about life, no matter how bad things may seem, they can always get worse. (I realize that complaining about a broken TV sounds insensitive in this thread).
Obviously not fully opened straightaway. But things like kids back to school, people back to work in offices. The increase in capacity now means that a higher curve can be coped with whilst a vaccine and treatments are developed.Fully opening up the economy just because the curve has been flattened would be a disaster. The virus won't just go away.
Yeah let's just kill more people....Obviously not fully opened straightaway. But things like kids back to school, people back to work in offices. The increase in capacity now means that a higher curve can be coped with whilst a vaccine and treatments are developed.
both of those will probably only be done partially though. Kids in school once or twice a week, and people only in offices if there's no way for them to work from home.Obviously not fully opened straightaway. But things like kids back to school, people back to work in offices. The increase in capacity now means that a higher curve can be coped with whilst a vaccine and treatments are developed.
Why do you think they have been opening up these massive field hospitals?Yeah let's just kill more people....
Why send people back to offices when they could work from home, that's a ridiculous idea, plus the spread in schools would in my opinion put us back on the path of another high peak. I really don't understand your reasoning here.
I'm sorry, it wasn't meant to devalue your own personal experience. I should have said something along the lines of "losing television is bad but I think losing the internet is a lot worse". I said that more because at least with the internet you can access catch up services as well as streaming services such as netflix, as well as game, read news etc. I think less people watch live television nowadays.
This is already the case?both of those will probably only be done partially though. Kids in school once or twice a week, and people only in offices if there's no way for them to work from home.
I also don't really get your logic. You can cope with a higher curve so let's let the virus spread and kill more?
I'll take a wild guess and say to deal with the current pandemic.Why do you think they have been opening up these massive field hospitals?
They are hardly being used yet though. I'd assumed that they were part of increasing capacity so that the lockdown can be loosened without overwhelming the NHS. Maybe I've assumed wrongly then.I'll take a wild guess and say to deal with the current pandemic.
No I believe it's a more extreme version.This is already the case?