Coronavirus

[Davelfc]

 

You'd get queues around the block

[magicrat]

5 minutes ago, Sugar Ape said:

It must be catching.   Gets coat 

[JohnnyH]

17 minutes ago, Spy Bee said:

I'm privy to a briefing being given by the Department of Health. Basically if you are under 45 you're not really at risk and the younger you are the safer you are, even if you have underlying conditions. The virus is killed by sunlight and fresh air (so move into a tent). In a couple of weeks all non-essential everything is going to be cancelled. We're going the way of Italy.

 

Apparently the reason that they haven't taken this action yet is because people would get bored of obeying and that would lead to a double peak, which is the worst possible outcome.

 

If you are over 45 and have any underlying health conditions, don't get near anybody, wash you hands all the time, don't touch your face and isolate yourself as much as possible. 

 

I'm not scaremongering here. A couple of businesses which I am involved with stand to lose a lot of revenue, but this is more serious than most people realise and it's important to protect yourself and your loved ones.

I'm 47. #YNWA #RIP

[Spy Bee]

3 minutes ago, JohnnyH said:

I'm 47. #YNWA #RIP

Unless you got socks for your birthday, you'll be fine!

[Spy Bee]

What are you going for in today's sweep? It's normally announced about 14:15.

 

I'm going high today - 79 new cases!

[Sugar Ape]

Hypertension is the only thing that worries me a little as I have high blood pressure. Though I’m only 38 so years younger than old fogeys like JohnnyH. 
 

Thing is when you look at high blood pressure the mortality rate for people with it is 6% but it doesn’t tell you how old they are. I’d imagine the vast majority of people who have it and subsequently die are still over 60 years old. 
 

Or it could be that they have high blood pressure but are undiagnosed and have not been on medication for it. 

[JohnnyH]

7 minutes ago, Spy Bee said:

Unless you got socks for your birthday, you'll be fine!

GOD DAMN IT

[No2]

First death in Ireland from COVID-19. A Dublin man in 50s found out he would have to be quarantined for 14 days with his wife and took his own life.

[polymerpunkah]

How is this lockdown in Italy going to work?

 

How restrictive is it? Can you go to the grocery store? Are the grocery stores being restocked?

 

Are the utility workers still out there ensuring the water runs and the electricity flows?

 

[Ezekiel 25:17]

It's a lot easier for people with none attractive faces to not need or want to touch them too, not as easy for the likes of myself and RB14.

[Sugar Ape]

Another massive drop for South Korea. 
 

 

[Sugar Ape]

 

[SasaS]

2 minutes ago, Sugar Ape said:

 

So, the high mortality rate may come from a lot of other patients being infected in hospitals, as someone posted a couple of pages back.

[Sugar Ape]

24% of patients needing hospitalisation is crazy. No way we can cope with that in the UK. 

[Guest Pistonbroke]

4 minutes ago, Sugar Ape said:

24% of patients needing hospitalisation is crazy. No way we can cope with that in the UK. 

 

Undertakers and florists will be happy. 

 

Someone already touched on the daft plans by the Gov't to bring NHS staff out of retirement to help. I'm pretty sure they can't force them, so who in their right mind would volunteer to help out when the majority will be bang in the most dangerous age groups for trying to survive the virus should they get it. Especially when they know themselves that the risk of picking up a virus is pretty high in hospitals. You can also add the fact the Gov't have treated the majority of them like shit  during their working lives. 

[Bjornebye]

Just been the doctors for a non-related issue and asked the doctor what impact its had on them. They have hardly had any guidance apparently but luckily people are ringing ahead and discussing things rather than just flooding the place. 

 

Matt Hancock is a cunt and I blame him for coronavirus. 

[Spy Bee]

53 minutes ago, Sugar Ape said:

Another massive drop for South Korea. 
 

 

Some positive news. Hopefully this is a sign of the virus mutating to become weaker?

[SasaS]

1 hour ago, Sugar Ape said:

Another massive drop for South Korea. 
 

 

 

Korean authorities seem to cope much better with Corona than they did with the monster fish with legs in The Host. A learning curve?

[Spy Bee]

[Sugar Ape]

35 minutes ago, Spy Bee said:

Some positive news. Hopefully this is a sign of the virus mutating to become weaker?

Be great if that was the case, if it was somehow burning itself out, but I think it’s likely to be down to the aggressive containment measures they’ve put in. 
 

They've got drive-by testing there. Pull up in your car, wind the window down and they test you and get the results back to you in less than half the time it’s currently taking us in the UK. 
 

Early diagnosis and isolation seems to be the key which is why America is fucked. 

[Guest Pistonbroke]

1 hour ago, Bjornebye said:

Just been the doctors for a non-related issue and asked the doctor what impact its had on them. They have hardly had any guidance apparently but luckily people are ringing ahead and discussing things rather than just flooding the place. 

 

Matt Hancock is a cunt and I blame him for coronavirus. 

 

He's a tosser. Just banging on about digital doctoring. Anyone who fancies time off work will just call up and say they feel like shite, have two weeks quarantine, thank you. 

[Josef Svejk]

3 hours ago, JohnnyH said:

I'm 47. #YNWA #RIP

I'm 45. Last year, I'd have been fine. Now I'm doomed...

[Nunavut Patrick]

If me and JohnnyH and Josef and other forum geezers have to die in a cull of white middle aged/boomers so as to decimate the Trump and Johnson voter base  please remember us as being on the right side of history.

[KMD7]

47 here with kidney disease. Was nice knowing you fuckers.

[Anubis]

4 hours ago, polymerpunkah said:

How is this lockdown in Italy going to work?

 

How restrictive is it? Can you go to the grocery store? Are the grocery stores being restocked?

 

Are the utility workers still out there ensuring the water runs and the electricity flows?

 

Judging by the news earlier, they’re all still sipping coffee in pavement cafes.