Corona virus
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I have had to come to wolverhampton to look after my mum , in mums Street alone 6 people have died 12 of my mums friends have died. All of corona virus.
I had to go food shopping yesterday as there was no food in mums house I went to morrisons , I was shocked at how many people were in the store most of them without masks on it was the most awful experience I had in a long time.
I am glad mum is in day center for the next three days so I don't have to go out there are loads of people walking around they don't care how close they get to you no wonder the cases are still high here
I had to go food shopping yesterday as there was no food in mums house I went to morrisons , I was shocked at how many people were in the store most of them without masks on it was the most awful experience I had in a long time.
I am glad mum is in day center for the next three days so I don't have to go out there are loads of people walking around they don't care how close they get to you no wonder the cases are still high here
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That's a very high number of deaths personally I know only one person who has had the virus ,that was last march and one person who has died from it.
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Whenever my partner comes back from work, or whenever we do the weekly shop, she is frequently shocked by the number of people who don't wear a face mask, and in particular the amount of young people traveling on public transport who don't. It often aggravates her anxiety even though she has already received the first dose of her vaccine and therefore has a certain level of protection.
Of course, some people don't have to wear one, but I imagine most of the cases are people who just choose not to wear one because they don't see the point, and in turn that makes things worse for those who don't need to wear one for medical reasons.Online Community CoordinatorConcerned about another member's safety or wellbeing? Flag your concerns with us.
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@Ross_Scope I have seen in first hand now sorry to say this but this honestly doesn't happen in wales
This is the first time I have been scared being outside I have had to come here to look after my mum until Sunday who has dementia
In morrisons where I live in Wales you have to queue as only so many people are allowed in at the same time and have to wear a mask or have proof of not being able to wear one and there are hand sanitisers but the one I went to yesterday in England was packed with people no sanitiser and only a couple of people wearing a mask
People are hanging around in groups on the way from Wales I got stopped three times comring through Wales once I got over the boarder there was no police or nothing there was loads of traffic and groups of prople hanging around where snack vsns were parked its awful -
In West Glamorgan you would get fined we have police stopping cars prople eith no masks not allowed in shops without one without permission
Different places have different ways I supose I got stopped twice between where I live and just short of the border but nothing when I got to England some places in wales which made me smile saying no visitors allowed wolverhsmpton has alot of cases of corona virus its quite high compared to the over all cases for the whole of wales -
from the BBC:
68cases per 100,000 people in the latest week 27 Feb-5 Mar. The average area in England had 50*.
Seems the number of cases is just slightly above the national average in Wolverhampton
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In my neck of the woods in England it’s rare to see anyone without a mask and many of them keep a two metre distance or at least try to. It probably varies from town to town, place to place.
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@woodbine that's pretty scarry for me as its only 165 new cases across the whole of wales and only 6 new cases in my area makes me feel scared for my mum with dementia not realy knowing what's going on
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@leeCal yes I think it does I am not used to what I was seeing here and people spitting on the floor and large groups of people snd nothing done
This does happen in wales but police would intervene and fine covid breaches thry have made thousands of pounds in fines in wales
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lisathomas50 said:@woodbine that's pretty scarry for me as its only 165 new cases across the whole of wales and only 6 new cases in my area makes me feel scared for my mum with dementia not realy knowing what's going on
Thank you for the information I was trying to find it but mum doesn't give me much chance lol
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My son still drives down through Wales and back home to Lancashire every week for work and has still never been stopped, nor has he ever been pulled up near home. Think it's the luck of the draw.
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@woodbine maybe worded wrong between where I live in Wales and where my mum lives its bad compared to where I live
England will have more cases because its bigger than Wales
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I was quite surprised how packed bus was yesterday, 1st time I've caught one in ages. 1 went in Morrison's and was no limited people going in, was busy.
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It’s rare to see a police officer around where I live.
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@MarkN88 only one I have seen since I got to mums was the one that came to the house to do a welfare check to make sure mum wasn't on her own he scared me lol telling me the virus was bad in mums area
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@lisathomas50 yeah i think some areas are still worse than others at the moment, but overall everything has come down in terms of infection rates and deaths. As long as you both take all the necessary precautions still than you will be doing everything you can.
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@Sandy_123 morrisons by my mums was packed I think I was shocked as where I live only ten people at a time and only can go one way two more people were taken to hospital in my mums Street one last night one this morning with corona virus lol England is a bigger place lol ?
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lisathomas50 said:@woodbine maybe worded wrong between where I live in Wales and where my mum lives its bad compared to where I live
England will have more cases because its bigger than Wales
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@woodbine thanks I think it was just initial shock didn't mean to upset its going to be a difficult week lol I am sure I will survive lol ?
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@lisathomas50 just make sure you wear a mask and you should be fine2024 The year of the general election...the time for change is coming 💡
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I suppose it must be more difficult to control people in built-up areas where supermarkets and shops probably have far more customers to get through in a day, or they would be queuing down the streets well into the night I imagine. Roads around here are still much quieter than usual outside office hours but seem to be pretty normal during the day.
The only comparison I can make is with a trip to Swansea the end of last year. It was a lot quieter than usual but people in town where I was seemed a lot more relaxed about being close to other people in the streets than they are around here, and I would say there were more people wearing masks outside in the streets there, though mostly under then chin or under the nose. I didn't visit any shops, I just parked up for a meeting and came back home afterwards so it's not really a good comparison.
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