For many businesses, it seems, what the PM said tonight fell on deaf ears. Builders still in work, Sports Direct open as usual.
If they can find a cure for this disease then surely they can find a cure for Cancer.
Re key workers ....in scotland construction work is being stopped...yet in England, according to gove on breakfast tv, construction work/building is essential ....confusing messages to the public
I am not in work from today, it’s impossible to social distance in a lot of jobs, all that will happen is that in a few days we will have another announcement shutting down nearly everything as people seem to not be able to understand key workers, it isn’t someone knocking up an extension etc.
This is amazingly fast moving.As I've found with MOTs and people have with Michael Gove this morning, Govt advice is too vague or contradictory in the detail in some key areas. It needs clear and unequivocal advice when announced, not mop ups after wards.
In Singapore, we are going through it seems our second wave. We are not on lock down & schools are functioning as well as businesses. Yet, Singapore requires some 500,000 employees based in Johor, Malaysian. Whom mainly commute daily via 2 bridges that feed into Singapore. Since Malaysia went into lock down last week. Maybe around 200,000 plus managed to find accommodation within Singapore, to carry on working & some families to carry on with their education. Out of our new daily cases (since Malaysia's lock down), we have had an average of about 40. 90% those, have been imported.
Our 2 deaths were those who were in Singapore before Malaysia's lock down, 1 local & an Indonesian.
Our government has liaised with Malaysian's to carry on with transporting fresh produce into Singapore, which we heavily relay on.
Our local football league is still operating in empty stadiums. Yet, the online viewership is record breaking. Due to the thirst of football in the absent of Europe's.
My parents cut short their trip to Singapore & flew back last night to return to Oxford, against my wishes. I am very concern with their mindsets on how they are sociable. Out of their network of friends, they really will leave Johnny No Mates well alone. But can't see them turning down an invitation from Mr & Mrs Popular..........
This is amazingly fast moving.
Most of the advice seems pretty clear for the majority of people, but there are bound to be some loose ends and what ifs.
Making massive decisions on an almost daily basis I would think means that some things have to be cleared up a few days later.
Regarding an MOT you have a weeks grace anyway if you have booked it in?
Suddenly everyone is a key worker!! I'm going into work in a prison later today because I have no choice. And there's also a chance that I'll be redeployed around the country if things get worse. I get it, it's what I signed up for and accept what comes my way, but I'm terrified that whilst I might be fine, I might also bring the virus back to my wife and young family. I would love to be able to stay at home and protect them.
But then I see every man and his dog (including the ever disgusting Mike Ashley and Sports Direct!) claiming that they are essential workers and saving the nation! I know this is going to be hard, especially for the self employed. But people have to take this seriously and stay at home. The direction from the Government (who generally are handling this as well as can be expected) needs to be explicit and enforced.
Sadly, this has shown that we as a society are very selfish and stupid and think we know best.