General Discussion on Current Situation 2/

[Gadget]

Another question for Gadget- what's the best site to see how the current infections are in the North East. I'm finding a certain North East newspapers reports a little frustrating.

This is the best official site for regional, and local info Candleflame:

https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk/#category=ltlas&map=rate&area=e06000057

If you scroll down to the listing and map you can select Region, Upper tier or Local authority.

[Gadget]

Igor

That FT info is very interesting 

[Gadget]

Hot from The Guardian's blog:

Dominic Cummings did breach lockdown rules, Durham police say

The prime minister’s most senior adviser did breach lockdown rules when he made the 50-mile trip to Barnard Castle, an investigation by Durham policy has found.

Dominic Cummings claimed he made the journey on 12 April – Easter Sunday and his wife’s birthday – with his wife and four-year-old son to check his eyesight was sound before travelling back to London.

The Telegraph (paywall) reports that the Durham Police investigation has concluded that this was a minor breach of the guidelines that did not warrant any further action.

[IgorStrav]

Also:

"Durham police today said they fined two people for travelling hundreds of miles from London to their area during the coronavirus lockdown.


A spokesperson for Durham police confirmed the fines were issued on 8 April against two people from different households who travelled together from London to Peterlee, in County Durham. That trip is about 260 miles and came just over a week after the prime minister’s key aide decided to drive with his wife and child from his London home to his parents’ farm, fearing being struck down by coronavirus."

[Gadget]

Apparently they were from different households.

[IgorStrav]

Apparently they were from different households.

Yes, within the quote.  Is the 'two different households' point the reason for the fine, or was it the journey distance, or possibly a combination of the two?

And did either of them suspect that they might be Covid-19 positive?

[Gadget]

I don't see anything in the local newspapers so far.

Add. Just picked this up from Twitter:

Andrew Gallacher

A source close to No 10 says that "The police are of course entitled to their view"

 

[*Sandra*]

Mr Cummings has attended meetings of the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage) - the scientific body which gives independent advice that shapes the government's coronavirus response.


Only 63,222 more signatures required.

https://www.change.org/p/dominic-cummings-must-be-sacked?use_react=false

[Gadget]

And No 10 has issued this

....The prime minister has said he believes Mr Cummings behaved reasonably and legally given all the circumstances and he regards this issue as closed.