My appetite for circulating in public diminished after hearing news of how the virus has taken hold in several towns across the country. Public health always comes first, with the consequences of the economy and children’s education following closely. Nothing else really matters.
Despite that, we have to learn how to navigate our lives through this and news that 300 people will attend Ross County – Celtic and Aberdeen – Kilmarnock on Saturday is very welcome. Not much will be learned from such a low number, perhaps only that the temperature measuring equipment used works (it has already been tested in greater numbers, it works), but it feels significant that the Scottish Government acknowledge that controlled trials of any activity is necessary and responsible behaviour.
And be clear: despite being practically the last activity permitted, the health risks of socially distanced, well policed, outdoor gatherings is negligible to zero. Pubs reopened for indoor custom in Scotland eight weeks ago, without police oversight or any prior trials.
Now that the concept of holding trials has been agreed, the next step must be to hold meaningful trials, when we will learn how efficiently thousands of fans filter through entry systems. Who knows, maybe taking fans out of the pub to an outdoor stadium to watch the game will slow the virus. If only the world’s entire scientific community would speak clearly that indoor meetings are more dangerous than outdoor, the Scottish Government’s Indoor Pubs First, Outdoor Football Last policy would be less confusing. Not that policy from London is any better; I’m beginning to think the SNP’s strategy of shadowing Boris Johnson’s government on Corona planning is not such a great idea.
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Naw ye urnie Ernie.
VP
….and you urnie either .
HS, nor you 😂
Burnley
Good luck to you and your family with the current issues you are experiencing. May your father Rest In Peace.
All these folk wanting to be the last to post really need to be patient ;-)
They certainly do 🤭
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