Current Affairs Coronavirus Thread - Serious stuff !!!

[navidson]

That's just hospital deaths, those who have died in care or nursing home aren't on that figure.

They aren't also just from yesterday

 

[tsubaki]

you say that but the stats are that still age , obesity , underlying health issues and possibly even ethnicity are factors . It seems impossible To me to argue age isn’t a factor when you read the stats .

it absolutely is, but as has been said people have to realise that it can affect everyone

 

[Brennan]

Really encouraged by how quiet it is around here this weekend. There actually seem to be less people out and about than last weekend.

London is actually quite nice when there’s nobody around...

 

[jamieni]

it is but up until a couple of days ago in this country I think 92% of the fatalities were over 60 . That’s got to be telling, that not just an indicator surely ?

Things like age, obesity and underlying health conditions probably put people at a higher risk of death from any number of causes so stands to reason that it’s the same with COVID-19.

 

[jamieni]

it absolutely is, but as has been said people have to realise that it can affect everyone

I’ve no real knowledge in this area but I have heard people discuss the “viral load” that someone is exposed to being a critical determinant in how severely it affects someone.

 

[Harryflashman]

it absolutely is, but as has been said people have to realise that it can affect everyone

i’m Certainly not dismissing that , I’m 51 so I’m in the zone where it’s a potential issue , but I think you also have to view the figures for what they are .

 

[tsubaki]

i’m Certainly not dismissing that , I’m 51 so I’m in the zone where it’s a potential issue , but I think you also have to view the figures for what they are .

You do, but people really shouldn't be talking about zones.

All people need to realise is that anyone can get this and it can kill you even if you have no underlying health conditions. If you are sensible, you can prevent you getting it as well as you passing it on to your loved ones.

 

[jamieni]

i’m Certainly not dismissing that , I’m 51 so I’m in the zone where it’s a potential issue , but I think you also have to view the figures for what they are .

Likewise, as someone who has overweight hypertension as a consequence of a sedentary career for the last 7 or 8 years (although have been doing a lot of running the past 8 weeks) and a very light smoker I’m concerned about getting it. I’d rather not role the dice even though I’m sure there are plenty of others with more serious health conditions.

 

[Huyton Layne]

They aren't also just from yesterday

ok what's your point? do you think there were less deaths yesterday than reported? or are there potentially lots of deaths from yesterday that will be reported in a few days or a week.

 

[Huyton Layne]

 

[navidson]

ok what's your point? do you think there were less deaths yesterday than reported? or are there potentially lots of deaths from yesterday that will be reported in a few days or a week.

"Of the 823 new hospital deaths announced today by NHS England, 115 occurred on 10 April while 695 took place between 1-9 April.

The remaining 12 deaths occurred in March, with the earliest new death taking place on 25 March."

 

[Walken]

Yes and the oldest 102! There’s no pattern to this f’kin thing. I think we can forget about the underlying health issue theory!

this simply is not true

 

[NilSatisOptimum]

He is the best it what Johnson does, picks the best and let's the best get on with it.

 

[tsubaki]

As a child, I always used to laugh at the Kings School boys when they were strolling around Chester in their garb or when we went past some of them on the bus.

However on reading that, I now fear that not throwing objects at them as well was a failing.

 

[Bruce Wayne]

"Of the 823 new hospital deaths announced today by NHS England, 115 occurred on 10 April while 695 took place between 1-9 April.

The remaining 12 deaths occurred in March, with the earliest new death taking place on 25 March."

How does that work? Presumably the 'daily death count' for yesterday will also have had deaths that occurred from the 1-9 April if that's how it works?