COVID-19 — Coronavirus

[George Hannah]

Michel Barnier has succumbed to the virus

 

[mexico1970]

Worrying that South Korea's case rate is increasing again. slowly admittedly but something to keep an eye on considering they locked down early.

The BBC are reporting that Asian countries are being reinfected by citizens coming home from other countries, if this is true then the human race are displaying a stupidity I would never have believed.

 

[goalmole]

It’s things like this that makes me think that we’ll never beat it without it naturally fucking off or a vaccine.

The symptoms/non-symptoms, instructions, selfish cunts, idiots etc. just means it’s impossible to contain in a country like ours.

Unless you’re a Far Eastern country that can enact authoritarian rules, you’re knackered.

You don't have to be a Far Eastern country to enact authoritarian rules.
Any country can invoke emergency measures at a time of national crisis.
The problem is that people aren't used to following these rules and want to do as they want, almost wearing defying the rules as a badge of honour.
The government should introduce lockdowns and other emergency measures and have the army and police enforce these. The government has a stonking majority, as it happens, if it needs to get emergency powers through parliament even if the opposition didn't want to cooperate, which they probably would anyway under the circumstances.
It's the only way to fight this.

 

[give it to gordon]

https://images.app.goo.gl/2C9iE4X3D6Ah5yLs7

My boss has just bought 3 knapsack spayers so we can go around the town spraying it with antit bacterial spray !
First the work force will need to get their PA01 and PA02A, which is a weeks course , if any colleges or courses are still open. Than I am not sure how legal and safety it is to spray the product. If it doesnt say it can be sprayed from a knapsack sprayer we cant do it !

 

[MeatnSpudsMCFC]

It’s things like this that makes me think that we’ll never beat it without it naturally fucking off or a vaccine.

The symptoms/non-symptoms, instructions, selfish cunts, idiots etc. just means it’s impossible to contain in a country like ours.

Unless you’re a Far Eastern country that can enact authoritarian rules, you’re knackered.

Looks like we're going to learn the hard way, just like Italy.

 

[give it to gordon]

You have successfully invaded her social plausibility structures

We have been told to carry on working ...

 

[George Hannah]

The stupidity of some people is astonishing. But get this - my sister got home from work on Sunday to find her husband was displaying symptoms associated with Covid-19, in particular a high temp and dry cough. She did the right thing and got him to self-isolate and was leaving food and stuff at his bedroom door. She was thinking that this would mean she would have to stay off work too, right? Anyway, the very next day his symptoms subsided - no high temp, etc, so she phoned work and asked what she should do. "Well if his symptoms have abated, then you can come into work for your night shift tonight" they said. I don't think she was particularly comfortable with this but that was the instruction from above. Her job? Psychiatric nurse for the NHS

They advised her to put the hospital patients and staff at risk by doing the exact opposite of government policy? I think she should stay at home and make an official complaint.

 

[Ban-jani]

You don't have to be a Far Eastern country to enact authoritarian rules.
Any country can invoke emergency measures at a time of national crisis.
The problem is that people aren't used to following these rules and want to do as they want, almost wearing defying the rules as a badge of honour.
The government should introduce lockdowns and other emergency measures and have the army and police enforce these. The government has a stonking majority, as it happens, if it needs to get emergency powers through parliament even if the opposition didn't want to cooperate, which they probably would anyway under the circumstances.
It's the only way to fight this.

Yeah I don’t doubt that they can get it through Parliament and announce it but I just can’t see everyone adhering to it.

We’ve got a huge amount of scrotes in this country who will see it as a badge of honour, as you say, to go out.

In China they’re terrified of their government and in South Korea, despite being a liberal democracy, they have a huge history of respect for elders and they respect their governments wishes.

Here, we’ll have scallies roaming about robbing.

 

[SilverFox2]

Spain has extended its lockdown period to Easter Sunday ie an extra 15 days.
The reasoning is that Easter usually has so many travel movements that it is too much of a risk.

 

[somapop]

possibly.

I've done about 30 minutes of audio and come to the conclusion that I need to buy some new underwear! :-)

I once built a mini sound booth out of one of those fabric fold boxes from Ikea and some foam from a bed shop. Stuck the mic inside and hey presto - quick studio.
Part of the ‘fun’ is using your creativity in desperate measures.

Hope the sound is good