How serious is this?

[sunseekers]

Today, Thursday, is a red day.  The pharmacy is open 365 days a year. The supermarkets will be open tomorrow but theres always the quicksave who are, of course, open on red days. 
People in general are taking the situation very seriously here, as well they should.
Our cases are now up to 17,000 thats 2,300 higher than they were yesterday, and the death rate at 767.  We've followed the same kind of pattern as other european countries and the UK will increase in the same way I should think.

[Dave C]

Sorry, but what constitutes a red day?

[Alicante Holiday Villas]

National holiday - today is Father's Day in Spain

[Maricia]

Today is the feast of St Joseph (holy day) in Spain and it is called a 'red day' as traditionally bank holidays were marked on the calendar in red!

BW

Maricia

[John H]

A mate just sent me this article, I only hope the UK has the capability to do this this quickly...... frightening

https://diariodealicante.net/la-generalitat-construira-3-hospitales-de-campana-con-1-100-camas/

Stay safe

John

[Ash]

Can anybody please explain what Boris Johnson is doing in the U.K.
Most countries appear to be locking down their countries to try and restrict the virus

The U.K. Government decide that the Private Godfrey approach of would you please mind not going out will encourage the general public not to go out, now the press shows people obviously still going out to pubs, clubs and restaurants.

Unless you order the public to stay in they will go out

You only have to watch the TV or internet or supermarkets to see the intelligence of the people you are dealing with

The only hope is there will be so much food in their house they won’t be able to get to the front door 🤬🤬 

[DaveG]

He's frightened of the yob element running riot.

He is going into lock down incrementally rather than closing down with a bang - I suppose he needs the troops in position first.

No new cases in Alicante province in the last 24 hours so being in splendid isolation seems to be working. I hope so because I'm running out of cupboards and wardrobes to clean.

Dave

[John H]

I don't think Boris has watched the same lunch time news that I have Ash.

Most folk in the UK now believe it's time for action and not advice.

Ive just received an email from a small chain of hotels weve used in Tenerife a few times, they are currently planning on opening in July and August.......fingers crossed they can.

Stay safe

John

[chris and jackie]

Boris has announced closure of all pubs, cafes etc and pay 80% of all wages. However not restricting free movement for walks, exercise, shopping etc.

We have family in Italy and the draconian measures there have not worked yet with more illness, deaths than anywhere.

[kevinb]

Lockdown doesn't seem to be working, is this because families are all crushed together so the infection spreads easier , I suspect that mingling between other people and families is still going on so the virus is still being passed about. I read that Germany has a low death rate because it has 25,000 intensive care beds compared to the UK's 5000, Germany has a population a third bigger than us but proportionally it has more beds

[chris and jackie]

Are the Post offices still open for posting, collection of parcels and mail being delivered?

[Phillip]

https://www.indy100.com/article/coronavirus-spain-lockdown-police-singing-9416531

[John H]

.....lockdown is being extended.

https://english.elpais.com/politics/2020-03-22/spanish-government-to-extend-state-of-alarm-for-15-days.html

Stay safe

John

[Ash]

John

I don’t think this has come as a surprise to any of us here
Which just beggars to question why is the UK dragging its heels

[John H]

Who knows Ash, its bloody reckless.

For the last couple of years Boris and his mates have been shouting about "controlling our borders" yet over the last couple of months when it was obvious what was about to happen we have been accepting flights from all over the world and the only precaution has been a leaflet some passengers recieved in arrivals.

Our little seaside town was busier than August Bank Holiday yesterday, I strayed no further than the back garden, the local Facebook page was on fire with folk posting in disbelief about the hoards that descended on us, paying no notice whatsoever as to social distancing. They also took the opportunity to visit our supermarkets and wiped them out.....apparantly its the same again today. I can only hope they close the caravan parks early next week to stop folk using the school closures aS an excuse for an extended break on the coast.

A friend in Spain posted an article this morning about the new hospital that opened in Madrid last night.....it has patients already.

I'll post a photograph of it, hopefuly it will make folk think about their actions.

Stay safe

John