Tier 5

[AtW]

" Tier 4 'may not be enough to contain Covid mutations'

As well as suggesting that the new variant is 71 per cent more transmissible than the previous strain, the analysis suggests that the infectiousness could push up the R by as much as 0.93.

Overall, scientists from the New and Emerging Respiratory Virus Threats Advisory Group (Nervtag) concluded that the new variant could mean “an absolute increase in the R-value of between 0.39 to 0.93”.

But they warned that any estimates of the frequency of the variant – VUI-202012/01 – “may be underestimates” as the strain is difficult to sequence.

The paper warned: “It was noted that VUI-202012/01 has demonstrated exponential growth during a period when national lockdown measures were in place.” "

Tier 4 'may not be enough to contain Covid mutations'

It won't be a national lockdown, just Tier 5 everywhere.

[edison]

" Tier 4 'may not be enough to contain Covid mutations'

As well as suggesting that the new variant is 71 per cent more transmissible than the previous strain, the analysis suggests that the infectiousness could push up the R by as much as 0.93.

Overall, scientists from the New and Emerging Respiratory Virus Threats Advisory Group (Nervtag) concluded that the new variant could mean “an absolute increase in the R-value of between 0.39 to 0.93”.

But they warned that any estimates of the frequency of the variant – VUI-202012/01 – “may be underestimates” as the strain is difficult to sequence.

The paper warned: “It was noted that VUI-202012/01 has demonstrated exponential growth during a period when national lockdown measures were in place.” "

Tier 4 'may not be enough to contain Covid mutations'

It won't be a national lockdown, just Tier 5 everywhere.

Why don't we just cut the crap and go full on Spinal Tap and move to Tier 11?

[d000hg]

Back to school closures and stay-at-home orders until Easter?

[NotAllThere]

Shouldn't this be Tier 5 DOOM?

[edison]

Shouldn't this be Tier 5 DOOM?

Or alternatively start a new Counting Thread but just for Covid Tiers?

[AtW]

Shouldn't this be Tier 5 DOOM?

I promised to suspend use of the DOOM brand until 2021

HTH

[BR14]

well, as it's christmas, you can have a FOAtW anyway.

[Mordac]

well, as it's christmas, you can have a FOAtW anyway.

And a mince pie...

[Uncle Albert]

Why don't we just cut the crap and go full on Spinal Tap and move to Tier 11?

Numbered tiers are so November. I think we need to move to letters, like we used to do for A levels. A* being the highest lockdown level and U for do what the **** you like.

[Old Greg]

well, as it's christmas, you can have a FOAtW anyway.

Any more of that and we’ll stick you in the Tier 6 for angry little blowhards.