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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Flecc , I assume that "Some in here argue that reduction was due to the public reacting and taking the necessary defensive actions."..refers to my stance, and if so fair comment. However figures from TfL indicate that Tube journeys are a 40% of Pre CV19 rates and Bus at 60% ..but that...
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    .. BsP ,you have a heart?. Who knew?. .. on this I agree. A short sharp shutdown can work provided it is then followed by a consistent contact trace system. Northern Ireland is now the worst region in the UK,with 3 times the rate as RoI ,and with less resources and efforts being applied.
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    Just to clarify. Biden is American,and obviously will prioritise USA interests. However he is both Democrat and Irish American , with real Irish roots. These are important because the GFA was a high point of Democrat Foreign policy. , Even were he minded to ignore it,the Democratic party would...
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    A concern for me also. The European Medical Board is getting around to authorising Trifacta , a superdrug for CF, and I suspect it is being manufactured in NI .
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    Many a true word spoken in jest or error . Europhoric would be proof positive that he has lost it..but maybe he could infect BJ , and create an epidemic in Brexiteers . Whats not to like!.
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    I remain unconvinced, but, if he has it, the steroid treatment will have made him europhoric
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    I don't think that the British population are as ill disciplined and contrary as you imply. Had the situation been clearly and unambiguously presented, they would have bought in. ..This is the society which invented Quing .
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    That electric levitation experiment is a re run of the Milliken oil drop , I did in Year 3 at Uni!
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    If his illness was is real,then it is the steroids talking .. my son advises me that they give one a boost of good feeling..
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    I think he is wrong ... And this is why. ..And it hinges on whether the infection "takes "with that patient. If he waits until there is a positive diagnosis, I would suggest that 80% will get treated at home,and 20% will need hospital care of which 8% extra care and 4% of the total succumb ...
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Basically, if you have sharp clusters then it's likely airborne...as well as the back slapping and hugging which also went on at the same event.
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Again and again it needs repeating, I don't doubt your observations,. But have you been shopping in central London , just how busy has Oxford Street been this July and August compared with January?. The most dangerous locations are crowded indoor spaces with limited ventilation ..so while...
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Unfortunately you are correct ..there is a continuum from the big blobs,which fall rapidly down to ground and are highly charged to the tiny particles which travel long distances and remain suspended in the air for extended periods. They travel with air currents , Brownian motion ,and standard...
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    TB is well known to be incredibly long lasting . It is an occupational hazard for historians and librarians
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Flecc, I believe that the assumption that there is herd immunity in parts of London is an illusion and fantasy. What I see from the data on worldometer is exponential growth ,in any location, followed by halts as the population modifies behaviour, .The nett effect is a steady state or slight...
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    Highly infectious ..maybe Air borne.. not really . It is part of a continuum from big fat gobules down to minute aerosols, and with infectivity to match. All evidence is that a big blob is much much worse than a tiny blob in ensuring that an infection Deadly ?... Take your pick. Compared to...
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    An excellent article.
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    .. Great ,I knew you must have a skill somewhere
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Yes I distinctly noticed the use of Covaid instead of China
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Well the something or other is obvious.. a second debate. We will see over the next week or so.. if the hearing for the Supreme court continue it is more likely fake, if they stop, then it might be real.