Current Affairs Coronavirus Thread - Serious stuff !!!

[ForeverBlue92]

Acute beds are near capacity already.

And as we are not testing every possible case, so yes be careful with statistics, deaths by this virus could also be higher, probably never know even near the exact number...

Is the UK only testing those admitted to hospital?

 

[Dutch Toffee]

It gets really embarrassing if I take a bus or train with my missus, as soon as the doors open she's there, elbows everywhere!

Yes, I actually hate my countrymen for that behaviour. The difference in discipline between the UK and Holland is huge.

 

[Dutch Toffee]

It gets really embarrassing if I take a bus or train with my missus, as soon as the doors open she's there, elbows everywhere!

Good on her. The best way to get on or off.

 

[Catfish Blues]

Italy is at 7% mortality rate and due to peak in July isn’t it? Look I’m not running around saying sorry to everybody I ever wronged and doing out a will. But it’s cause for concern.

Nobody really knows what the true mortality rate is mate, all we do know is that, unless you test everyone, you'll miss a heck of a lot of people who are infected but don't meet some arbitrary level at which to test at.

South Korea has done the most testing, and they have a mortality rate of less than 1%

 

[NilSatisOptimum]

Is the UK only testing those admitted to hospital?

As far as I'm aware you only get tested if you can prove you have had contact with a positive case. Not sure if you present at a hospital with symptoms associated with COVID-19.

 

[Diogenes the Cynic]

Go to your little South Asian shop, buy a couple big sacks of jasmine rice.

Obviously tins keep well.
Get lots of dried beans and lentils.
Salt fish
Biltong
Get lots of spices and bottlea fish sauce
Dried chillis
Check how hard the ground is, you can bury hardy root veg and keep them fresh and away from thieves
While your eating your rice you can begin your veg patch - grow potatoes in an upright sack

 

[john jako]

As far as I'm aware you only get tested if you can prove you have had contact with a positive case. Not sure if you present at a hospital with symptoms associated with COVID-19.

People are being tested in their houses. I read story of a man being visited by a local nurse who turned up with a hazmat suit on. Like you said I think you need to tick a lot of boxes to be tested.

 

[Tea_drinker]

A useful resource here.

I've already emptied all my nearby recycling bins of used paper in order to be able to produce my own supply of bog paper.

 

[PhilM]

All I can guess is that nobody could be bothered finding other methods of wiping it clean...

Pasta I kind of get. Last for ages and is versatile. I have seen people buying all the legs of lamb etc. Oh no the world is ending, lets have a roast!

Probably didnt' even get any mint sauce either. Idiots.

As well, it’s not expected to peak for a fair few weeks, so how many people will actually use this stuff in the meantime as they’ve already spent-x amount?

I suspect a lot. If people continue with their usual buying habits plus perhaps a few extra non-perishable good each time, it would be much easier.

 

[Diogenes the Cynic]

People are being tested in their houses. I read story of a man being visited by a local nurse who turned up with a hazmat suit on. Like you said I think you need to tick a lot of boxes to be tested.

I would absolutely love my old NBC suit right now, nonchalantly shaking hands in your gloves and respirator.

Id have took loads of kit but it was just too much to carry, just took all the gortex
gear.

 

[N.S.N.O.]

Another 368 deaths in Italy in the last 24 hours, scary stuff..

 

[PhilM]

I would absolutely love my old NBC suit right now, nonchalantly shaking hands in your gloves and respirator.

Id have took loads of kit but it was just too much to carry, just took all the gortex
gear.

I still have my trusty S10 in the loft although I suspect the cartridges is ruined because I wore it once when burning stuff in the garden.

 

[zzr45]

As far as I'm aware you only get tested if you can prove you have had contact with a positive case. Not sure if you present at a hospital with symptoms associated with COVID-19.

I know a mate who works as a physio in a small hospital said someone turned up a few weeks ago claiming they had it and was taken to Arrow park by Ambulance. Following that turning up with symptoms was promptly discouraged by a sign essentially telling people to go home. May have now changed with the testing pods.

 

[PhilM]

Has @GrandOldTeam set up a contingency plan in case our glorious leaders (moderators) fall foul to the virus?

 

[thirdmantackle]