Current Affairs Coronavirus Thread - Serious stuff !!!

[SpongeBob brown shoes]

Is there really any need to post that, I’m sure people are worried enough.

How utterly awful, using deaths stat comparisons, have we become that flippant about loss of life.

Horrible numbers, pray for them all and their families, must just be devastation especially in Italy.

Didn’t you say during the week, you had an unfortunate death in your family in the week and your partner was impacted, those numbers are someone else’s family.

7 March in Italy, total deaths 233
22 March in Britain, total deaths 233
14 days between us, it's hilighting the shut downs are necessary and we need to do more and take this serious

 

[liamefc91]

Maybe I’m in the wrong if I am I apologise, I just find the number of death utterly horrific, shocking and can’t feel anything only compassion. Italy is just devastating.

Apologies to all if I’m by myself there, could just be me.

Stressfull times mate. I understand where your coming from, but believe them figures should be plastered everywhere to try and get into some thick peoples heads whats going on

 

[Tipp blue]

If only their fathers had worn them.

That if it were true would be an extremely expensive thing to do.

 

[ForeverBlue92]

If only their fathers had worn them.

More money than sense.

I can barely afford a posh wank these days never mind blowing a full pack in one go.

 

[Neiler]

7 March in Italy, total deaths 233
22 March in Britain, total deaths 233
14 days between us, it's hilighting the shut downs are necessary and we need to do more and take this serious

Fair point if that’s the motivation and spirit of it. I just hope with all these numbers flying about, we don’t become dehumanised and over exposed to the human tragedy.

Maybe I’m being a bit over sensitive, I just find what’s happening in Italy very upsetting, I just pray the UK doesn’t go the same way.

 

[tsubaki]

Particularly as a lot up until recently thought it was an overreaction so were not doing any changes in their social lives

After this crisis passes, I hope their executors go after the politicians and media network that sold them this mindset that got them all killed.

 

[thirdmantackle]

Is there really any need to post that, I’m sure people are worried enough.

How utterly awful, using deaths stat comparisons, have we become that flippant about loss of life.

Horrible numbers, pray for them all and their families, must just be devastation especially in Italy.

I wish the UK government would start showing people why they need to follow the advice

There has been a very consistent message here in Ireland
Wash hands
Cover coughs
Social separation
Self isolate if you feel unwell

 

[Toast]

Fair point if that’s the motivation and spirit of it. I just hope with all these numbers flying about, we don’t become dehumanised over exposed to the human tragedy.

Maybe I’m being a bit over sensitive, I just find what’s happening in Italy very upsetting, I just pray the UK doesn’t go the same way.

Well it's going exactly the same way isn't it mate..
The figures show that.

So some people may need to see this to get a kick up their arse.

They won't like.. until their granny dies and they can go onto Facebook and complain about the government for not protecting them.

 

[Neiler]

Stressfull times mate. I understand where your coming from, but believe them figures should be plastered everywhere to try and get into some thick peoples heads whats going on

Yeah I get where the lads are coming from and perhaps over reacted in my comment, it’s the human aspect I see, but as the lads say if they assist to startle some perhaps worthwhile posting them, I didn’t think of that tbh,

Over time though maybe we should be careful, there could come a time when someone belonging to someone on here might be one of those stats, hopefully not.

Im prob a bit over sensitive I saw the Italy numbers before logging in here and the the death stats were the first thing I saw.

 

[BirkenheadBlue]

Fair point if that’s the motivation and spirit of it. I just hope with all these numbers flying about, we don’t become dehumanised over exposed to the human tragedy.

Maybe I’m being a bit over sensitive, I just find what’s happening in Italy very upsetting, I just pray the UK doesn’t go the same way.

Don't think anyone disagrees with that mate... but we are very much on the same path, and some people NEED to be shocked out of their complacency

 

[Neiler]

I wish the UK government would start showing people why they need to follow the advice

There has been a very consistent message here in Ireland
Wash hands
Cover coughs
Social separation
Self isolate if you feel unwell

I agree mate, seems the UK are on the right track maybe a week latter then they should, hopefully the UK are still on the right side of it still to impact and Apologies if my post was over aggressive, I get where you were coming from on reflection.

I still think we are due a surge our side, but we’re doing ok the last couple of days.

 

[Neiler]

Don't think anyone disagrees with that mate... but we are very much on the same path, and some people NEED to be shocked out of their complacency

Fair play mate, I get that now, apologies if I over reacted.

 

[Deleted member 48881]

a woman coughed behind me in the supermarket, and then apologised saying 'I am not sick, don't worry' I didn't even notice the sound till she said it, grim times, feeling bad for all the humans I encounter outside world.

 

[LinekersLegs]

Awful news for him and his family, have been following his COVID diary.

 

[BlueToff]

7 March in Italy, total deaths 233
22 March in Britain, total deaths 233
14 days between us, it's hilighting the shut downs are necessary and we need to do more and take this serious

Italy shut down on 7th March though too.

We're all but shut down now, as it is.

There's loads of factors which come into this. Italy has a slightly higher avg age (47 compared to 40 here). It seems more elderly people live with younger relatives who may not have showed any symptoms but had the illness prior to the lockdown. Their cities and way of life in even the smaller cities seems a lot more cramped than say it is even in most cities here (as in out in the suburbs of cities, not the inner-cities).

We'll have to see how it goes. I have no doubt that we'll see the same if not more amount of people get infected here.

Putting it blunty, if we have the same amount or more confirmed cases in two weeks' time (are we doing enough testing???) but we can keep the death toll to the same as Italy or lower, then it's going to be considered a success (in that two week period).

That's all we can do. It's horrid but people are going to die. A lot of people. Doesn't mean we have to accept it and we have to do as much as we can to protect people.

Are we doing enough? Now all the measures are in place, hopefully. I still think people should be allowed outside but there just has to be a common-sense approach.