Current Affairs Coronavirus Thread - Serious stuff !!!

[xena]

The fun will start when corrie emmerdale and eastenders run out of episodes thats when the lockdown gets serious.

 

[roydo]

I was at Maenporth beach near Falmouth on Saturday afternoon. It's a popular sandy beach that accommodates several hundred when busy. It was part of a 3 mile countryside.walk and we stopped for a rest there for 15 minutes to catch our breath as it's quite a hilly walk. While we were there the only other people we saw were a couple of old nutters having a swim in the sea and a lady walking her dog.

We were a bit surprised it was so quiet and wouldn't have stopped if it was busy.

So it isn't the same everywhere

I will let you know if the M5 south of Bristol will suggest that good sense wont last mate.

 

[Barnfred 55]

A sharp drop in accident-and-emergency admissions worries medics

More hand-washing could explain fewer stomach bugs. It is unlikely to explain fewer heart attacks

www.economist.com

Interesting that A&E numbers are massively down at the moment.

Just the piss heads alone on a weekend will probably account for a 30% drop

 

[LouReedwalkonthewildside]

The fun will start when corrie emmerdale and eastenders run out of episodes thats when the lockdown gets serious.

My missus after hearing that Corrie may be limited nearly had a breakdown! I actually started worrying for my wellbeing!

 

[Bruce Wayne]

Why is it? Alot less people are out drinking/driving etc etc

As they say, there are fewer admissions for things like cancer as well, which is unusual.

 

[Bruce Wayne]

Because no one is getting hurt playing sports etc....

@arminisgod

 

[Toast]

My missus after hearing that Corrie may be limited nearly had a breakdown! I actually started worrying for my wellbeing!

One of the channels had Eastenders classic on the other day mate.
Sat there watching Tricky Dickie mugging a young Ian Beale off for about half hour I did.

 

[Barnfred 55]

A few days ago he was clapping the NHS outside #10. After being isolated for what, 10 days or so?

Then into ICU. Now on oxygen.

In fairness he looked dog ruff when he was clapping the NHS. No disrespect to any dogs.

 

[LouReedwalkonthewildside]

One of the channels had Eastenders classic on the other day mate.
Sat there watching Tricky Dickie mugging a young Ian Beale off for about half hour I did.

It's weird watching a really old episode of a soap and comparing how the characters looked then and now.

Edit: not that I watch soaps!

 

[LouReedwalkonthewildside]

In fairness he looked dog ruff when he was clapping the NHS. No disrespect to any dogs.

The funny thing is he always looks dog rough, like a big Dulux dog!

 

[peteblue]

Something like that would be ideal like (maybe starting 1-2 weeks later though).

Even opening restaurants/bars but only for food and drinks on the tables not just alcohol that alone would keep numbers down until a few weeks before everywhere opens back up fully as normal.

Whoa there, we only do drinks....

 

[Harryflashman]

Whoa there, we only do drinks....

That’s Because it’s a pub mate that’s why , because it’s a pub

 

[peteblue]

My opinion, for what its worth, is that he is in ICU (officially), cos of who he is, not cos of his condition now. That isnt a poke at the bloke, nor the system, just that if he "just" on oxygen support, they are just waiting for his lungs to deliver a saturation level on their own.

Unless they are concerned about sommet we havnt been told, that could be done at #10.

My missus is a director in local government roydo, and this is exactly what she has been saying.

And quite right too......

 

[Shevin Keedy]

One of the channels had Eastenders classic on the other day mate.
Sat there watching Tricky Dickie mugging a young Ian Beale off for about half hour I did.

Oh there is nothing worse than getting mugged off is there? Years ago it used to be violent attacks or even murder were the worst things that you could inflict upon someone, but nowadays it is getting mugged off. It sickens me that people can be heartless enough to mug someone off, but I suppose that is the world we live in nowadays. I hope no one ever tries to mug me off, can you imagine? I would go spare.

 

[peteblue]

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You‘re trying too hard Bot, you need a bit more subtlety, pity Kieran isn’t still about to teach you....