Covid - news and views

Pssst mylo-that’s exactly what you can do soon, enjoy your freedom👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻

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It seems an attempt to bring on herd immunity. I still disagree with removal of masks in shops and public transport.

It has been made plain by the boffins and even supported by BJ that in situations such as public transport, busy closed environments etc. that the continued wearing of masks is desirable.

The personal decision whether to comply with such advice should perhaps be guided by the exhortation to "love your neighbour as yourself".

We will carry on wearing masks in shops and crowded places, I don't mind them for a short time shopping.

We noticed last winter that seasonal Flu was greatly reduced and even the common cold seemed to have taken a holiday. With that kind of reduction in transmission then I'm happy to carry on wearing a mask. 

At some point I'm sure we will resume going to the theatre/cinema but not yet. We will use our common sense and judge each situation, pretty much what we have been doing since this whole situation erupted last year.

Doing daily 'lateral flow tests' to monitor yourself if you think you might have been in contact will work for some but for others they will just not bother.  There are many professions that are supposed to do 2 a week just now and that includes school pupils. They are provided with them by the school/work but I know for a fact that many started off well but now don't bother. 

We will not rely on other people to keep us safe, we will rely on our own common sense.

If I am being honest, I have now reached the stage where I am past caring what choices others make, it is and always has been their choice, and folks will live (or possibly die) with the consequences of their actions, much as they do with other aspects of life. No use appealing or debating the pro’s and cons with anyone who has an alternative view, individual circumstances differ too much.
Happiness for us will be holidays under our own terms, meeting up safely with family and friends, not being a burden on the NHS, getting the occasional routine health care we need, enjoying different treats such as days out, eating out, but above all, knowing we and our loved ones are as safe as possible. 
I can understand the degree of frustration some might feel, as not all restrictions put into place seem to have made sense, nor has the communicating of them. But much of this is now going, and the onus will be on the individual, and individual work places now to stand or fall by the choices they make. 

Thinking alike TG👍

 with ref to Dk comment about contracting the virus from surfaces, it has been shown that with the much enhanced cleaning of surfaces and hand holds, is also a reason that the normal spread of flu and colds has also been reduced by the cleaning of surfaces

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Well said that man