Covid-19

Hi guys, as far there are no news about Seagal let`s talk about virus in your local lands. Are you ok? I hope so. Is it really so violent as it is in mass media? Speaking about my home city - Moscow we really face some restrictions which are resulted in great reduction of both vehicle traffic (that`s really surprising for our overcrowded city) and human too. Most of the people prefer to stay at home. Nevertheless food stores and hypermarkets are open and there are no problems with supply yet.
 

lee nicholson

Well-Known Member
I'm in the UK (a town in the North East, called Middlesbrough)
Things in the UK are a little bit more relaxed (despite the lockdown) People are allowed out to either exercise or get food shopping. Although the queues for the supermarkets are quite long at the moment (as they are only letting several people in at one time, as a 'one out, one in' deal) plus monitoring that everyone keep a 2 meter distance from one another.
In the first week leading up to the lockdown.....a fair portion of the UK went crazy and started panic-buying essentials (Hand-Sanitiser, Bread, Dry Pasta and toilet paper, were sold out in minutes) And although stocks are OK in the shops now (this has resulted in a lot of stores, now putting limits on how much of one item you can buy at one time)

Our Prime Minister (Boris Johnson) has just gotten out of hospital, having suffered (and thankfully beaten) the virus himself. There's lots of talk and rumours (usually from the fearmongering press) of Policemen roaming supermarkets, and checking peoples shopping baskets for 'non-essential' items.....but the government seem to be saying one thing...and the police another. This lockdown will likely last another month in the UK (I reckon?) as I think we're trying to learn from the 'Italian' statistics (apparently Italy's shops re-open today) so I assume that they think they're over the worst of it. The Uk hasn't reached it's peak yet...but I think the numbers are slightly down today, than were they were Sunday (with over 1000 fatalies that day alone)

As it stands, I'm only venturing out twice a week for food shopping (and the more-than-occasional bottle of wine...or three) :D

But I think the media over here are doing better job of scaring people to death quicker than any virus could. The death toll in the UK has reached just over 11,000 (but with 85, 000 cases of infection) and to be fair, the UK itself can have up 17,000 deaths from the common flu (per year)
Plus I've noticed a lot of changing terminology in the medias reporting of fatalities over the last seven days? They've now started referring to Covid 19 deaths as 'Covid 19 related' (make of that what you will?)

Anyhow (my therories asside) I hope everyone is OK and keeping safe? I'm missing my local pub, more than work :)
 

Kotegashi

Master Of Disaster
Staff member
Here in The Netherlands it is pretty relaxed. They call it an intelligent lockdown.
all (permit required) gatherings (like festivals and such) are forbidden untill june 1st, people are requested to work at home if possible and all sportclubs, gyms have been closed as well as 'contact' professions like barbers and physical therapist, dentist.

We're not aloud to be with more then 3 people unless you can obtain a 1,5 meter distance (social distancing) from eachother.

Besides that we're still alowed to do pretty much eveything and go about our business.

The new casualty numbers are decreasing this past week and so are the new IC patients (the total IC patients is also on the way down), so it appears this approach is working.

Being a very crowded country it seems the numbers are relatively low, but we do not do mass testing yet. So the numbers will be a bit higher.

For now we have to endure this and keep faith the virus will be overcome and a vaccin will be developed.

Stay safe and stay healthy
 
Here in The Netherlands it is pretty relaxed. They call it an intelligent lockdown.
all (permit required) gatherings (like festivals and such) are forbidden untill june 1st, people are requested to work at home if possible and all sportclubs, gyms have been closed as well as 'contact' professions like barbers and physical therapist, dentist.

We're not aloud to be with more then 3 people unless you can obtain a 1,5 meter distance (social distancing) from eachother.

Besides that we're still alowed to do pretty much eveything and go about our business.

The new casualty numbers are decreasing this past week and so are the new IC patients (the total IC patients is also on the way down), so it appears this approach is working.

Being a very crowded country it seems the numbers are relatively low, but we do not do mass testing yet. So the numbers will be a bit higher.

For now we have to endure this and keep faith the virus will be overcome and a vaccin will be developed.

Stay safe and stay healthy
Kotegashi, have any restrictions to transit within Netherlands? between EU countries?
 
I'm in the UK (a town in the North East, called Middlesbrough)
Things in the UK are a little bit more relaxed (despite the lockdown) People are allowed out to either exercise or get food shopping. Although the queues for the supermarkets are quite long at the moment (as they are only letting several people in at one time, as a 'one out, one in' deal) plus monitoring that everyone keep a 2 meter distance from one another.
In the first week leading up to the lockdown.....a fair portion of the UK went crazy and started panic-buying essentials (Hand-Sanitiser, Bread, Dry Pasta and toilet paper, were sold out in minutes) And although stocks are OK in the shops now (this has resulted in a lot of stores, now putting limits on how much of one item you can buy at one time)

Our Prime Minister (Boris Johnson) has just gotten out of hospital, having suffered (and thankfully beaten) the virus himself. There's lots of talk and rumours (usually from the fearmongering press) of Policemen roaming supermarkets, and checking peoples shopping baskets for 'non-essential' items.....but the government seem to be saying one thing...and the police another. This lockdown will likely last another month in the UK (I reckon?) as I think we're trying to learn from the 'Italian' statistics (apparently Italy's shops re-open today) so I assume that they think they're over the worst of it. The Uk hasn't reached it's peak yet...but I think the numbers are slightly down today, than were they were Sunday (with over 1000 fatalies that day alone)

As it stands, I'm only venturing out twice a week for food shopping (and the more-than-occasional bottle of wine...or three) :D

But I think the media over here are doing better job of scaring people to death quicker than any virus could. The death toll in the UK has reached just over 11,000 (but with 85, 000 cases of infection) and to be fair, the UK itself can have up 17,000 deaths from the common flu (per year)
Plus I've noticed a lot of changing terminology in the medias reporting of fatalities over the last seven days? They've now started referring to Covid 19 deaths as 'Covid 19 related' (make of that what you will?)

Anyhow (my therories asside) I hope everyone is OK and keeping safe? I'm missing my local pub, more than work :)
Until we have an occasional bottle staying at home may be not so bad :)
 

Kotegashi

Master Of Disaster
Staff member
Kotegashi, have any restrictions to transit within Netherlands? between EU countries?

For travelling within The Netherlands there are no restrictions. Only places (like the beach or parks) that can get to crowded are closed to the public. For travelling to other countries there are some restrictions and are pretty much limited to essential travel.

Peace
 

theeverlasting

Active Member
It's so eerie when you walk out and the streets are quiet, just a few people jogging or cycling for their exercise or people going to the supermarket for food. I go out a few times a week as I am still working as I am a support worker, so I'm on the front line. I'm hoping things will become more relaxed by the end of the month slowly, but nobody in the world can deny the seriousness of this new virus at all, it's quite scary and we all need to do our bit to stamp it out fast as we can, otherwise it will still continue and then when certain places haven't done a damn thing to try, those people are going to expose others and once again it will spread around the world...
 
It's so eerie when you walk out and the streets are quiet, just a few people jogging or cycling for their exercise or people going to the supermarket for food. I go out a few times a week as I am still working as I am a support worker, so I'm on the front line. I'm hoping things will become more relaxed by the end of the month slowly, but nobody in the world can deny the seriousness of this new virus at all, it's quite scary and we all need to do our bit to stamp it out fast as we can, otherwise it will still continue and then when certain places haven't done a damn thing to try, those people are going to expose others and once again it will spread around the world...
Where are you from?
 
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