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I did actually write another bit saying it is society/economy/etc. that discriminates - not the virus. Not sure what happened? Looks like I dropped it while posting.

Afraid I got a mental image of thousands of small boats each with a few people, and all trying desperately to self-isolate from each other.

Might be so - but that wasn't the virus doing the discrimination, 'twas society (or whatever you want to call it). The one that leaves some people without any shelter and others worrying only about whether they are richer or poorer than Bezos.

Would someone please edit the world? "This coronavirus doesn't discriminate." What a sadly pathetic and trite phrase. As if flu and all the other viruses did discriminate.

Even the current speaker, who seemed to want some glory but not to upset applecarts, has got to the point of intervening. Mind, leaving it to the end of the month is unsatisfacory. Should be done on an "as soon as possible" basis with a recall the moment it is implemented. UK to set up...

Did you see the purported PM's rant last night? Back into bluster mode. Ready to put "30,000 ventilators" on the side of a bus? Steven @StevenMcinerney Replying to @BorisJohnson and @MattNavarra Absolutely **** loads of catchphrases there & absolutely no new information. We've been...

Late this afternoon, heard a familiar whoop-whoop. Familiar from a place I used to work which was on a regular flight path - for Chinooks. Looked up and saw one flying pretty close by and very low. Seemed to be heading towards Milford Haven. Could have been Castlemartin (tank range), Bluestone...

Can anyone do the right thing? CQC seems to be trying. UK healthcare regulator brands resuscitation strategy unacceptable Care home residents in Hove, East Sussex and Wales have had ‘do not attempt resuscitation’ notices applied...

Don't worry - we have a perfectly reasonable long-er route which will probably suffice. :) But it is something I have been conscious of - hence making sure I don't use the shortest possible route. I suspect some people are not thinking about it at all.

For those of us who still use liquid fuel, driving to our nearest supermarket is such a short distance I doubt the battery can fully recharge - especially if not used frequently. How many battery replacements will be required due to obeying lockdown and only going shopping once a week - and...

Lie by omission or, at least, by delay: Fourth cabinet member self-isolated after having Covid symptoms The defence secretary, Ben Wallace, has been self-isolating after feeling the symptoms of the coronavirus, it has been disclosed.

Congrats to Welsh Assembly: Two opposition group leaders in the Welsh Assembly are to join the Welsh Government’s Covid group, the first minister has said. Mark Drakeford said he was “very grateful” to Tory group leader Paul Davies and Plaid Cymru's Adam Price for accepting his invitation.

But first they actually used live cowpox to vaccinate against smallpox.

Can we have Aldi as our government? :) Discount supermarket Aldi is donating almost half a million surplus Easter eggs to charities and food banks across the UK. From Thursday, Aldi will provide up to 50 Easter eggs per store each day to local charities and food banks which support vulnerable...

The prime minister’s spokesman also said: There is a global shortage of the specialist chemicals for testing, contrary to claims by the British Chemicals Association Again, identify what compounds are suffering shortages! Then we just possibly might believe the PM and his spokesman. Until...

It ends: The UK’s approach to testing may be proven right — we just don’t know. But it has taken a different path to most. I am not at all convinced that our approach is sensible.

Putin has shown himself rather more adept than many other dictators politicians: Coronavirus: Russia sends plane full of medical supplies to US Critics likely to claim Moscow will exploit goodwill gesture as public relations coup

Given the personal stakes that everyone has, including those in the chemical industry, I strongly suspect they are being honest and truthful - and would do almost anything to produce more of whatever reagent(s) are required.

But why so unprepared as to not have more information available? Appears unable to predict even the most obvious questions. I have seen mention already of the availability of vast quantities of ethanol and substantial amounts of isopropanol - so unlikely to be them. (Though they might only be...

Wantonly threatening active medical staff with the sack should be one of the few reasons to sack medical staff (including managers) at present.