Bozza 5pm daily briefing ... in-play

https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus

Chance of flights form Italy being mentioned?

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-on-shielding-and-protect...

Playgrounds mentioned.

Flights??

SKY on wanting the Playgrounds Locked down

lockdown imminent

"It is very important for people's mental and physical wellbeing that they should be able to get out and exercise," he says, adding not everyone has a private open space. "That is why parks and open spaces are absolutely crucial."
He says that - despite this - people must follow social distancing advice otherwise "there is no doubt" that the government will bring forward further measures.

1 % Death rate at the Moment

Lockdown imminent

make u right H

It's overdue!

unaware of hospital ventilator crisis ?

odd

The press seem intent on stopping us going for a walk!

Feckin idiots going up Snowden, to the beaches, dahn the pub.  A-HOLES!

Pity the government didn't listen to medical advice in the past . Experts guaranteed that there would be a pandemic in the future but there was nothing put in place to protect the country from an event such as this . Great minds should surely be proactive rather than reactive......maybe it was not seen as financially viable at the time ?

In large numbers, I should add.  No need.  Jut use common sense man!

these are the folk who will never listen , selfish idiots tbh

5%+ death rate surely?

has this 2 meter Caper been enforced in the Work Place ??

In Sussex there are 35 confirmed  cases out of 1.3m.

Let’s assume the 35 in hospital.

Not a strain on the NHS is it ?

Any likely candidates for shielding in here?

got to wait till its spread enough to implement measures

Shield Akabula Trilby.

That's from the Tested PA , the only true figure is the dead ,  I would times the infectd by 10 ?? due to lack of testing  Hopefully more ,

If not we are foooked

1.5m in England. Wonder how many in the rest of the UK?

Going for a walk up a hill if you aren't near people is hardly reckless.
Do you expect everyone to sit in darkened room for the next few months?

I agree standing around in a pub isn't clever though..

If people get no exercise firstly that will cause health problems directly itself, piss everyone off, and the fitter you are the better your immune system is and the better you'd be able to fight anything off! Exercise helps the immune system.

I'm off for a walk myself right now. Yea that's right, try and stop me, Blockleiter!!

Someone ask, what happens to people in the at risk group that currently work...where is their money going to come from, if they are one of those that don't get furloughed by their company but get a letter through the post, £94 a week isn't going to be any good to them and will force them to work.

None of these reporters have asked that obvious question yet

i would say casemoney is nearer to the true figure

It's no problem if peeps use common sense, JC.

Rounding up 5683(6k) confirmed.281 dead (300) dead Casemoney

This bint wants Plod to intervene.

Flights?

Its madness Duffy

THE ONLY TRUE FIGURE IS THE DEAD , most of them will have been sick people , 1 % is bad enough if the True figure is 5 % , they need to lockdown NOW !! we would be looking at 3 million dead going forward ?

Journo asks a question on how to enforce aga8nst 5 kids having a party and he throws the question to the Dr to answer ffs it was a security question.

We have little hope with this dope in charge!

2 meters apart these three are only a meter apart

The italian figures look about 9% , cases 59k deaths 5460.

huge rise in US figures

1753 conclusion

Shocking tbh

It highlights the hypocrisy and mixed messages Dorris and his Government are sending!

i honestly hate liar blair but i wish he was in charge instead of this buffoon

Can't blame Boris for the entitled having no personal responsibility whatsoever.

It's not rocket science, he doesn't want the whole country to pay the penalty for the left wingers who have to be forced into following advice.

Italy has the second oldest population in the world after Japan . 23% are over 65 .

If you are one of the people that get a letter but are in the group that has a condition currently under control and are not a worker that is going to be furloughed by their employer then they are not covered by 80% wages but are being told to stay home only qualifying for £94.

They should have announced a financial package for these workers who receive a letter because what will happen is those at risk workers will be forced to ignore the letter and go to work.

Why didn't one of these journos ask this question??

The announcement "assumes" that these 1.5 people are already laid up at home but that is not the case..some work!!!!

ITV has announced that the production of Coronation Street and Emmerdale will stop from Monday due to coronavirus concerns.....Some good news

18:00
Strict lockdown not wanted - but may come if needed

Vicki Young
Chief Political Correspondent
It was a pretty stark warning - and a question everyone wants to know.
If people aren't following the advice, what will the government do?
It is very clear from the prime minister that he is actively considering further measures.
We have seen in other countries people are being told not to leave their houses.
But Boris Johnson said he does not want to impose such restrictions.
He says he is very, very concerned with people's mental and physical health if they cannot leave the house.

I would have thought few of the 1.5 million work

I do

Recap: UK coronavirus news conference
The latest UK government news conference on its coronavirus response has come to an end. Here’s what happened:
PM Boris Johnson warned the government would take "further measures" to enforce social distancing advice if it is not respected
He said he would think "very actively" about this over the next 24 hours
He said he wanted people to continue to be able to go to parks, but people should stay 2m (6f) away from others
Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick pledged the government would support 1.5m vulnerable people advised to stay at home for 12 weeks
He said he hoped food deliveries to them would begin at the end of next week, and would become more "sophisticated" over time
He added that councils would join up with supermarkets to ensure food deliveries are made

Huge problem Duffy given the self employed amount of workers, going from earning a wage and having so many bills to money that you cannot possibly survive on is terrible for them.

Eyeball covid 19 still shortened their lives.

self employed should have an emergency fund.

everyone should of course, but self employed know there's no safety net

most self employed i know have a pot of 30k at least in their bank but the younger  ones probably won't  a  dire situation as they are probably paying rent too so no mortgage relief  ... the youngsters will need help with their rent

They will at least have the comfort of no eviction notices to be served for the foreseeable future.
Tough situation for all.

self employed probably a pain in the arse for the govt  ...think they'd prefer it if it was all big businesses

No mention of flights or borders generally. Defies logic.

Playgrounds got a mention. Oh and how dare people take a stroll in the fresh air. Boris is trying to let people have some freedom but pressure is mounting.

I'm a bit more hopeful on a personal level, I just found a few medical papers (gobbledygook to me) but the general thrust from what I can see is that the immuno supressant drug I take has actually been successful in tests against various coronavirus's in the past.

In the bigger scheme of things, there are unfortunate presidents being set. After this is all over, if we're still around some people will be expecting 80% of wages if they lose their job. It's okay saying gig economy workers need help, but they've had the advantages of not having fixed hours and working days. There's not enough personal responsibility as it is.

unfortunate presidents
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yeah, you could call him that 

if we're still around

I wouldn't worry about that if you're healthy.

I suffered from croup when I was a youngster, and have a weaker chest as a consequence. Not a given that I won't have complications, albeit there are many more vulnerable than me.

Ever had the flu Cider?

Flu cider ?
Is that similar to scrumpy

Man flu not genuine flu, though it's been quite severe on occasion.

No 5pm today - currently in a COBRA meeting.
Statement later this evening.

Likely that they will STRONGLY ADVISE individuals to self isolate and practice social distancing.
Failure to do so will result in a tongue lashing from Priti Patel

"Boz will address the nation after the current emergency COBRA meeting" - Radio 4

Though they didn't actually say "Boz"

NoBoz would have been more accurate.

20.30 update briefing tonight....Stand by ya beds !

Statement likely around 7pm
Oh, tictac - are you sure?
LBC's Mair's my sauce.

2030hrs confirmed

Lockdown incoming?

London has fallen

If we shutdown and the numbers of cases level or drop. Then what?

Were do we go from there? We can't carry for long with everything shut down.

And as soon as we resume normal life, the virus will flare up again.

From where ?
If a strict lockdown is performed, everyone will either have contracted it and died, contracted it and survived, or not contracted it at all.

From where ?

No need to address that silly question because a complete lockdown would not be possible.

Agh, I see, unlikely that I can achieve a 147 break in snooker, so pointless to play.

coach is not far out in regards to reserve money amongst a lot of self employed

imagine having to burn all that capital after working like fk for years

Unlikely does not mean the same as not possible Angoose.

Always happy to help.

405,000 apply to NHS appeal.

Questions ...

kunsberg ...ouch

i would love to see ch4 more belligerent in their questioning over grooming gangs but then it doesn't fit their agenda does it

A team is back! Whitty and Vallance.

Talking well. Lots of common sense. Standing up to the journos who want to close the UK down completely.

KILLER QUESTION

Journos in default attack mode playing to their minority elitist audience. Shameful really. I find their 'journalism' to be woefully inadequate.