Boris Johnson televised Coronavirus update (04/01/2021)

Seanchai

The UK is now paying the price for relaxing the rules at Christmas....We love to see the family on Christmas day and have done so for many years...but we did not think it was worth it . We have been shielding since February and were not going to throw it all away for one day together . Roll on the vaccine,  the quicker the better ??
Stay safe everybody .?...May your God go with you ! ????????

poppy123456

I go shopping every week and have done since the first lockdown last year. I also shop in the same place every week and the majority of people i see have a face covering on. Those that don't have an exemption badge, including a person that works where i shop.

I seen my daughter and grandson on Christmas day and boxing day and will continue to see them a couple of times a week because the support bubbles can continue.

[Deleted User]

Well because we are now in full lockdown, I will be residing at my Parents' till further notice, social services won't like it due to cancelling both care companies at literally a moment's notice but they can swivel, my health and safety is far more important than their budgets and scheduling.

Lisatho11987777

Wales went into national lockfown before Xmas we haven't got any schools open only essential shops 

Please people when I say things do not take it the wrong way I am glad England is on full lockdow they will stop comring to Wales  and makeing the situation for England and Wales 

Wales has been hit hard this time mainly because the students came back and the schools opend and the pubs 

As great Britain we have to stand together  and do what we have got to do  the world needs to heal and it needs our help 

I am not a religious  person but may God be with us all  united we stand dived we fall we can do this but we have to fo it together 

Lisatho11987777

Woodbine that wasn't a nice thing to say  I  live in Wales and shops get shut if the assistants don't wear a face mask  and if they haven't done  what they need I side their shop even the local little shops and we get fined if we haven't got a face mask on and shops eont let you in 

On lock down last time 500 people came to pen y fan in the brecon beacons  and only 10 of them were Welsh 

Before anyone says anything I am English  living in wsles but o can tell you this much I trust the Welsh government  more than I trust borris Johnson he didn't act fast enough most people have sense  and belive when I say  I am the Wales corona  virus group and some people make so angry I have a proper wonky donkey on there  conspiracy theories  are the worst  

All I can say is its not just down to the government its down to the public if people stop feeding the virus  it would get wesker snd weaker not stronger so that it can mutate   stay safe wash your hands wear your mask  stay your distance  stay at home if you don't need to go out 

poppy123456

The reaosn why schools weren't open in Wales was because of Christmas and New year, just like England. Now schools have closed, just like England.

Lisatho11987777

You said something about you must be reading the daily mail can be upsetting to some people as you know I would come back with something like no  read the sun lol ha ha but not everyone is the same  in wales even behind a screen they wear a mask  in eales we have spent most of our time in lock down we have had local lock downs aswel 

Its a nightmare but in wales thry force the rules I have never seen so many police lol  I want to know what they do with all the fines lolwales has issued alot

Lisatho11987777

Thats where your wrong schools hin most of wsles owed three weeks before Xmas and weren't opening after Xmas  some schools have been closed alot longer and university's shut end of November and colleges were closed four weeks before all told to do online earnings  primary schools were due back on the 11th  of January now thats not happening g either  alot of schools shut down ineales because teachers were  losing their Ives and parents were refusing to send their children to school my step son hadnt been to college since end of November and my granddaughter finished uni November for xmas and has been told not to return all her studying will be on line and my other grandchildren  have been off school since 1st week in December 

Lisatho11987777

Woodbine I am asking if you would apologise  to  rawarrior  please I know that it want purposely  done and not meant to upset but it has so much do that they want to leave the group and it would be such a  shame lots of people like the photos that are posted I like them aswel  so I am asking please 

poppy123456

Very strange that because i have family and friends in Wales with children who have all told me differently. Same as this news link here regarding Wales level 4 lockdown, which started on 20th December, of which schools had already closed for Christmas 2 days prior to that. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-55333756 I rest my case and will make no further comments to you.

Lisatho11987777

Where i live we have been in  and out of lockdown local lockfowns fire broke a d now lock down  I am not gki g to comment again either you have already upset another member  aswel 

Lisatho11987777

Woodbine  I am sorry to say it seems to have been taken the wrong way then the person is very upset  so much do they dontvwantvto be on here 

Lisatho11987777

Poppy you csn say whatever you like about me but I would rather brlibe my family considering two of them are teachers two are front line workers in hospitals and my other older children are key workers  

poppy123456

Ah yes of course, despite the link i posted as proof... oh dear oh dear!!

Lisatho11987777

You always want to be right poppy I did write alot but deleted  it we clash to much so I won't comment on anything  that you post you seem to like upsetting  people

chiarieds

I don't think anyone of us here would want @RAwarrior to leave this forum....he's a much respected & well-liked member. As ever, comments can be taken the wrong way with certainly no bad intent.

May I also add that Poppy does provide relevant info & links, & her intent is to to help, not to upset anyone.

Lisatho11987777

I  am not going  to comment  on poppy's post  but as for as rawarrior why do you assume its a he  i don't assume anything they are just usernames 

Two people have upset this person  I may have only been here a short time but I take the time to get to know people some people choose to private message me and that is fine  

I know a bit about this person and I can see why they were upset  all it takes is sorry  I understand and have empathy  for this person 

To many people  want to be right above how it makes a person  feel and thats ashame because concerning corona virus we are  all in the same boat  same as  this group  we are all in the same boat united we stand divided we fall

I have talked to this person  and I have tried to change their mind  and I hope they do stay we will fi d out later today if this person posts the photos they normaly post 

We have to think about other people's feelings woodbine said it wasn't meant to upset  but people have different ways at looking and reading things  and I said to woodbine I would of said no it was the sun thats me though I give as good as I get 

I have read the other person's comment thst also upset thst person  and I understand where this person is comeing  from 

poppy123456

Lets not be petty here. The 'him' is a figure of speech and nothing more. Unless i know for certain what gender the member is i'll mostly use 'him' and nothing at all is meant by it!

This is just another example of members taking things out of proportion.

Ross_Alumni

Afternoon all

 hope you're all as well as you can be, despite the difficult start we've had to 2021.

Some of you may have noticed that the community team weren't online as often as usual over the Christmas and New Year period. We were working reduced hours during this time, but we're now back to covering our usual shifts. This means that at least one member of the team will be available from 8am to 8pm every weekday, and from 10am to 6pm every weekend. 

I'm sure many of you have felt, as we have, that there seems to have been an increase in conflict on the community recently. We understand that this is an incredibly challenging time for you all, and some of you might be feeling particularly unsettled or worried, but it's more important than ever that we all pull together to support each other. The vast majority of threads demonstrate your ability to offer support and advice to each other with great kindness and without judgement, and I think this is what we all need more of moving into 2021.

If you're struggling to cope with the new lockdown, or there's anything else that you're finding difficult, please feel free to reach out to the community team. You're welcome to email us on community@scope.org.uk, and we'll do our best to help. 

If you see a post or comment that you believe breaks our community guidelines, please report it using the 'flag' function so that a member of the community team can review it. We can then take action if necessary. You're never obligated to respond to something a user has said, so please feel free to step away from a thread if you don't feel as though a constructive conversation is being had.

I also wanted to briefly address the topic of incorrect information on the community. The community guidelines state that all members should:

• Always check that information you get is correct and appropriate.

• Not present opinions as facts.

• Share only trusted resources.

We sometimes get requests to remove comments, or parts of comments, that contain inaccurate information or advice. Although we do remove incorrect information on occasion, we also believe there is sometimes merit to leaving these comments up. So long as the information is corrected by at least one of you, or a member of the community team, we think that those reading the thread in the future might find it helpful to see that a piece of information has been debunked. That being said, we do ask that all members do their best to check that the information they are giving is correct, avoid presenting opinion as fact, and provide evidence from a trusted resource where possible. 

Cher posted this on another discussion, but I just wanted to highlight the following section from the Things to keep in mind post: 

Before you respond to a post, think:

• Am I feeling preoccupied, anxious, inadequate, physically uncomfortable and tired? Am I making assumptions?

• Do I feel a strong urge to be right rather than looking to offer advice, help find solutions, support and empathise with the other person?

• Am I looking at the post from my point of view, rather than the other person’s?

• Is it worth engaging and potentially making a bad situation worse? Should I step away and perhaps report the post?

We'll be dealing with individual situations as soon as we can. In the meantime, please refresh yourself on the rules outlined in our community guidelines. 

cupcake88

Hi every one I’m not coping with this news at all . This again is going to set back health care for a lot of people it’s like covid has taken over and nothing else exists . I’m so paranoid that at some point there going to make it that every one has the vaccine which I hope not I personally will not be having the vaccine mainly because I’m on so much medication this is a new vaccine and no one knows what medication will react to it it’s a new thing . Personally the last lock Down back in March I nearly ended up sectioned I was under the home based treatment had round the clock visits to my home my mental health was so bad.

as you all know I can’t wear a mask I don’t go any where any way but if I do I always wear my lanyard but I feel like I have to always explain to why I don’t wear one . 

I know every one really has had there lives affected because of covid but the last lock down really set me over the edge mentally . I have been so panicked today I’m scared I’ll get sick again really bad that scares me more than getting covid if I’m honest the thought of loosing my mind again is scary .