Coronavirus

[brb]

I don't know why people can't express a view without insulting the other side. I've said constantly to keep this thread to COVID, which in the main has happened, but all day today, some are trying to steer it another course that I'm not going to allow.

 

[Treble]

U.S. exceeds Italy with most deaths in the world.

Numbers are getting ridiculous at an alarming rate in several countries. Counting in 100's then 1000's.

 

[brb]

U.S. exceeds Italy with most deaths in the world.

Numbers are getting ridiculous at an alarming rate in several countries. Counting in 100's then 1000's.

I think Trump made the same mistake as us, we were too slow in locking down. So from whatever point you do that, you have weeks of misery and lost lives ahead.

 

[aberdude]

I heard via a NHS worker that they aren’t testing people who die before reaching hospital as they do not think it’s good use of a COVID-19 test. Sounds barbaric, but I guess there is some logic behind it.

Trouble is with this situation is that numbers can be fixed accordingly....... Either they died from covid or they didn't surely postmortems should be also done rather tick or not tick box then bury them quickly.

 

[Archers Road]

Watching S.P.E.C.T.R.E. 007 has just been stood down.

 

[aberdude]

I watched the PM's thank you message. He looked well. Possibly even gained a few pounds.

Foods good in intensive care I guess

 

[Treble]

I think Trump made the same mistake as us, we were too slow in locking down. So from whatever point you do that, you have weeks of misery and lost lives ahead.

I think once it's got any sort of momentum you're fcked. One lesson learned is if this happens again, complete lock down Day 1 and chances are fewer deaths and you'll be up and running a lot quicker.

The marker for doing so imo.... is there a vaccine? No. Fck it, lockdown.

 

[Libby]

I think once it's got any sort of momentum you're fcked. One lesson learned is if this happens again, complete lock down Day 1 and chances are fewer deaths and you'll be up and running a lot quicker.

The marker for doing so imo.... is there a vaccine? No. Fck it, lockdown.

If it happens again then I expect it would be more immediate because the precedent has now been set.

I still think it was done gradually, rightly or wrongly, to try and get the public more accepting of the measures and lower the risk of social disorder/looting etc. which I'm sure they would have had fears about.

 

[Tel (they/them)]

I wonder how many people have been ill with this virus whilst looking at a pile of bog rolls that they climbed over an army of fat sweaty bastards to acquire.

 

[Treble]

If it happens again then I expect it would be more immediate because the precedent has now been set.

I still think it was done gradually, rightly or wrongly, to try and get the public more accepting of the measures and lower the risk of social disorder/looting etc. which I'm sure they would have had fears about.

I think it was a combination of disbelief in terms of the impact it would have and trying to protect the economy tbh.

 

[Libby]

I think it was a combination of disbelief in terms of the impact it would have and trying to protect the economy tbh.

Yeah would definitely say the second part too, that's also gonna be an uncomfortable balancing act in a months or two time.

 

[Treble]

Yeah would definitely say the second part too, that's also gonna be an uncomfortable balancing act in a months or two time.

That's where the pressure will really tell on the government. Was having a convo a couple of days ago with Brb.

The longer this goes on, fck knows just how dire things are going to get for ppl. We're in a buffer period atm imo. The furloughing, the small business loans, Universal Credit, it hasn't kicked in yet and we'll only know how it will affect ppl when it does. How close to the bread line or under it will the amounts being paid out cause many into real hardship? We're nowhere near the worst of that atm.

 

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[Diego]

Why is the red car drive not in the left lane?

Because there is another car in the left lane about half a mile in front, he may need to overtake it at some point.

 

[Stan]

I appreciate they’re a much smaller country but there’s no arguing with the fact that they were decisive and put the welfare of the populace first.

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[Treble]

So what happens as a country eases up on controls whilst the majority of the world is still in crisis.

You'd become vulnerable to it returning and spreading.

 

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[Saf]

So what happens as a country eases up on controls whilst the majority of the world is still in crisis.

You'd become vulnerable to it returning and spreading.

Exactly. China beat it and then imported it. Now they’ve just had their first new case again that was transmitted person to person there. Not sure if that’s China or just Wuhan.

The full world needs locked down for a couple months with no flights in or out anywhere.

 

[Tel (they/them)]

So what happens as a country eases up on controls whilst the majority of the world is still in crisis.

You'd become vulnerable to it returning and spreading.

That’s my worry. What’s the point in lockdown if we are going to start letting flights in from Texas/Nairobi etc where they think god will fix Coronavirus with a mild thunderstorm?

 

[Treble]

Exactly. China beat it and then imported it. Now they’ve just had their first new case again that was transmitted person to person there. Not sure if that’s China or just Wuhan.

The full world needs locked down for a couple months with no flights in or out anywhere.

I've never understood why that's not happened already? And those that are being repatriated (is that the right word fck knows) why not put them in a 2 week quarantine? You know, like we did at the start with those folk in Milton Keynes, when we were worried about ppl coming in from infected places. Well it's a pandemic which pretty much means the whole world is infected so we should be doing it automatically.