New results from ONS today show a negative growth rate for the North West. So far we have not seen the effects of the lockdown or the city wide testing, this is the effect of Tier 3. All the indications are that by the end of lockdown out infection rates will be below 100, and once the full effects of lockdown are seen (around Christmas) the infection rates could be below 10.
It is interesting seeing how little of this is headline news. When the region had the highest infection rates it was the focus of news, but now things are looking positive there is limited mention.
When I lived outside the UK I always noticed how negative the UK was when I returned on visits. I have no doubt a lot of this is based on the mood of the press.
In other news I ordered some packing material (the sort of bubble wrap type of stuff). It arrived in a box that was too big for it – so it was wrapped in packing material to protect it. If I had ordered an empty box maybe I could have saved a lot of money.