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Gelsons Dad said:
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The effects of Easter very obvious now. well done jesus!
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Are you seeing this, Beth Rigby ?
 
Gelsons Dad said:
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The effects of Easter very obvious now. well done jesus!
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To be honest was hoping for lower numbers by now. Overall deaths coming down slower than I thought they might by now although that may have something to do with care homes and the amount of muppets still out and about needlessly.
 
AlgarveBlu said:
Interesting observations in there. In the early days of this thread we exchanged quite a bit on the science matters and I remember tentatively introducing the notion that this could have very serious global economic implications which was not to be written about at that stage of this story (scaremonger and 'it's just a flu' were the auto responses). It's been very interesting and educational for me to see how this thread has developed as events have moved on as I would say I have learned more about 'human behaviour' than anything else.

As posters, we generally seem to be polarised on strategies and the understanding of various topics based upon our current employment situation, political/moral leanings , source of news and most importantly in this situation how we perceive the immediate threat to ourselves and our friends and families and what's the best way to safeguard them. Existing narratives are often shoehorned into any significant statistic released or government policy announced although it's good to see some posters admit to having reassessed their stances one way or another. Personally as someone who runs businesses and have people employed I admittedly suffer from living in an echo chamber at times and relying too heavily on my own intuitions so I have appreciated the varying conclusions and observations of a wider audience on this forum as people have insight and exposure to situations I never even thought about.

I maintain to be guided by the best science available in terms of an end game to this situation and I still believe that a global and unified strategy to eliminate/mitigate cv19 is the only viable solution we have, but I have also reconciled myself to accepting this isn't going to happen unfortunately. We will eventually all stumble over the line and look back in sadness for the ones we have lost to CV and what mistakes we made, but hopefully in equal measure we will be proud that we stood, worked and helped each other with best intentions for all....Then we can all have the mother of all piss ups ;-)
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I am of the same mind, but am forced to read rather than post these days — it took me an hour to voice dictate and then edit that post, so I now have to really consider when posting is worth the time and effort. I was quite prolific from the beginning of the thread (as were you), doing my best to steer the conversation toward evidence-based discussion, empathy, and earnest humour. I also introduced the likely substantial economic impact back in late January / early February — there were a few media outlets writing about it even then, but nowhere near the intense scrutiny now. However, that time for my participation has all but passed, as has the baton. It is encouraging to see you and others continue to guide the thread toward productive, open-minded, compassionate, holistic discussion and I do certainly hope that we (including our leaders) can look back at this period of our history knowing most helped each other toward an optimal, mutually beneficial outcome. I can’t say my hope extends to belief, though. As you said, we have all learned quite a lot about human behaviour over the last few months if we have been paying attention, especially as it relates to those in positions of power and influence.

Still, Bluemoon generally remains a bastion of support and solidarity, even despite occasional squabbles and handbags, which has become all the more important given what has already occurred and what is to come. I look forward to the continued discussion on here, even if my engagement will mostly be via liking posts.

Stay safe and pass to Silva.
 
Gelsons Dad said:
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The effects of Easter very obvious now. well done jesus!
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Worth bearing in mind too, that the trend of your graph is slightly misleading as it will be much more of a plateau once the additional deaths have been backdated on to the most recent days.
 
Did they ever reach a consensus on the use of ibuprofen? I know at one point there was concerns. Only asking as I feel quite under the weather today.
 
twosips said:
Did they ever reach a consensus on the use of ibuprofen? I know at one point there was concerns. Only asking as I feel quite under the weather today.
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I believe it's been said that its affects on the respiratory system could become problematic.
 
twosips said:
Did they ever reach a consensus on the use of ibuprofen? I know at one point there was concerns. Only asking as I feel quite under the weather today.
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I thought that view was based on the idea that surpressing the fever via NSAIDs was not a good idea as it means your body will be less efficient at fighting the virus?

Tbh, as someone who has a stomach ulcer (H Pylori) and occasional gastritis, I would not recommend ibuprofen over paracetamol or co-codamol. Ibuprofen is terrible for the stomach.
 
Gaylord du Bois said:
I believe it's been said that its affects on the respiratory system could become problematic.
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If you have asthma it causes complications in 5% of people. Without asthma 1% have a reaction - as far as COVID-19 is concerned, if you know you have an allergy to ibuprofen and have asthma then avoid!
 
twosips said:
Did they ever reach a consensus on the use of ibuprofen? I know at one point there was concerns. Only asking as I feel quite under the weather today.
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Tramadol. You¨ll feel great, you can drink like a fish and the hangover¨s very minimal. But they¨re addictive little bastards. Very addictive.
 
blueun said:
5 - 6000 new infections per day, 100,000 per day across the world. Figures we are told need the x 20 factor. What is causing all these new cases when I see empty streets everywhere. What is the one thing we do everyday. Why does nobody talk about the biggest reason fro transmission. We all shop and pay with card or card. No social distancing, virus from note or coin to next customer. Just my opinion but if correct it would basically shut down the world. Can anybod else give a reason for millions of infections. Please dont say wear a mask
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Home,hosp,care homes are where the infections are,there are still millions of people going out
 
SebastianBlue said:
I am of the same mind, but am forced to read rather than post these days — it took me an hour to voice dictate and then edit that post, so I now have to really consider when posting is worth the time and effort. I was quite prolific from the beginning of the thread (as were you), doing my best to steer the conversation toward evidence-based discussion, empathy, and earnest humour. I also introduced the likely substantial economic impact back in late January / early February — there were a few media outlets writing about it even then, but nowhere near the intense scrutiny now. However, that time for my participation has all but passed, as has the baton. It is encouraging to see you and others continue to guide the thread toward productive, open-minded, compassionate, holistic discussion and I do certainly hope that we (including our leaders) can look back at this period of our history knowing most helped each other toward an optimal, mutually beneficial outcome. I can’t say my hope extends to belief, though. As you said, we have all learned quite a lot about human behaviour over the last few months if we have been paying attention, especially as it relates to those in positions of power and influence.

Still, Bluemoon generally remains a bastion of support and solidarity, even despite occasional squabbles and handbags, which has become all the more important given what has already occurred and what is to come. I look forward to the continued discussion on here, even if my engagement will mostly be via liking posts.

Stay safe and pass to Silva.
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You are breaking my heart seb,please stay in touch xxxxxxxx
 
A six-week-old baby has become one of the latest to die after testing positive for the coronavirus.

NHS England said the baby was among 332 people who have died after testing positive for the virus, bringing the total number of confirmed deaths in England's hospitals to 22,764.

The oldest patient was 103, and 22 of the 332 people - aged between 40 and 96 - had no known underlying health conditions

Public Health Wales has said 1,090 people have died after testing positive for coronavirus, an increase of 28 on Thursday's figures.

The number of deaths in Northern Ireland has increased by five to 427 and in Scotland, the number of deaths among those confirmed to have had COVID-19 has increased by 49 to 1,811

The number of deaths involving COVID-19 that have been registered across the UK now stands at 33,021, according to the Office for National Statistics
 
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