Coronavirus

[Pureblood]

1 minute ago, DalyanPete said:

Still doing the odd job.

Who's Bob?

Bob Dalyan!

[Section_31]

12 minutes ago, Spy Bee said:

I'm supposed to be flying to Costa Rica to get married with 25 family and friends in 3 weeks. It's not even officially cancelled yet. TUI have updated their website to say we will get vouchers a month after our departure date and until that time we can not even ask for a refund. They are offering a 20% bonus on the vouchers, but prices have gone up 50%!

Isn't that where you got your bad arse? 

[Chip Butty]

Just like to say a big thank you to Turkey, without you, we'd be fucked. Well played this sceptered isle, this piss stained Y-front, this seat of farce, this dog turd in a pool of vomit, this semi-detached council house, this insular little world, this rusted ford anglia, this silver shopping trolley cast into a sewage farm moat, this England

[elvis]

26 minutes ago, Strontium Dog™ said:

People who recovered from original SARS still have antibodies nearly 20 years later, I've seen nothing to suggest that this new version will be anything different.

Well I for one am thoroughly relieved with this news 

What field of medicine are you in again ?

[Spy Bee]

5 minutes ago, Section_31 said:

Isn't that where you got your bad arse? 

Ha, it was the beginnig of my troubles. I got an infection in the jungle though. We were going to be staying in an all inclusive beach resort & just doing a few day trips.

[VERBAL DIARRHEA]

1 hour ago, TheHowieLama said:

Thats crap pal - I hope for the best.

Thanks H mate, just done a video call, she looks like shit but says she feels a bit better. 

[Elite]

9 minutes ago, Spy Bee said:

Ha, it was the beginnig of my troubles. I got an infection in the jungle though. We were going to be staying in an all inclusive beach resort & just doing a few day trips.

Horrible timing. Hope you get your money back.

[Spy Bee]

2 minutes ago, Elite said:

Horrible timing. Hope you get your money back.

Meh, we're both quite philosophical. While we have our health, we'll not be complaining.

[redinblack62]

57 minutes ago, Audrey Witherspoon said:

The thing is, if Ryan air goes tits up the vouchers would

probably be worthless. Maybe better to insist in refund or go via yer CC.

My thoughts exactly

[Guest Pistonbroke]

1 hour ago, VERBAL DIARRHEA said:

Found out my auntie has it, over a fortnight and nobody deemed it necessary, we were brought up together, like a sister to me. 60 years old and works in a Home where 6 have died. 

Hope everything works out for the best, Mike. 

[Guest Pistonbroke]

They've just announced that whilst shopping or using public transport wearing a mask is compulsory in Germany. Certain States are also calling for Schools to hand them out to children returning next week (only certain classes). 

 

Also, Biontech in Mainz have been given  the green light by the Paul Ehrlich Institut (PEI) to carry out tests on the Vaccine they've been working on. I believe that it's the 4th only group to be given the go ahead to carry out tests on humans. They are going to be testing it out on 200 volunteers. 

[Pureblood]

2 minutes ago, Pistonbroke said:

They've just announced that whilst shopping or using public transport wearing a mask is compulsory in Germany. Certain States are also calling for Schools to hand them out to children returning next week (only certain classes).

That's a good idea in my humble opinion. 

[Guest Pistonbroke]

Just now, TK421 said:

That's a good idea in my humble opinion. 

 

It's been on the cards for a while, mainly due to the cunts who don't give a shit about keeping their distance whilst shopping etc. The majority have been great, but quite a few are showing what a bunch of cunts they really are. Certain classes are returning to school next week, think it is the elder children only who are leading up to final exams. Each state will be introducing their own guidelines/compulsory stuff, the wearing of masks for shopping and public transport is a Country wide thing. I think you'll find most countries will have to go down this route if they want to start easing up on restrictions, because if they don't then they really are playing with fire. 

[Pureblood]

1 minute ago, Pistonbroke said:

I think you'll find most countries will have to go down this route if they want to start easing up on restrictions, because if they don't then they really are playing with fire. 

No, no, no. It'll never catch on here, we're British don't you know.  We're following the science and the science says infect as many people as possible. 

[Nelly-Szoboszlai]

+757 on the hospital deaths. 

 

It looks like the weekend lull was the usual staffing issues drop. 

[Guest Pistonbroke]

Just now, TK421 said:

No, no, no. It'll never catch on here, we're British don't you know.  We're following the science and the science says infect as many people as possible. 

 

You'll have to wait and see mate. The UK are in a unique situation where they can watch and learn from other countries who are ahead of them and who so far have handled the whole thing better. Surely they won't make further mistakes once the peak is on the downward slope and they can look at easing restrictions themselves. If they carry on going playing things as they have then they should be thrown out of power. They should be getting together cross party anyway and letting County Councils decide what is best for the public, going it alone is just typical arrogance. 

[Spy Bee]

5 minutes ago, Nelly-Torres said:

+757 on the hospital deaths. 

 

It looks like the weekend lull was the usual staffing issues drop. 

It does seem to be on a steady decline.

 

I've just spoke to someone high up in the NHS in North Wales, and they are still predicting a peak in this area at the end of May. Can anyone explain how that works if lockdown is an effective control?

[TheHowieLama]

All the models you see (peak, estimated deaths etc) are all predicated on lockdown continuing through May

[Pureblood]

14 minutes ago, Spy Bee said:

It does seem to be on a steady decline.

 

I've just spoke to someone high up in the NHS in North Wales, and they are still predicting a peak in this area at the end of May. Can anyone explain how that works if lockdown is an effective control?

Well if it's on a steady decline then lockdowns work, right?

 

Then you go on to imply that lockdowns don't work.   Maybe it just takes longer for the virus to spread in more rural areas?

[TheHowieLama]

20 minutes ago, Nelly-Torres said:

+757 on the hospital deaths. 

 

It looks like the weekend lull was the usual staffing issues drop. 

I think the UK recorded over 800 yesterday

[Rico1304]

If we all have to wear masks how many do we need? 
 

Say 60m people, 4 masks a day (is that right, if not what is?) 240m a day for 6 months? That’s 4.32e10 masks.  If they are 1p each that’s £432,000,000. Who can produce that many of anything?  

[Spy Bee]

1 minute ago, TK421 said:

Well if it's on a steady decline then lockdowns work, right?

 

Then you go on to imply that lockdowns don't work.   Maybe it just takes longer for the virus to spread in more rural areas?

On your first point, possibly. Or, possibly the peak had already been reached.

 

On your second point, if lock down works, then it wouldn't lead to a peak. The idea of lockdown it to keep infection at 1 or less than 1. 

[Spy Bee]

1 minute ago, Rico1304 said:

If we all have to wear masks how many do we need? 
 

Say 60m people, 4 masks a day (is that right, if not what is?) 240m a day for 6 months? That’s 4.32e10 masks.  If they are 1p each that’s £432,000,000. Who can produce that many of anything?  

1 mask per day is fine for surgical masks. They are now developing and selling multi-day masks, I think some last for weeks. We have bought VirusShield Snoods which last for about 150 hours, but cost £20.

[SasaS]

2 minutes ago, Rico1304 said:

If we all have to wear masks how many do we need? 
 

Say 60m people, 4 masks a day (is that right, if not what is?) 240m a day for 6 months? That’s 4.32e10 masks.  If they are 1p each that’s £432,000,000. Who can produce that many of anything?  

 

I think you can have 2 masks or something.

[Pureblood]

4 minutes ago, Spy Bee said:

On your first point, possibly. Or, possibly the peak had already been reached.

 

On your second point, if lock down works, then it wouldn't lead to a peak. The idea of lockdown it to keep infection at 1 or less than 1. 

Lockdowns clearly work at suppressing the spread of the virus.  It's not a question of "if".