Covid - news and views

Big push here with vaccinations today. Centre open8  am to 8pm.All welcomed.

They conveniently forgot the advance parties setting up the media centre, barricades, accommodation and so on for the G7. They were here from mid/late May.

I've no doubt the crowds who came over the bank hol played a major part but I’ll not believe the official view regarding the G7 when, literally, many thousands came here from all over this country and the world.

The UK is now being pressurised by EUFA to allow fans to the games at Wembley with no quarantine. What planet are these people on when the Delta variant is out of control. Will Boris and money allow it to happen? Dont hold your breath.

It seems the football has to rule everything ,now we have thousands of “fans” in London potentially spreading the virus 

still , once were out of the competition people might stay at home !

Can't go to the theatre even if spaced out - not that sort 😱

But can go Ascot, football and other things doesnt make sense. But we are where we are........ . 🤐

100% agreement there, B2 & Huskydog

I saw a couple of 20-year olds on tv yesterday with the  'We are young and fit, so it won't hurt us.. . . . . .'  Perhaps, just perhaps it's time to bring back Matt Hancock's derided comment  ' Don't kill Your Granny with Covid  ' etched on a baseball bat

I see that today there were more first vaccinations than second ones, so, as Fisherman says the big push is on, trying to get those 18 and over done at least once as soon as possible.

G7, Bank holiday, who knows, what i can say is that i have just spent 3 weeks in Cornwall and have visited mainly beaches and some NT places such as Trelissick ranging from St Ives Bay to Newquay and even mid week most places were full to capacity and at weekend overflowing, and unfortunartely due to the make up of Cornwall e.g. lots of small villages with very narrow pavements etc, social distancing just goes out of the window.

I also saw several hotels/restaurants in the Newquay area that were closed due to staff proving positive for Covid, so not just St Ives .

We did try to avoid overly crowded areas, and always avoided eating/drinking inside, but we need to start putting our faith into the vaccine.

wont be going to Cornwall during July/August, those that live there have my sympathy, think i would SORN my car for 3 months during the summer if i lived there, but i do love it, but did not fancy any of the club sites so went off piste, perfect.

It’s simple really. July and August are the times we head eastwards if we go out. 

It’s no good SORN-ing the car as public transport is to be avoided at all costs but, being local, we can pick our routes and times.👍🏻😀

Out of interest, where did you stay, Rufs?

Staycation fever is highly infectious. It’s especially bad this year, but you’re absolutely right about social distancing. Attitude of many seems to be ‘what pandemic?’. 

It’s bad now, but I dread to think what the school holiday period will bring. On the plus side, traders are having a bumper year, so maybe the more mature and economically inactive amongst us should be more tolerant - grin and bear it, winter is coming, the best time to enjoy Cornwall.