Banker Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 (edited) 6 minutes ago, AcousticallyChallenged said: Back on topic, there's no new manx whispers yet today, which may be a good sign. Though, I'll say this and we'll be in lockdown by 6pm. Edit: well, after posting this, Manx Radio posted that we've got another presser at 6. Well if anything happens it’ll be tomorrow so ok to go to pub tonight, if anything too bad assume it would have been earlier 😀 Edited February 19, 2021 by Banker 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaymann Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 7 minutes ago, Banker said: Well if anything happens it’ll be tomorrow so ok to go to pub tonight, if anything too bad assume it would have been earlier 😀 It honestly wouldn't come as a shock if they had a change of tune ref lockdown from yesterday to today. This very much resembles the Christmas/NY process. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banker Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 Just now, jaymann said: It honestly wouldn't come as a shock if they had a change of tune ref lockdown from yesterday to today. This very much resembles the Christmas/NY process. If there’s no unexplained community cases then he needs to follow his own policy ie no lockdown 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaymann Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 1 minute ago, Banker said: If there’s no unexplained community cases then he needs to follow his own policy ie no lockdown Agreed. I'd be totally understanding if they introduced a period of social distancing / recommended face coverings for the next week just to see how things pan out, as per the strategy outlined last year. But then again, that wasn't followed in January. So hardly expecting them to do it now. One thing global data shows is that multiple sharp lockdowns is far more damaging than a long one for both mental health and the economy. They need to tighten their ship (or ferry in this case) and I'm still gobsmacked at the contradictory statements of Dr Eward & Ministers vs IOMSPCo on crewing arrangements. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amadeus Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 So what are these protocols? Going by the presser yesterday, there seems to be a disconnect between what IOMG thinks is happening and what SP staff are actually doing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Phantom Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 Aukland had a small outbreak about a week ago. They locked down for about 4 days whilst they did hardcore contact tracing. This seems fairly viable to me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barlow Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 1 hour ago, Roxanne said: This was written by C. S. Lewis in 1942. He's one of my heroes. Worth a read. Except there is no evidence it was written by your hero, But it might have been Gandi/Roosevelt/Lincoln/Einstein/Bob Dylan etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaymann Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 1 minute ago, The Phantom said: Aukland had a small outbreak about a week ago. They locked down for about 4 days whilst they did hardcore contact tracing. This seems fairly viable to me. I'd actually prefer to see IOMGov do this completely sensibly if they can't follow their cluster mitigation plan and just plan to resort to these 'circuit breakers'. Give it a few days, complete the contact tracing and unlock if we can. This makes an awful lot of sense. I don't particularly agree with this 'We dont need a lockdown, yet' mantra which possibly permits continual spread for an additional few days. Just nip it early and cause less drawn out pain for everyone. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barlow Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 (edited) Incidentally, regarding the Steam Packet, one of the early* 'couldn't care less' Covid-19 jailees worked as a foot passenger security checker. *one of the first to be jailed for breaking quarantine and going down t'pub Edited February 19, 2021 by Barlow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quilp Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 That sounds better if spoken with a Jockian accent. One of the early what? 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banker Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 24 minutes ago, jaymann said: I'd actually prefer to see IOMGov do this completely sensibly if they can't follow their cluster mitigation plan and just plan to resort to these 'circuit breakers'. Give it a few days, complete the contact tracing and unlock if we can. This makes an awful lot of sense. I don't particularly agree with this 'We dont need a lockdown, yet' mantra which possibly permits continual spread for an additional few days. Just nip it early and cause less drawn out pain for everyone. There’s no point in having a plan if all they do is lockdown every time there’s a few cases, no one wants that except lots of civil servants, teachers, office workers etc who get full pay for sitting at home 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quilp Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 (edited) 26 minutes ago, Banker said: There’s no point in having a plan if all they do is lockdown every time there’s a few cases, no one wants that except lots of civil servants, teachers, office workers etc who get full pay for sitting at home Can't you give it a rest? What's the point of just repeating your incessant rhetoric? Boring. Edited February 19, 2021 by quilp 4 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AcousticallyChallenged Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 1 minute ago, Banker said: There’s no point in having a plan if all they do is lockdown every time there’s a few cases, no one wants that except lots of civil servants, teachers, office workers etc who get full pay for sitting at home Most of them will be working remotely full-time as they did anyway. Bear in mind, that when you have something like a lockdown announced, they don't have any advance warning beyond Manx whispers too. So what you actually have is a load of civil servants working quite hard and late to get everything in place for said lockdowns. Working from home is no longer seen as a doss, lots of tech companies etc. use them widely. Yes, some people are fortunate to be able to WFH, but that doesn't automatically mean they're at home on the sofa watching daytime TV. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaymann Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 I'm told - by an MHK - 18 cases now, hair salon a big issue. Imminent lockdown. But it's conjecture. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gladys Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 I am sure I heard 15 on MR during the Mannin Line, but as it was the ubiquitous Mr Wint, I thought it was probably wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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