Current Affairs Coronavirus Thread - Serious stuff !!!

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Did anybody read that story of that fella in the US who took some medication that Trump recommended as a 'cure' for COVID-19 but ended up dying instead? Holy cow.

https://time.com/5808688/chloroquine-phosphate-coronavirus-death/

(PHOENIX) — A Phoenix-area man has died and his wife was in critical condition after the couple took chloroquine phosphate, an additive used to clean fish tanks that is also found in an anti-malaria medication that’s been touted by President Donald Trump as a treatment for COVID-19.

Banner Health said Monday that the couple in their 60s got sick within half an hour of ingesting the additive. The man couldn’t be resuscitated when he arrived at a hospital, but the woman was able to throw up much of the chemical, Banner said.

It’s unclear if the couple took it specifically because of COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, but now Banner Health is warning everyone to avoid self-medicating.

“Given the uncertainty around COVID-19, we understand that people are trying to find new ways to prevent or treat this virus, but self-medicating is not the way to do so,” said Dr. Daniel Brooks, Banner Poison and Drug Information Center medical director. “The last thing that we want right now is to inundate our emergency departments with patients who believe they found a vague and risky solution that could potentially jeopardize their health."

Trump Invokes Defense Production Act to Get Medical Supplies to Hospitals
President Donald Trump has invoked the Defense Production Act to get needed medical supplies on the front lines of the coronavirus outbreak and the private sector mobilized against it.

At a news conference last week, Trump falsely stated that the Food and Drug Administration had just approved the use of an anti-malaria medication called chloroquine to treat patients infected with coronavirus. Even after the FDA chief clarified that the drug still needs to be tested for that use, Trump overstated the drug’s potential upside in containing the virus.

Chloroquine is obtained by prescription, and Banner Health is now urging medical providers against prescribing it to people who aren’t hospitalized. The difference between the fish tank cleaning additive that the couple took and the drug used to treat malaria is the way they are formulated.

In reality, he drank fish tank cleaner. Chloroquine is being used worldwide to combat COVID-19 and with some early signs of success. Trump spoke inaccurately and too soon, but it's so revealing to see the media reaction to him promoting a treatment that is gaining steam worldwide. He didn't cause this man's death, and media sources all over America have retracted/corrected tweets/stories/etc. in response to the outcry ("fake news").
 
IMO the action given last night still a lack of clarity for some workers etc also I still think the crowds allowed at Cheltenham races, and Anfield European cup night plus people from abroad not being tested led too the complacency from the general public physical distancing last weekend......
This is about 3 weeks to late imo for the semi lockdown......
Oh to be young again 10,000 vacancies for planting food crops going - paid work for anyone just losing their jobs I did this when aged 16 years old it's more mechanised now hard work , but easier - the great outdoors plenty of space to cover government guidelines.....
10,000 jobs available now till October for the fit and young to put vegetables on the shop shelves in the future......all over the UK ...
 


I can't even.... :mad:

I can mate.

I had a similar telephone conversation with my elder brother earlier this week. He's 74, his wife is the same age and she has had a chronic chest illness for donkey's years, so much so that she has been registered disabled for as long as I can remember, and they married when they were 18 so that's a long time.

When I spoke I found out that not only is she not in self isolation, she is going out doing all the shopping, babysitting daily for her granddaughter picking her up from school etc, and carrying on life as normal. To top all that, she is also babysitting her great granddaughter who's mother is currently undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer. My great niece was actually with them when I phoned. What?

When I broached the subject (3 times I tried) of both of them self isolating, his wife and his granddaughter, he totally ignored me and continued speaking over me.
 
Fed up of the lockdown already - no way can we keep this up for months. Think we might be better served by just dusting off our stiff upper lip, bringing it out of retirement and taking this on the chin.
If you are looking for something to do mate perhaps this is something worth looking into?
 
IMO the action given last night still a lack of clarity for some workers etc also I still think the crowds allowed at Cheltenham races, and Anfield European cup night plus people from abroad not being tested led too the complacency from the general public physical distancing last weekend......
This is about 3 weeks to late imo for the semi lockdown......
Oh to be young again 10,000 vacancies for planting food crops going - paid work for anyone just losing their jobs I did this when aged 16 years old it's more mechanised now hard work , but easier - the great outdoors plenty of space to cover government guidelines.....
10,000 jobs available now till October for the fit and young to put vegetables on the shop shelves in the future......all over the UK ...

TBF that Anfield thing is being completely overblown, in terms of "people from diseaseland came to our fair city!!!!" - none of that crowd should have been there.
 
I bet all the bagheads are loving being on lockdown and not able to go out scoring. Can't burgle anyone 'cos everyone's at home. No pockets or handbags to dip for the same reason. Nobody out and about to beg off or scam. No Cash Converters to fence their stolen gear.

I imagine the knock on effect will be quite bad actually, the market will shrink and the gangs will get more violent and ruthless. I suppose the silver lining is we won't be on the streets to witness it.

Grim times.
 
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