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I think there will be some spare capacity in Swindon and Bridgend.

Where is the logic that enables "them" to report covid-19 cases when they don't, won't, test? (They only set up testing in Carmarthen and Cardigan a few days ago. Scrapped - so it appears - already.) "The move into the ‘delay’ phase, will include working closely with health boards, NHS 111 and...

Maybe not many catches... Or will that just be wishful thinking?

Currently the survival statistics for over-80s with covid-19 and one shot of classic Russian Roulette are fairly similar. (I was trying to explain to someone that covid-19 just a touch more serious than annual flu.)

With allies like this, who needs enemies? Trump offers 'large sums' for exclusive access to coronavirus vaccine German government tries to fight off aggressive takeover bid by US, say reports Despite his historical stand: If there is one thing pro-vaccine campaigners and their opponents...

Not much fun. The slippery slope... Chaos as 30,000 British tourists told to leave French ski resorts Urgent repatriation efforts are under way after French mountain resorts closed to tackle coronavirus

Aldi this morning, car park almost 100% - usually at this time it would be around 25/30%. (It is a normal time for us to go out and do our weekend shopping.) On Aldi's doors: Quite well stocked, but expect them to be wiped out by end of day. Till queues much longer than normal. And staff...

We were thinking about what to do while self-isolated (if it comes to that) and thought of playing board games like Monopoly. Which sounded OK until we got to Community Chest. :D

Decide which government to follow! Scottish says they are not going to impose self-isolation on over-70s.

If partner and I fall ill today, and spend seven days stuck inside, and recover, just who will know? Any reason to contact anyone at all, NHS 111 or GP, has disappeared, until we get so ill that we need hospitalisation. So all official figures might as well be based on patterns on sponges on...

In another side of my life, I am involved with an online health forum. Someone is asking about becoming pregnant. Normally, a perfectly legitimate sort of question asked for sensible reasons. But with covid-19, what should people do? Obviously, if they are pregnant, that's an existing...

I'll just go down to the beach and pick up a few sponges... :)

Although very much a minority view, I wear neoprene wellies in poor weather. Cheap ones (Aldi, about £20, sold for fishing) have been fine for me. Keeps the bottoms of trousers dry and protects from splahes and spray. If overtrousers have been needed, the overlap is an impregnable seal...

Is Peston part of the "soften them up for it" campaign? And what happens at the end of four months? Turf 'em out onto the streets?

Genuine (it appears) medical advice! Anti-inflammatories may aggravate Covid-19, France advises French minister says patients should take paracetamol rather than ibuprofen or cortisone https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/14/anti-inflammatory-drugs-may-aggravate-coronavirus-infection

As we are probably already aware... Brexit means coronavirus vaccine will be slower to reach the UK And it will cost more here because of the UK pulling out of the European Medicines Agency on 30 December • Three experts explain why Brexit leaves the UK less able to respond to pandemic...

Wow! That many? :)

Wow! That many? Only 36% of Britons trust Boris Johnson on coronavirus, poll finds “The fact that only 42% believe that they will contract coronavirus while the government’s strategy assumes that a significantly higher proportion will become infected means there is the risk of a nasty shock...

Might not have much effect but we now have a stylus near the front door. Any signature device proferred gets a scrawl from that. The driver does, at least in theory, have the option of a sanitiser wipe each time they return to the van. I suspect few, if any, are doing so and supplies of...

CV has worse figures than WW1. UK WWI casualties - 1.88% to 2.2%