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19 March 2020 - and its also in a press release on NT website Coronavirus: National Trust to open parks for free to give people 'access to space' This and good weather unfortunately acted as the starting pistol which backfired, due to the popularity for folk to get out and about, ahead of...

And for the umpteenth time SW Yes it was a big deal but H1N1 killed only 0.01–0.03% of those infected and still racked up a large death toll - The corona virus is much more infectious & fatal killing 1-10% of those infected and putting many more in hospital in needing intensive care at a rate...

I see Cummings is recruiting again and Boris is announcing new measures in a couple of hours...

Problem is with the measures the general principle is there is still a vagueness in interpreting them leading to heated discussion - heck even after thousands of years Old / New Testement , Protestant / Catholic way of conducting / interpretation has led to splintering ;-). National Trust...

Loved domestic science at school - Joy of making baked tatties, crumbles, kedgeree, though my sponge was graded as a top notch biscuit... Mmmm once I can locate a source of eggs I might try baking a coffee sponge.

No elderly relatives or NHS workers in your family to discuss why the measures might be a good idea?

DIdn't you do domestic science at school? https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/beef-burgers-learn-make If you're short of mince find a roadkill squirrel...

Popped out to shop and fix a cricket club banner that was a bit flappy from the winter, managed to gash my thumb with Stanley knife when cutting heavy duty cable ties and as I'm on blood thinners gush the fresh red stuff a bit more than normal. Luckily in my m/c tankbag I had a greasy rag so...

I've seen here in the UK they are dropping the requirement for two docs to section someone to one, and there's been a doc at the press conferences for both for BJ and Trump - could be a ratings coup for the medical profession to do it live on TV :-)

Americans getting twitchy esp with Trump more than likely to be President for a few more years if elections can't be held, with the powers and finances in his control. "The Justice Department has quietly asked Congress for the ability to ask chief judges to detain people indefinitely without...

Smother liberally in antiseptic hand gel before putting in isolation, and keep a safe distance of 1–2m away...

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8138325/German-Chancellor-Merkel-buys-FOUR-bottles-wine-supermarket-trip.html Boris's Dad can join her

BJ announced vulnerable to self-isolate for 12 weeks and wait for food parcels, says look on gov website to see if you qualify - look on website to see what it says about cardiac conditions and find diddly squat...

I think the bars there are also shut ;-) The world has truly gone mad https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/brexit-stanley-johnson-boris-french-passport-rachel-book-rakes-progress-a9416636.html

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-51994504

My understanding is that as far as known no one's immune - Just younger you are the still less likely to get sick. https://www.newscientist.com/article/2237259-why-dont-children-seem-to-get-very-ill-from-the-coronavirus/

The risk is that if they don;t know thay are infected and travelling out of London while asymptomatic, with the symptoms only becoming apparent later. So on arrival at their second homes doing a shop there adding to demand and risking infection into uneffected communities. Basically a national...

The Queen has departed Buckingham Palace for Windsor Castle as the coronavirus epidemic grips London - she had a headstart a couple of days ago...

Hopefully for our own good locked up in the House of Commons attic in isolation...