It’s why we need testing to be ramped up. If 3/4’s of those infected are asymptomatic (as per the recent Chinese study) then it hugely changes things. It means only 10m of the 40m you quote will get symptoms.That's simply not true.
We lock down hard enough and long enough to get rid of it - or get get the new infection rate down to close to zero, and then we can ease off and gradually start to get back to normal. And then test like mad, isolate new cases and their contacts and isolate them too. And if numbers start to rise too quickly, lock down again. And do it early this time, whilst the numbers are still very low so that any new lock down can be bruef.
This works. China showed us it works. Singapore same. South Korea and Taiwan ditto.
The "let's allow everyone to catch it' idea is nonsense. It can never work. You cannot spread 40m infections out any way any how, and not hugely exceed the health service capacity to treat people. Then many tens, even hundreds of thousands die because we don't have enough ICU capacity.
It is a non-starter.
Sid James used to be Tony Hancock's support act but I see he's moved into comedy in his own right.
The most incredible thing about this post is that it received a like. Astonishing.
I am in the same position as you: rated vulnerable due to immuno suppressant drugs to treat auto immune condition. I am more than 10 years older than you, so I am a bit wobbly on my feet. My wife has some physical probs. I agree with you that others should not need to risk themselves, so I go to our local shop and we make do with whatever we can get. I go at times I know when ppl are thin on the ground. Yet I saw a group of 10 young men together. Mad and selfish.It's taken me a while to do this but I've reached my own tipping point
I was born in 1959, and became a Blue around about 1966 but I cant be sure. My Dad was a Bury supporter, my eldest brother was Oldham, my other brother was United so I picked City. I remember getting my first City kit around this time at Christmas, it came in a box with a plastic window and I wore it for days and days with my mum washing it so that I could wear it the next day.
I've been through everything since like a lot of Blues. In 2012, I was diagnosed with cancer and missed the Aguero moment as I was in hospital recovering from my first life saving operation. I actually watched the match on another Blues iPad who was in the next bed, but that's another story. What a miss that was after all the years as a Blue
Now I'm considered an extremely at risk person because my immune system is weak because of the chemotherapy that I've had. The Christie hospital has rung me and said that I can no longer have treatment because of the risk of infection and the obvious outcome involved. Going to the shops even ecery few days is a real risk to me.
As you can guess from my age, my wife is elderly (please don't tell her I said that) but she has problems with her thyroid. So both of us can't go to the shops, but we obviously have to. I won't ask anybody to put themselves at risk to go to the shops for us.
So the point of all of this is to please, give me qand my wife and the thousands if not millions of Brits like us a chance to get through this and come out safe at the end. We know how tough it is to stay in isolation, but you can really help us to stay alive. Isn't that ok?
Keep safe Blues!!
That's simply not true.
We lock down hard enough and long enough to get rid of it - or get get the new infection rate down to close to zero, and then we can ease off and gradually start to get back to normal. And then test like mad, isolate new cases and their contacts and isolate them too. And if numbers start to rise too quickly, lock down again. And do it early this time, whilst the numbers are still very low so that any new lock down can be bruef.
This works. China showed us it works. Singapore same. South Korea and Taiwan ditto.
The "let's allow everyone to catch it' idea is nonsense. It can never work. You cannot spread 40m infections out any way any how, and not hugely exceed the health service capacity to treat people. Then many tens, even hundreds of thousands die because we don't have enough ICU capacity.
It is a non-starter.
You and KS55 are surely on the "extremely vulnerable" list and should not need to leave the house. See the gov.uk site and/or contact your local council. PM if you want help to find a local contact.It's taken me a while to do this but I've reached my own tipping point
I was born in 1959, and became a Blue around about 1966 but I cant be sure. My Dad was a Bury supporter, my eldest brother was Oldham, my other brother was United so I picked City. I remember getting my first City kit around this time at Christmas, it came in a box with a plastic window and I wore it for days and days with my mum washing it so that I could wear it the next day.
I've been through everything since like a lot of Blues. In 2012, I was diagnosed with cancer and missed the Aguero moment as I was in hospital recovering from my first life saving operation. I actually watched the match on another Blues iPad who was in the next bed, but that's another story. What a miss that was after all the years as a Blue
Now I'm considered an extremely at risk person because my immune system is weak because of the chemotherapy that I've had. The Christie hospital has rung me and said that I can no longer have treatment because of the risk of infection and the obvious outcome involved. Going to the shops even ecery few days is a real risk to me.
As you can guess from my age, my wife is elderly (please don't tell her I said that) but she has problems with her thyroid. So both of us can't go to the shops, but we obviously have to. I won't ask anybody to put themselves at risk to go to the shops for us.
So the point of all of this is to please, give me qand my wife and the thousands if not millions of Brits like us a chance to get through this and come out safe at the end. We know how tough it is to stay in isolation, but you can really help us to stay alive. Isn't that ok?
Keep safe Blues!!
Most just ignored it as it’s like arguing with religious fanatics on such things.The most incredible thing about this post is that it received a like. Astonishing.
I agree that is Incredible. I would have thought many more people would have called you out for posting such a load of bollocks. Most people must have just figured it was so utterly ludicrous as to not warrant further comment.Also really incredible that you are the only one,who felt it absolutely necessary to ridicule,and leave a negative comment :-)
Do you do Irony. ?
Get back to me when you have looked it up in the dictionary
If there are links that as many as 250,000 died, are you aware that the links you posted aren’t them?There are links to stories that say as many as 250,000 could have died in China.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/arti...xtent-of-virus-outbreak-u-s-intelligence-says
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/02/us/politics/cia-coronavirus-china.html
It’s why we need testing to be ramped up. If 3/4’s of those infected are asymptomatic (as per the recent Chinese study) then it hugely changes things. It means only 10m of the 40m you quote will get symptoms.
Have they been going back and forth like the Scottish CMO or have they just stayed put once there?the royals all packed up and went to their holiday homes, not a word was uttered
I know what you mean but 9m would have “mild” symptoms. It’s still a great deal better than 36m.only 10 million........
Couldn’t be arsed, he’ll only come back with 5G or something elseI agree that is Incredible. I would have thought many more people would have called you out for posting such a load of bollocks. Most people must have just figured it was so utterly ludicrous as to not warrant further comment.
His excuse was he wanted to buy more but he was cream crackered.
It's taken me a while to do this but I've reached my own tipping point
I was born in 1959, and became a Blue around about 1966 but I cant be sure. My Dad was a Bury supporter, my eldest brother was Oldham, my other brother was United so I picked City. I remember getting my first City kit around this time at Christmas, it came in a box with a plastic window and I wore it for days and days with my mum washing it so that I could wear it the next day.
I've been through everything since like a lot of Blues. In 2012, I was diagnosed with cancer and missed the Aguero moment as I was in hospital recovering from my first life saving operation. I actually watched the match on another Blues iPad who was in the next bed, but that's another story. What a miss that was after all the years as a Blue
Now I'm considered an extremely at risk person because my immune system is weak because of the chemotherapy that I've had. The Christie hospital has rung me and said that I can no longer have treatment because of the risk of infection and the obvious outcome involved. Going to the shops even ecery few days is a real risk to me.
As you can guess from my age, my wife is elderly (please don't tell her I said that) but she has problems with her thyroid. So both of us can't go to the shops, but we obviously have to. I won't ask anybody to put themselves at risk to go to the shops for us.
So the point of all of this is to please, give me qand my wife and the thousands if not millions of Brits like us a chance to get through this and come out safe at the end. We know how tough it is to stay in isolation, but you can really help us to stay alive. Isn't that ok?
Keep safe Blues!!
Bill Gates ,and George Soros are not letting this Covid pandemic go to waste.They are more vocal than ever about their one World governments,doing away with traditionally currencies,having mircro Chips implanted in the Hand (Mark of the Beast),obviously so authorities can see who has been vaccinated,.Even Gordon Brown has got in on the act.The Man who sold the Country Gold reserves at rocket bottom prices.Says a one World Government is needed.
Someone with ulterior motives let this thing loose on the global population.
This Lab in Wuhan where it is alleged to have escaped from,or should i say started, is part owned by the Billionaire that pushing a NWO government.
By the end of this Pandemic the World will be ripe for a new economic system.Already the signs are there that an economic collapse is imminent.
Most of those being hit hard by this crisis are the Self Employed,and Zero Hours contract employees.Their are millions of these people who are now needing government support.
Rich billionaires if they get their way, would have the World become one giant Communist State. A World of Generic Workers all dressed out like the Chinese People Liberation Army.With no religious affiliations.Women equal to Men in every sense of the World,have a Baby in the morning,back on the production line by dinner time.
By the end of this pandemic the Rich will be even richer,buying up forfeitures at rock bottom prices to then rent back to the broke former occupants.