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R number still too high across the country, over 8000 new cases a day aswell and now a lot of people up here and especially in England more or less taken the slight relaxing of the rules to mean that we are back to normal, this is going to be horrible, stay safe folks.

Boris having an absolute mare here taking questions from MPs

Starmer has just murdered Boris at PMQs again, as one sided as you can get.

https://www.erinbromage.com/post/the-risks-know-them-avoid-them

It would appear from the tone of the governments scientists that they now realise they have been getting set up for the fall, Vallance today explaining that the government are 'informed by the science not led by it'. Also one of the female medical officers was saying that it was to do with money (no shit) as to why the country didn't shut down earlier. As for that app, glad that a lot of people have shunned it as it's no more than glorified spyware.

Some of the test kits sent out didn't have a return label with it and when those that had received those called the helpline they were told just to bin them and they'll have another sent out, absolute shambles.

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/04/phil-rosenthal-they-stand-behind-president/610735/

obesity could be a factor, both here and the USA have high rates of obese people, then you've got a couple of places that have a very old population, like Italy for example. Do feel that we were 3 weeks behind and acted so slow, originally they wanted it spread far and wide that's why Cheltenham never got binned, easiest way to spread the virus.

That was quite something else last night, the side cam showing the female doctors reaction as the oaf just spouted that is like watching someone watch a car crash unfold.

Episode 3

I'll stick this here although it only touches briefly on the virus and what it could mean going forward to some WILD stuff in this

main two rumours on twitter is that they want either Gove or Patel to take over from him, the ERG have held a meeting and 31 of the 51 there voted for Patel, Gove has Murdoch as his main backer, probably all shit but Boris has to be done here as should Hancock and that fruit that done the briefing yesterday.

It's all good and well knowing that you've got the antibodies but in the grand scheme it means fuck all, there's no proof of immunity, more and more people are testing positive for a second time, the government and their backers are just trying to force it so they can start the country up again.

episode 2 from those scientists I posted last week

the 'train guy' that Mortimer does is so good and extremely accurate on many levels, it's funny you should compare him and Limmy as the same thought popped in my head as I watched the 2nd and 3rd episodes. I also think a lot of people will feel awkward as fuck watching Limmy as they simply won't get it or perhaps they do and it's makes them realise they are one of the people he is ripping, we all know a 'ere whit language dae they speak in Brazil" type of person, we've all been stood at a bus stop and had the awkward glance with someone but how Limmy added to that was something special, I'm glad I never gave up on as I used to brush him off and think he was crap but really it was me that was crap for dismissing it/him.

Watched the first ep of Limmy's Homemade Show on Friday which was good, they've stuck it up on iplayer now so got the other 2 watched, something special about the 2nd episode, extremely good.

Incredible, the propaganda video was on another level, something you'd expect from North Korea.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-southkorea-idUSKCN21S15X

I think and please remember I'm a moron with an over active brain that has went in at the deep end here but when they originally mentioned Herd Immunity they backtracked quickly after people worked out it would cause so many deaths then it was damage control from them, even just last week Hancock was questioned on it and he said it was never mentioned, despite the BBC having a clip of the science fud Valance mentioning it. Some did say that even after they rejigged their strategy they were simply just dressing it up another way, it's now clear as day that they want everyone to get it despite them telling us to stay in and stick to social distancing, thing is there's no definitive proof that you can gain immunity from this virus, that from what I've read, I realise rocket/his daughter are better placed to comment but from what I've read it's just a gamble.

https://bylinetimes.com/2020/04/09/leaked-home-office-call-reveals-uk-government-wants-economy-to-continue-running-as-we-will-all-get-covid-19-anyway/

This is an excellent article https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-path-speci-idUSKBN21P1VF

Boris in ICU now