We, the people, did well at abiding by the rules on lockdown when first introduced. (That Cummings, Jenrick, the Scottish health person, etc., seemed not to abide properly undermined the widespread support/"obedience".)
You'd think they'd require more people to drink it ... if their brains are eaten they are more likely to vote for Trump.
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Sorry Danidl, but the actual behaviour of the people was surprisingly good. People did stay at home. People did avoid the things they were told to avoid.
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Do take notice.Is that why London is now on lockdown watch alert flecc
"you'll have to take that up with the mass media ... maybe they are lying to wind you up ! "
Not doing that Ross, but as ever the person on the spot is more likely to have the up to date situation just as you've shown in your area. The 17,000 you mention will be correct since the 16,000 I posted was a couple of weeks ago. But as you can see those, largely confined to two hotspots, are nothing to get panicky over compared to the over 13 millions of London's supercity size and even the true 10.2 millions within the GLC boundary. Our very low London death rate reflects that, 25 in the last week who had been tested positive plus 2 mentions on death certificates.
The Barnard Castle fiasco caused a lot of damage to the credibility of those leading us out of the pandemic. That is the very last thing we need at a time like this.
It should have led to the forcible removal of Cummings and prosecution
A few years ago, when my daughter was an undergraduate, I subscribed at her student rate to Nature ..the weekly serious periodical. The majority of the material was biological and astrophysics. The Astrophysics, I could partially follow, it being the discipline of my doctorate. The Biological Sciences .very very little. But there was an ongoing theme about reproducibility in measurements in the biological sciences and the lack of consistency between labs. Basically unless two labs used exactly the same cell line and reagents from the same source, they were unlikely to get comparable results. I would not have seen that as ScienceWhen the government claims to follow the science, maybe take this into account:
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I had this pointed out to me by one of the foremost researchers in a field I know and care about. His ethics are of the highest order. He is, technically, retired so has no external pressure on him. His papers, written with colleagues, are of immense importance. I believe, in time, they will force a massive change in the field. But currently very much ignored - clearly read by the rest of the people in the field, but almost scrupulously not referenced.
Looks like the first plane ever to fly without a pilot and a nose cone, definitely " a world beater "
Some biological/medical tests are standardised. But the ones I am most often discussing are not. The test manufacturers have made, effectively, no effort to achieve standardisation.
