Current Affairs Coronavirus Thread - Serious stuff !!!

[PhilM]

919 more dead today in Italy.

Kinell.

I've just seen that on the news. Sadly, it looks like that they've haven't peaked yet, which is incredibly worrying.

 

[Catfish Blues]

Chief medical officer, Chris whitty got it now

Whitty, Johnson, Hancock ... and everyone else at that level have basically ignored their own advice and will have been having meetings in enclosed rooms much closer than the recommended 2 metres. While I understand why they've done that, it's hard to have much sympathy for them.

Hopefully, part of the very small minority of the public who aren't taking it seriously see what's happened to these people and realise it could happen to anyone.

 

[arminisgod]

I've just seen that on the news. Sadly, it looks like that they've haven't peaked yet, which is incredibly worrying.

Italy and Spain are going to be horrific in the end.

Europe is going to be in turmoil for ages. You can forget any footy or sport until 2021

 

[NilSatisOptimum]

Whitty, Johnson, Hancock ... and everyone else at that level have basically ignored their own advice and will have been having meetings in enclosed rooms much closer than the recommended 2 metres. While I understand why they've done that, it's hard to have much sympathy for them.

Hopefully, part of the very small minority of the public who aren't taking it seriously see what's happened to these people and realise it could happen to anyone.

Was going to say something similar, however, it's Friday and I can do with out a cascade of Tory finger wagging about making a political points.

 

[PhilM]

Whitty, Johnson, Hancock ... and everyone else at that level have basically ignored their own advice and will have been having meetings in enclosed rooms much closer than the recommended 2 metres. While I understand why they've done that, it's hard to have much sympathy for them.

Hopefully, part of the very small minority of the public who aren't taking it seriously see what's happened to these people and realise it could happen to anyone.

The heir to the throne, the Prime Minister, CMO and Health Minister have all been diagnosed with the virus, so it clearly is getting into all parts of our society.

Yet, you still know that Gary (fill name here) from around the corner will think he's fine because he's got his sleeveless vest on and a can of Carlsberg in his hand*.

*You never know, Covid-19 might want to stay away from that dish water too!

 

[peteblue]

Was going to say something similar, however, it's Friday and I can do with out a cascade of Tory finger wagging about making a political points.

*prepares finger for wagging........

 

[Sentinel]

No one is modelling for that, as stated before, there are normally ~ 600k deaths per year in the UK. The driver in the UK, and every other country for that matter should be to keep excess COVID-19 deaths to as low a number as possible. If, at the end of this year ( and next year for that matter ), the overall number of deaths is similar to what you'd expect, then that'll be seen as being a very good outcome overall.

Do you expect to see an increase from 600k deaths this year as a result of Covid, And if you do, give me a ball park figure of the morbidity rate. Have I just entered the twilight zone?

"The overall figures are what you'd expect" Are you on drugs? This is a pandemic that has never been faced before, furthermore. We are not testing. I'm going to repeat that. We are not testing. How can you predict overall figures if you are not testing. If you don't have the data??? Seriously, what are you on about.

And yes they are modeling for that. I gave you the link. Morbidity figures are in the millions.

 

[NilSatisOptimum]

*prepares finger for wagging........

Save it for Johnson Hancock and Whitty, do as we say not what we do Tories.

 

[Lelouch]

all of the 3 stooges manage to get it and announce it on the same day, Absolutely reeks this.

 

[Amw79]

I think we should consider having another national 8pm applause outside our houses.

When the Premier League gets voided.

 

[Toast]

Gove is doing today's briefing.

This should be a bloodbath from the journos.

 

[navidson]

Italy and Spain are going to be horrific in the end.

Europe is going to be in turmoil for ages. You can forget any footy or sport until 2021

The way I feel at the moment I wouldn't be arsed if I never watched a footie match again - just let this nightmare end ASAP

 

[Walken]

Good little video with Dr Fauci who comes across very well, I can't imagine his level of frustration in trying to get his work done with that fat bulbs administration

Dr. Fauci Answers All Your Panicked Coronavirus Questions on The Daily Show

Trevor Noah went straight to the expert.

www.vulture.com

 

[Tipp blue]

It's not that old. 2015, seems an alright choice to me. Broadcasting an old match would have been terrible imo lol

Maybe they could start showing the games from the Bulgarian top flight 2013, none of us would know how the games went so wouldn't know the result before hand and if you don't look for the scores on line then it would be like watching live football.

 

[PhilM]

Gove is doing today's briefing.

This should be a bloodbath from the journos.

One of the least charismatic and reassuring individual I've ever watched, so this will be interesting. Hopefully, we're both wrong and he steps up to the task.

The way I feel at the moment I wouldn't be arsed if I never watched a footie match again - just let this nightmare end ASAP

Genuinely, I've not missed football in the slightest over the past week or two because it really isn't important in the grand scheme of things.