Current Affairs Coronavirus Thread - Serious stuff !!!

[LouReedwalkonthewildside]

The number of people infected during the first wave of Coronavirus in mainland China may have been four times the official figures, according to a new survey.

Some 55,000 cases had been reported as of February 20th, but as many as 232,000 may have been infected, according to research by academics at Hong Kong University's school of publish health, published in the Lancet.

Researchers said the true number would have been higher if the definition of a Covid - 19 case that was used later had been used earlier.

Between January 15 and March 3, China's national health commission issued seven different definitions of Covid-19, and the study found the changes had a "substantial effect" on how many infections were detected.

Analysing data from the World Health Organisation, the researchers concluded "If the fifth version of the case definition had been applied throughout the outbreak with sufficient testing capacity, we estimated that by Feb 20, 2020 there would have been 232,000 confirmed cases in China as opposed to the 55,508 confirmed cases reported"

 

[summerisle]

COVID-19 threatens indigenous peoples of Andaman and Nicobar

On April 4, Licho, one of the four last speakers of the Great Andamanic language family, died of tuberculosis and other multiple disease in Port Blair on South

www.downtoearth.org.in

 

[navidson]

514 deaths in England

April 8th still considered to be the peak

 

[Bruce Wayne]

I`m pretty sure that Boris may have actually died from the virus and the reason for his current absence, is that Dr Josef Mengle is currently cloning him, mixing in the DNA of a T Rex, to create a Borisasauraus.

Bolly the sheep

 

[LinekersLegs]

 

[LouReedwalkonthewildside]

Bolly the sheep

By the look on Boris' face he looks like he's ready to do more to that sheep than just shear it, what do you think @Kurt?

 

[LouReedwalkonthewildside]

My missus has just said that the B&Q by us is going to open, like the supermarkets you will have to queue up, adhere to social distancing, and there will limited amounts of people allowed in the store at any one time.

 

[peteblue]

I'm not sure i'm grasping this right.. I didn't want him as PM so I cannot complain about how inept he and his government are?

No mate, you were complaining that he wasn’t being the PM, being sick and hiding. So you got what you want, he’s not PM at the moment, so give it a rest.....

 

[peteblue]

With an understanding of what leadership is.

Corbyn took over a party in decline, with large sections of the party in the hands of people who clearly didn’t have its best interests at heart and with a media who clearly favoured one side.

He improved some of this, often in the face of severe abuse and obstruction, and fought against them for five years. That he ultimately failed doesn’t mean he was a bad leader.

If he couldn’t even lead a Party, what ability would he have brought to leading a country......he was a waste of space, he’s a backbencher at best.....have a read of the Labour Party thread.....

 

[Jebus_lives]

No mate, you were complaining that he wasn’t being the PM, being sick and hiding. So you got what you want, he’s not PM at the moment, so give it a rest.....

He's still the PM. Just because he's not front and centre dealing with difficult questions doesn't mean he's not the PM.

 

[peteblue]

My missus has just said that the B&Q by us is going to open, like the supermarkets you will have to queue up, adhere to social distancing, and there will limited amounts of people allowed in the store at any one time.

So the normal amount of people in a B&Q then.....

 

[peteblue]

He's still the PM. Just because he's not front and centre dealing with difficult questions doesn't mean he's not the PM.

I wish you lot would make your mind up....

 

[orly]

The number of people infected during the first wave of Coronavirus in mainland China may have been four times the official figures, according to a new survey.

Some 55,000 cases had been reported as of February 20th, but as many as 232,000 may have been infected, according to research by academics at Hong Kong University's school of publish health, published in the Lancet.

Researchers said the true number would have been higher if the definition of a Covid - 19 case that was used later had been used earlier.

Between January 15 and March 3, China's national health commission issued seven different definitions of Covid-19, and the study found the changes had a "substantial effect" on how many infections were detected.

Analysing data from the World Health Organisation, the researchers concluded "If the fifth version of the case definition had been applied throughout the outbreak with sufficient testing capacity, we estimated that by Feb 20, 2020 there would have been 232,000 confirmed cases in China as opposed to the 55,508 confirmed cases reported"

Great bunch of lads.

 

[peteblue]

Nicola Sturgeon was talking today about the need to find a better balance. Lockdown will be lifted in the weeks ahead but we will have to revisit health and safety in the workplace in light of whatever SD measures are still in place.

We will end up in a H&S nightmare......I feel sorry for today’s kids. It was bad enough them not being allowed to play as kids, but now we will have the zealots making them wash their hands 50 a day and scrubbing down any surface as if it were an operating table. The result being them even more susceptible to germs and virus......

 

[LouReedwalkonthewildside]

Great bunch of lads.

An open and transparent great bunch of lads.