Spike in new cases after VE Day celebrations

[trystan]

Hi all,

The VE Day celebrations yesterday to commemorate 75 years of Victory in Europe was a welcome tonic and morale boost for many people during these tough times we also find ourselves.

Many people will have celebrated it sensibly, and with consideration to the safety and wellbeing of others.

We observed here, in Bury in Lancashire people passing cans and bottles of drink to neighbours, balloons being handed out, promptly being blown up with willing pursed lips, and even tables straddling low walls and neighbours sharing a table. Bunting being passed from neighbour to neighbour. Footballs being kicked around, children from different families playing with each other. Mothers standing next to each other enjoying each others company. Celebrations carried on with some people until after it went dark, by this time people had been drinking from early afternoon were dancing around with each other. A joyful time for many people here. How lovely for them. I'm sure they will remember the day for many years to come.

I dread to think though, will they remember the day quite differently in about ten days' time?

Trystan

[suey]

One hopes not. I guess they think that because they’ve all been in isolation and all are well at the moment no harm to be done. Neighbours in the flats near us have been socialising from the very start of all this.
 Very quiet in and around our village, no street parties, very few people had flags or bunting out.  Although those with children had made an effort, I did wonder if it was part of their home schooling?

[rayard]

But a lot of people haven't been isolating, they had to get that food and the balloons etc.  from somewhere i.e. they have been in shops.
Our local shop isn't enforcing distancing  ( I haven't done shopping for two months now to protect my husband who is 82) and I don't know how other shops are,  but from what I can see a lot of people are still visiting and children are playing with others.
rayard.

[Romilly]

There was a street party in my road, (in Hertfordshire) yesterday. It was meant to be people just staying in their own front gardens, drives, etc. We didn't join in, - have been isolating, - but from what I could see, people certainly weren't staying in their own front gardens! It went on from early afternoon until dark, with lots of drinking and conviviality, - but it does make you wonder if there'll be a spike in cases here too:-(

Romilly.

[Kiltpin]

I dread to think though, will they remember the day quite differently in about ten days' time?

Trystan

 

There are a great many people who are incapable of learning from the experience of others - they must make their own mistakes before they learn. 

Regards 

Chas

[mazi]

I dread to think though, will they remember the day quite differently in about ten days' time?

Trystan

 

There are a great many people who are incapable of learning from the experience of others - they must make their own mistakes before they learn. 

Regards 

Chas

Or they may have assessed the risk and decided it was worth it.

Either way the results in ten days time will confirm or deny the current thinking.

If you personally follow the rules you should be okay, that is a personal choice.

Mike

[dowdstree]

On their own heads be it if they have been partying and not following the rules. The problem being they may infect innocent people with this dreadful virus and put more pressure on the NHS.

No street parties here yesterday but I think we Scots tend to shy away from these sort of celebrations. However we commemorate in our own way.

Yesterday the Duke and Duchess of Rothesay laid a wreath at the War Memorial on the Balmoral Estate and Scotland observed the two minutes silence led by our First Minister Nicola Sturgeon outside St Andrew's House in Edinburgh.

Dorrie

[Gadget]

I've just seen this. 

https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-police-chief-warning-over-uk-lockdown-split-as-britain-bakes-11985648

[Llwyd]

Oh ye fools!.