Coronavirus

[Davelfc]

8 minutes ago, Spy Bee said:

This is calculated then. We're all going to lose parents, grandparents, brothers, sisters or friends, because they saw an opportunity to trim the fat!

The boomer issue has been looming for decades and all governments have kicked it into the long grass. Pensions, care etc all going to cost considerably more than they would raise in taxes they'd get from people working. 

 

Would a government really welcome a virus that offers them a blameless way to solve this? I think we are about to find out.

 

 

[Babb'sBurstNad]

Fuck you coronavirus, now my pub quiz night's off!

[cloggypop]

12 minutes ago, Babb'sBurstNad said:

Fuck you coronavirus, now my pub quiz night's off!

I had Sebadoh cancel on Monday. They were playing a boss tiny little venue in Amsterdam. 

[Babb'sBurstNad]

3 minutes ago, cloggypop said:

I had Sebadoh cancel on Monday. They were playing a boss tiny little venue in Amsterdam. 

In many ways, we're the real victims in all this.

[cloggypop]

3 minutes ago, Babb'sBurstNad said:

In many ways, we're the real victims in all this.

Sisters Of Mercy pulled out of next week in Den Haag now. When the harbingers of the apocalypse are cancelling, you know it's bad. 

[SasaS]

So dark all over Europe.

[Babb'sBurstNad]

2 minutes ago, SasaS said:

So dark all over Europe.

It's the final countdown.

[Davelfc]

LONDON (Reuters) - British rock band The Who have cancelled their UK tour due to coronavirus, just four days before they were due to take to the stage in Manchester. 

The group, famous for tracks like “My Generation” and “Substitute”, said the three-week tour would go ahead later in the year. 

“Haven’t reached this decision easily, but given the concerns about public gatherings, we couldn’t go ahead,” guitarist and singer Pete Townshend said in a statement on Thursday.

 

 

 

 

 

[Nelly-Szoboszlai]

134 new UK cases taking the total up from 456 to 590.

[Nelly-Szoboszlai]

Brendan Rodgers confirms that 3 Leicester players have exhibited symptoms of the virus and have gone into self isolation. 

[alles ist gut]

17 minutes ago, Philtrum said:

LONDON (Reuters) - British rock band The Who have cancelled their UK tour due to coronavirus, just four days before they were due to take to the stage in Manchester. 

The group, famous for tracks like “My Generation” and “Substitute”, said the three-week tour would go ahead later in the year. 

“Haven’t reached this decision easily, but given the concerns about public gatherings, we couldn’t go ahead,” guitarist and singer Pete Townshend said in a statement on Thursday.

 

 

 

 

 

Fair play to Pete there, you just know he’ll have done a lot of research into it on the Internet before telling anyone.

[Spy Bee]

6 minutes ago, Nelly-Torres said:

Brendan Rodgers confirms that 3 Leicester players have exhibited symptoms of the virus and have gone into self isolation. 

Did he say who? I'm only winning Fantasy League by 2 points.

[Spy Bee]

132 more cases, and the huge uplift in testing won't come in to play until tomorrow. This is quite quickly going to be 10,000 cases. 

 

There are two people in intensive care in the local hospital to me now. Shit is hitting the fan!

 

Remember though, don't be hysterical fannies!

[Guest Pistonbroke]

1 hour ago, Philtrum said:

The poor, old, weak and vulnerable. Bloody hell it's a tory wet dream.

 

Said it earlier, not only the Tories but Governments around the World will be literally spunking at the thought of getting rid of the old and sick. They are only interested in fit young people who can work and pay taxes so they can line their pockets and spend the rest on shit your normal person doesn't need. Just keep them happy enough so they carry on being part of the rat race.

 

Windy as fuck over here but sunny and quite warm. Just been out for my 2 and a half hour daily walk with the dog. Playlist on mobile, headphones in, Jessie and myself didn't have a care in the World. 

[Guest Pistonbroke]

Lots of people who work in this area saying we'll be fucking about with this for at least another 9 months. Imagine falling pregnant now (obviously the women) it will be a nightmare. 

[Spy Bee]

1 minute ago, Pistonbroke said:

Lots of people who work in this area saying we'll be fucking about with this for at least another 9 months. Imagine falling pregnant now (obviously the women) it will be a nightmare. 

I think there is virtually no risk to pregnant women, same as children.

 

Death rate in UK currently at 1.6% and that doesn't include the people who have it and might die as it's not at the stage that many have recovered yet.

[Strontium]

The "death rate" will obviously come down considerably once you factor in all the people who have had it without even realising.

[Spy Bee]

3 minutes ago, Strontium Dog™ said:

The "death rate" will obviously come down considerably once you factor in all the people who have had it without even realising.

Not really. Because of the 590 infected, not all will recover. The death rate in Italy is much higher than 1.6%.

[Guest Pistonbroke]

4 minutes ago, Spy Bee said:

I think there is virtually no risk to pregnant women, same as children.

 

Death rate in UK currently at 1.6% and that doesn't include the people who have it and might die as it's not at the stage that many have recovered yet.

 

It would still be pretty frightening for them, especially until there is concrete evidence that it won't have any adverse affects to unborn children or pregnant women. 

[Remmie]

A guy at work left today to self-isolate as his brother has been in contact with someone with the virus. By my posting this you lot are now all at risk of catching it through your keyboard and smartphones. Sorry.

[SasaS]

13 minutes ago, Pistonbroke said:

Lots of people who work in this area saying we'll be fucking about with this for at least another 9 months. Imagine falling pregnant now (obviously the women) it will be a nightmare. 

Transphobic!

[Babb'sBurstNad]

23 minutes ago, Spy Bee said:

Did he say who? I'm only winning Fantasy League by 2 points.

No, but their names are in three envelopes.

[Guest Pistonbroke]

6 minutes ago, SasaS said:

Transphobic!

 

To be fair I hate all types. 

[3 Stacks]

22 minutes ago, Strontium Dog™ said:

The "death rate" will obviously come down considerably once you factor in all the people who have had it without even realising.

People realise they have something eventually. Doesn't mean it becomes severe, but there are almost no cases that stay asymptomatic. That seems to be a common misunderstanding.

[Red Phoenix]

Wouldn't be surprised if there's total outrage soon including MP's defecting from the gov over the handling of this.

 

At the same time though I'd not be surprised if there's total outrage soon but all gov MP's stick together and don't care. They are Tories after all. We often read about how the "shit is going to hit the fan" but things mainly carry on as normal, looks like a 100% certainty this time though. Especially if the increase in testing takes place as planned shortly.

 

Maybe they're thinking "well they can't riot in the streets together or do mass protests, what do we have to lose?"