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  • 3 years ago
A new Covid variant dubbed Eris has emerged as hospital admissions spike in the UK. We asked members of the public for their opinion on it, whether they are worried and if they are still testing.
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00:00 So obviously with the new Covid variant coming into play again, would you be worried yourself
00:07 about going into lockdown or having to wear masks again?
00:10 Oh I wouldn't want to go through that again, definitely not.
00:14 So are you worried at the minute?
00:15 Not at all, no.
00:17 So you don't think it'll affect, the government will sort of, if it keeps getting worse they'll
00:20 implement maybe by the end of the year lockdown?
00:23 Well I've only heard little bits about it, you know, I only picked it up in the press
00:27 over the weekend so I'm not too concerned about it, you know, but I can't really say
00:34 a lot can I?
00:35 And would you go back to wearing a mask or did you wear a mask before?
00:38 I've worn a mask before yes, but it was dreadful, especially in the summer.
00:43 I know, and also would you get a job again?
00:46 Because obviously the first time...
00:47 No, definitely not.
00:51 So have you heard news of the new Covid variant?
00:53 No.
00:54 So you haven't, would you be worried if it was to come into place again?
00:58 No.
00:59 Would you wear a mask?
01:00 No.
01:01 And have you ever had jobs before?
01:03 Yeah.
01:04 So you wouldn't, but if it did come into place would you be worried about, so you wouldn't
01:08 wear a mask but would you be worried about us going into lockdown again?
01:11 No.
01:12 Do you think if we did go into lockdown, would you think the country could survive this time?
01:16 Probably not.
01:17 So at the minute you're just sort of, it's okay at the minute?
01:22 Yeah.
01:23 So would you yourself be worried, obviously with news circulating that there's a new Covid
01:27 variant floating about?
01:31 Does that bother you?
01:32 Are you concerned?
01:33 I did hear something about that the other day, although I know that there was a certain
01:38 age group, I think it was 75 and over, that had another top up vaccine in the spring.
01:47 So they're okay.
01:49 Personally I'm not worried, but I'm up to date with my vaccinations.
01:53 But if they offered another one, obviously I'd take it, but I'm not phased out about
01:58 it at the moment or anything, but I'll just keep alert and listen to what the news is.
02:04 And would it bother you if we had to revert back to wearing masks again?
02:08 Well, I sometimes wear it anyway, say on the bus, because we don't have a car, so if anybody's
02:14 sneezing or coughing, well, I'll wear it anyway, so I'm not too traumatised by the mask.
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