Current Affairs Coronavirus Thread - Serious stuff !!!

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ForeverBlue92 said:
@BlueToff I see the Government are now saying not to drive places to exercise or dog walk.

I mean wtf its ten times riskier walking through your busy housing estate than going for a run or taking your dog for a walk in some rural field.

Wont be long before we are in total lockdown imo.
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Yeh I think it's to try and stop people all heading to the same places tbf (like loads today trying to go the beach)

Get your point though.
 
Toast said:
Ta mate.

Just a tip for those with kids.
When I checked my youngest temp this morning and saw how high it was I shouted it downstairs to the Mrs and asked her to come and look.
Now, my lad then burst into tears and legged it to his room.
The kids have only seen people dying and warnings on the telly for weeks and at school before it closed.

Keep a straight face in front of the kids if you can.
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My kids have grown up now but the little ones must be scared stiff.
As you say people should try not to panic in front of them, easier said than done I know
ramacca said:
A heart felt letter from Italy.

This is what we know about your future
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It's scary stuff but you know it's coming.
It's like one of those disaster movies you see but this time a scientific boffin isn't coming with a antidote telling us all that if we drink a pint and half of donkey piss all will be cured.
Stay save everyone I'm just nipping to see if I can find a donkey.
 
PhilM said:
Well, I would say the precedent is for policies to be slowly brought in (little steps / non-mandatory), so for me it's edging towards it being an option or possibility.

What you've got to take into consideration is that while many may do it sensibly, you'll have others who don't: stop off at a shop; buy petrol; invite friends along etc.

It's also less cars on the road, which is much easier for cops to deal with when they're already dropping like flies; plus, you don't have to worry as much about fuel.

While working today, I saw a noticeable increase in the use of cars on the road compared to the past few days, so I am actually glad they're bringing it in.
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Thats pretty much life in a nutshell though mate - its a slippery slope when we enforce the majority because of the minority.

For what its worth I think people have by and large been fantastic in all of this - whilst the media largely berate the minority its easy to forget that this thing is unprecedented and people have literally had their lives flipped upside down in the space of a few weeks:

Working from home / not at all

Not seeing loved ones / friends / work colleagues

No schools/nurseries

No pubs, restaurants, cinema's, shops, sport, concerts, days out

Allowed out the door once a day for exercise

A simple 20 minute food shop taking about an 2 hours and having to wipe our backsides with leaves due to bog roll shortages.

Just some of the big sacrifices that we as a collective society have had thrust upon us - I think the government have to give people that little freedom otherwise it wont take long before the natives start getting restless the longer the suns out and the weeks tick by on lockdown.

Way I see it - some bloke driving about or walking his dog in an empty field isnt akin to going a football match or sat in a packed out Macdonalds - we need to have some perspective considering the peak hasnt even hit us yet.
 
ForeverBlue92 said:
Thats pretty much life in a nutshell though mate - its a slippery slope when we enforce the majority because of the minority.

For what its worth I think people have by and large been fantastic in all of this - whilst the media largely berate the minority its easy to forget that this thing is unprecedented and people have literally had their lives flipped upside down in the space of a few weeks:

Working from home / not at all

Not seeing loved ones / friends / work colleagues

No schools/nurseries

No pubs, restaurants, cinema's, shops, sport, concerts, days out

Allowed out the door once a day for exercise

A simple 20 minute food shop taking about an 2 hours and having to wipe our backsides with leaves due to bog roll shortages.

Just some of the big sacrifices that we as a collective society have had thrust upon us - I think the government have to give people that little freedom otherwise it wont take long before the natives start getting restless the longer the suns out and the weeks tick by on lockdown.

Way I see it - some bloke driving about or walking his dog in an empty field isnt akin to going a football match or sat in a packed out Macdonalds - we need to have some perspective considering the peak hasnt even hit us yet.
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Further into April and ICU beds start to free up from winter illnesses more inclined government will be to ease restrictions, mind you cold snap coming wont help any respiratory illness.

The worry was that Italy has twice as many ICU beds than UK at given time in recent years and look what is happening... So can see an easing on restrictions once the NHS can cope with ICU numbers in warmer months.

And I can actually see a point in time soon if not already where a movement will be happy to take their chances and go about their normal activities, regardless of the consequences.
 
NilSatisOptimum said:
Further into April and ICU beds start to free up from winter illnesses more inclined government will be to ease restrictions, mind you cold snap coming wont help any respiratory illness.

The worry was that Italy has twice as many ICU beds than UK at given time in recent years and look what is happening... So can see an easing on restrictions once the NHS can cope with ICU numbers in warmer months.

And I can actually see a point in time soon if not already where a movement will be happy to take their chances and go about their normal activities, regardless of the consequences.
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Our death rate is the important thing here really. It's gonna get worse, much worse, but if we can stay below the track of Italy and Spain then the NHS/top medical bods will take it as a positive.

The main issue isn't just going to be ICU numbers I don't think. It's going to be the staff who need to work them. If loads are having to go into isolation because they show symptoms - which a lot probably will given they're working with patients. (some without proper PPE) then that's when we'll see the numbers driven up.

Relatively speaking, so far the NHS is coping, it seems. The deaths are still lowish considering we're what, 23 days in?
 
davmaher said:
The BBC have a lot more football in their archives to draw on. They've done the FA Cup and Premier League for years now. ITV have England games and old champions League matches, so no surprise they can't compete on the re-runs.
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I would even take Brian Moore and the Big Match re runs
Anybody remember the Baseball ground in January
Now that was a real game of football
 
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