Current Affairs Coronavirus Thread - Serious stuff !!!

[Kenshin]

The book was written in 1949.....

What a nightmare

It was a joke.

Satire if you will.

I have never had an app. But watching this, it seemed that its as much reliant on someone who THINKS they have symptoms pushing a button, then if someone goes near them, they are then messaged that they MIGHT have had contact, and a test is automatically sent to both.

Rather than waiting till everyone is tested, cos then there would no need for an app anyrate.

I think.

That's even worse if so. You either get an app full or hypochondriacs or noone using it at all.

I mean if you were to use that app, and someone flagged up that they were near , how would you honestly react? Or the average person?

Or if it was retrospective then that would scare people. Imagine sitting at home and getting an alert saying you were near someone that day?

 

[peteblue]

1948 actually. He just changed the last 2 numbers around.

Yeah, Mrs R is doing sound thanks. Slow slow slow, but that is the deal.

Apologies....I’m still listening to the government briefing.....

 

[Kenshin]

Hold on, what if the government edited @Kenshin's post to encourage mockery rather than question the points he raised?

I think he may be onto something.

It was a joke fella. Calm down

 

[peteblue]

It was a joke.

Satire if you will.

That's even worse if so. You either get an app full or hypochondriacs or noone using it at all.

I mean if you were to use that app, and someone flagged up that they were near , how would you honestly react? Or the average person?

Or if it was retrospective then that would scare people. Imagine sitting at home and getting an alert saying you were near someone that day?

so do you want it or not then.....

 

[Bungle]

It was a joke fella. Calm down

My job here is to try and encourage hysteria and mass panic

 

[NilSatisOptimum]

No outrage from me. I was just calling out the hypocrisy of those who complained about our future King being tested.....

Totally different context now. If Morgan was getting tested when Windsor was getting it fair enough...

 

[roydo]

It was a joke.

Satire if you will.

That's even worse if so. You either get an app full or hypochondriacs or noone using it at all.

I mean if you were to use that app, and someone flagged up that they were near , how would you honestly react? Or the average person?

Or if it was retrospective then that would scare people. Imagine sitting at home and getting an alert saying you were near someone that day?

Well 80% of the Isle of Wight have said they will download it.

I dont think it goes off if you are near someone infected like a car alarm. I think you get an alert and/or a letter from the NHS, with, or followed by, a test.

 

[Kenshin]

so do you want it or not then.....

Well sadly I don't have a say in it

The logic is massively flawed in my opinion. Not to mention the philosophical element of such an app.

 

[blue61]

At one of the briefings recently, I think they said test, track and trace required around 60% participation to be effective. Considering the Isle of Wight has 25% population over 70, compared to 15% across the uk, it will be interesting to see what the overall take up is.

 

[Kenshin]

Well 80% of the Isle of Wight have said they will download it.

I dont think it goes off if you are near someone infected like a car alarm. I think you get an alert and/or a letter from the NHS, with, or followed by, a test.

So retrospective then.

It would still scare people. I'm referring to those who panic bought products , who probably have had serious mental health issues being isolated away.

They randomly get a letter after they venture out the house one day for food and it would genuinely scare them.

 

[roydo]

At one of the briefings recently, I think they said test, track and trace required around 60% participation to be effective. Considering the Isle of Wight has 25% population over 70, compared to 15% across the uk, it will be interesting to see what the overall take up is.

Isle of Wight radio said 80% have said they will down load it.

 

[roydo]

So retrospective then.

It would still scare people. I'm referring to those who panic bought products , who probably have had serious mental health issues being isolated away.

They randomly get a letter after they venture out the house one day for food and it would genuinely scare them.

Maybe. Dunno.

But to me, it looks like a really clever bit of kit that all the scientists say is vital to get this thing busted.

If a few get scared, well, sorry. Its not like this is being wheeled out after one day is it?

 

[Methuselah]

From a scientific perspective, who do you think should be there that isn't?

Dianne Abbot?

 

[Bruce Wayne]

RAND Creates Online Tool to Help State and Local Policymakers Manage Responses to COVID-19 Pandemic

A new tool designed to help state and local officials estimate the effects of social distancing and other public health interventions used to combat the COVID-19 pandemic has been released by the nonprofit, nonpartisan RAND Corporation.

www.rand.org

 

[COYBL25]

Dianne Abbot?

I’d take Beaker over Diane Abbot tbh