Current Affairs Coronavirus Thread - Serious stuff !!!

[NilSatisOptimum]

Mind boggling

Mind boggling world beating, traitor highlighting if you did not down load this app to bring us out of lockdown.

Maybe we need another app to trace where this is other app is. So many examples of how not to run government, we can call this latest debacle, Thursdays example on how to be useless.

 

[tsubaki]

Mind boggling

Especially as various apps are already available

 

[NilSatisOptimum]

Especially as various apps are already available

Not very profitable for nepotism and cronyism.

 

[Bruce Wayne]

Especially as various apps are already available

It is somewhat bewildering tbh. The wife had the antibody test yesterday, and the doctor was quite clear in that it was largely experimental at this stage, and they don't really know if it's reliable. Obviously as other parts of the world are a bit further along this path than the UK, it seems hard to believe that there isn't an antibody test somewhere that's reliable, yet it seems countries are doing everything themselves, which I can't fathom at all.

 

[Harryflashman]

It is somewhat bewildering tbh. The wife had the antibody test yesterday, and the doctor was quite clear in that it was largely experimental at this stage, and they don't really know if it's reliable. Obviously as other parts of the world are a bit further along this path than the UK, it seems hard to believe that there isn't an antibody test somewhere that's reliable, yet it seems countries are doing everything themselves, which I can't fathom at all.

When you read it the rate of missed or potentially missed positive tests is definitely a concern , although I’m not sure I’m in a position to judge that against other tests .

 

[Bruce Wayne]

When you read it the rate of missed or potentially missed positive tests is definitely a concern , although I’m not sure I’m in a position to judge that against other tests .

No, I don't know either tbh, but it just seems peculiar that we're using a test that is essentially using early users as guinea pigs to help them understand whether it works or not. That in itself is not a problem at all, but surely that process must have been done already somewhere in the world, and a test that's further along would be out there.

 

[PhilM]

Especially as various apps are already available

But GCHQ hasn't played a part in designing those have they or is that me being overly cynical?

 

[orchard]

But GCHQ hasn't played a part in designing those have they or is that me being overly cynical?

Don't know about gchq (more likely a 'private partner' with this government), but it's deffo about control of the data.

 

[Barnfred 55]

It is somewhat bewildering tbh. The wife had the antibody test yesterday, and the doctor was quite clear in that it was largely experimental at this stage, and they don't really know if it's reliable. Obviously as other parts of the world are a bit further along this path than the UK, it seems hard to believe that there isn't an antibody test somewhere that's reliable, yet it seems countries are doing everything themselves, which I can't fathom at all.

How did she test, or aren't the results immediate

 

[bigjonny]

How did she test, or aren't the results immediate

My wife got her results in 24 hours,she was negative. Four people she works with tested positive with no symptoms and two received two texts , positive and negative.

 

[Bruce Wayne]

How did she test, or aren't the results immediate

It'll be a few days I think.

 

[COYBL25]

It'll be a few days I think.

My missus had hers on Monday and was told anywhere between 2 days and 2 weeks.

 

[JimmyJeffers]

No, I don't know either tbh, but it just seems peculiar that we're using a test that is essentially using early users as guinea pigs to help them understand whether it works or not. That in itself is not a problem at all, but surely that process must have been done already somewhere in the world, and a test that's further along would be out there.

Terrible outlook for humanity. Politicians have been more concerned with their re-election chances than pursuing multinational cooperation.

 

[ForeverBlue92]

So bars and restaurants opening 4th July in Liverpool operating sunday hours closing at 11pm.

Dissapointed really won't be many sexy scouse women to gaup at twerking that early

 

[Bruce Wayne]

Terrible outlook for humanity. Politicians have been more concerned with their re-election chances than pursuing multinational cooperation.

The willingness to do that has been gradually eroded for a while tbh, with Trump's election and the Brexit vote two particular blows to multilaterialism. It's not a good trend.