The passage of time in Wellington and elsewhere
Vikram Dodd
The Guardian understands the latest figures for transport use in London shows sharp falls since the government urged people to stay home on Monday.
Use of the tube network is down by almost 50%, compared to its normal level, with bus use down 40%.
Figures reported by some UK media earlier on Wednesday, showing a fall in tube use of 19% and bus use of just 10%, come from earlier in the week, sources with knowledge of the figures say.
Par Vincent JauvertPublié le 17 mars 2020 à 21h56 Mis à jour le 18 mars 2020 à 03h57Temps de lecture 2 min
« Je ne comprends pas : pourquoi n’ont-ils pas encore déclenché le plan pandémie ? On perd un temps précieux ! » C’était le 29 janvier – onze jours après le premier cas de coronavirus déclaré en France et une semaine après le confinement des onze millions d’habitants de Wuhan, en Chine. L’homme qui parlait ainsi à quelques journalistes il y a un mois et demi s’appelle Louis Gautier.
The world has moved on since I last blogged.
The viral infection is spreading widely, more clearly seen in some countries than others, as a result of looking and testing- or not.
France is in ‘lock- down as is Italy. Slowly the UK response is in keeping with other countries. It had tried yo delay the imposition of social control- banning meetings. sports and art events. By default is if happening now.
In comparison the street’s of Paris are now nearly empty.
Things are going to become more restrictive and worrying here soon I think.
The supermarkets have already had a run on certain types of food and toilet paper!
Travel has been limited by many countries- EQ could be stuck in Germany.
This pandemic is going to be a huge problem for a long time to come.
