VonLuck wrote: » That's not sustainable though. Is every single person supposed to put their lives on hold indefinitely?
Irish Aris wrote: » I was just talking to my family back home in Greece, where the restrictions are started getting lifted from tomorrow. The interesting thing is that use of masks is highly recommended - and it is actually mandatory in certain types of stores, not sure about the full details though. I wonder if the recommendation here will be the same when we will kick in the phases on May 18th.
peasant wrote: » You're not being asked to put your life on hold, you just have to live it slightly differently.
peasant wrote: » One night stands and casual sex are definitely over for a while ...but if you're serious about each other and committed, there are ways to make sure that neither of you is infected before you get close. It'll just take a bit longer.
ceadaoin. wrote: » Lol, they definitely aren't over. People will do what they want, consequences be damned. You think its ok for the government to dictate that people can't have sex? Even Dr Fauci said that of course people can take a date home if they so wish.
peasant wrote: » One night stands and casual sex are definitely over for a while.
peasant wrote: » You're not being asked to put your life on hold,
seenitall wrote: » Didn't I read somewhere recently that the pregnancy tests sales have soared considerably? .
seenitall wrote: » Lololol the biggest laugh I've had in a while. People are going on dates left, right and centre. Dating apps are thriving. The power of libido is a formidable thing. Didn't I read somewhere recently that the pregnancy tests sales have soared considerably? I guess we'll know around the New Year's. How someone can be so out of touch with reality is too funny. Not to disparage you, but you sound as if you haven't been single in a long, long time.
FintanMcluskey wrote: » What restrictions are changing in Greece tomorrow?
stephenjmcd wrote: » https://twitter.com/cecileollivier/status/1256966423919935491?s=19 Quite huge news out of France this evening, French doctor on BMFTV in France has said he retested all PCR normal flu swabs after having a patient with pneumonia in hosptial on 27th December, retest postive for covid. Now if its verified and they've said they'll publish the data in medical journals next week then this has been around a hell of a lot longer than people think
seenitall wrote: » Not to disparage you, but you sound as if you haven't been single in a long, long time.
Irish Aris wrote: » certain types of shops are re-opening. From what I read the important ones are hairdressers/barbers, book shops, sports equipment stores and shops that sell laptops, phones etc. Obviously social distancing measures will still apply. For example, the guideline for hairdressers/barbers is: one customer at a time in the store, the customer shouldn't touch anything-they walk in and go straight to the chair, single use gowns, cleaning of all combs and scissors between clients and face masks mandatory for both clients and barbers - that last one I'm not sure I understood it correctly, I am not sure exactly how wearing a mask will work when you have a haircut. Use of debit cards still encouraged. Phases in Greece are I think in 2 weeks intervals, with the same warning that if numbers go up, restrictions return. Use of masks apparently mandatory in public transport, taxis and hospitals. The restrictions in Greece were implemented on the 12th of March. They were similar to ours from March 26th (a bit stricter in that you had to get "preapproval" to go out) but the enforcement was much stricter and police had full authority to implement it and fine people. At the moment Greece is down to single digits of new cases and deaths - albeit they don't test as much as we do here.
FintanMcluskey wrote: » The most alarming thing about Covid is that many people seem to require approval from Dr Tony H before taking someone to bed
timmy_mallet wrote: » This extremism needs to stop. Its outrageous.
Gael23 wrote: » I’m far from a member of the lockdown brigade but I agree that casual sex is a no go
easypazz wrote: » Usual toys out of the pram. As I said to you before you need to learn there is more than 1 way to skin a cat here. Regarding herd immunity I quoted Anders Tegnell. He does not think Sweden is out of control Unemployment in Sweden at 10% - swedish central bank report Projected 22% unemployment ireland - Paschal Donoghue Didn't bother with the rest of it.
In the first scenario (scenario A in the chart below), gross domestic product contracts by 6.9% in 2020 before rebounding to grow 4.6% in 2021. In a more negative prediction (scenario , GDP could contract by 9.7% ... The International Monetary Fund predicted earlier in April that Germany and the U.K. will see their economies contract by 6.5% and 7% this year, respectively. France is expected to see a 7.2% contraction, Spain an 8% contraction and for Italy to see its economy shrink 9.1%. Sweden's neighbors Finland and Denmark, which also imposed lockdowns, are also expected to see their economies contract by 6% and 6.5%, respectively... Sweden's supply chains and businesses have been damaged by the pandemic and the Riksbank warned that "many companies will be hit hard and many people will lose their jobs," although it decided to hold its benchmark interest rate at zero this week.
gozunda wrote: » Lol. You must have the wheels wore of that pram of yours! The mileage certainly is over any recommendations anyway Now was giving a source so hard? However if you are going to ascribe opinions to someone at least give the link!. Btw I'd suggest you take a look at the raw data regarding death rate and the economy in Sweden not someones opinion of 'Stockholm' :rolleyes: You do realise that unemployment projections are just a small part of any possible scenario yeah? Quoting Swedens Cental Bank this article detailshttps://www.cnbc.com/2020/04/30/coronavirus-sweden-economy-to-contract-as-severely-as-the-rest-of-europe.html As for Swedens and its handling of Covid - it would appear most of the stuff about Sweden rate ofbinfevtion is the product of social mediahttps://www.thejournal.ie/sweden-coronavirus-debunk-5076859-Apr2020/ Oh re "herd immunity" even the World Health Organization warns that there's "not enough evidence" yet to guarantee people who get COVID-19 will be immune from re-infection, stressing that "no study" has yet evaluated the question.
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