Welsh lockdown
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Welsh schools update :
Online learning until 18/01
https://twitter.com/wgmin_education/status/1346155...
Online learning until 18/01
https://twitter.com/wgmin_education/status/1346155...
Welsh schools update :
Online learning until 18/01
https://twitter.com/wgmin_education/status/1346155...
Online learning until 18/01
https://twitter.com/wgmin_education/status/1346155...
Edited by Daveb257 on Monday 4th January 20:37
Pistom said:
A bloody long time.
If some people aren't following the request, it's the people at fault, if lots of people aren't following the request, it's the request which is wrong.
Putting out more and more rules which fail to get followed isn't going to improve matters.
But then government can blame people instead of itself. Get out of jail free.If some people aren't following the request, it's the people at fault, if lots of people aren't following the request, it's the request which is wrong.
Putting out more and more rules which fail to get followed isn't going to improve matters.
Byker28i said:
bodhi said:
Byker28i said:
bodhi said:
robuk said:
Health Minister says at lunchtime briefing that there is 140% of usual critical care capacity in use in Wales.
Lockdown working a treat I see. How long have Leicester been in lockdown again?
Scotlands now gone for a full lockdown, I suspect Wales will follow soon and Boris will bumble on doing the same in about a week...
Daveb257 said:
Welsh schools update :
Online learning until 18/01
https://twitter.com/wgmin_education/status/1346155...
My kids' "Online Learning" for the 2 weeks before the Christmas holidays was a grand total of 4 worksheets, copied off the internet. They had Teams set up and their portal thing, but the teacher logged in once in 2 weeks!Online learning until 18/01
https://twitter.com/wgmin_education/status/1346155...
Plymo said:
My kids' "Online Learning" for the 2 weeks before the Christmas holidays was a grand total of 4 worksheets, copied off the internet. They had Teams set up and their portal thing, but the teacher logged in once in 2 weeks!
That’s not acceptable we had envelopes full of exercises through the post in the first lockdown. Have you complained? Really interesting lunchtime briefing https://www.pscp.tv/w/1lPKqXlOpEPxb by NHS Wales Chief Executive Andrew Goodall and CMO for Wales Frank Atherton
I’ve not watched the video, but have read the live tracker on the BBC website.
Whilst I’d concur case rates are increasing in N Wales, yet again the feed is peppered with ‘percentage increases in ICU usage’ compared to normal, ‘doubling of ICU admissions’, ‘ICU being essentially full’ etc.
I find the above terms emotive and would prefer that instead, the actual numbers in relation to capacity being used, and the increase in admissions being numerical rather percentages, as it gives an unambiguous review of the current situation.
One statement from a medic POV is this, which really should deserve follow-up with the politicians by the MSM:
"Wales was not in a robust position going in to coronavirus. We are already maxed out in terms of our capacity and the cases keep coming."
That in a nutshell, shows the utter mismanagement of the NHS is Wales, for which Drakeford, Gething and their cohorts are entirely responsible.
Whilst I’d concur case rates are increasing in N Wales, yet again the feed is peppered with ‘percentage increases in ICU usage’ compared to normal, ‘doubling of ICU admissions’, ‘ICU being essentially full’ etc.
I find the above terms emotive and would prefer that instead, the actual numbers in relation to capacity being used, and the increase in admissions being numerical rather percentages, as it gives an unambiguous review of the current situation.
One statement from a medic POV is this, which really should deserve follow-up with the politicians by the MSM:
"Wales was not in a robust position going in to coronavirus. We are already maxed out in terms of our capacity and the cases keep coming."
That in a nutshell, shows the utter mismanagement of the NHS is Wales, for which Drakeford, Gething and their cohorts are entirely responsible.
There has been some detail that the new variant is spotted easier in lighthouse labs, and depending where tests go they are therefore seeing it 'more' in areas where that happens. Also it was identified recently but tests have been historically looked at, which is where the september ish date has come in.
(I am not a doc, all very laymans terms etc, but the info is out there giving the detail on that from proper people! )
(I am not a doc, all very laymans terms etc, but the info is out there giving the detail on that from proper people! )
If I'm reading it correctly, things look a bit grim for Wrexham.
Scroll down to the infection rate table.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jan/06/coro...
oakdale said:
If I'm reading it correctly, things look a bit grim for Wrexham.
Scroll down to the infection rate table.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jan/06/coro...
Merthyr reasonable?Scroll down to the infection rate table.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jan/06/coro...
Time to move to Watford
oakdale said:
If I'm reading it correctly, things look a bit grim for Wrexham.
Scroll down to the infection rate table.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jan/06/coro...
Of course it does!Scroll down to the infection rate table.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jan/06/coro...
There's a correlation between infection rates and the lower class, the disenfranchised, who feel that nobody gives a cr4p about them. They're just carrying on as normal. I can understand the mindset. Nothing to live for anyway. It is the same in the poor towns in the south.
Poverty is creating this problem not the disease.
Trophy Husband said:
Of course it does!
There's a correlation between infection rates and the lower class, the disenfranchised, who feel that nobody gives a cr4p about them. They're just carrying on as normal. I can understand the mindset. Nothing to live for anyway. It is the same in the poor towns in the south.
Poverty is creating this problem not the disease.
Poverty is an issue. But it's malnutrition, bad diet, lack of exercise and particularly a lack of Vitamin D that is influencing the outcome. (along with the need for multi-generational childcare so manual and retail workers can go out and earn a living)There's a correlation between infection rates and the lower class, the disenfranchised, who feel that nobody gives a cr4p about them. They're just carrying on as normal. I can understand the mindset. Nothing to live for anyway. It is the same in the poor towns in the south.
Poverty is creating this problem not the disease.
I was dragged into a teams meeting today to discuss plans for the office staff regarding the latest spread of Covid as we are based in an open plan office.
The result was converting the two meeting rooms, store room and chill out room into temporary offices to house one diabetic staff member and 3 fatties. 4 others were instructed to work from home which left me in an open plan office which can seat 18, on my own. I must say I quite like it.
The downside is 80% of the guys on site that I have to deal with are from Merthyr!
The result was converting the two meeting rooms, store room and chill out room into temporary offices to house one diabetic staff member and 3 fatties. 4 others were instructed to work from home which left me in an open plan office which can seat 18, on my own. I must say I quite like it.
The downside is 80% of the guys on site that I have to deal with are from Merthyr!
anonymous said:
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This is true. I used to work in Merthyr. Manager of a frozen food store.Fat knackers everywhere. Wheezing around the store, leaving on the trolley, with a stick hanging from it.
I had an amazing and quite bizarre collection of dole poles in my office. No idea how you leave one behind if you actually need it.
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