20th January Stats

[Mackem DJ]

Small country, densely packed, lots of international connections to allow early spread, convoluted on again off again restrictions, a slow initial reaction allowing virus to be salted deep. Plus excellent health system that likely over reports rather than under reports those dying.

Be my guess.

+ a lot of dickheads who dont respect rules and laws and who dont believe they should have to make sacrifices.

 

[janey]

Unfortunately I can see a number in excess of 2000 a day before the deaths decline.

I agree, sadly

 

[JohnKay]

+ a lot of dickheads who dont respect rules and laws and who dont believe they should have to make sacrifices.

Harsh but true for way too many knackers in this country.

 

[Roaring Chubby]

taking it a bit off topic but its a double edged sword... the rule braking also drives the arts, innovations...

true, but creative rule breaking isn’t really being a bellend though.

 

[DaveH]

Cases are going in the right direction and it feels like we could be under 20,000 new cases per day in a couple of weeks. Which is still huge but positive.

Deaths on the rise is a worry. I think the trend is to lag behind by 10-14 days, so hopefully that is hitting the peak now (cases was the 8th) and we will start to see that declining too.

 

[Roaring Chubby]

Undoubtedly. The last 10 years we seem to have turned into a fairly lawless society, police & courts seem to have little desire or power.

So many people have this “i dont give a fuck, i’ll do what I want. No one tells ME what to do” attitude.

It’s undoubtedly lead to people dying imo.

I guess the internet has a lot to answer for. Visibility of the difference between the haves and have nots is relentless and vivid. I’m not condoning anything but I think the reaction of some people knowing they are at the bottom of the pile is “fuck it I’m going to do what I want, you can’t take that off me”.

 

[Epping]

true, but creative rule breaking isn’t really being a bellend though.

Oh I know.. many a knobhead who is a million miles from being creative.. there is also a huge selfish group in the UK

 

[Mackem DJ]

I think the reaction of some people knowing they are at the bottom of the pile is “fuck it I’m going to do what I want, you can’t take that off me”.

Very interesting and plausible take

 

[janey]

Even our esteemed leader says there is more to come

https://twitter.com/x/status/1351952355688910856

 

[Deleted member 43869]

Even our esteemed leader says there is more to come

https://twitter.com/x/status/1351952355688910856

Can someone explain how he has concluded that cases are 'flattening'? Aren't they 'plummeting?'

Possibly sending out a cautious message to dissuade people from loosening up on their obligations.

 

[CissesUnderpants9]

Even our esteemed leader says there is more to come

https://twitter.com/x/status/1351952355688910856

Just how bad it will be, is for fate to decide.

 

[Sam Handwich]

Small country, densely packed, lots of international connections to allow early spread, convoluted on again off again restrictions, a slow initial reaction allowing virus to be salted deep. Plus excellent health system that likely over reports rather than under reports those dying.

Be my guess.

Excellent Health system granted, but how much of this is down to poor overall health. Fast Food Nation, that's what we have become.

 

[Epping]

Excellent Health system granted, but how much of this is down to poor overall health. Fast Food Nation, that's what we have become.

I dare say there is an element of that.. lots of obese unhealthy people out there

 

[Scrubs]

Was a lad on here used to get pelters for sayin death numbers were grim. Don't think he was far off the mark TBO.

 

[Brian Griffin]

Was a lad on here used to get pelters for sayin death numbers were grim. Don't think he was far off the mark TBO.

At least we know which is the second log in of @FootballFan now

 

[Pnematic]

I dare say there is an element of that.. lots of obese unhealthy people out there

Correct - it’s really not helping at all.

 

[anotherfinemessi]

We had 12 straight days of 50,000+ new cases between 29th Dec up until 10th Jan and this looks like the aftermath of that. I hesitate to say that what's happening now could be due to the Xmas easing, but it could.

 

[FN-2187]

Even our esteemed leader says there is more to come

https://twitter.com/x/status/1351952355688910856

He won't take any f***ing responsibility, the cock.

 

[LewisLad]

Cases are going in the right direction and it feels like we could be under 20,000 new cases per day in a couple of weeks. Which is still huge but positive.

You're probably right and I know this lockdown isn't as being taken as seriously as the first etc. But it's mind boggling that cases at a certain point don't just drop off a cliff completely. In a few weeks, how will so many people still be testing positive every day.

 

[DaveH]

You're probably right and I know this lockdown isn't as being taken as seriously as the first etc. But it's mind boggling that cases at a certain point don't just drop off a cliff completely. In a few weeks, how will so many people still be testing positive every day.

Not as seriously as the first but more than the second, which was lockdown with everywhere open.