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9 Apr 2020

There have been deaths in Devon but so far we have been lucky.  As explained last night on the BBC we had very few cases as lockdown started and with the large number of retired in the South West who decided to self isolate before lockdown  this has been a contributary factor to the low number of infections. But this weekend could see all that reversed if folk don't STAY IN DOORS and selfish ...

Assistant Chief Constable Glen Mayhew said: ‘As we look to the bank holiday weekend I wish to be clear with our message which is stay at home and do not undertake travel that isn’t essential. My officers will continue to be visible in our towns and cities, and we will police the roads. Read more... ...

It's definitely in Devon, I have family members (not in Dawlish) who have it and I think I may have had it myself - but mildly. So that puts it in Dawlish too.

leatash
leatash
9 Apr 2020

I am on day 33 of total lockdown and when i opened my window this morning at 0730 to let some great Dawlish sea air in i overheard an interesting conversation from a family of five stood right under my window, it went something like this" How's this then kids, we will be safer here than Walthamstow, what time can we go to were we are staying dad? oh about 11 ish we will go shopping first and get ...

HuwMatthews2
HuwMatthews2
9 Apr 2020

I read a stat somewhere that the probable infection rate in the UK is about 1000 times the number of fatalities. That would indicate that circa 7,000,000 people in the UK are infected....and I'm still hearing people saying 1. There is no coronavirus in Dawlish and 2. There is no coronavirus in Devon! People need to get real and do what they're being told to do...particularly the morons ...

@Dil ...I believe you answered your own question.

Dil
Dil
7 Apr 2020

@deedoodle, I wasn't sure what your issue about the roof man was, if he is a builder who can't work because of the stay at home policy and is taking the opportunity to repair his own home, is that such a problem, or should he just sit looking out of his window critising others? I have had a family member die in their own bed this week and another elderly family member fall and fracture bones and ...

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8196183/UKs-coronavirus-death-toll-jumps-record-high-854-day-6-227-known-victims.html Oh dear. Seems I spoke too soon.

7 Apr 2020

Looking at the coronavirus data - https://bigly.biz/?query=coronavirus And in particular the UK deaths graph - https://bigly.biz/visual/3e0f743a-6dcd-11ea-8204-96e84d97be5b It seems to be dropping. Maybe too early to tell for certain but possibly some light at the end of the tunnel.