COVID-19 — Coronavirus

[hilts]

Pretty sure he's at number 10 these days.

He may go in that front door but where he ends up is anyone’s guess:-)

 

[i8rags]

I don't think it's quite really sunk in how big a number 30k deaths actually is for many. I'm really surprised how many are just kinda indifferent to it all. It's an awful lot. Did a quick calculation, and based on the UK population being 66m, that's 0.045% of the population who have passed away from this. Or one in every 2222 people in this country. Doesn't sound like much once again, but one in every 2222 people would be about 25 people out of a full Etihad stadium. That's pretty awful.

Now if the deaths are actually around the 50k mark like rumoured due to excess deaths, it's one in every 1333 people. Or 41 people out of a full Etihad stadium. I know the Etihad stadium thing is an odd comparison, but it made the numbers really hit home for me. That's a lot of people.

It's a fucking awful lot of death, and it makes me incredibly angry when you see how much of it could have been potentially avoided. We've got every right to look at Germany's significantly lower numbers and ask how we seemingly got it so wrong.

Obviously that death ratio is heavily weighted towards an older demographic too. Basically, the odds of someone's parents or grandparents passing away from this and just scarily small. Many more people should be taking this even more seriously than they are.

But most would of died anyway from flu

 

[nellyonthewing]

The World Population increases net of deaths by 220,000 new people each day!

 

[bluemoon32]

Have they been advised on new working conditions and protocols to minimise risk?

I didn't ask, a driver, two office staff & a production operator.
Seems as if employers believe things are about to open up.
Like i said though, it's only in my circle of friends and means nothing on a national scale

 

[kaz7]

But most would of died anyway from flu

I think you win callous and wrong post of the day

 

[richardtheref]

Cannot believe every time they ask 1 of the govt about why our death count is high compared to other countries, they seem ti imply our method ismore accurate than the rest of the world. My confidence in them is about nill at the moment. It was only about 3 weeks ago they said they hoped to keep the number of deaths to less than 30k by the end of May. Well guess what we passed that target with 3 weeks to spare

 

[ganganvince]

Have they been advised on new working conditions and protocols to minimise risk?

One local (ish) example of rtw protocol

 

[Gaylord du Bois]

 

[Gaz in Zurich]

The Uk screwed up not closing the borders at first opportunity and not doing the lockdown early enough, and then not enforcing the one they have. Now relaxing the lockdown whilst its rising by 6k a day is madness. Every other country is relaxing it when the numbers are dropping day by day. words fail me with the ineptitude of who ever is making these decisions. Boris should know that you can't take risks with this virus, it can get anybody however invincible you think you are

 

[ganganvince]

The Uk screwed up not closing the borders at first opportunity and not doing the lockdown early enough, and then not enforcing the one they have. Now relaxing the lockdown whilst its rising by 6k a day is madness. Every other country is relaxing it when the numbers are dropping day by day. words fail me with the ineptitude of who ever is making these decisions. Boris should know that you can't take risks with this virus, it can get anybody however invincible you think you are

The borders is the biggest screw up in my opinion and to be agreeing deals to allow road freight through the UK between Ireland and the EU at this time is just wrong.

 

[BlueHammer85]

The Uk screwed up not closing the borders at first opportunity and not doing the lockdown early enough, and then not enforcing the one they have. Now relaxing the lockdown whilst its rising by 6k a day is madness. Every other country is relaxing it when the numbers are dropping day by day. words fail me with the ineptitude of who ever is making these decisions. Boris should know that you can't take risks with this virus, it can get anybody however invincible you think you are

nothings been relaxed yet.

The first lifting of restrictions possibly on Monday will be minimal- he’s not going to announce everyone go out down the pub.

 

[ayrshire_blue]

I don't know if it's been mentioned on here but unfortunate to note that Italy's deaths and infections were both on the rise today. 369 dead in the space of 24 hours, 222 of which were in the Lombardy region. Rise in death toll for 3rd day in a row and highest figure in over a week.

 

[kevin horlocks wand]

I don't know if it's been mentioned on here but unfortunate to note that Italy's deaths and infections were both on the rise today. 369 dead in the space of 24 hours, 222 of which were in the Lombardy region. Rise in death toll for 3rd day in a row and highest figure in over a week.

that really is grim.

 

[ayrshire_blue]

that really is grim.

Let's hope it's just a rare spike and the general trend we've seen over the past 2 or 3 weeks there continues. Tomorrow and Fridays figures from there will be interesting, really hope it brings better news.

 

[Gaylord du Bois]

I don't know if it's been mentioned on here but unfortunate to note that Italy's deaths and infections were both on the rise today. 369 dead in the space of 24 hours, 222 of which were in the Lombardy region. Rise in death toll for 3rd day in a row and highest figure in over a week.

Are these confirmed daily deaths or catch up numbers ? That's an incredible amount if it's the former.

 

[ayrshire_blue]

Are these confirmed daily deaths or catch up numbers ? That's an incredible amount if it's the former.

Just the past 24 hours sadly. Source is a BBC correspondent based in Rome, someone asked him the same question and he confirmed that's just in the past day. Up from 236 yesterday which was also up on Monday's figure.

 

[johnnytapia]

Unless people are like me and still have uncertainties.
Are the ones who can pass on the virus all of those who have been infected or just the ones.who are unaffected ie carriers.

I was referring to Karen's comments about how we have tackle this as a society in its fullest sense, i.e., the fact that younger people are less likely to die doesn't obviate them of their responsibility to help reduce infection.

 

[PragueBlue]

I don't know if it's been mentioned on here but unfortunate to note that Italy's deaths and infections were both on the rise today. 369 dead in the space of 24 hours, 222 of which were in the Lombardy region. Rise in death toll for 3rd day in a row and highest figure in over a week.

When did they start relaxing lockdown? I thought it was only in the last few days. I wouldn't think that would have an impact on death figures so quickly.

 

[johnnytapia]

Another 650 deaths today. How can we possibly even contemplate easing off now?

The economy stupid. Gotta fire up the engines of business and get Britain working again (and fuck the pesky corpses that will be the inevitable result). The caring, sharing Conservatives.

 

[johnnytapia]

Have they been advised on new working conditions and protocols to minimise risk?

It will all be "guidance" as has been the case for "lockdown". Utter fucking shambles.