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Greece 
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇬🇷" title="Flagge von Griechenland" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Griechenland"> reports 233 new cases in the last 24 hours.
A small increase from yesterday, where 207 cases were reported.
Hard to predict what may happen in the UKhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇬🇧" title="Flagge des Vereinigten Königreiches" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge des Vereinigten Königreiches"> quarantine review following Scotland’s decision.
Statistically, Greecehttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇬🇷" title="Flagge von Griechenland" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Griechenland"> is better than yesterday!
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A small increase from yesterday, where 207 cases were reported.
Hard to predict what may happen in the UK
Statistically, Greece
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Greece’s https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇬🇷" title="Flagge von Griechenland" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Griechenland"> addition to Scotland’s quarantine list is still bizarre.
When considering the latest figures, Greecehttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇬🇷" title="Flagge von Griechenland" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Griechenland"> is actually looking better today than it was yesterday!
This puts pressure on the UK governmenthttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇬🇧" title="Flagge des Vereinigten Königreiches" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge des Vereinigten Königreiches"> to follow an approach similar to the Welsh.
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When considering the latest figures, Greece
This puts pressure on the UK government
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As of this evening, Greece’s https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇬🇷" title="Flagge von Griechenland" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Griechenland"> 7-day cumulative case rate per 100,000 people is 13.8.
Yesterday, this figure was 14.4.
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Yesterday, this figure was 14.4.
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The reason for the decrease in the 7-day case rate per 100,000 people is because we’ve seen less new cases today in comparison to last Wednesday, August 26th.
Today we saw 233 new cases.
Last Wednesday, 293 cases.
This is extremely positive to see!
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Today we saw 233 new cases.
Last Wednesday, 293 cases.
This is extremely positive to see!
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Slightly less tests performed today - 14,154 in comparison to yesterday’s report, where 16,979 were carried out.
Nevertheless, still a sizeable amount, and nothing to be concerned about.
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Nevertheless, still a sizeable amount, and nothing to be concerned about.
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Despite Scotland’s decision to add Greece https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇬🇷" title="Flagge von Griechenland" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Griechenland"> to its quarantine list, statistically, Greece https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇬🇷" title="Flagge von Griechenland" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Griechenland"> is in a far better position than other countries.
Take Portugalhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇵🇹" title="Flagge von Portugal" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Portugal">, where as of this evening, the 7-day case rate per 100,00 people is 22.9.
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Take Portugal
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This puts pressure on the UK government https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇬🇧" title="Flagge des Vereinigten Königreiches" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge des Vereinigten Königreiches"> to either:
a) rule out placing Greecehttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇬🇷" title="Flagge von Griechenland" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Griechenland"> on the quarantine list entirely.
b) follow the approach of the Welsh government, and place regions in Greecehttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇬🇷" title="Flagge von Griechenland" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Griechenland"> which *MAY* be a cause for concern onto the quarantine list…
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a) rule out placing Greece
b) follow the approach of the Welsh government, and place regions in Greece
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Ideally we’d all love option A!
However, option B is more pragmatic.
If the UK governmenthttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇬🇧" title="Flagge des Vereinigten Königreiches" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge des Vereinigten Königreiches"> deems its necessary… it is FAR better than adding the entirety of Greece https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇬🇷" title="Flagge von Griechenland" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Griechenland"> to the UK https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇬🇧" title="Flagge des Vereinigten Königreiches" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge des Vereinigten Königreiches"> quarantine list…
… when it remains safer than many other European holiday destinations!
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However, option B is more pragmatic.
If the UK government
… when it remains safer than many other European holiday destinations!
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Scotland’s decision does make it harder to predict what may happen tomorrow.
However, adding Greecehttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇬🇷" title="Flagge von Griechenland" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Griechenland"> would defy the UK government’s https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇬🇧" title="Flagge des Vereinigten Königreiches" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge des Vereinigten Königreiches"> own guidance.
The 7-day case rate per 100,000 people hasn’t surpassed 20 - a key factor in UK governmenthttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇬🇧" title="Flagge des Vereinigten Königreiches" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge des Vereinigten Königreiches"> decision-making.
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However, adding Greece
The 7-day case rate per 100,000 people hasn’t surpassed 20 - a key factor in UK government
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And the Welsh haven’t added the entirety of Greece https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇬🇷" title="Flagge von Griechenland" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Griechenland"> to their quarantine list - only Zante.
Although not ideal, far more pragmatic and sensible.
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Although not ideal, far more pragmatic and sensible.
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Almost two weeks ago, we saw Scotland take a different approach to the rest of the UK https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇬🇧" title="Flagge des Vereinigten Königreiches" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge des Vereinigten Königreiches"> with Switzerland https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇨🇭" title="Flagge der Schweiz" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge der Schweiz">.
Switzerlandhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇨🇭" title="Flagge der Schweiz" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge der Schweiz"> was added to Scotland’s quarantine list one week before the rest of the UK https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇬🇧" title="Flagge des Vereinigten Königreiches" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge des Vereinigten Königreiches">.
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Switzerland
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Subsequently, I’d be very surprised if the entirety of Greece https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇬🇷" title="Flagge von Griechenland" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Griechenland"> were to be added to the UK https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇬🇧" title="Flagge des Vereinigten Königreiches" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge des Vereinigten Königreiches"> quarantine list tomorrow.
The UK governmenthttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇬🇧" title="Flagge des Vereinigten Königreiches" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge des Vereinigten Königreiches"> would be going against its own guidance!
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The UK government
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It’s more likely the UK government https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇬🇧" title="Flagge des Vereinigten Königreiches" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge des Vereinigten Königreiches"> will mention AVOIDING specific regions where infection rates are higher...
… and perhaps adding individual regions to the quarantine list.
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… and perhaps adding individual regions to the quarantine list.
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And to round this thread off… https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👇" title="Rückhand Zeigefinger nach unten" aria-label="Emoji: Rückhand Zeigefinger nach unten">
Statistically, Greecehttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇬🇷" title="Flagge von Griechenland" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Griechenland"> is in a better position than other nations.
The 7-day case rate per 100,000 people (a key statistic in decision-making) is far below the 20 threshold.
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Statistically, Greece
The 7-day case rate per 100,000 people (a key statistic in decision-making) is far below the 20 threshold.
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This is a very good thing.
I’d be far more concerned if it were above this… !
More tweets to come as the situation develops!
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I’d be far more concerned if it were above this… !
More tweets to come as the situation develops!
Thanks!
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