General discussion on current situation 3

[KGarrad]

Restaurants and cafes to open from 15th June

Oops! Sorry! That's just the Isle of Man

On the down side, my operation (for kidney stone) has been postpones again.
Apparently I have to self-isolate for 14 days before the op - presumably so I don't bring an infection to the hospital.
Then I will have to isolate for another 14 days when I get back to the Isle of Man

[Maiden Stone]

Horrible smelly things anyway - the barbecues, not the men!! 

I agree. Polluting fresh air. A local authority banned them during lockdown to protect people who were shielding and who had been advised to open their windows to allow air into their home.

[Guy Etchells]

Nicola Sturgeon advised wearing face coverings on public transport some weeks ago.

Yes she followed the UK Government's advice to wear, face coverings in crowded spaces such as public transport and shops, the difference not is it will soon be a legal requirement to wear face coverings on public transport in England not just advice.
Cheers
Guy

[Maiden Stone]

Nicola Sturgeon advised wearing face coverings on public transport some weeks ago.

Yes she followed the UK Government's advice to wear, face coverings in crowded spaces such as public transport and shops, the difference not is it will soon be a legal requirement to wear face coverings on public transport in England not just advice.

It was co-ordinated advice from the 2 governments, published on their respective websites 11th May.
 
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/public-advised-to-cover-faces-in-enclosed-spaces

https://www.gov.scot/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-public-use-of-face-coverings

The recommendation had been announced 2 weeks previously by Nicola Sturgeon. (Press reports 28th April)
All 4 governments in UK listen to medical and scientific advice.
Wearing face coverings on public transport and in other busy public places is still advisory, not mandatory in Scotland.

[Maiden Stone]

Information about exercising safely outdoors from Ordnance Survey.
               Get Outside Safely
https://getoutside.ordnancesurvey.co.uk
Can search by activity & location.
Currently collating information sourced from government, local authorities + other third parties.
Featured on today's edition of "Inside Science", Radio 4.

[jillruss]

I understood the general opinion on face masks was that it was very doubtful they did any good in stopping the virus.

That was the last time before today that I tuned into the 5pm political broadcast. sorry corona virus bulletin, which admittedly was some time ago (apart from at the time of the Cummings fiasco).

So, is this yet another about turn? Where am I supposed to get a face mask? I thought they were supposed to be so rare they were going on the open market for 6 toilet rolls and a packet of pasta?

I switched on the bulletin by mistake today (I was really looking for Hunting Bigfoot, which is much more entertaining but then again just about anything else would be) and that little chap with the fluffy hairdo was trying to sell me an electric scooter! I swear! Always thought he looked like a second hand car salesman.....

[Maiden Stone]

I understood the general opinion on face masks was that it was very doubtful they did any good in stopping the virus.

So, is this yet another about turn? Where am I supposed to get a face mask? I thought they were supposed to be so rare they were going on the open market for 6 toilet rolls and a packet of pasta?

...  an electric scooter! ...  a second hand car salesman.....

Wearing a face covering in a public situation where it is difficult to maintain physical distancing is intended to lessen the risk of passing on the virus to people with whom you may be in contact.
Knowledge about the virus changes and so advice may change. It's now known that many people don't display symptoms.
It's up to politicians whether or not to act on advice and when.

You don't need to wear a face covering while on an electric scooter. 

[Llwyd]

Hurrah for the fair weather walkers. 

 Where am I supposed to get a face mask? I thought they were supposed to be so rare they were going on the open market for 6 toilet rolls and a packet of pasta?

Face masks are currently being advertised for sale by various firms at least on a weekly basis, sometimes twice weekly even, in the national press. They are certainly not difficult to obtain, not by any stretch of the imagination. There are single use disposable masks, there are washable masks and there are the more advanced, medical standard masks. The price you pay is governed by the type and amount bought.
The firms selling them state they are not affecting NHS supplies.
Go for it Jillruss, fill yer boots.
 

[[Ray]]

"You don't need to wear a face covering while on an electric scooter. . . . . . "

Unless scooting thru the excrement being thrown into the sea, onto beach, onto "promenades",  at the south coast beaches, recently.