COVID-19 — Coronavirus

[BlueAnorak]

Couldn’t get a cat to do this!

The cat could catch it!

 

[paulchapo]

There is absolutely no way this lockdown can be extended, in it's present form, beyond mid May. It's costing over 2 billion per day.

The news reports some other shops and cafe's are slowly opening.

 

[kaz7]

The Health Ministry have withdrawn their study after they found an error. They will release a revised result tomorrow.

A separate (3rd) study of blood donors from 10 day ago showed that 11% had antibodies.

11% of how many in the study ?

 

[Manc Born & Bred]

My major concern is that new cases have clearly plateaued with Rt (R0 at a later point in time) being nearly at one.
Infection is still occurring at a level that will take ages to bring the virus under control to a level that will allow the economy to be opened up.
Infections on public transport, queuing for shopping, shopping, high density housing and people getting closer than 2m, and knobheads are clearly keeping the figure too high.
Cloth face coverings must be made mandatory when outside NOW!

I wish some research would be done in who is catching the virus currently. Is it those on public transport, is it supermarket workers, builders etc or is it people who are acting like twats and gathering in large numbers. Majority of people are being relatively sensible, is it those people who catching it? After nearly 5 weeks you would have hoped that the rate of infection would be reducing quicker than it is but even in countries with far stricter lockdowns this doesn't seem to be the case which is quite worrying.

 

[Manc Born & Bred]

Hmmmmm.....

Unbelievable if true

 

[blueish swede]

11% of how many in the study ?

Not many, a couple of hundred I think.

 

[paulchapo]

I wish some research would be done in who is catching the virus currently. Is it those on public transport, is it supermarket workers, builders etc or is it people who are acting like twats and gathering in large numbers. Majority of people are being relatively sensible, is it those people who catching it? After nearly 5 weeks you would have hoped that the rate of infection would be reducing quicker than it is but even in countries with far stricter lockdowns this doesn't seem to be the case which is quite worrying.

The thing is even in countries with strict lockdowns someone has to go to the supermarket for food. So if one person picks up the virus they then go home and infect the rest of the household.

 

[Summerbuzz]

Not many, a couple of hundred I think.

Have to laugh, I suppose you'd also want to rule out that they caught it from (a) healthcare worker(s) at the blood bank(s).

 

[kaz7]

Fresh from his performance at Prime Minister's Questions filling in for Boris Johnson while he recovers from coronavirus, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab will be taking the lead for the government.

He'll be joined by England's chief medical officer Prof Chris Whitty and Sir Nick Carter, chief of defence staff

 

[BlueAnorak]

I wish some research would be done in who is catching the virus currently. Is it those on public transport, is it supermarket workers, builders etc or is it people who are acting like twats and gathering in large numbers. Majority of people are being relatively sensible, is it those people who catching it? After nearly 5 weeks you would have hoped that the rate of infection would be reducing quicker than it is but even in countries with far stricter lockdowns this doesn't seem to be the case which is quite worrying.

I'm sure it is. The issue is how long will it take to produce something that can help us in the near future.

 

[Summerbuzz]

Fresh from his performance at Prime Minister's Questions filling in for Boris Johnson while he recovers from coronavirus, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab will be taking the lead for the government.

He'll be joined by England's chief medical officer Prof Chris Whitty and Sir Nick Carter, chief of defence staff

I'm tuning in for the first time in weeks to find out what on earth Nick Carter has to say about things.

 

[kaz7]

Not many, a couple of hundred I think.

Thanks,bit worrying about the antibody testing,not as good as expected

 

[give it to gordon]

Well just back from work. Had a break from doing the food banks runs so we went grass cutting. Ramsgate seafront was busy lots of cars turning up with 3 generations in the car, little kids with bikes in the back of the car or prams to put the baby in. Or push chairs for the elderly member of the family. We were hard push to find somewhere to park our works van. It didnt look like a lock down to me. Lots walking in big groups, or stopped and chatting without the 2 meter rule. Lots of kids playing with each other and a football match going on. This wasnt lockdown here in ramsgate today , very depressing to see.

 

[Claytop]

Hmmmmm.....

Assuming same Maureen Fitzsimmons..

https://www.thejc.com/news/uk-news/...le-over-antisemitism-in-a-single-day-1.496742

 

[paulchapo]

Well just back from work. Had a break from doing the food banks runs so we went grass cutting. Ramsgate seafront was busy lots of cars turning up with 3 generations in the car, little kids with bikes in the back of the car or prams to put the baby in. Or push chairs for the elderly member of the family. We were hard push to find somewhere to park our works van. It didnt look like a lock down to me. Lots walking in big groups, or stopped and chatting without the 2 meter rule. Lots of kids playing with each other and a football match going on. This wasnt lockdown here in ramsgate today , very depressing to see.

Similar in Manchester, it's like people are thinking, Oh we've done our few weeks, time to go back to normal now."

 

[Rammy Blue]

Well just back from work. Had a break from doing the food banks runs so we went grass cutting. Ramsgate seafront was busy lots of cars turning up with 3 generations in the car, little kids with bikes in the back of the car or prams to put the baby in. Or push chairs for the elderly member of the family. We were hard push to find somewhere to park our works van. It didnt look like a lock down to me. Lots walking in big groups, or stopped and chatting without the 2 meter rule. Lots of kids playing with each other and a football match going on. This wasnt lockdown here in ramsgate today , very depressing to see.

I’ve seen a few groups of people together blatantly just taking the piss today, it seems like during the week more think they can get away with flouting the rules as it’s busier out and about.

 

[BlueHammer85]

Hmmmmm.....

this is what me and ban-Jani were pointing out - too many are attacking government from unreliable sources clearly to push their own political agenda. It’s sad.

 

[Summerbuzz]

Oh wow, I forgot how bad these were.

*Bright voice* Yadda yadda tell you about the "Brilliant" work the armed services have been doing!
*Quiet voice* Now for today's numberwang. 4, 8, 15, 16, 23 and.... *shuffles papers* 759.
*Even quieter* My heart goes out to everyone who has lost someone.
*Bright voice* Let's move on to how the government has done so brilliantly at doing the right things at the right time!
*Quiet voice* In this ongoing tragedy without end
*Bright voice* Does anyone like the Brilliant NHS? Does anyone like Brilliant NHS hospitals? Well, I'm sure you remember the popular joke about not being able to build a temporary hospital outside london in less than sixteen weeks, I know I do! Well guess what, that's only what we've gone and done!

Fucking fuck off. Selling themselves shamelessly.

 

[mackenzie]

The news reports some other shops and cafe's are slowly opening.

I understand the need for social distancing etc but the loss to the economy is horrific and has to be addressed soon.
Where did you see those news reports Paul?

 

[paulchapo]

Is anyone else interested to see what happens in states that have just carried on as normal in America?