D
Deleted member 32773
Guest
I'd love you to do a historical review of the 'Black Death' I'm sure it would be an interesting view "it was the peasants fault for being selfish and spreading the plague"
Newcastle in tier 3
- Thread starter Secret Visage
- Start date
Liverpool tier 2 as their reward for doing what the government asked straight away.
Manchester tier 3 because Burnham caused problems so they’ve put him back in his box
Butcher's Coat
Striker
We're not talking about rats here marra.
dangermows
Striker
And yet @SAFCOldie reckons it's not the Tory governments doing, it's Labour concellors calling the shots.
SAFCOldie
Striker
Nope, I said they all get to vote on all this next week, it's in all the MPs hands equally to get this sorted.
PM may need Labour votes to get Covid tiers plan through Commons
About 70 Tory MPs could rebel when plans for England restrictions are put to vote
www.theguardian.com
Sir Lancelot
Striker
In Liverpool they had mass testing of everyone. That identified every one who had covid regardless of whether or not they showed symptoms. By repeatedly testing and isolating covid cases they were able to target areas with high concentrations of cases and help to prevent new ones. It clearly worked in Liverpool as their cases dropped by two thirds over the few weeks of the testing.
MONTYMCPHAIL
Striker
dangermows
Striker
We're not talking about rats here marra.
Bats this time.
SAFCOldie
Striker
To be fair they tested less than half the city.
Sir Lancelot
Striker
It was still sufficient to bring the numbers down. Imagine if everyone had got off their arses then they could have done even better. Something for all of us to consider when mass testing is rolled out in this area.
SAFCOldie
Striker
Or much worse, a 50/50 if ever there was one.
mackembulldog
Striker
Do you work for the council Dave?Actually, I checked.
From the council website:
Cases per 100,000 people in Canterbury (so not total) in the last week, 224.3.Cases in Kent - Kent County Council
Links to information on latest coronavirus case numbers in Kent.www.kent.gov.uk
University Of Kent cases in the same 7 day period 23 on campus, 14 off campus, 3 staff = 40. 286 cases total since 7th September.
Update on Covid-19 cases
See our current Covid-19 cases and how we are supporting students who are self-isolating.www.kent.ac.uk
Christchurch is a smaller University, with smaller numbers:
142 total, 36 in the last week.Coronavirus advice and guidance - Canterbury Christ Church University
Canterbury Christ Church University's Coronavirus (Covid-19) information and advice page for staff, students and visitors.www.canterbury.ac.uk
The BBC checker says:
390 total for Canterbury in the last week and 2,393 to date.
Coronavirus: Latest figures for Kent, Sussex and Surrey
Check how many cases of coronavirus are reported in Kent, Sussex and Surrey.www.bbc.co.uk
That gives 76/390 for the last week = 19%
or (275+142)/2393 in total = 17% total
That is a long way from your 90% claim. I.e. 83% of cases are not from the University.
Seriously though I’m going from school figures and figures supplied by the university. Essentially I’m just a bit off. Given I e been in doors for weeks hoping for a nice walk down to my local for a bite to eat and a beer
DaveH
Striker
Not the council, but you are more than a bit off!Do you work for the council Dave?
Seriously though I’m going from school figures and figures supplied by the university. Essentially I’m just a bit off. Given I e been in doors for weeks hoping for a nice walk down to my local for a bite to eat and a beer
mackembulldog
Striker
Sorry I wasn’t talking about my figures. I meant to say I’m a bit pissed off. Not a bit off. I’ve been indoors for weeks. I just happy take my mrs ‘fake news’ as she works in education down here and all I kept hearing about was the number of students testing positive.
DaveH
Striker
I don't know where she gets her numbers from, but they are wrong. I understand about being frustrated though, just seems the students are not the group to be frustrated at this time. I think it is a bit of everything. Some pubs, some schools, the Universities, house visits etc. Same as the rest of the country, only we have been lucky so far that numbers have been low down here until the last few weeks.
I was quite surprised when I looked at the figures though. 17-19% is quite high for an area, just to be students so I started looking at population numbers. The last census had the Canterbury population at 43k. UoK student numbers are 19k and 17k at CCCU. That means when the students are in residence, the population of the city swells by 83%! Or put another way, during term time, students make up 45% of the local population. That is almost every other resident you meet will be a student.
I know Canterbury is small and student numbers are high, but I was quite surprised the ratio was so high. Made me realise what a massive difference both universities make to the local economy.
^ This is why you’re in T3
Unless testing centres are rolled out in Newcastle, Sunderland and Durham. Some of us have to work and cant spend 2 hours travelling there and back plus queueing time to get daily tests
London cases per 100,000 are 177. North East is 340.
From these figures, why would we not be in a higher tier than London
Last edited:
42
Striker
I never said we should not be higher than London, we should be in the same tier
There's areas of East London in the 500's
Rates in London are on the increase
