Sunbathing Osteospermum

I love watching these osteospermum start the day closed up, gradually open, move their face to match the position of the sun, then close up again long before the sun goes down. I did some fence painting this morning then went to Boots to collect a prescription. I hate going into town at the moment as the blokes round here seem incapable of following the social distancing rules even when specifically outlined to them on entering Boots. I twice had to tell blokes to keep their distance today. I chilled out in the garden reading Doctor Sleep by Stephen King this afternoon. Now to watch the free screening of Love Never Dies.

Day 40 / Day 32 of Full Lockdown (for my record only)
UK deaths up 768 to 19,506 (I'm reporting the rise in the total deaths, today the briefing said 684 deaths, excluding late reported figures by a health board in Wales. New confirmed cases falls below 1,000), Italy up 420 to 25,969 (lowest rise in a month), Spain up 367 to 22,524 (fewest in 5 weeks). In the US the death toll exceeded 50,000. Following Trump suggesting in his briefing that disinfectant could be injected into patients, doctors and disinfect manufacturers warn that it should not be injected or ingested and to do so could be fatal.

Online testing request site quickly runs out of slots for testing and is temporarily shut as 5,000 home tests are snapped up in 2 mins and also 11,000 at test sites. . Manufacturing of Dyson ventilators is no longer required. Funding & support given to some ferry freight services and some light rail & tram services. Scientists in the US report that heat, humidity and UV light slow the virus spread.  Capt Tom Moore has become the oldest performer to have a No. 1 single with You’ll Never Walk Alone with Michael Ball and the NHS choir, he’ll now be no.1 on his 100th birthday.