COVID-19 — Coronavirus

[oakiecokie]

Won’t be them on a slab. Even now we are completely underestimating this virus.

Unfortunately you`ll probably be correct on both counts.

 

[Chippy_boy]

WTF

Look at the comments and likes FFS! Unbelievable.

 

[oakiecokie]

I've had a text from EON wanting me to arrange an appointment to fit a smart meter. Leaving aside the fact that I have no intention of getting one fitted unless it's made compulsory I'm not having some unknown wandering into the house when I'm in a vulnerable group and supposed to be distancing.

A polite "fuck off" would suffice lb if he comes knocking.

 

[jay_mcfc]

Look at the comments and likes FFS! Unbelievable.

I see this stuff all day every day on social media. I wonder if even a million UK deaths will change people's mentality.

 

[Marvin]

Analysis of Italian epidemic growth factor.

No of New cases/No of previous days cases using worldometer as source data

It wobbles all over the place as real data does but encouragingly in the last few days it is heading towards 1. There is a danger in looking for positives in data. In truth I could see the growth in new cases dipping a little and sort to quantify it. I'll look again tomorrow

18th March 2020, 4207/3536 = 1.19
19th March 2020, 5322/4207 = 1.26
20th March 2020, 5986/5322 = 1.12
21st March 2020, 6557/5986 = 1.10

 

[George Hannah]

If some of the more wilder predictions are correct in terms of the numbers to be infected...

I would greatly fear one day a global decision to let a majority of the elderly and at risk people simply die.

Never would survival of the fittest be more worrying.

It sounds like something out of a horror film but it's not beyond the realms that those deemed mortally wounded on the battlefield will be left to die.

Focused on treating those they know are easily saved?

Natural selection.

Time to get yourself back to the Northern Lights eh Tolm? ;)

 

[Uffa]

Analysis of Italian epidemic growth factor.

No of New cases/No of previous days cases using worldometer as source data

It wobbles all over the place as real data does but encouragingly in the last few days it is heading towards 1. There is a danger in looking for positives in data. In truth I could see the growth in new cases dipping a little and sort to quantify it. I'll look again tomorrow

18th March 2020, 4207/3536 = 1.19
19th March 2020, 5322/4207 = 1.26
20th March 2020, 5986/5322 = 1.12
21st March 2020, 6557/5986 = 1.10

It remains to be seen if the daily number of tested is consistent.

 

[TCIB]

Still no delivery slots available on tesco, waitrose, booth's, asda, morrisons with the village shops all being sold out due to the high functioning wonderful people panic buying everything. Just walked to every shop in the village after some bread, not even crap bread available, literally nothing on the shelf.

I hope the panic buying types are content with their 200 bog rolls, 50 litres of milk and metric ton of bread. They should all be tagged Inglourious Basterds style.

 

[Vic]

Coronavirus: Urgent appeal for Brits to work on farms
https://www.fwi.co.uk/business/coronavirus-urgent-appeal-for-brits-to-work-on-farms


"Some pointed out the irony of farmers and farmworkers being catapulted in just two weeks from “unskilled workers” in the government’s post-Brexit immigration list to “key workers” in the response to the coronavirus pandemic."
https://www.fwi.co.uk/business/coronavirus-farmers-farmworkers-and-vets-on-key-workers-list

 

[Deleted member 77198]

Never let all the scum that treated last night like new years eve forgot the part they will have played in causing people to die.

Too right