COVID-19 — Coronavirus

[Indaparkside]

Just been on home shopping Tesco nothing right to end of April

 

[George Hannah]

Human beings are predators.

They are rubbing their hands in Beijing for sure - the world is there for the taking

 

[oddfellows]

If I had to guess North Korea will have none officially.
In reality Kim will let it run riot to cull the elderly and infirm.
It's effectively the Trump plan behind closed doors with no opposition.

Only 3 deaths in Russia allegedly

Source

www.covidvisualizer.com

 

[George Hannah]

Only 3 deaths in Russia allegedly

Source

www.covidvisualizer.com

I'm surprised it's so many

 

[inchy14]

https://news.sky.com/video/russian-ships-in-the-english-channel-10626045
the geo-political gamers are in a frenzy right now

That links from 2016

 

[west didsblue]

Only 3 deaths in Russia allegedly

Source

www.covidvisualizer.com

I reckon that bears no relationship to reality.
Totalitarian states will be totalitarian.
I also reckon Iran is hugely underreporting.

 

[Brightwell’s left peg]

Am I right to think that this has happened?

My wife mentioned it - but she is not known to be a trusted source

Sorry mate, not used for a while so haven't tried it. Haven't seen anything in the news. If it has though, I'm going to claim .01% of every transaction above £30 for intellectual rights. That should help pay for my next toilet roll and paracetamol bill!! ;-)

 

[Bluemoon dan]

Sorry mate, not used for a while so haven't tried it. Haven't seen anything in the news. If it has though, I'm going to claim .01% of every transaction above £30 for intellectual rights. That should help pay for my next toilet roll and paracetamol bill!! ;-)

Goes up to £45 from 1st April according to an email I got from Asda yesterday.

 

[Marvin]

Rapid tests for the virus are available in Spain. Like the antibody tests we heard about yesterday they give a result in minutes but there are doubts about their reliability

https://english.elpais.com/society/2020-03-23/640000-rapid-coronavirus-tests-arrive-in-spain.html

 

[George Hannah]

That links from 2016

well spotted - up to the crowsnest - step lively ;)
https://news.sky.com/story/royal-na...of-activity-in-channel-and-north-sea-11963865

 

[M18CTID]

Rapid tests for the virus are available in Spain. Like the antibody tests we heard about yesterday they give a result in minutes but there are doubts about their reliability

https://english.elpais.com/society/2020-03-23/640000-rapid-coronavirus-tests-arrive-in-spain.html

Sturgeon was on 5 Live this morning and unless I misheard she said something that I found worrying, and that was that someone with it and in a bad way in hospital still ended up testing negative for it. We need to test like fuck but as Whitty said yesterday, one thing that's worse than no test is a bad test.

 

[oakiecokie]

Daughters friends mum has just died of it devastating the kid is only 15:(

Bloody hell Inda,so sorry to hear of that mate.

 

[Ardwick Green Blue]

I reckon that bears no relationship to reality.
Totalitarian states will be totalitarian.
I also reckon Iran is hugely underreporting.

As with China. They may well have got it under control but the number of deaths will both be massively under-reported and also not known. Huge numbers would have died outside the urban areas that have never been counted.

 

[smudgedj]

Sturgeon was on 5 Live this morning and unless I misheard she said something that I found worrying, and that was that someone with it and in a bad way in hospital still ended up testing negative for it. We need to test like fuck but as Whitty said yesterday, one thing that's worse than no test is a bad test.

Apparently the rapid testing kits has only 30% accuracy.

https://elpais.com/sociedad/2020-03...html?outputType=amp&__twitter_impression=true

 

[Marvin]

Spain data: https://covid19.isciii.es/

Worldometer say that 6,673 new cases. That's down on the previous day (7,457). Perhaps like in Italy, Spain is beginning to slow too? Need a couple more days of data.

 

[Scottyboi]

Has the shielding guidance changed? My Mrs received that text on Monday not had a letter yet. Work are telling me to come in as they the most vulnerable list has been updated.

Very confusing, I've said I ain't coming in till the nhs confirm it.

 

[oakiecokie]

I pay £260 a month! :/

but I do agree parking should be free for NHS staff.

To be fair you do hitch the caravan to your car.

 

[sir baconface]

I'm surprised it's so many

The official responsible for declaring two of the three Russian deaths has been, erm, disciplined.

RIP.

 

[BlueHammer85]

I'm surprised it's so many

guessing journalists are more vulnerable to this virus

 

[Chippy_boy]

Goes up to £45 from 1st April according to an email I got from Asda yesterday.

And perhaps of use to some people...

If you do your shopping at Waitrose and pay with your mobile (Apple Pay or Google Pay) with a registered John Lewis credit card, then there is no contactless limit. This does not apply to contactless with their credit card - it must be with the mobile app. Presumably because they figure it is more secure, requiring a fingerprint.

We don't normally shop at Waitrose because it's too ****ing expensive, but whether the custard creams are 40p or 55p is not high on my agenda at the moment.