Current Affairs Coronavirus Thread - Serious stuff !!!

[LouReedwalkonthewildside]

Seems that way - cue a load of doomsday scenarios swamping the likes of Twitter.

 

[Harryflashman]

My lad was saying we'll find out next week about Boris' strategy for the lockdown?

Seems that way - cue a load of doomsday scenarios swamping the likes of Twitter.

and the coming weeks . I suspect next week we’ll get little more than a broad outline with no specific dates .

 

[NilSatisOptimum]

Because we haven't reached capacity in the actual hospitals...

Isn't that a good thing?

Nowhere near capacity by all accounts so very disgusting that people were left to die in community care settings.

GPs advised to warn about 'difficult decisions' around hospital admissions

Hundreds of practices in North West London have been advised to tell the relatives of care home patients who lack capacity that 'difficult decisions' will need to be made around admitting these patients to hospital.

www.pulsetoday.co.uk

 

[whiteshadow]

I know this is based on China data which raises questions on core data accuracy but would be very interesting to see if this is the case elsewhere

Making a link between a city’s density and its vulnerability to epidemics may seem like an obvious connection. But it may, in fact, be off the mark. Since the outbreak of the coronavirus (COVID-19) and its spread across the globe, places with high urban population density have seemed to be especially at risk to some observers. A common argument is that high population density makes cities more vulnerable to epidemics because of the possibility of frequent interpersonal contacts. New York City is often cited as a prime example.

This argument may sound straightforward, but on examination, its premise is not well-grounded. If you look around the world, some extremely dense cities, such as Singapore, Seoul, and Shanghai, have outperformed many other less-populated places in combating the coronavirus. Based on evidence from China, we would like to present a counter argument.

Can't trust any data from China.

We all know people being in close proximity increases the spread so common sense dicates higher population density is bad.

 

[davek]

I was told it was a plot by Red China.

 

[peteblue]

and the coming weeks . I suspect next week we’ll get little more than a broad outline with no specific dates .

Of course, it isn’t difficult to do, they just want to keep a lid on it and not encourage the idiots to go crazy.....

 

[roydo]

and the coming weeks . I suspect next week we’ll get little more than a broad outline with no specific dates .

Thats been the MO since pretty much day one.

Absolutely no point in random dates that sommet will happen by. Just a clear, consistent message that what we are being asked to do is actually working.

Its usually a vacuous phrase, but as it is, the UK are actually all in this together.

 

[peteblue]

I was told it was a plot by Red China.

You’ll note it also says that the disease ‘originated in China’......

 

[NilSatisOptimum]

Can't trust any data from China.

We all know people being in close proximity increases the spread so common sense dicates higher population density is bad.

I would trust them if I were you.

 

[Disgruntledgoat]

Is it true spoons buy out of date stuff and stuff near its sell by date ??

That was traditionally how they got variety and price... I think they do volume buying now.

 

[Kurt.]

Thats been the MO since pretty much day one.

Absolutely no point in random dates that sommet will happen by. Just a clear, consistent message that what we are being asked to do is actually working.

Its usually a vacuous phrase, but as it is, the UK are actually all in this together.

I would slightly disagree, the government daily briefings seem to overlook anywhere but England.... his message today was totally misleading by saying we were past the peak. The welsh government statement is that it won’t peak in north wales until mid May.

 

[davek]

You’ll note it also says that the disease ‘originated in China’......

Yes, and Jimmy Tarbuck originated in Liverpool, but you cant hang all of us for that can you?

 

[Axlswhk]

Russia prime minister infected.

 

[davek]

Over 80,000 tests yesterday, which is a big increase.

Ha Ha Ha.

 

[davek]

Claiming we are past the peak and the R is below 1 now

Did he address the infection rate amongst BAME? I know that our PM takes a great interest in the welfare of our minority communities.