Posted on 16/10/2020 20:04
Well, I've just had the email saying we have to register with the nhs test and trace app when arriving on site. As a couple we own standard old school phones which don't have the app facility so are we now discriminated against and can't enjoy our hobby?
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Posted on 19/11/2020 09:35 by EmilysDadI'm sure there is a lot more to infection rates than merely 'taking notice' in a north/south divide
Posted on 19/11/2020 10:03 by JVB66What is your take on the reason it seems much lower south of "Watford Gap?" which is much further north than Watford
Posted on 19/11/2020 20:12 by EmilysDadThere are many many more cleverer folks than me that might know! Though up in't grim north we have more terraced housing eg more people living closer together and more multi-generational house holds 🤷♂️
Posted on 19/11/2020 20:27 by nelliethehookerIt does seem strange though that London which must-have a huge number of multi generation households doesn't have such a high rate of infections compared to the north east and west.
Posted on 19/11/2020 22:23
Also a population of over 9 million , a friend of ours who lives in a very high bame population in terraced houses,in North East London who i spoke to today in the same vunerable group as us ,told me that the virus positive cases is low where he is , ,even as he said a very noisy devali with fire works
Posted on 19/11/2020 22:32
I heard the SE situation being discussed on the news today. There is apparently a school of thought that suggests the early high infection rates in the SE back in the Spring may have produced an element of herd immunity resulting in low numbers of cases now. It’s unproven but a topic being considered.
Posted on 19/11/2020 22:47
Have just been watching the local news on BBC East and health experts think that with more shops being open it seems more people taking advantage of they expect? less people shopping is having an effect in some areas with the higher virus figures
They had Cameras in Stevenage town centre and it was very noticeable that very FEW people were NOT wearing face masks
Posted on 19/11/2020 09:05 by cyberyachtI see that USA have hit a quarter of a million deaths with no appreciable controls or restrictions. We, with our tiers, lockdowns, tracing etc have a death toll that, based on population, is about the same. Let's hope these vaccines get us out of this mess.
Posted on 20/11/2020 07:44
agree on the vaccine issue, but an ex work college living in Houston told me yesterday that new infections are out of control, and that people were dropping like flies.
"US coronavirus cases soar to new daily high of more than 185,000"
this was yesterday, not sure if lock down was or is the answer in the UK but there was a programme on the TV last night with lots of professors etc and each had their own take on what should have been done. For me the biggest tragedy was allowing all those sporting events to take place in early March and then not being able to track just how many people were infected walking around infecting others 
Oh! and not stopping all flights from mainly China.
Carian