COVID-19 — Coronavirus

[George Hannah]

You can post a cheque to the bank George.

So they can then post it to Paypal who can post it back again

 

[blueparrot]

Can imagine the density in new York city in particular is insane compared to most places? Basically everyone uses the subway too and they're filthy. Crammed as well. I'd guess they're an outlier compared to most places. No way it'd spread as quickly in basically everywhere apart from london in the uk.

Agree with that ,but if the almost15% for the less densely populated New York State is correct it’s still a higher figure than I’d have anticipated.

 

[johnmc]

Will these tests tell you if you have it or have had it

 

[SWP's back]

It certainly make the UK government strategy of sustained infection a little more credible in my eyes.

Their (NYS) deaths per million is roughly 3x ours and even a 0.5% death rate would mean 325,000 deaths in the U.K.

 

[DrBlueBob]

So they can then post it to Paypal who can post it back again

Sorry George, I'm not following you. I have posted cheques to my bank for years as it's easier than going to the branch. Unless of course your PayPal thingy is post lockdown. Incidentally I posted one to them a couple of days ago so I am on a watching brief. I don't think that PayPal are part of the bank clearing system.

 

[M18CTID]

Apols if this has already been posted (I've kept away from this thread as felt along with the news I was being bombarded with negativity and started to feel it...

Any idea about this?

Just to pick up on what other posters have said. This was nothing to do with Ramadan or ethnic minorities. It was the funeral for Clive Pinnock who was killed by a suspected drink driver a couple of weeks ago outside Tesco in Gorton: https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www....utes-paid-popular-manchester-dad-18071061.amp
By all accounts, he was very popular with people from multiple backgrounds. Sadly, as with 2 weeks ago when people laid tributes at the scene (many of whom ended up having an impromptu party which resulted in the police being called out to disperse them), hundreds failed to observe social distancing advice.

 

[crublue1]

Ha ha. I read your post without looking at the quote but as it is directly after the post about mass gatherings in Levenshulme I assumed you were all for affirmative action. Also I assumed that you have a massive kettle.

Ha ha I did think about that after I posted.
Hoped nobody would notice...

 

[SWP's back]

So they can then post it to Paypal who can post it back again

Eh.

 

[The blue phantom]

These fuckin Journos asking or if not telling can London come out of Lockdown, thick as pig shit.

 

[CockneyWanchor]

These fuckin Journos asking or if not telling can London come out of Lockdown, thick as pig shit.

That's all they care about, in their Islington / Hampstead bubble. That and how they are going to find au pairs for £6 an hour now.

 

[doots]

Just had an email from work. They are taking part in the government’s ‘UK Coronavirus Testing Programme’. Home testing kits available for all our key workers and any members of their household displaying symptoms.

You can order up to 5 kits if you have that many in your house. If you are isolating, work pass on your details to the testing administrators, they they send an email with a link to order the testing kit via an online portal, delivered next day via Amazon. In the email you also book a time for Royal Mail to come to your house and collect the completed test. Results back within 72 hours.

What sector do you work in mate?

Would like to know too, I'm on the railways and hope to get this email!

 

[Vic]

is it to do with Ramadan?

No.

 

[give it to gordon]

Would like to know too, I'm on the railways and hope to get this email!

Same here as a town council worker for the last month been doing non stop food deliveries

 

[kaz7]

Questions

Not transparent enough on lifting sanctions (oh laura you never listen)

Is being overweight a risk factor? Working on identifying risk factors,work ongoing,learning fast

Numbers of deaths in the end ? Can't put a number

Scaled up testing,does it need to be in place before easing restrictions? No automatic link

Transmission rates ? we have got the R lower but the number of cases need to come down then can be controlled by testing and tracking and social distancing

Who decides when to take all the steps going foward ? Government

Face masks are we slow at this,will there be any left as other countries are already using them? Still unchanged,being reviewed all the time

Peoples patience on lockdown running out ? Everyone has risen to the challenge,doesn't think people are getting weary yet

Support for families who have died ? Lots in place,more info soon

London ahead of the rest of the country,can they come out of lockdown sooner? How this is done is more complicated than that

Testing more on deaths in care homes to get more accurate info ,can't rely on death certificates? We will be missing a few,need better data,are testing a lot more,those with symtoms and without

People coming to brighton,how can we stop them? Police doing a good job stopping them (clearly not ! )

 

[paulchapo]

In other news I finally got my call from the club enquiring about my welfare......and missed it ha ha! A nice young lady called Emily did leave me a message though.

 

[kaz7]

Thanks, Karen. I always appreciate your concise round-ups. I can't watch the press playing silly-buggers at these briefings any more.

Welcome,it is very good workout for my brain injury,it has really helped move things on so two birds one stone,sorry for the crap spelling though!

 

[DrBlueBob]

In other news I finally got my call from the club enquiring about my welfare......and missed it ha ha! A nice young lady called Emily did leave me a message though.

Does she track back, I mean phone back?

 

[BlueHammer85]

2-3 weeks max of this sort of lockdown before they begin easing restrictions.
Good news today.

 

[kaz7]

Sky say the tests for essential workers will be for those with symptoms

Testing and tracking has always been the key,i think we are very late on this but good news all the same

Loads of research and testing of tests going on,new science,we have learnt a lot as a country not really set up for this like germany,will stand us in good stead for future emergiences

 

[paulchapo]

Does she track back, I mean phone back?

Ha ha I doubt it.