Current Affairs Coronavirus Thread - Serious stuff !!!

[BlueStevie35]

Hospital figures - 19 announced for today, 5 down on yesterday and 6 down on last Thursday, all 19 were in English hospitals which is 3 down on both yesterday and last week with 17 falling in the past 10 days

 

[RAFUH]

 

[Blueclouds]

Hospital figures - 19 announced for today, 5 down on yesterday and 6 down on last Thursday, all 19 were in English hospitals which is 3 down on both yesterday and last week with 17 falling in the past 10 days

Looking good

 

[Bruce Wayne]

Grim

Russian hackers have been accused of targeting covid-19 vaccine researchers

The race for a vaccine has high stakes around the world.

www.technologyreview.com

 

[Goat]

 

[Harryflashman]

it’s indefensible, absolutely Indefensible

 

[LinekersLegs]

Dr Wachter has been fantastic throughout - giving up to date information and explaining the science including its uncertainty.

 

[Azza]

UK government orders halt to Randox Covid-19 tests over safety issues

Care homes and members of public told to immediately stop using firm’s kits

www.theguardian.com

The UK government has instructed care homes and members of the public to immediately stop using coronavirus testing kits produced by a healthcare firm after safety problems were discovered.

Randox was awarded a £133m contract in March to produce the testing kits for England, Wales and Northern Ireland without any other firms being given the opportunity to bid for the work.

Wonder why they got that contract?

Randox employs the Conservative politician Owen Paterson as a £100,000-a-year consultant. The former cabinet minister and leading Brexit supporter has been a consultant since 2015.

Ohhhhhhhh I see.

 

[BlueStevie35]

All settings - 66 is the announced figure, down 19 on both yesterday and last Thursday, bringing the 7 day rolling average down to 73.86 with the earlier hospital figure bringing that average down to 22.86

 

[LinekersLegs]

For context Italy, which also has an elderly population and is roughly 3 times more populous, had 20 new deaths

Coronavirus Update (Live): 30,030,839 Cases and 945,051 Deaths from COVID-19 Virus Pandemic - Worldometer

Live statistics and coronavirus news tracking the number of confirmed cases, recovered patients, tests, and death toll due to the COVID-19 coronavirus from Wuhan, China. Coronavirus counter with new cases, deaths, and number of tests per 1 Million population. Historical data and info. Daily...

www.worldometers.info

 

[LinekersLegs]

 

[RAFUH]

 

[marnie]

I thought Greece had banned Brits mate. Have they changed their mind?

Started on 15th mate.A grand total of 1200 people up to today's flights in Rhodes.

 

[LinekersLegs]

 

[riddick]

So my wife's coworker's son who lives in his house tested positive. Tested Monday. The absolute [Poor language removed] asshole decided to come in to work every day since then and had interactions with everyone in the office, ate in the same break room, used the same unisex toilets etc as the lot of them instead of isolating himself. [Poor language removed] awesome. My father was literally on the way down to visit as we had been really religious with not going to places that would be a potential issue for the last 3 weeks and he had to turn around. Haven't seen him since very early September but THATS OK because you absolute pieces of crap decide looking out for your fellow man isn't in your job description.

I swear to JEBUS I will absolutely eviscerate these assholes if they decide to do some Christmas thing.