South African

[SueEllen]

If birds can catch CV then they should also be testing willow warblers, who should be migrating back from Seth Efrica any time now!

Interesting - Willow Warbler Bird Facts | Phylloscopus Trochilus - The RSPB

[Gibbon]

The variant is here.

Testing in Surrey, London and a few other places.

COVID-19: 'Surge testing' rolled out in parts of Surrey after South Africa variant found in cases with no travel links | Politics News | Sky News

Parallel evolution
Parallel evolution is sometimes difficult to distinguish from convergent evolution. Parallel evolution occurs when different species start with similar ancestral origins, then evolve similar traits over time. This kind of thing happens because the two different species, though they don’t necessarily share a common ancestor, experience similar kinds of environmental pressures and survive only by undergoing similar adaptations. A classic example of parallel evolution is found among plants, in which several similar but distinct forms of leaf evolved in parallel and are evident today.

[SueEllen]

Parallel evolution
Parallel evolution is sometimes difficult to distinguish from convergent evolution. Parallel evolution occurs when different species start with similar ancestral origins, then evolve similar traits over time. This kind of thing happens because the two different species, though they don’t necessarily share a common ancestor, experience similar kinds of environmental pressures and survive only by undergoing similar adaptations. A classic example of parallel evolution is found among plants, in which several similar but distinct forms of leaf evolved in parallel and are evident today.

They are saying currently it is community transmission.

Thing is majority of people don't self-isolate properly after coming in from abroad.

Lockdown extends to May...

[SueEllen]

Oh and what happens with bubbles? Your bubble doesn't have to be in the same postcode.

[Scruff]

Must be my Braai-smoke

[Gibbon]

They are saying currently it is community transmission.

Thing is majority of people don't self-isolate properly after coming in from abroad.

Lockdown extends to May...

In my experience more people aren't following the rules this time. One of my wife's best friends is having a terrible time at the moment, she has a husband with dementia who has no/reduced daycare and somehow she's messed her direct payments up and expects my wife because she's high in Adult Social Care to go into her house and sort it out! My wife is well torn between following the law and protecting me and also helping out a longstanding friend who has always been there for her.

[BR14]

It's the 5G masts innit.

[SueEllen]

In my experience more people aren't following the rules this time. One of my wife's best friends is having a terrible time at the moment, she has a husband with dementia who has no/reduced daycare and somehow she's messed her direct payments up and expects my wife because she's high in Adult Social Care to go into her house and sort it out! My wife is well torn between following the law and protecting me and also helping out a longstanding friend who has always been there for her.

If she is protecting you then she can't help her friend face-to-face.

[Gibbon]

If she is protecting you then she can't help her friend face-to-face.

Even if she wasn't protecting me its against the law, and if she got caught it would be all over the local papers at least and cost her job. What I'm getting at people think its ok to break these laws if you have persuaded yourself you need to.

[SueEllen]

Even if she wasn't protecting me its against the law, and if she got caught it would be all over the local papers at least and cost her job. What I'm getting at people think its ok to break these laws if you have persuaded yourself you need to.

It isn't against the law to provide unpaid care for someone else.

Guidance for those who provide unpaid care to friends or family - GOV.UK