Current Affairs Coronavirus Thread - Serious stuff !!!

[GwladysBlue]

What's your definition of a very long time?

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That.

 

[coollino]

Lockdown until around 15 Dec I reckon, or a bit closer to Christmas.

It won't be 4 weeks and it won't be at Christmas.

 

[davek]

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That.

It's saying a vaccine alone wont be the silver bullet.

...which is what I said.

 

[tsubaki]

Have you considered that your neighbours may rely on their parents?

Take someone’s support network away and they could be dealing with a whole lot more than a virus that has a low mortality rate.

No offence, but I love how you lot get on the high horse about caring for people whilst also belittling a disease that would if left unchecked kill hundreds of thousands here, and which has killed 60000 plus.

 

[Neiler]

Southern Hemisphere has the lowest flu rate in 40 years. Over to you Europe, (also the UK).

Really shows just how infectious Covid is.

 

[tsubaki]

Lockdown until around 15 Dec I reckon, or a bit closer to Christmas.

It won't be 4 weeks and it won't be at Christmas.

I thought around the 20th; just so they can get it as low as possible before the entire country spreads it around again.

 

[Nymzee]

Going into a lockdown is fine.

Coming out of it like we did last time isn’t fine.

 

[Tramps_mate]

Let's hope not. Its just ridiculous to close shops again.

 

[Neiler]

Research beginning to emerge of how better we are getting at treating Covid, impacting the mortality rate in comparrison to earlier in the pandemic.

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[Kenshin]

Funny how its only a national lockdown now their precious London has started seeing an increase in cases.

Never gave a toss the last month or so when the North was getting hammered with new cases.

Lockdown the country until Dec 1st then see how busy city centres and shops will be with people going Xmas shopping in a short concentrated period.

Daft idea imo - anyway let me get me haircut then do what you want.

Very VERY good point this.

Any lockdown now for more than 2 weeks will cause exactly this.

If that eat out has been shown to increase transmission rate then millions of shoppers rushing around a few weeks before Christmas will certainly have the same, if not worse effect in retail.

Then they all go round to each others houses, which is allegedly another deadly way to spread a virus, more so given the chance of seeing elderly and vunerable.

A lockdown if it comes has to be short, it just has to be. Otherwise it really will be a circle we are running over and over again destroying the country each time.

 

[coollino]

I thought around the 20th; just so they can get it as low as possible before the entire country spreads it around again.

They have a massive problem with the mass movement of students, how they didn't think ahead with this is baffling. It could be rife in rural towns and everything.

They knew what was happening last month yet they wanted to get them in their rented housing. Unbelievable.

 

[Kenshin]

Research beginning to emerge of how better we are getting at treating Covid, impacting the mortality rate in comparrison to earlier in the pandemic.

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And this is another very good point that often gets forgot.

In all the feat mongering projected numbers and oh my god we will all die message that keeps getting peddled, doctors and nurses have a much better idea of treating people. So less will die because of 7 months of knowledge.

Hospital space may still be an issue but less people will die from covid this time around.

 

[GwladysBlue]

It's saying a vaccine alone wont be the silver bullet.

...which is what I said.

They bring up talks about a vaccine when they’re under pressure. No vaccine is forthcoming. Even if there was a vaccine, how successful is the one for the flu, 6% success rate?

 

[GwladysBlue]

No offence, but I love how you lot get on the high horse about caring for people whilst also belittling a disease that would if left unchecked kill hundreds of thousands here, and which has killed 60000 plus.

Whilst this virus is killing people have you forgot about other things that are killing people?

Have you tried to get a GP appointment during this period? Try getting one with the anxiety of thinking you have cancer, etc. A phone consultation will not ease your worries.

 

[tsubaki]

And this is another very good point that often gets forgot.

In all the feat mongering projected numbers and oh my god we will all die message that keeps getting peddled, doctors and nurses have a much better idea of treating people. So less will die because of 7 months of knowledge.

Hospital space may still be an issue but less people will die from covid this time around.

“fear mongering” lol

I worry we are approaching the day when someone is going to say that sort of thing to someone who has lost family to this and end up getting seriously hurt for it.

I am not sure a jury would convict them either.