COVID-19 — Coronavirus

[Cotswold Knight]

Just when you thought it couldn’t get any worse, Radio stations across Europe including R1 & R2 will be playing the most dreary load of shit Tomorrow at 7.45am
Get your earplugs ready

 

[M18CTID]

Have to agree, however unless the plan is to quickly lockdown because of non compliance by the public then his almost apologetic appeal to stay away from pubs etc. was pathetic.

Yeah - I don’t disagree that we need to go into lockdown now

 

[Marvin]

Wiki has a summary of population by age. As Bluematt says Italy has a relatively old population but Germany is even older.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_median_age

 

[Postman Pep]

I may be completely wrong but i still have this nagging feeling that they are leaning towards the idea of riding this out, while they may not admit it on TV it may still be the preferred option.

I thought the policy had changed and that they were going to ban public gatherings, force pubs, clubs, theatres etc.. to close and bring in strict social isolation. It was only this week there was talk of anyone over 70 being told to isolate by the end of the week an possibly other people at risk.

This has also all gone quiet? It may be that they are trying to create a sense of calm and it seemed to be the case tonight.

A weeks a long time in a global pandemic it was only 7 days ago the message was wash your hands and go to the match and developing a herd immunity. I think the influence of behavioral science is dictating a lot of their decisions and why they are delaying what seems to me to be the inevitable. Seems these behavioral scientists have been nowhere near a supermarket recently.

 

[George Hannah]

Stop having a go at people,put petty squabbles aside

Are you having a go at me by any chance?

 

[hilts]

Ultimately they are just trying to avoid as many deaths as possible and I know that's not much comfort to those who lose people but it's what all their decisions are based on.

££££££££££££££££££££££££££££ then people

 

[Scottyboi]

Several young drs and nurses have died,i think the underlying conditions line is a way to prevent panic

13 doctors and nurses that were being exposed to it daily and possibly had different strains hitting their immune system at the same time. You can't use front line staff deaths as a way of saying the underlying conditions information is wrong.

 

[kaz7]

Johnson: "We are in negotiations today to buy a so-called antibody test, as simple as a pregnancy test, that can tell whether you have had the disease.

"It is early days but if it works as its proponents claim, then we will buy literally hundreds of thousands of these kits as soon as practicable because obviously it has the potential to be a total game changer

PM: "The disease is currently not responding to our interventions. Testing will enable us to get on top of it.

 

[Academica]

That is good to know,thanks

Karen couple of questions if it's ok.
Do you have any idea who you picked the virus up from, and do you know of anyone you passed it onto.

 

[Ardwick Green Blue]

££££££££££££££££££££££££££££ then people

Complete & utter bollocks.