COVID-19 — Coronavirus

[birch villa]

Any idea what will run out in the shops in a few weeks? I bet it'll be something that we wont realise is critical till it's gone, e.g. condoms so loads of babies to be conceived or washing up liquid so we are all washing cups with just water and end up with the shits (lucky those who stocked up on bogrolls) or batteries so our remotes won't work on our TVs and we'll be forced to have conversations. Some things surely are not being made or shipped now and once stocks run out we'll all be in a panic.

Easter eggs

 

[BosnianBlue]

400 deaths in USA in a day.

 

[birch villa]

400 deaths in USA in a day.

Getting close to Italian levels

 

[BosnianBlue]

Getting close to Italian levels

yep, unfortunately it was expected. Over 18k cases yesterday too.

 

[birch villa]

yep, unfortunately it was expected. Over 18k cases yesterday too.

Frightening how quick its moving

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

Frightening how quick its moving

I think it could end up killing over a million Americans. They are woefully underprepared imo. Staggeringly so.

 

[birch villa]

I think it could end up killing over a million Americans. They are woefully underprepared imo. Staggeringly so.

They really are arnt they just watcheda bit about it over there

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

They really are arnt they just watcheda bit about it over there

It’s going to be horrible, I fear. Also worried about international tensions rising as a consequence of all this.

 

[Bill Walker]

It’s going to be horrible, I fear. Also worried about international tensions rising as a consequence of all this.

The Ashes are off mate. :)

 

[birch villa]

It’s going to be horrible, I fear. Also worried about international tensions rising as a consequence of all this.

Yeh it's a big fear that

 

[BosnianBlue]

Frightening how quick its moving

Confirmed cases are partly rising due to more extensive testing, but there was 60% rise in deaths yesterday. Their deaths more than tripled in just 4 days, from 550 to 1700. That is indeed frightening.

 

[goalmole]

Johnson, Hancock, Whitty - have they all failed to follow their own guidelines or are those guidelines nonsense?

They're building up herd immunity.

 

[idahoblues]

Getting close to Italian levels

We have to keep a bit of perspective, ie land mass. I know things are going to get really ugly here but maybe we say New York State and Italy.
Not trying to be pedantic, just a llittle drunk

 

[birch villa]

We have to keep a bit of perspective, ie land mass. I know things are going to get really ugly here but maybe we say New York State and Italy.
Not trying to be pedantic, just a llittle drunk

Had a couple myself pal why not

 

[super_city_si]

I think it could end up killing over a million Americans. They are woefully underprepared imo. Staggeringly so.

Especially when he sends them all back to work. It’s going to be a catastrophe.

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

Especially when he sends them all back to work. It’s going to be a catastrophe.

I honestly believe Trump is clinically insane; I just pray he doesn’t go postal.

 

[SWP's back]

the only place I have ever heard any of this is on here.
What’s your source?

Several as I know a few people there. The below is from an ex-girlfriend from long long ago who posted this on Thursday from Shanghai where she works as a teacher with her husband:

If you don’t know anyone over there, where are you expecting to hear it Dennis?

There are plenty of media sources reporting similar. Do you doubt they are that fastidious about their lock down? Do you think my friend is lying?

 

[AlgarveBlu]

Does “testing positive” mean a positive test for either having it or having had it; or, live cases?

If it’s the former, the positive case numbers don’t really mean too much in relation to how they’re portrayed as a day-to-day comparison. Positive tests will just show a greater percentage of the population have it or have had it at some point.

If it’s the latter, well, we’re all fucked!

A positive test means that you are positive for the virus ( this isnt the antibody tests) - not sure what the distinction you have made between ‘having it’ and ‘live cases’ is?

my understanding is that these are new cases which have manifested themselves after the lockdown period commenced which was almost 3 weeks ago. I’m trying to workout what the lockdown infection rate is and why or how it could be so high, however, the data I have on how long after showing symptoms you can still test positive is sketchy.

WHO says on average between 2-10 days incubation period.

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

Several as I know a few people there. The below is from an ex-girlfriend from long long ago who posted this on Thursday from Shanghai where she works as a teacher with her husband:

If you don’t know anyone over there, where are you expecting to hear it Dennis?

There are plenty of media sources reporting similar. Do you doubt they are that fastidious about their lock down? Do you think my friend is lying?

Which one’s your friend...

 

[bluemoon32]

I honestly believe Trump is clinically insane; I just pray he doesn’t go postal.

Don't worry, that's why they have the various levels of checks and balances.......shit, they're all fcuking insane too.