Current Affairs Coronavirus Thread - Serious stuff !!!

[riddick]

A mate of mine does GrubHub and/or Uber Eats here in the States, he said that he usually gets about 50-75 a night in tips. He said over the last week he's averaged 600 and he can barely breath without getting an order to drop off.

 

[Eggs]

I spoke to someone on one of the islands earlier.

Once bars and restaurants are closed, they might as well block flights, because very few tourists will travel knowing they have to self cater in a country which is in the early stages of a lockdown.

....good point. The ‘all inclusive’ resorts where folk largely have everything they need in one place are probably in the minority in Greece. Such a shame, lots of businesses will go under.

 

[Ruairi77]

A mate of mine does GrubHub and/or Uber Eats here in the States, he said that he usually gets about 50-75 a night in tips. He said over the last week he's averaged 600 and he can barely breath without getting an order to drop off.

Also here in the states...

 

[riddick]

That is why limiting the number of contacts everyone has, even when they are apparently healthy, is effective.

Right, but limiting only works if just about EVERYONE is limited. I went to the market yesterday, pub yesterday afternoon and spoke with some people, market again today with the wife. The amount of touches is insane there. If they just did the blanket "you cannot leave the house" then I would have a much better feeling about this. I was going to go over a mates house but he's 73 and I have a bit of a raspy cough. Most likely nothing but Im not worried about me, Im worried about him.

 

[Toast]

Also here in the states...

I love America.

Really, I do.

 

[Tubey]

See, this is generally correct... but if they allowed it to hit 70% of the population that are at the least risk of getting the disease and isolated/protected the elderly/infirm etc. then it could work. It's a bit irresponsible to use broad stats to just say "this policy will kill more than a million."

That said, there's no evidence that the government are planning on doing anything to protect the elderly/infirm of course...

 

[Tubey]

Also here in the states...

An astonishingly dumb country. Amazed most of them can walk and talk at the same time.

 

[davids]

I just find this a bit odd honestly. There is no "stopping" it. It's going to spread. It's diagnosing and treating that is the issue. You don't even know it's in you before you could, conceivably, pass it on.

That's the main problem people can have the virus and show little to no symptoms. All the governments are just showing how inept they are in dealing with any health crisis.None of them have exhibited much joined up thinking at all. Knee jerk is the order of the day. Are you at more risk in a sports stadium or the supermarket queue...they don't know.

 

[LinekersLegs]

Right, but limiting only works if just about EVERYONE is limited. I went to the market yesterday, pub yesterday afternoon and spoke with some people, market again today with the wife. The amount of touches is insane there. If they just did the blanket "you cannot leave the house" then I would have a much better feeling about this. I was going to go over a mates house but he's 73 and I have a bit of a raspy cough. Most likely nothing but Im not worried about me, Im worried about him.

But even some reduction can compound to a big effect if done early enough

 

[Nymzee]

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See, this is generally correct... but if they allowed it to hit 70% of the population that are at the least risk of getting the disease and isolated/protected the elderly/infirm etc. then it could work. It's a bit irresponsible to use broad stats to just say "this policy will kill more than a million."

That said, there's no evidence that the government are planning on doing anything to protect the elderly/infirm of course...

I’m not sure they’ll have any way to make sure it hits the “right” people though.

 

[Tubey]

I’m not sure they’ll have any way to make sure it hits the “right” people though.

They'd have to be isolating now really. But they aren't so it's difficult to come to any conclusion other than they actively want to kill off the elderly with pre existing conditions.

 

[kenada_blue]

.....been in the pub for 5 full afternoons (watching Cheltenham with my pals), really funny the blokes queueing to wash their hands after being the loo. I can promise you, it’s rare to see one person at the wash basin.

Nothing like a deadly virus to stop people being scruffy chunts.

 

[kenada_blue]

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See, this is generally correct... but if they allowed it to hit 70% of the population that are at the least risk of getting the disease and isolated/protected the elderly/infirm etc. then it could work. It's a bit irresponsible to use broad stats to just say "this policy will kill more than a million."

That said, there's no evidence that the government are planning on doing anything to protect the elderly/infirm of course...

Biggest problem for me. Theyve done nothing at all.

 

[ForeverBlue92]

The WHO are idiots imo - lauding China's response when they should be hammering their Government/practices thats helped led to this catastrophe.

Nothing will be said as China is a powerful country not some little outfit like North Korea that can be pushed around easily.

 

[tsubaki]

They'd have to be isolating now really. But they aren't so it's difficult to come to any conclusion other than they actively want to kill off the elderly with pre existing conditions.

Indeed:

Telegraph journalist says coronavirus ‘cull’ of elderly could benefit economy

He wrote: 'From an entirely disinterested economic perspective, the COVID-19 might even prove mildly beneficial in the long term by disproportionately culling elderly dependents.’

metro.co.uk