Current Affairs Coronavirus Thread - Serious stuff !!!

[Barnfred 55]

Two worthwhile doctors to follow for those that want to hear first hand reports

Might be worth posting that link in the information thread Bruce set up earlier this week.

 

[Barnfred 55]

They should be allowed to do drive bys like a fast food restaurant during a restricted time (timed like in Scandinavian countries off licenses)

Then they'll get done for carbon monoxide poisoninglol

 

[Barnfred 55]

This pandemic has confirmed one thing.

people are horrible self centred bellends

Not all but some

 

[Tea_drinker]

With people not being outside dropping food the seagulls are gonna get hungry and even more aggressive than usual.

 

[The Penalty Box Dancer]

Seems like the supermarkets have calmed down a bit.

Was disappointed to see a lot of traffic today that didn't look like a trip to the supermarket.

 

[Barnfred 55]

Me and the missus are sorted.

Thank god we chose not to have kids.

 

[peteblue]

I was referring to large business. The thing that drives our economy. In this country it tends to be service based. That means that for the most part it’s on-line.

Most large company’s have well defined business continuity plans and for the most part These are working.

Sure I agree the hit is on small independant business but it’s now upto the big boys to prop up our economy and that’s what’s happening.

If the big boys survive then after this is all over they should be the ones who create the environment for the small businesses to start again.

ythe economy will take a big hit but we are coping probably better than most countries right now.

keep the faith. We can beat this

A little perspective...

• SMEs account for three fifths of the employment and around half of turnover in the UK private sector.
• Total employment in SMEs was 16.6 million (60% of the total), whilst turnover was estimated at £2.2 trillion (52%).

 

[COYBL25]

 

[Tubey]

We're tracking just below Italy at the moment with the latest death figures.

 

[Mutzo Nutzo]

A little perspective...

• SMEs account for three fifths of the employment and around half of turnover in the UK private sector.
• Total employment in SMEs was 16.6 million (60% of the total), whilst turnover was estimated at £2.2 trillion (52%).

And those SME’s are serviced by the big boys. Their business is on line and it’s the big boys who look after them.

the SME workforce works from home, they sell their products on line, they create and build their channel partner relationships on line, whilst the big boys look after the infrastructure.

life goes on. Business goes on.

 

[edge]

well one thing all those people ramming supermarkets are going to right in the front of the que again to get something else in the coming weeks.

 

[nsno-chris]

Not all but some

majority

 

[PITA]

But it also means there are more elderly people which this is impacting. And in this instance perhaps there are also more elderly people who live with their families.

Of course that is correct. I was just correcting your suggestion that Italians are generally not healthy.

 

[aazak]

I know it says UK but I wonder if it is just England for the new figures.

 

[LostLegend]

Welp, looks like I'm in isolation for a week.

Throat started feeling a bit scratchy, then my chest started to feel tight and like I have phlegm trapped in my upper chest that I just cant seem to cough up.
No other symptoms and I feel generally OK. Good chance it's just a minor cold of chest infection, but decided not to be a selfish git & not take the chance and head home for the week. Especially given someone I work with had pneumonia last year, I don't want to be the one to finish her off!