COVID-19 — Coronavirus

[Whymewhynot]

PM has just said in 12 weeks we should be on top of this, one reporter asked him what he meant and he turned into a blubbering wreck. Not a fucking clue.

Should have just played a recording of Monday’s update. You do wonder what they do through the day until 5pm.

 

[Cheadle_hulmeBlue]

Id like the person leading my country to do something. Not politely ask people to not go out then be surprised no one is listening.

what would you like him to do?? Considering most countries in the world/ top scientists don’t know what to do

If we go on a full lockdown it could make the situation worse. Economy wise and health wise. It could last 12 months.

I might be wrong, but I get the impression from you it doesn’t matter what he says. As he’s a Tory.

 

[Citizen in Pakistan]

I wonder if we're actually using the malaria and HIV medication that early trials seem to be suggesting are effecting against the virus. Trump is going on about it now but the Australians and French (amongst others) have also been doing testing with those drugs that looks promising. Not sure where they are manufactured or what supplies of them with have in the UK but if the results continue to look good, every country will be after them.

I don't rule this out, below is the link of news story published in one of Pakistan's daily newspaper on February 22nd refering to export of chloroquine phosphate tablets to China.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/tribune.com.pk/story/2162276/1-pakistan-effective-drug-covid-19/?amp=1

 

[AlgarveBlu]

Should have just played a recording of Monday’s update. You do wonder what they do through the day until 5pm.

Play pandemic?

 

[Chippy_boy]

no, the opposite.

We are targeting people who are most likely to have it.

You're assuming we're doing as many tests as we were previously.

 

[Whymewhynot]

what would you like him to do?? Considering most countries in the world/ top scientists don’t know what to do

If we go on a full lockdown it could make the situation worse. Economy wise and health wise. It could last 12 months.

I might be wrong, but I get the impression from you it doesn’t matter what he says. As he’s a Tory.

Not arsed who was up there, be strong and address the nation honesty. He’s just said we can get on top of it in 12 weeks, when asked what he means by that he couldn’t answer it. I’d like him to at least force businesses to close. Happy with public transport to carry on too but want people to stop socialising. Contradictions everywhere. Make a stance and be strong with it and everyone fight it together.

 

[M18CTID]

the mans a bloody idiot.
If people were following advice restaurants and pubs would be shut cos they’d be empty.
No help for companies that are having to let people go now whilst waiting to apply for financial support. No clarification of school closures.

Idiot or not, it takes a bigger fucking idiot not to follow the advice. It can’t be any fucking clearer to me - stay out of pubs and restaurants. Granted, they should be just closing them outright now because not everyone is listening or heeding the advice, but we can’t put all the blame on the government if people are ignoring what they’re asking us to do.

 

[blueparrot]

PM has just said in 12 weeks we should be on top of this, one reporter asked him what he meant and he turned into a blubbering wreck. Not a fucking clue.

To be fair he doesn't need to have, what he needs to do is appoint the right people and do what they say, then put that across . Which he seems to be ok doing. What he can’t do and other leaders do better is have the knowledge to expand on stuff in answer to questions. Not ideal but in the scheme of things if he gets good advice and acts on it thats the important thing.

 

[andyhinch]

I don’t know what everyone’s complaining about, at least we can all go to the pub this weekend ;-)

 

[denislawsbackheel]

what would you like him to do?? Considering most countries in the world/ top scientists don’t know what to do

If we go on a full lockdown it could make the situation worse. Economy wise and health wise. It could last 12 months.

I might be wrong, but I get the impression from you it doesn’t matter what he says. As he’s a Tory.

close pubs by statute
Close restaurants by statute
Don’t ask people to stop emptying shops, get the army in to shoot the bastards.
Have an answer for Laura Whatsit who challenged him about businesses having to wait too long to apply for loans
Deliver the clarification on school closures he promised yesterday