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Grim from The Mail https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10299101/Covid-19-UK-come-contact-Omicron-unless-youre-hermit-expert-warns.html

On a lighter note. Its amazing how not so long ago if you walked into a bank wearing a mask you'd probably get arrested. Yet now the insist you wear one 🤣

All my kids are grown up & jabbed etc so we're not too worried about them although I'll be reminding them to make sure they get a booster. Its the grandkids, none of them have been jabbed they range in age from 11 to 2. Obviously we want to see them but the worry is them all going to diffent schools. We now try & stagger everyone coming as well, its not ideal but its the only way we can do it. Hopefully there'll be some improvement in the situation soon & we can try & get back to some normality whatever that is

No doubt these conversations are happening all over the country. Some people just don't get the seriousness of the situation we're in. Just reading Omicron will be the dominant strain in the UK by next week. Its crazyhow fast its spreading.

Anyone going to the Liverpool match., by the looks of things your going to need your vaccine passport to get in. It seems crazy thousands of people going to games this weekend up until Tuesday won't need the passport. Yet if you go to a game on Wednesday you will. What could possibly go wrong Further measures will be implemented at stadiums, concerts, and events from Wednesday, December 15, with vaccine passports becoming mandatory for those wishing to visit certain venues.

Theyre now saying double jabs are none effective against Omicron & triple jabs give you up to 70% protection

Itll be interesting to see what the traffic on the A1 will be like on Monday morning when the work from home kicks in

The estimates of a million cases a day by New Year if cases keep doubling the way its doing is a scary prospect. The only way we're going to be able to try & stop this is by the booster jab & inevitably another Lockdown.

This Omicron strain is really rapid the UK has went from 2 cases on November 27th to 817 today December 9th. Thats a massive jump in 11 days.

Unbelievable Under Plan B, which was enacted by Boris Johnson on Wednesday, face coverings will become compulsory in most public indoor venues from Friday, including cinemas, theatres and places of worship, but not gyms, bars or restaurants. The PM on Wednesday said there was an exemption for singing.

Nice one me & Mrs T booked in for the booster at Killingworth on the 19th

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10291683/SAGE-scientists-warn-Plan-B-WONT-solve-Omicron-crisis-hint-Christmas-lite-needed.html SAGE scientists warn Plan B WON'T solve Omicron crisis in hint 'Christmas lite' may be needed to stop 1million cases of super-strain and 1,000 daily admissions by New Year

Coming to a cinema near you. But you must wear a mask to go & see it.

Looks like " Plan B" will be introduced in the next few days/hours

Need all 3 points today given our next 5 games

Ireland introduces new COVID restrictions Michael Martin, the PM of Ireland, has confirmed the country will reintroduce some coronavirus restrictions ahead of the Christmas period. New limits on the hospitality sector follow "very stark" advice from the chief medical officer Dr Tony Holohan, he said. Under the latest rules, nightclubs will close until 9 January. Table service only will return to bars, with a maximum of six people per table permitted in restaurants. Mr Martin said the Omicron variant risks sparking a "very serious crisis" in Ireland. "The risks associated with proceeding into the Christmas period without some restrictions... is just too high," he added. "My message this evening is a difficult one... I understand and I share the disappointment and frustration this will cause for many of you." However, Mr Martin insisted: "This is not about going back to the days of lockdowns."

I know its very unlucky to walk under a black cat

UK records 53,945 new cases and 141 more deaths in highest daily infections figure since spike after Euros in July Hold on to your masks here we go again

Nice to see everyone's on the same page Now don't invite more than FIVE guests to your Christmas party: Confusion at yet more government mixed messaging on festive dos as minister issues dire warning despite PM saying don't axe bookings while venues face onslaught of cancellations • Hospitality chiefs and Tory MPs believe mixed messages are having 'chilling effect on consumer confidence' • Boris Johnson has repeatedly said there is no need to axe Christmas parties and people should 'live their lives' • Sajid Javid was the first to spark anger from hospitality bosses after he urged partygoers to take a Covid test • Pensions Secretary Therese Coffey went further, saying there 'shouldn't be much snogging under mistletoe' • It emerged that office Christmas parties are already being postponed and employees told to work from home

A case of Limpus Dickus

Omicron either as transmissible as Delta, or less so - expert Early data indicates the Omicron variant is similar to Delta in terms of transmissibility, or perhaps even less contagious, a South African expert has said. However, it is able to cause a rapid increase in infections because it is more able to reinfect those who have already had COVID, Professor Anne von Gottberg said. "I think in this case, this virus might be as transmissible," she told the news briefing. "It could be similar or slightly less than Delta in being able to be contagious... "However, it's the susceptibility of the population that is greater now because previous infection used to protect against Delta."

What he did with his "Orcs & Goblins" is his own business 🤣