{"id":24611,"date":"2020-05-11T22:38:34","date_gmt":"2020-05-11T22:38:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.abingdonblog.co.uk\/?p=24611"},"modified":"2020-05-11T22:38:34","modified_gmt":"2020-05-11T22:38:34","slug":"lockdown-covid-19-severity-level-4-moves-towards-on-the-latch-covid-19-severity-level-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.abingdonblog.co.uk\/?p=24611","title":{"rendered":"Lockdown (Covid-19 severity level 4) moves towards on-the-latch (Covid-19 severity level 3)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abingdonblog.co.uk\/imag20\/20051008.jpg\" alt=\"Lockdown now on the latch\" \/><br \/>\nWe went on an early morning walk &#8211; heading in the direction of Culham along the Thames Path. On the gates were notices to warn dog walkers that dogs need to be kept under control because birds and waterfowl are nesting.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abingdonblog.co.uk\/imag20\/20051010.jpg\" alt=\"Lockdown now on the latch\" \/><br \/>\nWe saw some swans that looked quite juvenile and too young to be nesting.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abingdonblog.co.uk\/imag20\/20051011.jpg\" alt=\"Lockdown now on the latch\" \/><br \/>\nBy the edge of the Thames were Yellow Flag Irises. There was a mix of sunshine and cloud. Temperatures have dropped from last week.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abingdonblog.co.uk\/imag20\/20051012.jpg\" alt=\"Lockdown now on the latch\" \/><br \/>\nThere were lots of other plants growing in the margin between the path and the river. Beyond the margin and river is Abingdon School Boathouse.<\/p>\n<p>The Prime Minister has announced a relaxation of the lockdown rules. We are now allowed to <i>&#8216;use outdoor sports courts or facilities, such as a tennis or basketball court, or golf course \u2013 with members of your household&#8217;<\/i>. I would guess that could also allow some forms of boating, even if that is just two people in an boat intended for eight.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abingdonblog.co.uk\/imag20\/20051032.jpg\" alt=\"Lockdown now on the latch\" \/><br \/>\nOur walk took us out beyond Abingdon via Sutton Courtenay and back. People are using the Sustrans Cycle Path, even though work has not been completed at the far end. So be aware, it could be barricaded again. We too might have to go back to lockdown if R (the rate of Covid-19 transmission) increases too much.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abingdonblog.co.uk\/imag20\/20051001.jpg\" alt=\"Lockdown now on the latch\" \/><br \/>\nNear home we saw an alert looking squirrel in St Helen&#8217;s Churchyard. The government&#8217;s slogan has changed from <strong>Stay Home<\/strong> to <strong>Stay Alert<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"334\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8lo6g-TYZ-c\" width=\"450\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nI then drove to Didcot Civic Centre to have a Covid-19 test. I have no symptoms but, at work, we are being encouraged to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/guidance\/coronavirus-covid-19-getting-tested\">get tested<\/a> to minimise the risk of unknowingly passing on the virus to the people we support &#8211; some of whom are at high risk.<\/p>\n<p>The test was run by soldiers. I was given a test kit and instructions through the open car window. I had watched the video (above) and knew what to do &#8211; touching the swap to the tonsil area for 10 seconds made me gag a bit, but otherwise it was OK. I&#8217;ll get the results in 2 days. What did surprise me was the soldiers wore less PPE than we wear at work, and they were talking to people, who had symptoms, through open car windows.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allowtransparency=\"true\" class=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ons.gov.uk\/visualisations\/dvc811\/msoamap\/index.html\" width=\"100%\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nThe Office of National Statistics has a website that allows us to check the number of Covid-19 deaths in our areas. Janet has already quoted this in comments. The statistics include Covid-19 deaths registered before the 18th April:<br \/>\nAbingdon Town &#038; West &#8211; 12 confirmed deaths (this area includes most of the care homes and the Community Hospital).<br \/>\nAbingdon South &#8211; 5 confirmed deaths<br \/>\nAbingdon North &#8211; 2 confirmed deaths<\/p>\n<p>Abingdon seems hit harder than most places around. I cannot see any deaths in Didcot. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We went on an early morning walk &#8211; heading in the direction of Culham along the Thames Path. On the gates were notices to warn dog walkers that dogs need to be kept under control because birds and waterfowl are nesting. We saw some swans that looked quite juvenile and too young to be nesting. 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