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Have to wait a while yet before we can do that! Place the other towel with the layer of paper on it out in the sun to dry. What sun? It will go supremely mouldy and yuck before it ever dried in current conditions. :( And we like the one with Aloe Vera... Where'd'we get that? None in our patch.

And more to look forward to: "But, working in the other direction, we expect the adverse effect of higher trade barriers to build through our five-year forecast period and beyond."

One of those headlines which both has a possible real story but how much case making? If people have given up their televisions, simply signing an edict that TV licences are not required will likely have very limited impact. At the same time, any over-75s found watching without a licence are...

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Look on the Bright Side. :)

Just been reading (elsewhere) someone who said CV isn't such a megedeal, death rate only 3.4%. Aside from pointing out that it varies with age so each age group will have its own perception of risk, I also looked up some stats: UK WWI casualties - 1.88% to 2.2% Worldwide 1918+ flu - 2-3% UK...

Now it is a USA emergency. There’s been an ongoing concern about the availability of tests for the Coronavirus. Trump said his team expected “half a million additional tests will be available early next week.” “Which will bring probably 1.4 million tests next week and five million in a...

I keep seeing claims that huge doses of vitamin C (even up to 200 grams a day!) and iodine (sniffed from a salt pipe) will help with, well, almost anything. But definitely nasty viruses and also bacterial diseases. Seems part of the claim is both substances kill all viruses and all bacteria...

The governement is really managing to engender trust. WHO urges countries to 'track and trace' every Covid-19 case Advice comes day after UK decides to stop community tests and only test hospital cases

We have been wondering about going out for walks if confined but well enough to do so. In our particular area, we could easily keep at least ten metres away from anyone and still get a decent leg stretch - so long as anyone we do see understands and doesn't encroach. Yes, we did consider making...

What pills are being prescribed?

He seemed to be a surprisingly good contributor to the program. Very clearly confirmed he had not been approached by the government as they had claimed. And the idea that we can meaningfully negotiate trade deals in this situation is uttery fantasy. Why, even literally signing deals could be a...

The (everywhere but Scotland) government's policy of continuing to allow big gatherings appears to be folding. If things like football shut up shop there will be considerably fewer big things happening in the first place. Premier League prepares for suspension after Arteta tests positive for...

At the same time, testing will now be restricted to those in hospitals. And we are told not to ring 111.

A completely self-explanatory riposte to DT. Do us a favor “Do me a favor, speed it up, speed it up.” This is what U.S. President Donald Trump told the National Association of Counties Legislative Conference, recounting what he said to pharmaceutical executives about the progress toward a...

From where I now am, I am so very pleased that we eventually got a decent internet connect at the beginning of December. Already it has been so very helpful in being able to read around without severe delays all the time. If self-isolation is needed, it will be so appreciated.

But they won't have anyone to export to!

The one bit that I am happy about is that, overall, there is clearly an enormous amount of work going on to produce tests, to develop vaccines, to identify and produce medicines that will help. And I am not in a position to make a real judgement as to whether the UK is doing everything it can...

The government is being open and honest: Q: When do you think older people will be asked to stay at home? And how old is old? Vallance says the peak is probably 10 to 14 weeks away, maybe longer. Even to cover the peak, you would need to ensure that those sorts of measures would be in place...

Your and my understanding of "level" may be different: Many families "to lose loved ones" announces UK prime minister Boris Johnson said the coronavirus outbreak was “the worst public health crisis for a generation” and the number of cases could be “much higher” than...

At least one expert has probably burned his invitation to No 10... Health expert brands UK's coronavirus response 'pathetic' Ministers ‘behaving like 19th-century colonialists playing a five-day game of cricket’, says Prof John Ashton...