Current Affairs Coronavirus Thread - Serious stuff !!!

[Toast]

Like most at this time of year, its easy to lose track of what day it is.

But thats tomorrow ffs! That is just a ridiculous time frame.

I’ve lost track more than most this last week or so.
I’ve been banging out 12 hours kip each night and it’s been boss.

 

[tsubaki]

I’m waiting for the government to leave it until Sunday, before announcing that kids aren’t going back to school on Monday.
Absolute clowns.

have said it before, but Greenwich tried to do that before Christmas and were threatened with legal action by Spiderboy and his chums

 

[LinekersLegs]

Reassuring

 

[roydo]

have said it before, but Greenwich tried to do that before Christmas and were threatened with legal action by Spiderboy and his chums

Excuse my piss poor spelling, but doesnt the En locus patentis thing that teachers and schools are expected to live by extend to being secure in the knowledge that their children will be safe?

And thats before we talk about the threat to the staff themselves.

 

[peteblue]

Excuse my piss poor spelling, but doesnt the En locus patentis thing that teachers and schools are expected to live by extend to being secure in the knowledge that their children will be safe?

And thats before we talk about the threat to the staff themselves.

In loco parentis....and I’m not having a go at your spelling.....

I still believe that primary school should get back in class and senior school and universities via video.

 

[PhilM]

Brighton council just done it themselves according to Sky News, rather than wait for government.
Fair play to them.

Will the DfE threaten them with legal challenges like other councils? That’ll be the acid test for the government.

 

[RAFUH]

Up to 22% positivity rate locally.
Hospital system has the highest number of COVID positive patients I’ve seen yet

 

[LinekersLegs]

 

[roydo]

Up to 22% positivity rate locally.
Hospital system has the highest number of COVID positive patients I’ve seen yet

Does that mean 1 in 5 folk have it, or 1 in 5 folk tested have it?

 

[davek]

But now quoting the one nation that has made an even worse job of it as evidence

A virologist isn't responsible for the mess Weetabix Head has made, is he?

 

[Billy Dean]

How to use ventilation and air filtration to prevent the spread of coronavirus indoors

Good ventilation can reduce the risk of catching coronavirus. An environmental engineer explains how to know if enough outside air is getting into a room and what to do if ventilation is bad.

theconversation.com

 

[LinekersLegs]

Manaus already had an awful wave in the spring

 

[davek]

As things stand our best hope of getting out of this mess is the Oxford vaccine. Hopefully, others will come online that doesn't require specialist cold chain infrastructure. Great news that the Oxford vaccine is now in distribution

Is it? Well, no one actually knows how well it will perform for the section of the population in most need of a vaccine - the elderly. The Oxford group just dont have enough data to detemine that...which is why both the EU and US regulatory bodies wont be handing a license to it and will be carrying out extensive testing on the elderly.

Meanwhile, it wll be rolled out for our elderly population from Monday....

All part of being a buccaneering economy outside of normal rules and regulations. How exciting.

 

[roydo]

A virologist isn't responsible for the mess Weetabix Head has made, is he?

What has Andrew Neil done?

 

[PhilM]

Isn't the concern that this particular strain may be aiding the spread of the virus across the population rather than causing a surge in child hospital admissions?