Current Affairs Coronavirus Thread - Serious stuff !!!

[Tramps_mate]

Come December the 2nd the whole country will go in to tier 3 for Christmas...

 

[Nymzee]

Come December the 2nd the whole country will go in to tier 3 for Christmas...

Nah not the whole country; they'll assess each area on the stats but you can bet the south will be.

 

[Jebus_lives]

@Neiler I've seen that study. Does bother me a bit that it leads you to the conclusion that airborne transmission is the biggest cause of transmission, when in reality it's unmasked exposure at close proximity, that is the primary method of transmission.

Good example to show how airborne spread happens though.

 

[Bruce Wayne]

If it's only shutting for a month I can get away with a normal cut.

If there's risk they'll be shut longer I may go skin head.

I went short enough to last until the new year.

 

[Wizard]

Come December the 2nd the whole country will go in to tier 3 for Christmas...

Thing is Tier 3 doesn't help Christmas as households still can't mix. Think it's far more likely they give us a day or two holiday from restrictions for Christmas and Boxing Day

 

[Neiler]

@Neiler I've seen that study. Does bother me a bit that it leads you to the conclusion that airborne transmission is the biggest cause of transmission, when in reality it's unmasked exposure at close proximity, that is the primary method of transmission.

Good example to show how airborne spread happens though.

It does make the distinction between droplet and aerosol though.

Id nearly take it as a given at this stage that everyone is masking up, inside though at this stage. I think its a very seasonal in a reminder this winter ventilation is key its a really powerful but under utilised method of protection, its something i think we should be all conscious of in the winter however uncomfortable.

We got an instruction in work (health care) a month ago that in addition to wearing masks all the time (not just in patient contact) we now have to wear goggles - you almost forget about your eyes as a mode of transmission either by droplet or aerosol.

 

[tsubaki]

I went short enough to last until the new year.

BIC short?

 

[whiteshadow]

Do you think that these ‘false positives’ are a massive problem in the testing? Do you think cases of people testing positive for the virus when actually they’ve *had* it are massively over estimating the figures?

I doubt they're making a huge difference. I would have thought it would be a fairly low percentage.

 

[spectateur]

If it wasn't for them turnips having a half term sesh of skiing in Italy whilst people were dropping like flies over there we likely wouldn't be in this mess.

That was the first lot. Present situation has a virus modification brought from Spain by those who couldn't do without their fortnight bash on the Costas.

 

[spectateur]

Come December the 2nd the whole country will go in to tier 3 for Christmas...

Bah Humbug!

 

[mill]

I doubt they're making a huge difference. I would have thought it would be a fairly low percentage.

Do you think they out pace the number of deaths where people have died without being tested? So not registered as Covid but highly likely?

 

[ForeverBlue92]

That was the first lot. Present situation has a virus modification brought from Spain by those who couldn't do without their fortnight bash on the Costas.

Its bonkers the borders should be the first thing shut in a pandenic but we let every man and his dog travel in and out.

If the government had sense borders should be closed from next month and anyone who still wishes to come or go cool but dont expect to have a return flight anytime soon.

 

[Nymzee]

I went short enough to last until the new year.

Waxed clean off it is then.

 

[orly]

BIC short?

No, small short

 

[Bruce Wayne]

BIC short?

I tell myself it's a Daniel Craig style affair, but in reality it's probably more like @ForeverBlue92 's avatar.