COVID-19 — Coronavirus

[jay_mcfc]

I was referring to the post that inferred the UK was full of people who are incapable of changing their habit of doing as they please. I am certain measures have been taken not only to stop the virus spread but also to enforce any civil disobedience resulting from changes.

Get the army in and start cracking heads.

 

[Chippy_boy]

I wonder how many days the virus needs of less exposure via lockdown before it takes effect?

2 weeks. However, if you have a situation like in Italy, regions got locked down in different stages, and therefore there is a phasing of the effect.

This is a key chart from Thomas Pueyo. It shows that the moment China instigated the lockdown in Hubei (Jan 23), the number of new infections started to fall. However it took until Feb 5th - some 13 days - for those falls to start to be reflected in the reported case numbers.

Because it was taking 2 weeks from 1st infection for > incubation > people to feel unwell > then feel bad enough to get tested > and then to get the test positive test result.


kourtney baby boy

 

[goalmole]

Not only that but the government arr trying to stop panic but our boss wants 3 of us in full spray suits ,masks, gloves, boots walking down the high street spraying everything lol

https://images.app.goo.gl/ZGiRy3BqdCHT2ozw9

We need a but of panic to ram home to people how serious this is.

 

[bobbyowenquiff]

Thread.


US college did a report on what would happen if everyone went about their business and they went for the herd immunity approach.

So, given our Government's change of policy this week, the people who did this research have probably saved hundreds of thousands of lives. That's something to be proud of.

 

[jay_mcfc]

So, given our Government's change of policy this week, the people who did this research have probably saved hundreds of thousands of lives. That's something to be proud of.

Yes but that doesn't give the government the right to continue in the way they are because not as may as they thought were gonna die will die. They could be saving hundreds/thousands of lives right now yet they're choosing to continue with the mixed messages and keeping most things open. It's criminal.

 

[Deleted member 77198]

BBC reporting it's easing in Japan and China. Japan lifting some measures. China has no cases of domestic transmission but has ongoing problem of travelers with the infection.

It will surge and then fall. But it will only fall if we interrupt its transmission. Testing is needed. Wherever there's one case there's likely more and likely asymptomatic cases too.

I think it’s going to be a hell of a lot worse here because our government is soft and our citizens are thick as pig shit ignorant cunts!

 

[Deleted member 77198]

Good news from the BBC's Dr Chris Smith, a consultant virologist, is that the risk from contracting Covid19 from posted items is vanishingly small unless you relick the stamp from an infected prior licker.
I like him - he tells me what I want to hear.

I didn’t think stamps were licked anymore? Thought they were all adhesively sticky?

 

[goalmole]

It's in our hands (or was) to determine whether this is a "blip" lasting a few months, following by moderate restrictions for the remainder of the year or so until there is a vaccine, and then back to normal fairly quickly.

OR

Whether it's drawn out over months and quarters, with a much higher peak, many more people dying, much longer for the peak to die down, many more businesses going bust. And then the economy being very slow to recover next year because many businesses have been lost.

And the moment we are following the latter path. This needs to change IMMEDIATELY. No more of this "we're looking at it", and "by the end of the week, we might consider" bla bla bla. Its is helping no-one. Perhaps they think they are trying to disrupt peoples' ways of life as little as possible? Well, that DOES NOT WORK. Dithering and delay simply means unavoidable, painful changes for much longer.

We can see this already. Now we have a total clamp down on over 70's going out of their own homes, for 12 weeks. Had we had a broader clamp down sooner, the infected numbers would be MUCH lower, the corresponding risk of infection would be MUCH lower and such harsh measures might not have been needed or not needed for so long.

The horse has bolted and the ship has sailed on that front.
I can't believe our government has fiddled while everyone could see that Rome was smouldering and it was only a matter of time before it caught fire.
We're playing catch-up now.

 

[BobKowalski]

From Sky lobby correspondent. I have no idea why we can’t just simply announce things rather than having to have all these ‘clarifications’ which when it comes to non food shops shutting in London or the Mayor meeting the PM aren’t clarifications anyway.

‘Downing Street making important clarification about what may happen in London in coming days

From No10 spokesman at lobby briefing

* There are no plans to close down London transport network

* There is “zero chance” of any restrictions to travel in and out of London

* It is NOT true that people may only be able to leave their houses one at a time

* All powers for police will be visible when emergency legislation later today.

* Doesnt rule out more restrictions on bars and restaurants

* Doesnt comment on non food shops asked to close

No10 is shutting down many of the suggestions overnight about what “lockdown” might look like

However No10 does not accept the suggestion that Boris Johnson was loose with his language

Sadiq Khan suggesting he is meeting BJ today. No10 not confirming’

 

[PragueBlue]

Cases there up from 13,000 to 17,000 in 24 hours - my earlier point is that Germany is not in lockdown yet, we need to understand the reasons for their success in reducing mortality.

Not just the Germans, though their's is the most noticeable. Other Central European nations such as the Czech Republic (572 cases, no deaths) and Austria (1800 cases and 5 deaths) are doing much better as well. Also the Scandinavia countries seemingly doing well. I'm not sure why those nations are doing so well compared to Italy, Spain, France, USA and us.

Is it possible there are more and less lethal strains?