COVID-19 — Coronavirus

[SebastianBlue]

You do realise now that for forever and a day your nickname on here will be Dr Doom:-)

I liked Moderation Marauder, personally, but that has a nice ring to it, as well.

 

[aguero93:20]

Sorry, I’ve had a more difficult bout of insomnia the last few days than usual, so not quite at full capacity and am not following this one.

Go live with the crazy stone age people in isolation getting ready for when COVID-19 collapses society?

 

[aguero93:20]

Will that be with face time(i think that,s what they call it)

Only when combined with accuracy.

 

[kippax4ever]

A chest Xray would have been helpful but they weren't doing those,as i said to sweep the virus can lead to pneumonia but it might just be your common old chest infection,i was told i would get a phone call with the test result,i forgot to ask how long

Surely you mean..Dr how long

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

Will that be with face time(i think that,s what they call it)

Optional. Depends on whose face.

 

[SebastianBlue]

People self-isolating will be engaging in huge amounts of wanking.

Will that be with face time(i think that,s what they call it)

Mutual FaceTiming will definitely become the rage with the kids.

 

[SebastianBlue]

Go live with the crazy stone age people in isolation getting ready for when COVID-19 collapses society?

That I understood, I just didn’t know why it was an idea for me specifically, with the post you quoted.

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

This whole episode could be the wake up call the world needs to start seriously looking for a vaccine to treat any and all viral infections. Bad though this most certainly is, in a way, we will have "got away with it" with only a few million people dead.

But can you imagine just how unthinkably terrible this would be if it was ebola-like, with an 80% mortality rate and a long, symptomless incubation period, meaning high transmission rates of like 2 to 3? It could wipe out half the world's population. And we are just 1 mutation away from this happening any time.

That might provide a degree of inconvenience but it would be doing the planet a huge favour.

 

[aguero93:20]

That I understood, I just didn’t know why it was an idea for me specifically, with the post you quoted.

First post of yours I saw, too lazy to tag.

 

[kippax4ever]

Optional. Depends on whose face.

Take your pick Phillip Schofield or Micheal Barrymore

 

[inchy14]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-51767092

Greta will have something else to be outraged about...

 

[SebastianBlue]

First post of yours I saw, too lazy to tag.

Ok, I’ll just assume it was funny and carry on. ;-)

 

[kippax4ever]

Mutual FaceTiming will definitely become the rage with the kids.

And that,s how you bring the population down,Face timing wanking..FFS

 

[SebastianBlue]

And that,s how you bring the population down,Face timing wanking..FFS

Younger people are already apparently having less sex, but that wasn’t enough!

 

[denislawsbackheel]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-51767092

Greta will have something else to be outraged about...

And the fact that planes with no passengers are still flying so that the airline doesn’t lose its landing slots...

 

[kippax4ever]

Younger people are already apparently having less sex, but that wasn’t enough!

And there me thinking it only happened when you get in your 70s

 

[aguero93:20]

And there me thinking it only happened when you get in your 70s

You got married in your 70s?

 

[domalino]

Unfortunately, not only are western governments generally not responding with the same speed and aggression, they cannot respond in anything resembling the way China has, for many reasons. China has unique set of conditions that allowed them to contain the virus as they did.

And part of the reason the cases are declining so precipitously is that China actually took their already draconian measures to yet another level over the last month — to an extent that absolutely cannot be recreated in almost any other nation.

But it’s also worth noting that those numbers may not be entirely accurate, as they are still vetted through Chinese central authority and they have previous (and fairly good motive) for massaging them.

That’s not to say I think western governments are fully doing what they can, by any means. I think most aren’t actually even doing that. So they are not only incapable of taking the drastic action China has, they aren’t generally availing themselves of many of the options they are capable of undertaking.

Those points are both addressed by the WHO doctor in the article. He does say that China has an advantage through being an authoritarian regime but most of what they did could be replicated if we wanted to.

And also the WHO has a lot of people on the ground in Wuhan and they're supporting the Chinese government figures.

 

[kippax4ever]

You got married in your 70s?

Nah,just 2FB mate

 

[TheRemainsOfTheDave]

Second UK death announced (EDIT: Suspected COVID-19) and 47 new cases