Coronavirus

[DJLJ]

1 hour ago, Captain Howdy said:

This is going to change the world forever I think, cases in Spain and Italy continue to rise so it doesn’t seem that lockdown tactics are working, the American economy is already tanking with record unemployment figures and we’ve only just started. Imagine another 3 (more likely 12) months of this, the world will be unrecognisable.

The Chinese has just started lifting the lock down in Hubei province, will be very interesting to see how well they managed to contain it, or if it is still lingering and they will see a new spike in cases over there.

[Grinch]

1 hour ago, Spy Bee said:

Had a few phone calls today, basically people wanting to buy shit loads of beds and mattresses... there just are none. There's none in the country, there are very few being imported (apart from China and Taipei). This is why we saw those camp beds in the makeshift hospitals in Italy. There's just no contingency for this kind of demand for equipment.

Wasn't the best of timing to break our bed last week then. 

[SasaS]

500,000 registered cases worldwide. 

[easytoslip]

6 minutes ago, DJLJ said:

The Chinese has just started lifting the lock down in Hubei province, will be very interesting to see how well they managed to contain it, or if it is still lingering and they will see a new spike in cases over there.

No news from Beijing? Have they give it the slip I wonder. Not a lot from Russia either. 

[Captain Howdy]

7 minutes ago, easytoslip said:

No news from Beijing? Have they give it the slip I wonder. Not a lot from Russia either. 

I’m sure both will be completely transparent with their figures.

[Spy Bee]

They're saying the USA is head for a disaster with 80,000 deaths and 2300 daily deaths. That's less than 5 times what we are predicting, and our population is a fifth of theirs. Have they managed expectations really well over here?

[Jairzinho]

1 hour ago, Captain Howdy said:

This is going to change the world forever I think, cases in Spain and Italy continue to rise so it doesn’t seem that lockdown tactics are working, the American economy is already tanking with record unemployment figures and we’ve only just started. Imagine another 3 (more likely 12) months of this, the world will be unrecognisable.

Aren't the measures only likely to start working at least a fortnight after they've been put in place?

[easytoslip]

5 minutes ago, Captain Howdy said:

I’m sure both will be completely transparent with their figures.

 Of course. 

[Gnasher]

5 hours ago, easytoslip said:

Can anyone Accentuate the Positive? This thread is far to bleak. 

Yes Corbyn was proved right, the money was there. The media has been proved wrong.. Socialism now saves the day to save lives.

[Captain Howdy]

1 minute ago, Jairzinho said:

Aren't the measures only likely to start working at least a fortnight after they've been put in place?

Dunno mate, I think Italy have been in lockdown for a while now but I saw something before saying figures are continuing to rise after slowing for a few days and Spain’s gone mental.

[Harry Squatter]

2 hours ago, Pistonbroke said:

 

Finally back home after a bit of a nightmare. Thanks to John (Skaro) for posting a few updates for those who know me and those who are interested in a fellow formurite's well being. 

They don't mess about over here. I only called the hotline to explain that I'd been fighting a heavy cold for a few weeks, headaches, dry throat and nose, feeling weak and on Saturday coughing up blood. Never had a fever though, none of the time, although my temperature on Saturday was up to 38.3°C. 10 minutes later there was an ambulance at the door with a paramedic looking like a spaceman. He said that quite a few people had called in with more or less the same symptoms (especially coughing up blood) so they were gathering them all up to go to the Covid ward in the main hospital (flap time). Got there and was put straight onto the ward in a room meant for 2 patients but obviously in total isolation. One Dr after the other came in, chest x ray with a portable machine, shit load of blood taken then the Covid test with one of those large earbud things which they rammed up my nose. I was then stuck on a drip which they kept replacing with a new one, not sure what was in it and I didn't bother asking as I slept for ages apart from when they were doing their checks and whatever they were using was making me feel better. 

Thankfully the Covid test came back negative, think that was on the Monday morning. Here's the catch though, the Dr said that despite it being negative they can't completely rule it out, or that I had indeed had it and my immune system had fought it off. I was supposed to have another test but they've put that off until next week, maybe's because it ties in with this new test that can also say you've had it as well as checking cases who are still positive. They were worried that quite a few people had all called in withing a space of a few hours with the same symptoms but none with a high temperature as such. They took more blood which they are going to analyse as my SATS were, and still are all over the place, also high white blood cell count and although my breathing is way better I still get short of breath and feel dizzy when exerting myself beyond the norm. The thing is, due to having Sleep Apnoe my lungs were tested about 6 months ago with CT scan etc and they were fine. He said he couldn't divulge what the other patients results were but he did say the similarity with everyone was interesting and way above normal odds. I'm kind of hoping it is due to Covid and not that I have some lung issue, although I'll cross that bridge if it arises. 

I have to have a new CT scan in a local clinic, normally have to wait between 3 -16 weeks for an appointment but they want me to go in at 5pm today. I can't be arsed as all I want to do is go to bed, better go though. I also have to go back to hospital in 10-14 days for a Bronchoskopie and more blood tests. Obviously have to self isolate apart from appointments like this afternoon in clinics set up for it and use a car/taxi. I can go in the garden, so at least I have that. Family are fine apart from sniffles. Not sure if they'll be tested when this Health bod comes over to do that second test. 

Anyway, just thought I'd give you an update and I'll keep you informed as and when results etc come in. Desperate need of my bed, as although I feel much better I'm still feeling like shit, hopefully this CT scan will get sone quickly. Take care all, strange time we are all having to live through at the moment. 

Get well soon lad.

[Captain Howdy]

6 minutes ago, Gnasher said:

Yes Corbyn was proved right, the money was there. The media has been proved wrong.. Socialism now saves the day to save lives.

Not sure the money is there mate I think you’ll find we’ll be paying for this for decades.

[easytoslip]

7 minutes ago, Gnasher said:

Yes Corbyn was proved right, the money was there. The media has been proved wrong.. Socialism now saves the day to save lives.

Well we'll never know now. 

[Jairzinho]

13 minutes ago, Captain Howdy said:

Dunno mate, I think Italy have been in lockdown for a while now but I saw something before saying figures are continuing to rise after slowing for a few days and Spain’s gone mental.

Italy started 17 days ago, apparently. Week and a half ago in Spain.

 

Madrid has gone mental, more than half the deaths in Spain are there. In the UK it'll look the same in London compared to the rest of the UK.

 

https://www.rtve.es/noticias/20200326/mapa-del-coronavirus-espana/2004681.shtml

 

 

[Nelly-Szoboszlai]

The self employed support scheme won't kick in until the start of June. It's the Universal Credit queue until then. 

[Bobby Hundreds]

10 minutes ago, Captain Howdy said:

Not sure the money is there mate I think you’ll find we’ll be paying for this for decades.

It will be a right wing wet dream after this has cleared up. 

[1892-LFCWasBorn]

How comes Laura Cuntsberg always gets to ask the first question in these pressers?

[cochyn]

11 minutes ago, 1892-LFCWasBorn said:

How comes Laura Cuntsberg always gets to ask the first question in these pressers?

He's boffed her (allegedly).

[Captain Howdy]

15 minutes ago, Bobby Hundreds said:

It will be a right wing wet dream after this has cleared up. 

Probably, that being said as much of a twat as Johnson is I don’t think his regime is as inherently evil as the Cameron /Osborne monstrosity. In any event any Government of any persuasion could never manage the economic Armageddon that’s about to follow.

[3 Stacks]

48 minutes ago, Jairzinho said:

Aren't the measures only likely to start working at least a fortnight after they've been put in place?

Obviously. A virus with an incubation period of up to two weeks which kills people in 3 weeks isn't going to show a decline in the stats within days of measures being implemented. 

 

Italy are showing a slowing increase in the percentage of daily cases which means the lock down is doing something. But like Spain now, they fucked around for way too long to begin with so it will take loads of time for a huge drop to occur. 

[Bobby Hundreds]

2 minutes ago, Captain Howdy said:

Probably, that being said as much of a twat as Johnson is I don’t think his regime is as inherently evil as the Cameron /Osborne monstrosity. In any event any Government of any persuasion could never manage the economic Armageddon that’s about to follow.

True. There's going to be one hell of a pick up after this though. Imagine the first week pubs and restaurants are open.

[1892-LFCWasBorn]

I must say Dr Jenny Harries does answer all of the scientific questions put to her extremely well.

[TheHowieLama]

2 hours ago, davelfc said:

LONDON (Reuters) - Anyone claiming to have coronavirus who deliberately coughs at emergency workers faces being jailed for two years, Britain’s Director of Public Prosecutions said on Thursday. 

 

Some lady in Pennsylvania went in and coughed all over food in the market there - 35k worth of meat/veg thrown out

[Captain Turdseye]

1 hour ago, Grinch said:

Wasn't the best of timing to break our bed last week then. 

Mr. Loverman

[PestiRed]

Telegraph asking if the cure is worse than the virus. Twats