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Having just been to a shop, some people seem utterly unable to even vaguely estimate two metres. Had two or three people "pushing" through when they should have waited. Others were being excessively cautious. Changing seems without merit. Because many of us would carry on pretty much as we have...

I can only see the first little bit: Tens of thousands of coronavirus tests have been double-counted, officials admit Two samples taken from the same patient are being recorded as two separate tests in the Government's official figures...

Even with the best of intentions, this would be extremely hard to achieve. (I honestly have doubts I could behave that impartially in anything like a parallel situation.) Some might suggest that we see how it goes. We should give the benefit of the doubt. Others might point out that by the...

Has the government got enough money to advertise? 'By Friday, we had a prototype': the race to create ventilators during the coronavirus pandemic This advertiser content was paid for by the UK government. All in, all together is a government-backed initiative tasked with informing the UK...

Good idea - cancel coronavirus research in bats. On or around 24th April 2020. ‘Preposterous.’ 77 Nobel laureates blast NIH decision to cancel coronavirus grant, demand investigation By Science News StaffMay. 21, 2020 , 6:40 PM...

If the experience of this group of tracers and trackers is anything to go by, England doesn't need any tracing or tracking whatsoever. Not until something actually happens when they have tracked and traced... UK's first coronavirus contact-tracing group warns of difficulties Retired doctors...

Despite an 80 seat majority, he has to reverse what he said just yesterday. That shows how competent he is. It is not as if this was a difficult one to understand. Not even difficult to see that there was amounting criticism before he opened his mouth.

I always wear a mask for shopping but not for walking along local paths which are generally quite good. There were quite a few mask wearers - maybe a quarter or a third of the shoppers/staff. Am continually surprised at the staff not appearing to do anything. Picked up my prescription from...

To go with our world-beating victims/deaths statistics. Oh dear... We are not supposed to contrast the UK against the rest of the world to show how badly we have done. Only when they say "world-beating".

“My expectations were reduced to zero when I was 21. Everything since then has been a bonus." [The Science of Second-Guessing (New York Times Magazine Interview, December 12, 2004)]” ― Stephen W. Hawking

The article below is, obviously, regarding the USA. Just what has the UK government done, and what is it doing, to rebuild PPE stocks, etc.? Exclusive: US has three months to rebuild medical supplies stockpile, Obama administration scientists warn A seven-page report from the former...

So what will the government do? No-deal Brexit 'would overwhelm local emergency teams' Leaked report warns local disaster planning already exhausted by coronavirus crisis Preparing for the impact of a no-deal Brexit later this year would overwhelm local emergency response teams exhausted by...

Two words come to mind: Foregone. Conclusion. Police watchdog to announce decision on Johnson-Arcuri inquiry IOPC to reveal on Thursday whether PM will face criminal investigation into relationship Noon today!

I saw it. It is available for watching again. Yet seems to not be anywhere else I have looked. Odd... Johnson's number was for four years. And across all who would be paying it - not just healthcare workers. ADDED Tory MP backs Labour call to scrap NHS fees for migrant health staff William...

Apple have now released IOS 13.5 which means that at least it has become theoretically possible for an app to use the Exposure Notification API, which supports contact tracing apps.

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Just saw this. there was a reported 40-minute queue for a toilet in Skegness. What a way to spend what was possibly your first "day out" since lockdown began! Queuing for a bog in Skeggie.

Quite possibly a proved case of "coughing at" which caused illness, whether or not the victim dies, could be argued as GBH or similar, not just assault.

If the reports of the railway worker, Belly, who was spat at then died are proved to be accurate, then spitting might well have been tantamount to murder. I'd be extremely annoyed to be someone like a railway worked and excluded from the extra protection. Railway person chatting to a...

Of course, an accidental cough is just that. (One of the fundamental reasons wearing masks might well be a GOOD IDEA!) Hence the expression "cough at" - a deliberate act. I can imagine cases where the victim is just outwith the definitions of the act.