Banker Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 Another key worker case https://www.three.fm/news/isle-of-man-news/one-new-case-of-coronavirus-detected-in-key-worker/ COMIN meeting now to agree any changes, possibly around key workers and testing of arrivals which I’ve never understood why we don’t do it other than to avoid positive cases 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Mirror Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 30 minutes ago, Banker said: Sounds like the new strain probably started in Europe so they’ve got a bloody cheek closing borders. That is what I said with my last two postings, that what is happening in the UK is not peculiar; and I got accused of being a conspiracy theorist! 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AcousticallyChallenged Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 13 minutes ago, Black Mirror said: That is what I said with my last two postings, that what is happening in the UK is not peculiar; and I got accused of being a conspiracy theorist! It's not uncommon for viruses to mutate, but when they mutate to become significantly different to what they were before, that's the concern. Why would Boris try and segregate the UK from Europe? Surely, it wouldn't come from within if that was the plan. The problem last time was they left doing anything til the horse hadn't just bolted, but had gone off for an adventure abroad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thommo2010 Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 Boris saying he reckons we will be ok by Easter or words to that effect. Going by his previous I'm writing off 2021 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTeapot Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 3 minutes ago, AcousticallyChallenged said: Why would Boris try and segregate the UK from Europe? The question of our times. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaymann Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 (edited) 5 minutes ago, TheTeapot said: The question of our times. Hes only been trying since 2015. Maybe this is a preliminary sign of the post Brexit World. Edited December 21, 2020 by jaymann Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Non-Believer Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 2 hours ago, quilp said: The new strain probably arrived in the UK in a rubber dinghy. Maybe it travels on jetskis. In rucksacks. Hope we've got a programme to swab all jetskis. Maybe that's why all our trackers are so busy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pongo Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 3 hours ago, Black Mirror said: I also find some of you as naive: taking at face value whatever the government present you with. Isn't that pretty much the sheeple argument which arrogant conspiracy nutters are always so keen on? Which in many ways is a modern version of seeing faeries or hearing voices - the thing which only they can see or understand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Power Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 4 hours ago, Black Mirror said: I also find some of you as naive: taking at face value whatever the government present you with. I think the mistake we all make is believing that politicians and civil servants are particularly clever and capable. Their first priority is improving their own standing and career, despite being driven by a set of completely random circumstances. They don't particularly give a stuff about you or I if there are no benefits in doing so for themselves! 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pongo Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 5 minutes ago, Max Power said: Their first priority is improving their own standing and career That's a fairly bleak outlook you've got. My experience is more positive. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kopek Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 1 hour ago, pongo said: which arrogant conspiracy nutters are always so keen on? Hey you, I'm not arrogant!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b4mbi Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 Jersey just hit over 1000 active cases. Over 600 are symptomatic, its in their schools, 30 in hospital and over 60 cases in care homes and sadly 6 more deaths over recent weeks taking their toll to 38. Anyone else quite glad we stuck to our guns with the border policy? Unfortunately their gamble appears to have backfired, but of course hindsight is always 20/20 vision. Hope they can get control of it, iom and guernsey have shown them how... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaymann Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 (edited) 12 minutes ago, b4mbi said: Jersey just hit over 1000 active cases. Over 600 are symptomatic, its in their schools, 30 in hospital and over 60 cases in care homes and sadly 6 more deaths over recent weeks taking their toll to 38. Anyone else quite glad we stuck to our guns with the border policy? Unfortunately their gamble appears to have backfired, but of course hindsight is always 20/20 vision. Hope they can get control of it, iom and guernsey have shown them how... You do know Jerseys issues right now have very little to do with border policy? I'm sure they'd be tightening anyway given UK issues right now and I note their announcement of tighter borders earlier today. Jerseys outbreak stems to people who broke the local rules. Edited December 21, 2020 by jaymann 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b4mbi Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 Shockingly selfish behaviour then. Perhaps the authorities didn't clamp down hard enough on offenders like ours did. Harking back to our case of the guy who broke restrictions, got locked up (if released shortly after), make national headlines, and sent a very strong message that situation was serious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Power Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 5 minutes ago, jaymann said: You do know Jerseys issues right now have very little to do with border policy? I'm sure they'd be tightening anyway given UK issues right now and I note their announcement of tighter borders earlier today. Jerseys outbreak stems to people who should have been in isolation who weren't. The same could easily happen here, particularly following Christmas. I may be wrong but I have a feeling that there are too many holes in our repatriation system. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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