The Right Decision?

[New Judge]

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/news/no-more-covid-rules-in-england-before-new-year-javid-confirms/ar-AASbzsl?ocid=msedgntp


New Year's Eve plans in England have been given the green light, as Sajid Javid confirmed the government will not be imposing any further restrictions before the New Year.

[bobbinwales]

//Other home countries have increased restrictions - and yet cases are rising.//
Wrong way round ... cases were rising so they increased restrictions slightley, they hope the restrictions will slow the increase down and stop it getting out of hand.... only time will tell if it was right or not enough or an overreaction

[jourdain2]

Not so bobinwales, other home countries were very fast to increase restrictions - and yet cases are still rising.

[Sqad]

Any replies to 21.48?

[Stickybottle]

Yes Sqad
#39

[Sqad]

Eh? sticky.

[Canary42]

What decision ?


Do nothing isn't a decision, it's a cop-out.

[Stickybottle]

Sqad
Eh? sticky

My post #39 was a reply to your 21.48

[Deskdiary]

Doing nothing is exactly a decision Canary. They’re aware Omicron, if caught, is mild, and therefore there’s no need to enforce restrictions.

It’s the right decision.

Drakeford (who is an imbecile) and St Urgeon got it wrong.

[Sqad]

So to sum up, the OPer wants our opinion on the decision of the PM without any ABer seeing the figures?

[andres]

Sqad^^ Christmas Day---113,628. Boxing Day--103,558 and up to press today-98,515
Serious staff shortages in hospitals because staff have Covid or isolating.

[Stickybottle]

Sqad
So to sum up, the OPer wants our opinion on the decision of the PM without any ABer seeing the figures?

Yes
That will be because they (government) are not in possession of any facts or figures yet
My outlook atm is :
Brace yourselves

[bobbinwales]

Ive never heard so many friends, family and neighbours in wales and england report covid infections as in the last few days. One group all went to same function and lots were positive a few days later. Fortunately none are in hospital at this stage but its clear theres a growth in infections, the key is whether its feeding through to hospitals

[Sqad]

andres right, thank you.

[THECORBYLOON]

SQAD, the data for various days are delayed and this link shows the categories and dates affected.

https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk/details/whats-new/record/863ee4e6-faae-4c30-a935-431bc02640d9

[Khandro]

Israel is now bringing in 4th vaccine jab, will we follow? then comes a 5th, 6th, 7th ..........................?

Herd immunity is the only way out, a lot of illnesses & a lot of deaths, just like it has always been throughout history with pandemics.
Does anyone disagree?

[Sqad]

Thanks CORBY so we don't know the figures since Dec 22.

[New Judge]

//In answering this question, has anyone seen the Covid figures over the festive period?//

Yes I have.

New cases (UK Total):

Dec 25th 113,628
Dec 26th 103,558
Dec 27th 98,515

Reported deaths over those three days (UK Total): 146 (no daily breakdown available).

Hospital Admissions (England only):

Dec 24th 1,020
Dec 25th 1,281

Numbers in hospital (England only):

Dec 24th 7.366
Dec 25th 7,166
Dec 26th 7,536
Dec 27th 8,474

I'm sure the PM has more in depth figures than I have.

Those suggesting that deciding to take no action is a cop-out are wrong. It is probably the most difficult decision to make. A cop out would have been to impose a full lock down on the country and hope for a different outcome than on the last occasions such action was taken.

[Sqad]

NJ....taking those figures, then he has made the correct decision.

[Gromit]

An interesting experiment. Most of Europe increase restrictions 3 weeks ago.
Scotland, Wales and N.Ireland have done the same. England has done nothing.
It will be interesting in a month to compare cases and deaths.

[Stickybottle]

Avatar Image Gromit
An interesting experiment. Most of Europe increase restrictions 3 weeks ago.
Scotland, Wales and N.Ireland have done the same. England has done nothing.
It will be interesting in a month to compare cases and deaths.

I agree with that too
In my opinion Boris did nothing because he knew the whole of England would pretty much have stuck two fingers up to any restrictions after what his cronies did last December
Now he has had his Xmas celebrations out of the way and he is armed with all the data either tomorrow or Weds he will take further measures
Just a hunch though
Nothing more