| Still 15,000 passengers landing in the UK every day.... 14:46 - Apr 16 with 2649 views | itfcjoe |
....who are not being tested, quarantined or anything.
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| Still 15,000 passengers landing in the UK every day.... on 14:48 - Apr 16 with 2119 views | ElephantintheRoom |
Just keep refering to it as a 'lockdown'. The fact that it isnt, nor ever has been is entirely immaterial.
And remember the curve is beginning to plateau.... Professor Pinocchio says so. |  |
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| Still 15,000 passengers landing in the UK every day.... on 14:50 - Apr 16 with 2109 views | m14_blue |
I get why this was a problem when we were in the containment phase but not sure now.
The virus is here, these people aren’t any more likely to have it than any other 15,000 people in the country?
Will of course be important again when we start to come out the other side. | | | |
| Still 15,000 passengers landing in the UK every day.... on 14:51 - Apr 16 with 2100 views | WD19 |
All of us are in quarantine all of the time at the moment. If everyone landing goes no nearer than 2m to anyone other than those in their direct household in the next 3-6 weeks then presumably the risk is low!? If not, what are we all doing it for?
This is something that will need to be looked at as part of the exit plan though. |  | | |
| Still 15,000 passengers landing in the UK every day.... on 14:58 - Apr 16 with 2060 views | Herbivore |
| Still 15,000 passengers landing in the UK every day.... on 14:48 - Apr 16 by ElephantintheRoom |
Just keep refering to it as a 'lockdown'. The fact that it isnt, nor ever has been is entirely immaterial.
And remember the curve is beginning to plateau.... Professor Pinocchio says so. |
All edge, no point. |  |
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| Still 15,000 passengers landing in the UK every day.... on 15:01 - Apr 16 with 2050 views | Lord_Lucan |
| Still 15,000 passengers landing in the UK every day.... on 14:48 - Apr 16 by ElephantintheRoom |
Just keep refering to it as a 'lockdown'. The fact that it isnt, nor ever has been is entirely immaterial.
And remember the curve is beginning to plateau.... Professor Pinocchio says so. |
Would you prefer the Chinese approach with high rise blocks being welded shut at the entrance and wifi being disabled?
Yes, this is a serious question? |  |
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| Still 15,000 passengers landing in the UK every day.... on 15:02 - Apr 16 with 2041 views | Basuco |
3000 Athletico Madrid fans went to Anfield when Madrid schools were closed and Spain had announced that all football matches would be played behind closed doors, as Madrid was a hot spot in Spain for Covid 19. So this is no surprise at all, a women in my area arrived back from Thailand a couple of weeks ago after being unable to get flight home and she was just handed a leaflet on CV as she walked out of Heathrow airport. |  | | |
| Still 15,000 passengers landing in the UK every day.... on 15:04 - Apr 16 with 2030 views | itfc_bucks |
| Still 15,000 passengers landing in the UK every day.... on 15:02 - Apr 16 by Basuco |
3000 Athletico Madrid fans went to Anfield when Madrid schools were closed and Spain had announced that all football matches would be played behind closed doors, as Madrid was a hot spot in Spain for Covid 19. So this is no surprise at all, a women in my area arrived back from Thailand a couple of weeks ago after being unable to get flight home and she was just handed a leaflet on CV as she walked out of Heathrow airport. |
this is no time to be getting careers advice at airports, is it??? | | | |
| Shame we can't lock you down. (n/t) on 15:04 - Apr 16 with 2027 views | Bloots |
| Still 15,000 passengers landing in the UK every day.... on 14:48 - Apr 16 by ElephantintheRoom |
Just keep refering to it as a 'lockdown'. The fact that it isnt, nor ever has been is entirely immaterial.
And remember the curve is beginning to plateau.... Professor Pinocchio says so. |
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| Still 15,000 passengers landing in the UK every day.... on 15:19 - Apr 16 with 1979 views | ElephantintheRoom |
| Still 15,000 passengers landing in the UK every day.... on 15:01 - Apr 16 by Lord_Lucan |
Would you prefer the Chinese approach with high rise blocks being welded shut at the entrance and wifi being disabled?
Yes, this is a serious question? |
Serious to you maybe.
Have you seen the death rate in Hong Kong.... must be the British influence.?? | |
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| Still 15,000 passengers landing in the UK every day.... on 15:19 - Apr 16 with 1983 views | Darth_Koont |
Not sure how testing and quarantining them is really going to help.
The virus is already spread throughout the UK. |  |
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| Still 15,000 passengers landing in the UK every day.... on 15:33 - Apr 16 with 1927 views | BloomBlue |
If they wanted to stop people bringing in CV then they should have banned all immigration, holiday/business travel in/out of the Country since last Nov
Also remember the WHO say there isn't a need to ban travel, that's why they criticised Trump for banning flights from China |  | | |
| Still 15,000 passengers landing in the UK every day.... on 15:34 - Apr 16 with 1915 views | Guthrum |
| Still 15,000 passengers landing in the UK every day.... on 15:01 - Apr 16 by Lord_Lucan |
Would you prefer the Chinese approach with high rise blocks being welded shut at the entrance and wifi being disabled?
Yes, this is a serious question? |
Which only worked because they were doing it in just one specific region of the country (Hubei), meaning the rest of China was able to support them with the necessities of life. Putting an entire country in that degree of lockdown is simply not a practical proposition - where does the food and medical care come from? |  |
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| Still 15,000 passengers landing in the UK every day.... on 15:47 - Apr 16 with 1883 views | Lord_Lucan |
| Still 15,000 passengers landing in the UK every day.... on 15:34 - Apr 16 by Guthrum |
Which only worked because they were doing it in just one specific region of the country (Hubei), meaning the rest of China was able to support them with the necessities of life. Putting an entire country in that degree of lockdown is simply not a practical proposition - where does the food and medical care come from? |
I agree but also it wasn't locked down before 1000's were travelling all over the country for CNY so ultimately many parts of China were in lockdown after that as well
They did a fair job in Wuhan but the measures they took were bordering on barbaric and quite frankly it is almost impossible to prevent a virus like this spreading and once it has you had better live (or die) with it until a vaccine is found. | |
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| Still 15,000 passengers landing in the UK every day.... on 15:55 - Apr 16 with 1857 views | Guthrum |
| Still 15,000 passengers landing in the UK every day.... on 15:47 - Apr 16 by Lord_Lucan |
I agree but also it wasn't locked down before 1000's were travelling all over the country for CNY so ultimately many parts of China were in lockdown after that as well
They did a fair job in Wuhan but the measures they took were bordering on barbaric and quite frankly it is almost impossible to prevent a virus like this spreading and once it has you had better live (or die) with it until a vaccine is found. |
Agreed, a Wuhan-type lockdown would be very damaging not just for the economy, but also to the morale of the British people. Doubt anyone would again trust a government which did that unless it had a cast iron case proving its absolute necessity.
The recent stabilising of numbers testing positive each day in hospital would seem to suggest our form of lockdown is having a beneficial effect. | |
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| Still 15,000 passengers landing in the UK every day.... on 16:07 - Apr 16 with 1822 views | blueislander |
| Still 15,000 passengers landing in the UK every day.... on 15:55 - Apr 16 by Guthrum |
Agreed, a Wuhan-type lockdown would be very damaging not just for the economy, but also to the morale of the British people. Doubt anyone would again trust a government which did that unless it had a cast iron case proving its absolute necessity.
The recent stabilising of numbers testing positive each day in hospital would seem to suggest our form of lockdown is having a beneficial effect. |
Guernsey has virtually stopped people from coming to , or leaving the island. There are no passenger boats arriving, and just one flight to and from Southampton a day., which is largely for medical reasons as nearly all cancer treatments are done there. It seems to be effective, as it seems likely some loosening of the restrictions will occur at the weekend. Obviously it is a much easier thing to do on a small island with a population of 63,000 than in the UK. | | | |
| Still 15,000 passengers landing in the UK every day.... on 16:18 - Apr 16 with 1787 views | MarinerisGod |
| Still 15,000 passengers landing in the UK every day.... on 16:07 - Apr 16 by blueislander |
Guernsey has virtually stopped people from coming to , or leaving the island. There are no passenger boats arriving, and just one flight to and from Southampton a day., which is largely for medical reasons as nearly all cancer treatments are done there. It seems to be effective, as it seems likely some loosening of the restrictions will occur at the weekend. Obviously it is a much easier thing to do on a small island with a population of 63,000 than in the UK. |
I think there is more than 1 flight from Guernsey a day, as it keeps flying over my house.
The other weird thing is the recently bankrupt Flybe keep flying their planes about as well. |  |
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| Still 15,000 passengers landing in the UK every day.... on 16:24 - Apr 16 with 1773 views | blueislander |
| Still 15,000 passengers landing in the UK every day.... on 16:18 - Apr 16 by MarinerisGod |
I think there is more than 1 flight from Guernsey a day, as it keeps flying over my house.
The other weird thing is the recently bankrupt Flybe keep flying their planes about as well. |
There is only one Southampton - Guernsey flight which is being operated by Aurigny. When there was a full schedule it was operated by Blueislands using Flybe planes, even after Flybe went bust. | | | |
| Still 15,000 passengers landing in the UK every day.... on 16:30 - Apr 16 with 1752 views | MarinerisGod |
| Still 15,000 passengers landing in the UK every day.... on 16:24 - Apr 16 by blueislander |
There is only one Southampton - Guernsey flight which is being operated by Aurigny. When there was a full schedule it was operated by Blueislands using Flybe planes, even after Flybe went bust. |
Ok, well their planes are flying in here from somewhere | |
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| Still 15,000 passengers landing in the UK every day.... on 16:36 - Apr 16 with 1734 views | Guthrum |
| Still 15,000 passengers landing in the UK every day.... on 16:30 - Apr 16 by MarinerisGod |
Ok, well their planes are flying in here from somewhere |
Possibly being used to shuttle medical supplies around?
We've had a lot of flights going into Gloucestershire Airport (Staverton) since the outbreak started, including big military transport 'planes. [Post edited 16 Apr 2020 16:38]
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| Still 15,000 passengers landing in the UK every day.... on 16:40 - Apr 16 with 1719 views | MarinerisGod |
| Still 15,000 passengers landing in the UK every day.... on 16:36 - Apr 16 by Guthrum |
Possibly being used to shuttle medical supplies around?
We've had a lot of flights going into Gloucestershire Airport (Staverton) since the outbreak started, including big military transport 'planes. [Post edited 16 Apr 2020 16:38]
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| Still 15,000 passengers landing in the UK every day.... on 16:58 - Apr 16 with 1670 views | blueislander |
| Still 15,000 passengers landing in the UK every day.... on 16:30 - Apr 16 by MarinerisGod |
Ok, well their planes are flying in here from somewhere |
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| Still 15,000 passengers landing in the UK every day.... on 17:02 - Apr 16 with 1656 views | monytowbray |
| Still 15,000 passengers landing in the UK every day.... on 15:01 - Apr 16 by Lord_Lucan |
Would you prefer the Chinese approach with high rise blocks being welded shut at the entrance and wifi being disabled?
Yes, this is a serious question? |
That’s like saying if you don’t like how ITFC is ran why don’t you go support Bolton.
What someone else does shouldn’t be an excuse for our own failings. |  |
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| Still 15,000 passengers landing in the UK every day.... on 17:06 - Apr 16 with 1641 views | ElderGrizzly |
Maybe we need to do what Emirates are doing?
Most of these 15,000 are repatriation flights, but still they should be quarantined for a period |  | | |
| Still 15,000 passengers landing in the UK every day.... on 17:13 - Apr 16 with 1635 views | factual_blue |
Does that include the planeload of Romanians flown in to pick fruit and veg? As I've pointed out before, British people aren't willing to do this physically demanding work. And at the moment there are people short of money, but still they won't pick fruit. And, moreover, even if the wages were a great deal higher, British people still wouldn't do it.
brexit will work though.
Honest [Post edited 16 Apr 2020 17:15]
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| Still 15,000 passengers landing in the UK every day.... on 17:23 - Apr 16 with 1599 views | Guthrum |
| Still 15,000 passengers landing in the UK every day.... on 15:19 - Apr 16 by Darth_Koont |
Not sure how testing and quarantining them is really going to help.
The virus is already spread throughout the UK. |
Absolutely. And they're going to be under lockdown/social distancing rules once they've arrived, anyway. | |
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