Current Affairs Coronavirus Thread - Serious stuff !!!

[xena]

The haircut thing dawned on me earlier as well. Not a chance I would go to the barbers anyrate. Mrs R said she would give me a trim, but as she struggles with an (empty) kettle atm, not convinced! Might have to buy a buzzer thing.

Or just be not remotely arsed.

Haircut not something i need worry about

 

[roydo]

Oh, rare bit of good news today. For the first time in what feels like weeks, I saw my first bag of frozen chips today. In the wild that is. On closer inspection, he had a ton of mates with him as well.

One of them is now in my freezer. It seemed cruel to leave him there.

 

[summerisle]

Went to hospital this afternoon and was the only person on the bus both ways. Traffic really down, arrived 15 minutes' earlier than normal. Popped into Sainsbury's and plenty of food available, and not many people shopping. Seems at last people are listening.

 

[PSB1]

AIDS was a thing. Before your time but well within the lifetime of many on here.

 

[peteblue]

Greggs closing from tomorrow....

 

[peteblue]

Went to hospital this afternoon and was the only person on the bus both ways. Traffic really down, arrived 15 minutes' earlier than normal. Popped into Sainsbury's and plenty of food available, and not many people shopping. Seems at last people are listening.

Apart from you obviously.....

 

[Foot Long Hot Dog]

Greggs closing from tomorrow....

Oh the humanity.

 

[BlueToff]

Its the trade centre of the entire world, and has been for (almost) all of recorded history.

The wet market trade/how those animals are kept definitely doesn't help though.

Plus population/poverty/living conditions.

A big melting pot.

 

[Shevin Keedy]

Good afternoon, does anybody know if the supermarkets have calmed down a bit, Bootle or Walton ways?

 

[JLW]

Getting worried now everyone pushing for shutdown still not sorted anything for self employed apart from dole .

Don’t think anyone really wants a lockdown but too many people are still doing what they want and going against what advice has been given.

 

[BlueToff]

Mad Cow was in the late 80's/early 90's I think? And there's been like a couple of hundred cases in humans EVER. it's not even remotely comparable.

Yeh I got it mixed up.

The 60s one was Asian flu as @navidson pointed out

 

[Barnfred 55]

Why should they be welcomed? The people heading to Snowdonia this weekend (including people from bloody Surrey, who had to be saved by mountain rescue) were going to an area that has around 11 critical care beds normally. That is to cover 135000 people; everyone west of Conwy and north of Barmouth. The whole of North Wales normally has around 32 beds for around 600000 people.

Visiting the area, especially coming from an area where the virus has spread more, because people can't be arsed to stay at home is dangerous beyond belief. People should stop doing it.

Yeah, that's one of the issues down here in Cornwall.

I saw a report on the news last night about how different region's hospitals would be able to cope with an influx of patients suffering from the virus. London was best placed to cope, which is just as well given that's where most of the outbreak in this country is centred. Cornwall is the worst positioned. It could only cope with 1.5 people per thousand compared to London's figure of around 5 per thousand.

There are benefit to being down here though, not least the amount of green space we have. It's very easy to get out and about and still self isolate, compared to some of the cities where that must be an absolute nightmare.

 

[peteblue]

Oh the humanity.

@MarcelsGoat is in tears here.....

 

[LinekersLegs]

 

[roydo]

Yeah, that's one of the issues down here in Cornwall.

I saw a report on the news last night about how different region's hospitals would be able to cope with an influx of patients suffering from the virus. London was best placed to cope, which is just as well given that's where most of the outbreak in this country is centred. Cornwall is the worst positioned. It could only cope with 1.5 people per thousand compared to London's figure of around 5 per thousand.

There are benefit to being down here though, not least the amount of green space we have. It's very easy to get out and about and still self isolate, compared to some of the cities where that must be an absolute nightmare.

Wales have shut all their camp sites and caravan parks. Not sure if you can stop people going to their second home in St Ives, other than appealing to their better nature.