Current Affairs Coronavirus Thread - Serious stuff !!!

[Bungle]

Branson saying that VA will collapse without a bailout.

Use your own money then you farking twunt.

Shown his true colours throughout this the utter bellend.

 

[orly]

Branson saying that VA will collapse without a bailout.

Use your own money then you farking twunt.

Spoiler alert: He doesn't actually have any. His business are mortgaged up to their nuts

 

[whiteshadow]

I know that this may sound harsh but we really should have gone with this policy tbh. Old people are supposed to die, plus it would be a good way of taking out Tory votes...

You'll be an old person one day. I hope someone tells you you're supposed to die when the next pandemic hits.

I'm 43 btw.

 

[Barnfred 55]

Come from one of their government ministers.

Nice to know ours aren't the only government ministers that tell porkies then

 

[Paris]

You'll be an old person one day. I hope someone tells you you're supposed to die when the next pandemic hits.

I'm 43 btw.

I've already come to terms with the fact that I'm going to die one day...

 

[LouReedwalkonthewildside]

I know that this may sound harsh but we really should have gone with this policy tbh. Old people are supposed to die, plus it would be a good way of taking out Tory votes...

I can just see it now, Labour and momentum do a press release with the headline 'Tory government are murdering people by not adopting herd immunity strategy'

 

[NilSatisOptimum]

I've already come to terms with the fact that I'm going to die one day...

Matter of timing and depending on wealth, sooner rather than later...

 

[Jebus_lives]

Surely if you were sat in briefings you would know the current processes in place to import medical equipment from China?

If you dont then just say so.

Or I could quite easily find out by asking for the process or as anyone who has Google could attest; find it via a quick search, because its as I said previously, it's largely in the public domain.

So again, I'll pose the question which I already have: what relevance does the current process of procurement of ventilators have on UK preparedness in January, February or March?

All it does is indicate the Government still doesn't feel it has enough capacity.

 

[zzr45]

Spot on. This from ITV news.

Exclusive: 'Test passengers now!' Plea from Heathrow Border ...
www.itv.com › news › london › 2020-04-16 › exclusiv...


– BORDER FORCE OFFICER, SPEAKING ANONYMOUSLY

We're told you have to stay local but thousands of people are still flying into the country for thousands of miles away. And not getting tested or the workers having PPE.

1. There really aren’t, apart from repatriation flights. Most flights coming in are flying cargo in, which is being flown at a premium. Once repariates are in the country, they are under the exact same orders. These are the exact same people that ITV were screaming that it was unfair to leave behind at the start of this.

2. ‘Anonymous Border Guard’ Sounds like a completely made up source.

3. Do you not think other countries lockdowns might just be keeping people in their homes and stopping them from travelling?

4. what exactly is in place to form an effective quarantine at airports? Presumably one person on a plane = entire flight into quarantine.

 

[whiteshadow]

I can just see it now, Labour and momentum do a press release with the headline 'Tory government are murdering people by not adopting herd immunity strategy'

Yeah, funny how it's a labour supporter calling to kill off old people.

Sounds more like a Tory.

 

[Zatara]

Or I could quite easily find out by asking for the process or as anyone who has Google could attest; find it via a quick search, because its as I said previously, it's largely in the public domain.

So again, I'll pose the question which I already have: what relevance does the current process of procurement of ventilators have on UK preparedness in January, February or March?

All it does is indicate the Government still doesn't feel it has enough capacity.

Its not in the public domain. You dont know the processes.

Lets leave it there.

 

[Paris]

Matter of timing and depending on wealth, sooner rather than later...

Just as long as I can finish my cup of tea and crumpets first.

 

[JimmyJeffers]

Just as long as I can finish my cup of tea and crumpets first.

What you having on your crumpets?

 

[Jebus_lives]

Its not in the public domain. You dont know the processes.

Lets leave it there.

Yes let's.

If you want to ask any sensible questions, let me know.

 

[NilSatisOptimum]

Oliver Dowden, Culture Secretary.

shamelessly pushing the ‘scientists’ under the bus this morning on GMTV.

As for the experts take the pay the pain. However, it does show how weak the leadership is. As leader you are supposed to take advice and formulate a course of coherent action, it's something that many other countries have managed, New Zealand, Germany South Korea Greece, the list goes on. All we seem to do is dumb down our best practices to reflect not being able to achieve them any more. They keep revising PPE use to reflect we have run out of many items. but we will bung in a clap, once a week.