Current Affairs Coronavirus Thread - Serious stuff !!!

[mrb85]

A lockdown was needed,the problem is we will come out of it and face the same problems again,this shower wont use that time to any purpose except looking for ways to line certain peoples pockets

Fraudulent furlough claimers you mean?

 

[Leylo]

Got to write this my mam passed away 13 days ago ,when.she was not well all they wanted to know was did she wanted resuscitation blimey it was terrible. Now my dad is in palliative care on the sefton suite in aintree, same question asked, this is all down to the pandemic because options are now limited because of the virus imo .anyone moaning about lockdown stops now,because its affected people with other illnesses. This is my opinion thanks

 

[dead_soft]

I understand that the main virus test will pick up fragments of dead virus form old infections. Wasn't it being suggested a month or so ago (by the Oxford University team) that tests should have a cut off point below which the virus reading would not lead to a case being classed as positive? Don't think this was taken up.

Can you just explain what you think happens with this virus and how people catch it? Because at the moment it looks like you are throwing up half remembered fragments of noises you've read online. It's really hard to understand what you are saying.

 

[dead_soft]

Got to write this my mam passed away 13 days ago ,when.she was not well all they wanted to know was did she wanted resuscitation blimey it was terrible. Now my dad is in palliative care on the sefton suite in aintree, same question asked, this is all down to the pandemic because options are now limited because of the virus imo .anyone moaning about lockdown stops now,because its affected people with other illnesses. This is my opinion thanks

Sorry to hear about your mam and dad. That's a really tough thing to happen and shouldn't happen. I hope you're okay and have people to talk to if necessary. Hopefully a win tomorrow will give you a brief moment away from what must be a very hard time.

 

[Wizard]

Got to write this my mam passed away 13 days ago ,when.she was not well all they wanted to know was did she wanted resuscitation blimey it was terrible. Now my dad is in palliative care on the sefton suite in aintree, same question asked, this is all down to the pandemic because options are now limited because of the virus imo .anyone moaning about lockdown stops now,because its affected people with other illnesses. This is my opinion thanks

Very sorry to hear this mate. My thoughts are with you and your family

 

[mrb85]

Think it is referring to the estimated infection fatality ratio in developed countries of around 1%

COVID-19 deaths: Infection fatality ratio is about 1% says new report | Imperial News | Imperial College London

The COVID infection fatality ratio is around 1% in high-income countries, but substantially lower in low-income countries with younger populations.

www.imperial.ac.uk

I thought the official figure is 0.25%.

 

[LinekersLegs]

I understand that the main virus test will pick up fragments of dead virus form old infections. Wasn't it being suggested a month or so ago (by the Oxford University team) that tests should have a cut off point below which the virus reading would not lead to a case being classed as positive? Don't think this was taken up.

Haven’t seen an updated version but I‘ve found this a useful reference in the past

Interpreting Diagnostic Tests for SARS-CoV-2

This Viewpoint discusses the 2 most common categories of testing to diagnose SARS-CoV-2—real-time PCR to identify viral RNA and serological diagnosis of IgG and IgM antibodies to assess immune response—and estimates time intervals for test positivity by specimen source to help clinicians...

jamanetwork.com

Figure. Estimated Variation Over Time in Diagnostic Tests for Detection of SARS-CoV-2 Infection Relative to Symptom Onset
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[LinekersLegs]

Got to write this my mam passed away 13 days ago ,when.she was not well all they wanted to know was did she wanted resuscitation blimey it was terrible. Now my dad is in palliative care on the sefton suite in aintree, same question asked, this is all down to the pandemic because options are now limited because of the virus imo .anyone moaning about lockdown stops now,because its affected people with other illnesses. This is my opinion thanks

Very sorry to hear this mate, condolences to you and yours x

 

[mrb85]

Can you just explain what you think happens with this virus and how people catch it? Because at the moment it looks like you are throwing up half remembered fragments of noises you've read online. It's really hard to understand what you are saying.

Not sure I can put it more clearly, but in essence the live virus eventually dies but 'bits' of it after disintegration will remain in the body and will be picked up by testing for the virus and subsequently classed as a positive test. Presumably though such readings would only be low on whatever scale the virus is measured. Hence the suggestion that below a certain threshold it can be assumed that the specimen taken showed a past, not a live, virus.

 

[whiteshadow]

I thought the official figure is 0.25%.

Best guess atm is about 0.3%.

 

[orly]

No way this ends in 4 weeks either this.

This will hit some really hard.

Yes this is the key bit. And Bozza the Bell went off script on that one.

 

[Connor]

 

[LinekersLegs]

I thought the official figure is 0.25%.

They have been thankfully been going down since the start of the epidemic as we have developed better treatments/more experience and healthcare systems haven’t been as overwhelmed but haven’t seen estimates as low as that myself but haven’t been keeping track recently so if you could dig up your reference I’d be interested to see it.

 

[Goat]

They have been thankfully been going down since the start of the epidemic as we have developed better treatments/more experience and healthcare systems haven’t been as overwhelmed but haven’t seen estimates as low as that myself but haven’t been keeping track recently so if you could dig up your reference I’d be interested to see it.

Its around 1% for Europe and America.

https://gh.bmj.com/content/bmjgh/5/9/e003094.full.pdf

 

[Goat]

Can you just explain what you think happens with this virus and how people catch it? Because at the moment it looks like you are throwing up half remembered fragments of noises you've read online. It's really hard to understand what you are saying.

Baffling isn't he.

I think hes a facebook bot.