Current Affairs Coronavirus Thread - Serious stuff !!!

[Mutzo Nutzo]

Just answer this simple question. What treatment are Germany giving their 130,000 virus positive people that produces 14,000 less deaths than France........

Sausages and beer

 

[Mutzo Nutzo]

If you need to go on a ventilator do they need to put you into an induced coma?

No they sedate you. They don't put you into a coma

 

[Brisan123]

I’ve suggested a few things - early identification (and isolation) of infected people so they don’t pass it on to a vulnerable people and more icu beds.

But I’m not claiming that I know the answer - just that it might be a good idea to find out why ratherthan assuming they are just faking the numbers and ignoring any useful things that we could be doing to stop our own distressing death tolls.

this basically

 

[Neiler]

Talking to my 81 yr old mother today
She said she does not care if she goes gaga,she is dying at home and not going into a home

More power to her elbow!

Sure she has you to do the painting! lol

 

[davek]

They simply spend more money on health care than we do, however, we have more money in pocket, apparently!

A doctor on QT tonight revealed that Britain spend £2,000 per capita on health; Germany £3,000.

 

[Mutzo Nutzo]

our house is already sold was meant to complete tomorrow before this happened so I doubt there’ll be any revaluation. There must be many people in our situation who don’t just want to move home, bit absolutely need to. Surely a house move can be facilitated adhering to social distancing? The economy needs the housing market

I'm moving on Monday. Luckily we had a small uncomplicated chain. Person who's buying ours is in rented and doing the physical move themselves. Person whose house we, are buying is moving into rented on Sunday and they are also moving themselves. We are doing the move ourselves, so it shouldn't present a social distancing issue. My only concern is the transfer of funds on the day - need the banks and solicitors to do their thing.

 

[Brisan123]

My query is not about the spread but about those known to have the virus and the treatment then given.....

Maybe if they test and trace early they stop the virus getting to the older more vulnerable members of society
The older people are generally less socially active so by cutting out those with the virus early the elderly are less likely to come into contact with a positive case
The Germans also take instruction better more than most

 

[ForeverBlue92]

I'm moving on Monday. Luckily we had a small uncomplicated chain. Person who's buying ours is in rented and doing the physical move themselves. Person whose house we, are buying is moving into rented on Sunday and they are also moving themselves. We are doing the move ourselves, so it shouldn't present a social distancing issue. My only concern is the transfer of funds on the day - need the banks and solicitors to do their thing.

Good news that mate where you moving to? be sure to check the neighbours.

 

[Mutzo Nutzo]

Good news that mate where you moving to? be sure to check the neighbours.

Same town about 500m

 

[Brisan123]

Anyone got any thoughts on when housing market will reopen and impact on lending? We need to move house this year (Mrs is expecting due Dec and we don’t have enough bedrooms) And I’m panicking badly that we’ll be stuck.

I would wager that house prices will drop by 20 % at a minimum
The economic fallout from this will be unlike anything we have seen in the last 70 years

 

[Brisan123]

Anyone got any thoughts on when housing market will reopen and impact on lending? We need to move house this year (Mrs is expecting due Dec and we don’t have enough bedrooms) And I’m panicking badly that we’ll be stuck.

Crikey you were busy in the early days of the lockdown
Congratulations by the way

 

[tsubaki]

They simply spend more money on health care than we do, however, we have more money in pocket, apparently!

TBF state funding on healthcare is not an especially reliable indicator of how good a system is. For example, the federal government in the US spends (based on 2018 figures for medicare and medicaid) just over £3000 per capita on it.

 

[NilSatisOptimum]

Healthcare workers are now the biggest risk to our nursing homes, passing on through community transmission. They’ve had an awful time, on reflection they were lost or or not of quickly enough by the Goverment here and maybe by us as a society.

The PPE equipment in many UK Nursing/care home just won't be of the same standard of the NHS

 

[Brisan123]

our house is already sold was meant to complete tomorrow before this happened so I doubt there’ll be any revaluation. There must be many people in our situation who don’t just want to move home, bit absolutely need to. Surely a house move can be facilitated adhering to social distancing? The economy needs the housing market

Are you sure the buyers cannot pull out of the deal at any stage before the papers are signed
If I was in their position I would hold off if possible
Sorry if that has put a downer on things for you

 

[Woolly Blue]

A doctor on QT tonight revealed that Britain spend £2,000 per capita on health; Germany £3,000.

Germany undoubtedly spend a lot more on healthcare than we do, and, without doubt, that means they're generally better for it. But I'm not sure the amount spent on headline care is really a massive difference on COVID-19. I think it's more to do with the fact that the less sexy bits of the system are taken more seriously there, and they've used their resources wisely, while we dithered.