British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says Christmas gatherings can’t go ahead and non-essential shops must close in London and much of southern England, as he imposed a new, higher level of coronavirus restrictions on the region to curb rapidly spreading infections.
Johnson said Saturday that the capital and other areas in southern England currently under Tier 3, the highest level of coronavirus restrictions, will move to an even stricter new Tier 4 that requires non-essential shops, hairdressers and indoor leisure venues to close after the end of business hours Saturday.
Johnson also said that a planned five-day easing of socializing rules that would allow up to three households to meet in “Christmas bubbles” will be canceled for Tier 4 areas. No mixing of households will be allowed except for under very limited conditions outside in public places.
He said that in the rest of England, people will be allowed to meet in Christmas bubbles for just one day instead of from Dec. 23 to Dec. 27, as originally planned.
“It is with a very heavy heart that I must tell you we cannot proceed with Christmas as planned,” Johnson said.
He said he concluded there was “no alternative open to me” and people must sacrifice this Christmas to have a better chance of protecting the lives of loved ones.
“I know how much emotion people invest in this time of year, and how important it is for grandparents to see their grandchildren,” Johnson said. “But when the virus changes its method of attack, we must change our method of defense.”
In announcing the new Tier 4 category, which mirrors many of the limits on public activity that were in place during the U.K.’s nationwide lockdown earlier this year, Johnson cited the rising infection rates in much of southern England. England’s chief medical officer said Saturday that based on preliminary modeling data, a government virus advisory group thinks a new strain of the virus identified this week spreads more quickly.
“We have said throughout this pandemic that we must all be guided by science. When the science changes, we must change our response,” he said.
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PostmanBitesDog
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Associated Press (Dec. 19, 2020) ~ UK Orders Shops to Close, Nixes Holiday Mixing in London
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The very fact is he is incompetent fool the only thing is guiding him is a bunch of SAGE heavies with an agenda for the whole world vaccination don't get me wrong on this but vaccinations help lots of people. But the whole world or 7.8 billion x 2 doses at $40 is a hell of a lot of money and it may be every year we elect priministers not advisors with vested interests and shares in making life difficult for everyone!
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Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine will be $3 per dose and sold at cost to developing countries.k979aaa wrote: ↑19 Dec 2020, 23:01The very fact is he is incompetent fool the only thing is guiding him is a bunch of SAGE heavies with an agenda for the whole world vaccination don't get me wrong on this but vaccinations help lots of people. But the whole world or 7.8 billion x 2 doses at $40 is a hell of a lot of money and it may be every year we elect priministers not advisors with vested interests and shares in making life difficult for everyone!
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Not approved yet.ripio wrote: ↑19 Dec 2020, 23:16Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine will be $3 per dose and sold at cost to developing countries.k979aaa wrote: ↑19 Dec 2020, 23:01The very fact is he is incompetent fool the only thing is guiding him is a bunch of SAGE heavies with an agenda for the whole world vaccination don't get me wrong on this but vaccinations help lots of people. But the whole world or 7.8 billion x 2 doses at $40 is a hell of a lot of money and it may be every year we elect priministers not advisors with vested interests and shares in making life difficult for everyone!
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The reason there's no silver bullet for the flu/common cold is because it constantly changes its surface proteins. Coronavirus is more stable and has the distinct spike protein to attach to a cell membrane.
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I know.k979aaa wrote: ↑20 Dec 2020, 00:05Not approved yet.ripio wrote: ↑19 Dec 2020, 23:16Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine will be $3 per dose and sold at cost to developing countries.k979aaa wrote: ↑19 Dec 2020, 23:01The very fact is he is incompetent fool the only thing is guiding him is a bunch of SAGE heavies with an agenda for the whole world vaccination don't get me wrong on this but vaccinations help lots of people. But the whole world or 7.8 billion x 2 doses at $40 is a hell of a lot of money and it may be every year we elect priministers not advisors with vested interests and shares in making life difficult for everyone!
But it's very likely to be approved in the next week or two, so will probably be one of the main vaccines used worldwide.
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Nigel Farage is such a frog-faced twit. A couple of days ago he tweeted a ridiculous message, but journalist Chen Weihua of the China Daily gave a a terse reply.
Meanwhile, this tweet pretty much sums up the stupidity of leaders like Trump and Johnson:
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Nice people the Chinese Communist Party apart from their Human rights abuses, obviously.PostmanBitesDog wrote: ↑21 Dec 2020, 19:27Nigel Farage is such a frog-faced twit. A couple of days ago he tweeted a ridiculous message, but journalist Chen Weihua of the China Daily gave a a terse reply.![]()
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Meanwhile, this tweet pretty much sums up the stupidity of leaders like Trump and Johnson:
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Yep. Kinda like the Brits selling arms to the Saudi government who in turn bomb the crap out of Yemen. And then there's the history of how the Brits treated the Irish. And the British-built concentration camps in South Africa during the Second Anglo-Boer War. And, and, and...
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Fair enough, most of that happened years ago whereas the Chinese Communist Party are abusing human rights now.PostmanBitesDog wrote: ↑22 Dec 2020, 15:02Yep. Kinda like the Brits selling arms to the Saudi government who in turn bomb the crap out of Yemen. And then there's the history of how the Brits treated the Irish. And the British-built concentration camps in South Africa during the Second Anglo-Boer War. And, and, and...![]()
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So its alright because its in the past? Lets be honest all countries have their own hidden dirty secrets, so lets not pretend we live in a guilt free country
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That's right. And the war in Yemen is happening right now, too. With British-made weapons. Oh, and then there are arms deals between Britain and India, where the weapons are ultimately used against Muslims in Kashmir. Oh, and British-made weapons used against the Tamils in Sri Lanka.milly wrote: ↑22 Dec 2020, 15:21Fair enough, most of that happened years ago whereas the Chinese Communist Party are abusing human rights now.PostmanBitesDog wrote: ↑22 Dec 2020, 15:02Yep. Kinda like the Brits selling arms to the Saudi government who in turn bomb the crap out of Yemen. And then there's the history of how the Brits treated the Irish. And the British-built concentration camps in South Africa during the Second Anglo-Boer War. And, and, and...![]()
Heck, the list goes on.
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PostmanBitesDog wrote: ↑22 Dec 2020, 15:47That's right. And the war in Yemen is happening right now, too. With British-made weapons. Oh, and then there are arms deals between Britain and India, where the weapons are ultimately used against Muslims in Kashmir. Oh, and British-made weapons used against the Tamils in Sri Lanka.milly wrote: ↑22 Dec 2020, 15:21Fair enough, most of that happened years ago whereas the Chinese Communist Party are abusing human rights now.PostmanBitesDog wrote: ↑22 Dec 2020, 15:02Yep. Kinda like the Brits selling arms to the Saudi government who in turn bomb the crap out of Yemen. And then there's the history of how the Brits treated the Irish. And the British-built concentration camps in South Africa during the Second Anglo-Boer War. And, and, and...![]()
Heck, the list goes on.![]()