Current Affairs Coronavirus Thread - Serious stuff !!!

[Barnfred 55]

But then again, we always do because we have a beer fridge out there.

I normally get the big bottles. 4 for £6 in Asda. When I get down to a couple in the fridge I'll buy 4 more. That's the plan anyway.

We currently have 2 bottles of wine and 2 bottles of beer. I've got lots of hard liqueur though

 

[Tubey]

Then parents need to take more responsibility for them. Bring in fines if necessary. If that doesn't work shoot the buggers with rubber bullets as you say.

But responsible people shouldn't be penalised for the actions of a moronic minority. They need exercise and a change of scenery, if only for half an hour or so, to try and maintain the sanity. Locking everybody like a police state is not the answer. As I say, it will need policing and that is taking important people away from where they are needed more.

You're right, they shouldn't be. But we're in a situation with a virus that doesn't care whether people should or shouldn't be anything - it just spreads wherever possible.

The mollycoddled snowflakes aren't taking this seriously as nothing like this has ever happened in their lives. They can't comprehend it, clearly. As such, relying on the millennial generation and their even worse kids to be responsible on this isn't looking realistic - and I say that as a millennial.

 

[PITA]

You sir, have elevated yourself to Prize Plum in one post.
Unaware of the havoc wreaked by tory governments?
Unaffected by tory austerity policy?
Happy to see an NHS broken and in no fit condition to deal with this crisis?
Content to stereotype people in different parts of the country?
You sir are a tory **** and I couldn't give a monkey's chuff if you are a blue or not. Bellend.

That's how to give someone a good telling off. Bravo.

 

[BlueToff]

How come we aint giving people the pneumococcal vaccine?

Surely if COVID 19 is killing by bringing on pneumonia then having had the vaccine would atleast prevent that you would think?

Just pondering.

One of many, many questions which should be being asked.

And you don't need to be some conspiracy nut to think that either.

 

[Harryflashman]

Chicken what?

Dings you bell

 

[blue61]

This is the problem - they aren't.

Still seeing gangs of teenagers roving the streets as ever was.

I'd happily see them shot with rubber bullets personally.

What's wrong with proper bullets?

 

[NilSatisOptimum]

A bit irrelevant but going to say it anyway - Johnson has been deeply unimpressive during all this.

Personally believe PMs need to be impressive in these situations, a basic requisite one might say. Tonight he was better, however, these COVID 19 community hubs that he was talking about have been self developing for days now. Certainly since Tuesday... He is a PM of little or no substance.

 

[Tubey]

One of many, many questions which should be being asked.

And you don't need to be some conspiracy nut to think that either.

No it's the first thing most of us thought when the Merkel news came in.

I'm actually amazed they even admitted it.

 

[Barnfred 55]

Cummings will be the fall guy.

I can quite easily see him saying what's been quoted. I'll be glad to see the back of him if he does go.

 

[Tubey]

What's wrong with proper bullets?

I was just trying to be nice, but I sympathise with your view.

 

[Catfish Blues]

This is just my completely non-PhD educated opinion, but I think it's an easy to see how CV could well have infected anywhere between, let's say 10-30% of the general population already.

The reported cases can only ever be a fraction of the true number of cases. Most people who get it will just have mildish symptoms which they will naturally recover from.

This is almost certainly a GOOD thing, as it will mean that the fatality rate is much lower than the reported rate.

Based on the numbers from China and South Korea, I'd say 10% is very unlikely. A multiplier of the official numbers of between 20 and 100 is probably about right. Even using 100 only gives us roughly half a million, so less than 1%

I hope you're right, but I think you're miles out.

 

[BlueToff]

You're right, they shouldn't be. But we're in a situation with a virus that doesn't care whether people should or shouldn't be anything - it just spreads wherever possible.

The mollycoddled snowflakes aren't taking this seriously as nothing like this has ever happened in their lives. They can't comprehend it, clearly. As such, relying on the millennial generation and their even worse kids to be responsible on this isn't looking realistic - and I say that as a millennial.

Hang on. The 'snowflakes' description I see is normally directed at people on the left?

And, while I don't agree with a lot of what they say, i can't say that the ones I know/follow aren't taking it seriously.

They're the ones who are bossing people around telling them to stay indoors and shouting the loudest - they always do. The ones who blew their nose last Thursday and will now be in their house for two weeks but by God will they make sure to tell everybody that.

Unless we've got crossed wires here?

Edit: Btw, I am a lefty. Just not someone who doesn't see the opposite side. Probably a centrist but my views are liberal. I just don't like bossing people about really.

 

[evilwebby]

The 8% stuff is for over 60's. Fatality is likely to be 0.7% which is still shocking, not Ebola shocking, but bad for such a communicable disease.

It would be useful if we saw the demographic breakdown of the tested/confirmed positive cases as compared to the general population. Very useful..

 

[Mutzo Nutzo]

How come we aint giving people the pneumococcal vaccine?

Surely if COVID 19 is killing by bringing on pneumonia then having had the vaccine would atleast prevent that you would think?

Just pondering.

I think the Pneumoccal vaccine is only effective against bacterial pneumonia. The type of pneumonia brought about by flu is classed as viral pneumonia.

I'm not an expert but I don't believe it would help in this case.

 

[peteblue]

@Tubey that thing about the school kids is spot on.

Saw the same on Friday.

Tomorrow I'll have a drive past down my local park (which is next to a very rough estate, granted) but I bet it'll be full of at least 30-50 kids.

It's going to prove an issue.

It’s going to prove they should have kept the schools open.....