Relaxation of Restrictions, Part XII *Read OP For Mod Warnings*

Are the gp surgeries back to normal yet, ie no phone consultations?

Mask not what your country can do for you, mask what you can do for your country.

As long as the legal requirements is removed, anyone who wants to keep wearing a mask can and will do so. Anyone who doesn't, won't.

Any retailer who tries to retain it for entry to their stores will likely lose custom to those who don't.

That's only in England for some retailers...and it's not enforceable.

No. You didn't.

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This is the first mention of "multiples", introduced by you. As you're asserting that estimates of Covid deaths are over 16 million, while providing one source that admits "some uncertainty, sometimes enormous". This was before anyone was allowed to admit the "with/from" distinction, which was later covered in the media.

Interesting that you chose the 1700 home deaths and not the quarter million children dead from starvation. It will all shake out in the end, but you're being incredibly disingenuous in your quest for internet points.

And you've still never said whether you think there's any collateral damage at all from covid restrictions.

Ah the same old arguments trotted out again.

So let's go over that again. Just because some people chose to ignore common sense - it doesn't follow everyone else has to accommodate them by throwing public health advice into the bin.

We know Face masks combined with other preventive measures, such as vaccination, frequent hand-washing and physical distancing, can help reduce the risk of infection.

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/coronavirus/in-depth/coronavirus-mask/art-20485449

Unfortunately there will always be some who won't wear a mask where required or will wear their mask inappropriately. Others won't wash their hands and there will be those who ignore social distancing. Does that mean these preventative measures don't work? The simple answer is no. These measures do work and thankfully those who don't acknowledge that, don't get to dictate public health advice.

When I was in London last October, masks were still "mandatory" on public transport in London but only around 50% of people were wearing masks. Even in Heathrow where masks are mandatory about 20% of staff were not wearing them.

I can't see shops enforcing their recommendations if even an airport does not.

tesco not a retail and a massively huge one at that

Tesco loves masks.

Nop, been going about as normal since everything opened up last year, happy to see normality resume.

You still obsessing about countries having mask mandates?

Newstalk talking about a survey they've run about life post restrictions/Covid and saying 70% are supportive of the recent removal of most restrictions.

However on other questions like if they'll do away with wearing masks, return to shaking hands or hugging, or handle cash, the results are closer with the answers ranging between 30-50% saying they'll be hesitant.

As I've said for a long time now, the mental health impact of 2 years of constant coverage and analysis, scaremongering, multiple covid ads per hour, multiple notifications per day from news apps with case/death numbers, and all the rest has been huge and will take a LONG time to recover from in this country.

It's clear too that there will be long lasting social consequences with a significant minority still nervous about returning to perfectly normal and harmless activities. It's almost as if these people have forgotten that almost everyone has been vaccinated multiple times and the latest variant is little more than a cold for almost all who get it.

Add in the other problems that haven't gone away - housing, rising costs of living, the continuing complete inadequacy of the health service, and all the rest - and there are going to be a lot of people who'll struggle hugely under the mental pressure that these things bring too.