Exactly.R, the number of people who get infected from the primary infection, should dictate everything. If it is above 1 then the number of new cases will grow each day, and more people will die as the fatality rate is about 1%. Admittedly we don't really know whether new cases are still increasing in the real world as testing is going up, but I think most people will fill that this epidemic is still on an upward curve. So if that is true, why in Boris Johnson's own words are we not exerting more downward pressure on the virus and banning all none-essential work.
The only logic is that they are prepared to let more people die, unless a government advocate can explain otherwise?
I can only think it is an extreme example, the mean range of symptoms appearing is between 1 and 5 days.wow.is that a new statement? i thought it was 3/4 days
The fatality rate will be pretty standard across the 'advanced world'. The rates appear different at the moment because there are huge differences between countries in the numbers they test. Modern healthy systems can put their sickest people on ventilators and oxygenate their blood but what will countries like India and Pakistan be able to do?Agreed but personally I don't think we have a cat in hell's chance of limiting our death rate to less than half that of Italy. We did, but we've blown it and continue to blow it.
I think I saw somewhere that 95% of people in Spain were satisfied with the governments decision to go on lockdown when they did. I personally haven’t heard or seen one person question it or complain about not being able to do anything. People are civilized in the supermarkets etc. The only complaints i’ve Heard is that the lockdown could be stricter because there are a few taking the piss but the police have cracked down anyway.
And remember Spain is as politically divided as any other nation currently so it is good to see people coming together in a crisis. The difference between the UK and Spain right now though is the current numbers so it’s easier for the Spanish to see and understand the devastation and to self isolate to play their part in stopping it.
The problem with this is that you would have no liquidity in the markets and more than likely all income payments would need to be stopped which if you rely on income from your fund, you would be knackered.
it does happen in certain sectors. The Property funds (not sure if all but most) have suspended trading in their funds. What this means is that you cannot take any money out of that fund. Theoretically, if the fund was worth £100m and the valuer at the end of the suspension only values the properties at £80m ( Not unlikely given the circumstances), then when the fund opens, you have lost 20% of your value.
Even if markets could be frozen, the same would apply. When it opens it would not be beyond the realms of possibility to see your investments down by 20% or more. Had they been able to do it on day one then 40% or more from those levels. It therefore defeats the object.
What they should have done is ban short selling where people are making money from shares that are falling in value.
Some firms and individuals will walk away from this crisis (if they don’t die) extremely wealthy.
When Sterling collapsed in 1992, George Soros made £1bn from short selling it.
utter scum mate, we need American style boot camps with drill instructers
12 months minimumI realise this is a 'how long is a piece of string question' but I'm working from home and carting my desktop PC up and downstairs at the moment. I'm considering investing in a laptop to make my life easier and am just looking for any best guess (or even informed opinion if there is any) on how long this could continue?
What industry do you work in?Exactly.
We're still in today, and have been told, essentially, that anyone found to be choosing not to come in (without medical advice) will face disciplinary action.
It's a joke that we're in today. It's going to result in more deaths. But then I need my job to remain secure, and can't risk disciplinary action due to the uncertain future.
We surely have the largest percentage of ignorant twats in Europe, which is why we’ll be the worst affected.
I realise this is a 'how long is a piece of string question' but I'm working from home and carting my desktop PC up and downstairs at the moment. I'm considering investing in a laptop to make my life easier and am just looking for any best guess (or even informed opinion if there is any) on how long this could continue?
Until there’s a vaccine mate. So 12-18 monthsI realise this is a 'how long is a piece of string question' but I'm working from home and carting my desktop PC up and downstairs at the moment. I'm considering investing in a laptop to make my life easier and am just looking for any best guess (or even informed opinion if there is any) on how long this could continue?
Seen as though it hasn’t really started yet, Johnson’s ambition to getting to the other side in 12 weeks and that they will be reviewing things ‘month by month’ then I’d say we are in for the long haul, at least 3 months from today
I feel that once past the peak, the infection may collapse because active cases will shrink and the no. of new cases is a function of the active cases. That's why epidemics have that 'normal' peak shape which we are now familiar.I realise this is a 'how long is a piece of string question' but I'm working from home and carting my desktop PC up and downstairs at the moment. I'm considering investing in a laptop to make my life easier and am just looking for any best guess (or even informed opinion if there is any) on how long this could continue?
with their own data it might not have even peaked by then.
Last week they were telling us 10-14 weeks to peak.
It won’t just disappear then.
Scientists at Oxford University claim that the true mortality rate could end up at 0.2%, excluding people who die with Coronavirus rather than from it.R, the number of people who get infected from the primary infection, should dictate everything. If it is above 1 then the number of new cases will grow each day, and more people will die as the fatality rate is about 1%. Admittedly we don't really know whether new cases are still increasing in the real world as testing is going up, but I think most people will fill that this epidemic is still on an upward curve. So if that is true, why in Boris Johnson's own words are we not exerting more downward pressure on the virus and banning all none-essential work.
The only logic is that they are prepared to let more people die, unless a government advocate can explain otherwise?