Coronavirus

[Chairman Meow]

2 hours ago, Colonel Bumcunt said:

It's divided the country, it's driven people to the brink of mania, it's made pariahs of the judiciary, of teachers, of doctors and nurses, of universities, of scientists. 

 

But other than that what have the Tories ever done to us.

 

[SasaS]

Russia seems to be the only one in Europe still posting persistently bad numbers, everywhere else has been pretty positive, even on usually deadly Tuesday.

 

How they are relaxing measures looks to be be a proper festival of arbitrariness, as expected, everything is oh so scientific, strictly based on advise of epidemiologists and in no way politically motivated. Spain will be opening theatres and cinemas in June apparently, France on the other hand will not be opening restaurants and shops before July, but churches and mosques will be up and running very soon. There will be no football in France because of events ban until September,  but Tour de France, which of course is much easier to organize than a game, will start late August.

 

If the country thinks it has enough PPE for the health care workers, people should wear masks everywhere, if it doesn't masks suddenly offer much less protection. If they can organize a lot of testing, testing is widespread and very important, if they don't, not much talk about testing.

 

Everybody has been doing fine, much better than everybody else, or if not, better than countries they choose to compare with. Criteria is of course, cherry picked or if not, different fruit comes into play, apples and oranges.

 

We don't know much about the virus, but we must be very vigilant and listen to the authorities because they don't know much either but obviously we don't know much more than they don't know much.

 

And there is the latest interview with an expert completely contradicting the interview with an expert you watched yesterday.  

[Anubis]

Our office reopens on the 11th May with reduced workforce in the office, observing social distancing, and with the rest of us still working from home.

[Funkasy]

7 people out of the 180'ish something people tested positive on the faroe islands have been tested positive again after getting out of quarantine, the government thinks its because the virus was still in their body when they were tested negative after 14 days and then somehow got active again later, they dont know yet if these 7 people could infect others in the new stage of the virus. But all family members have been put in quarantine again for a second time. 

[Gnasher]

10 minutes ago, SasaS said:

Russia seems to be the only one in Europe still posting persistently bad numbers, everywhere else has been pretty positive, even on usually deadly Tuesday.

 

How they are relaxing measures looks to be be a proper festival of arbitrariness, as expected, everything is oh so scientific, strictly based on advise of epidemiologists and in no way politically motivated. Spain will be opening theatres and cinemas in June apparently, France on the other hand will not be opening restaurants and shops before July, but churches and mosques will be up and running very soon. There will be no football in France because of events ban until September,  but Tour de France, which of course is much easier to organize than a game, will start late August.

 

If the country thinks it has enough PPE for the health care workers, people should wear masks everywhere, if it doesn't masks suddenly offer much less protection. If they can organize a lot of testing, testing is widespread and very important, if they don't, not much talk about testing.

 

Everybody has been doing fine, much better than everybody else, or if not, better than countries they choose to compare with. Criteria is of course, cherry picked or if not, different fruit comes into play, apples and oranges.

 

We don't know much about the virus, but we must be very vigilant and listen to the authorities because they don't know much either but obviously we don't know much more than they don't know much.

 

And there is the latest interview with an expert completely contradicting the interview with an expert you watched yesterday.  

Bet you cant explain that in Welsh.

[Anubis]

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The SNP’s Dave Doogan asks what advice Raab has for a constituent who has lost his job. He says the government should back a universal basic income.

 

Raab says a UBI could not be targeted.

 

Er, surely the point of a UBI is that it isn't targeted. 

[Barrington Womble]

2 hours ago, Bjornebye said:

I know 3 people (one with the C word) who are being treated normally without covid. My birds uncle is in for a back operation in a few days. He only went to get it checked when he got stiff just over a week ago. 
 

must be different by hospital. Although them 3 see 3 different hospitals. 

My 3 monthly scan has been pushed back till June. This is still just a provisional date. 

[Sugar Ape]

Seen Jennifer Saunders trending on Twitter and then saw accounts with thousands of likes posting this, gone viral on Twitter and Facebook apparently after starting on a Jennifer Saunders fan page. Who believes shit like this?

 

 

[Section_31]

16 minutes ago, Funkasy said:

7 people out of the 180'ish something people tested positive on the faroe islands have been tested positive again after getting out of quarantine, the government thinks its because the virus was still in their body when they were tested negative after 14 days and then somehow got active again later, they dont know yet if these 7 people could infect others in the new stage of the virus. But all family members have been put in quarantine again for a second time. 

This actually sounds like positive news in terms of "can people get it twice". In South Korea the fear was that people had beaten it and then contracted it again from someone else. In the Faroas the reins are so tight that can't have happened, so it sounds more like it takes a while to die off or the tests still aren't that accurate.

[TheHowieLama]

1 hour ago, Spy Bee said:

The initial figures mentioned were a mortality rate of 5%. Now the latest studies are showing it being sub 0.5%...

Where are you getting your numbers from?

 

The rate worldwide is almost 7% - the rate in the UK is nearly double that.

 

The only way to come anywhere close to what you are suggesting is to multiply known cases by 10 fold and hold the deaths at what has been confirmed to be vastly under reported rates.

[Colonel Bumcunt]

1 hour ago, Sugar Ape said:

 

yeah...must admit there's been something fishy about him.

[TheHowieLama]

6 minutes ago, Section_31 said:

This actually sounds like positive news in terms of "can people get it twice". In South Korea the fear was that people had beaten it and then contracted it again from someone else. In the Faroas the reins are so tight that can't have happened, so it sounds more like it takes a while to die off or the tests still aren't that accurate.

I think a re-lapse is worse tbh. At least with the former you would know at some point you were "clean".

 

[Gnasher]

14 minutes ago, Section_31 said:

This actually sounds like positive news in terms of "can people get it twice". In South Korea the fear was that people had beaten it and then contracted it again from someone else. In the Faroas the reins are so tight that can't have happened, so it sounds more like it takes a while to die off or the tests still aren't that 

[Colonel Bumcunt]

Dybala has had it 4 times.

 

 

 

[Section_31]

4 minutes ago, TheHowieLama said:

I think a re-lapse is worse tbh. At least with the former you would know at some point you were "clean".

 

Viruses can stick around for weeks though, haven't you ever had one and thought you were better then it's kicked you in the bollocks again?

[Gnasher]

20 minutes ago, Sugar Ape said:

Seen Jennifer Saunders trending on Twitter and then saw accounts with thousands of likes posting this, gone viral on Twitter and Facebook apparently after starting on a Jennifer Saunders fan page. Who believes shit like this?

 

 

Go tel de nhs slags Jen xx  inbox me hun

[SasaS]

There is a case where a young person has been consistently testing positive for over 50 days, he had mild symptoms, should be healthy, but virus is apparently still somewhere.

[johnsusername]

That Jennifer Saunders stuff is weird. People believe any old shit. And why use Jennifer Saunders??

 

Just another reason to bin off social media. It's just full of bots, extreme right wingers, extreme left wingers and Jeremy Kyle viewers who love some public drama.

[Sugar Ape]

1 minute ago, Section_31 said:

Viruses can stick around for weeks though, haven't you ever had one and thought you were better then it's kicked you in the bollocks again?

One of the things I want to know but never gets mentioned in the articles on people testing positive again is if these people are actually feeling sick again or are they recovered and feeling fine?

[TheHowieLama]

2 minutes ago, Section_31 said:

Viruses can stick around for weeks though, haven't you ever had one and thought you were better then it's kicked you in the bollocks again?

Well yes, but not one that is killing thousands of people a day that I have "tested" positive for then been re-tested "negative".

[Captain Turdseye]

3 minutes ago, johnsusername said:

That Jennifer Saunders stuff is weird. People believe any old shit. And why use Jennifer Saunders??

 

Just another reason to bin off social media. It's just full of bots, extreme right wingers, extreme left wingers and Jeremy Kyle viewers who love some public drama.

Jeremy Kyle got cancelled, which is a damn shame because his ratings would have gone through the roof during the lockdown. Public drama is what we need right now. 

[TheHowieLama]

Just now, Sugar Ape said:

One of the things I want to know but never gets mentioned in the articles on people testing positive again is if these people are actually feeling sick again or are they recovered and feeling fine?

More importantly are they contagious during the time they are feeling fine - as other asymptomatics are.

[Section_31]

8 minutes ago, SasaS said:

There is a case where a young person has been consistently testing positive for over 50 days, he had mild symptoms, should be healthy, but virus is apparently still somewhere.

Interesting. Was intrigued by an article which said not everyone who fights it off is doing it with antibodies (?). 

 

Also, I wonder if it didn't produce symptoms and your body doesn't consider it a threat then it doesn't kill the virus and the virus just basically hangs around in you? How else would it die I suppose, unless your body killed it, and if your body isn't threatened by it it won't.

[Dr Arthur De Sabre]

4 hours ago, aRdja said:

It’s not just the media... it’s the people too. Really sad to see.

 

 

Deffo some bits in there mate, take Lewis Collins/ an innocent enough name to most, but to 70’s/80’s kids that is one half of the professionals, and the hero of who dares wins. 
sure we know it’s not the Lewis Collins, but it has a whiff of sentiment and so we are that bit more willing to consider. 
 

 

3 hours ago, Spy Bee said:

Professor Karol Sikora is one of many who disagrees with you:https://twitter.com/ProfKarolSikora

 

This is not about a rush back to normality, this is about a balanced approach.

Ok, so let’s discuss sikora, his views, and those of his peers.

Those we should be looking to, rather than faceless idiots on the internet.
If people are willing to share their creds, and they are credible- then discuss.

but if you give it my birds mad parrot is seeing a veterinarian from Mozambique who sat next to a harvesters daughter, who caught a cold, and she said blech..., then maybe fuck it off, it’s not useful.

what is your balanced approach?

because as I see it, the closest parallel I have to right now, is the mine closures.

this is not a war.

this is the willing sacrifice of a section of society, in order to expediently return to normality for the rest of the community.

and it fucking stinks.

they would die anyway, whether it’s now or in 2 years attitude, oh yeah and what do they and we miss in those lost 2 years - the only thing any of us truly care about - life?

[Dr Arthur De Sabre]

4 hours ago, AngryofTuebrook said:

I read a book once and I didn't like it.

 

This does not make me a hypocrite if I later read another book and decide that I like that one.

I though definitely maybe was boss, and Be here now was shite.