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    #21
    Can't read it. Please copy and paste.
    "You’re just a bad memory who doesn’t know when to go away" JR

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      #22
      It's a clickbait...

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        #23
        No fecking idea what those morons (ie. Bozo) in government are waiting for, London has been in Tier 4 for two weeks and cases are still soaring:

        https://twitter.com/chrischirp/statu...183785472?s=19

        It's now way worse than April 2020, so get ready to see 1000+ deaths per day. This is idiotism and negligence at an off the scale level.

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          #24
          Tier

          Tier 5 is simple. Close all the hospitals to protect the NHS.

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            #25
            Originally posted by SueEllen View Post
            Can't read it. Please copy and paste.


            Britons are bracing themselves for Tier 5 restrictions or even another lockdown as Boris Johnson and scientists admitted more needed to be done to curb rising coronavirus cases across the country.

            Ministers chose not to introduce a new, tougher tier in their last review on Dec 30. However, on Jan 3 the Prime Minister admitted: "What we are doing now is using the tiering system, which is a very tough system... and, alas, probably about to get tougher to keep things under control. But, we will review it."

            Mr Johnson was questioned on the Andrew Marr show about the present restrictions. He said: "It may well be that we need to do things in the next few weeks that will be tougher in some parts of the country... I am reconciled to that and I think people around the country are reconciled to that too."

            England could be back in lockdown by the middle of the month, Government sources suggested, prompting fears that the country will be kept in a straitjacket until at least Easter.

            The Telegraph understands that discussions about the return of shielding have already begun in Government, and a further announcement on school closures could come as soon as this week.

            It came after Sir Mark Walport, a member of the Government's advisory Sage committee, said the country needed even tighter measures than Tier 4 to contain the spread of the new variant of coronavirus.



            He told the BBC's Marr show on Jan 3: "It's the Tier 4 restrictions, it's obeying them. It is thinking about breaking essentially every possible route of transmission we possibly can. Those are the things that are absolutely necessary and it is pretty clear we're going to need more."

            When asked if he thought that schools also would need to close as part of these measures, he said: "We know transmission happens within schools, we know that a person between 12 and 16 is seven times more likely than others in a household to bring an infection into a household."

            Decisions on tiers are made by ministers based on public health recommendations informed by case detection rate, how quickly case rates are rising or falling, positivity in the general population, pressure on the NHS and their capacity, and local context and exceptional circumstances such as a local but contained outbreak.

            If these indicators are not improving, an area may be moved up a tier and if the trajectory improves, the area may move to a lower tier.

            "Sizeable chunks" of the Midlands, the North East and parts of the North West are now living under Tier 4 restrictions.

            As events developed rapidly, there were reports that the Government's key "Covid-O" committee that oversees restrictions was expected to meet on Jan 4 to decide changes to the coronavirus regime.


            How would restrictions change in Tier 5?

            Although an outline of Tier 5 is not yet clear, it could be similar to the first lockdown back in March.

            Schools and universities were closed, with learning taking place online instead. Many schools across the country are already facing two-week closures, in order to stop the spread of the virus. But at the moment it does not apply to all schools in Tier 4 areas, only those in London.

            The first lockdown meant elderly and vulnerable people were forced to “shield”, this may mean staying home throughout Tier 5.

            The Telegraph understands that discussions about the return of shielding have already begun in Government, and a further announcement on school closures could come as soon as this week.

            Other options would include stricter limits on meeting others, as during the first lockdown. Then people were unable to meet anyone from another household, both indoors and out, even for a walk around the park. Under official guidance, people were only allowed to leave your home for certain reasons, and exercise was limited to one hour a day per person. These restrictions may be similar if Tier 5 is introduced.

            Travelling to holiday homes or second homes could be banned, and hotels may close.

            In the previous lockdown some playgrounds were shut, which may be considered if Tier 5 is put in place.

            Speaking on the Marr show on Jan 3, the Prime Minister said: "There are obviously a range of tougher measures that that we would have to consider... I'm not going to speculate now about what they would be, but I'm sure that all our viewers and our listeners will understand what the sort of things... clearly school closures, which we had to do in March is one of those things."


            Why might Tier 5 be necessary?

            Pressure has been mounting on ministers to expand Tier 4 restrictions in the face of increasing strain on hospitals in England, where the number of patients has surpassed the April peak of the first wave.

            On Dec 29, the NHS England chief executive Sir Simon Stevens warned that doctors and nurses are "back in the eye of the storm".

            Speaking on the Marr show on Jan 3, the Prime Minister said: "It is bumpy and it's going to be bumpy."

            On Jan 2, the UK recorded 57,725 new cases of Covid-19, with cases topping 50,000 for five days running. An additional 445 deaths within 28 days of positive test were also recorded. This took the country's total to 74,570.

            Healthcare workers have pleaded with people to take the restrictions seriously, as hospitals report huge difficulties with capacity and staffing.

            Saffron Cordery, the deputy chief executive of NHS Providers, said some trusts were reporting up to three times the number of Covid patients as at the peak of the first wave.

            "This means hospitals and also ambulance services in Tier 4 areas and beyond are incredibly busy, compounded by increasing staff absences due to illness and the need to self-isolate," she said.

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              #26
              My hero Simon Dolan can see exactly what is going on.

              https://twitter.com/simondolan/statu...25903156043776


              Simon Dolan #KBF
              @simondolan



              Mark Walport, a member of Sage calling for even tighter measures than Tier 4.


              Just appointed chair at the Gates and CCP funded Imperial College.

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                #27
                The Imperial College is part of the global Covid conspiracy too?

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                  #28
                  Originally posted by AtW View Post
                  The Imperial College is part of the global Covid / US election / Climate Change conspiracy too?
                  FTFY

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                    #29
                    Tier 5, of a 3 tier system

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                      #30
                      Originally posted by dsc View Post
                      No fecking idea what those morons (ie. Bozo) in government are waiting for, London has been in Tier 4 for two weeks and cases are still soaring:

                      https://twitter.com/chrischirp/statu...183785472?s=19

                      It's now way worse than April 2020, so get ready to see 1000+ deaths per day. This is idiotism and negligence at an off the scale level.
                      The proper way to stop this virus is to do what they did in China.
                      Complete lockdown with no movement of people allowed for a month and stop all flights.
                      After that there will be no need of any further lockdowns. But BoJo and company will never do that.

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