IOM Covid removing restrictions

[Banker]

1 minute ago, TheTeapot said:

There's a lot of words being said, but I couldn't tell you what they are. Blah blah blah.

Basically stop panicking, there’s no issues, we are not closing anything and get back to normal. 111 we’re giving out conflicting information and shouldn’t have been offering tests 

[Uhtred]

Johnson is quoted by the BBC this morning as saying that yet more stringent English regional Covid controls will likely be required ‘in the weeks and months ahead’. This is almost certainly the case. As that is a matter intimately linked to the levels/rates/prevalence of infections in England (and of course UK) which, in turn, is the prime determinant of our border control regime, whereas I appreciate that this is an entirely ‘piece of string’ question, as a new year prediction game, and recognizing the vaccine factor, when do each of you consider that IOM border controls will be fully removed so as to permit access to anyone who wishes to visit? My prediction - 31 March 2022.

Edited January 3, 2021 by Uhtred

[Uhtred]

4 minutes ago, NoTailT said:

I’ve concluded where Howie gets his fashion advice from.

 

Well he’s certainly a portly cowboy.

[NoTailT]

Dr Ewart is very good. But she is wrong.

the view that a majority would be shedding by day 5/6 is completely wrong with the new strain and she seems either out of her depth or under the thumb by politicians.

[Banker]

1 minute ago, NoTailT said:

Dr Ewart is very good. But she is wrong.

the view that a majority would be shedding by day 5/6 is completely wrong with the new strain and she seems either out of her depth or under the thumb by politicians.

Are you a senior medical expert or do you get it from Facebook?

[NoTailT]

1 minute ago, Banker said:

Are you a senior medical expert or do you get it from Facebook?

Retired medical expert. Albeit not in infectious diseases. But then, neither is Dr Ewart.

Edited January 3, 2021 by NoTailT

[NoTailT]

I don’t think @John Wright will be amused, apparently the large count of awaiting tests is due to people scheduled for day 13 tests...

[TheTeapot]

Jesus its so fucking dull. I've turned it off.

[AcousticallyChallenged]

It’s probably one of the most measured and clear speeches given by Howie. 
 

That’s not a high bar, but as someone else said, he’s probably been told exactly what to say for good PR. He doesn’t look as smug as usual. 

[Banker]

So no lockdown as called for by MF experts!!

[NoTailT]

Have Ashfords bollocks dropped or was he in 1886 on Boxing Day?

[Albert Tatlock]

The key here is testing later this week...as the vast majority tested will have tested negative anyway as the tests were carried out too early.

So only later this week at the earliest will we see any true impact of potential spread.

 

[jaymann]

1 minute ago, Albert Tatlock said:

The key here is testing later this week...as the vast majority tested will have tested negative anyway as the tests were carried out too early.

So only later this week at the earliest will we see any true impact of potential spread.

 

Precisely. We cannot be proud of all these negatives, it is far too early.

 

[Banker]

2 minutes ago, Albert Tatlock said:

The key here is testing later this week...as the vast majority tested will have tested negative anyway as the tests were carried out too early.

So only later this week at the earliest will we see any true impact of potential spread.

 

There’s no testing later this week unless they have symptoms, in fact the 400 done were not required 

[Non-Believer]

IF they've got it, it's still incubating. The tests are too early. They need to be retested after 7th.