COVID-19 — Coronavirus

[moggymoz]

And if the drugs don’t work what then? Panic because we didn’t introduce more restrictive measures earlier? Are we really rolling the dice on a ‘cure’? And how does this help with the Govts messaging of social distancing if we are also dangling the hope of a cure in the next month or so? The latter message robs the first message of urgency.

The Govt comms strategy over ‘herd immunity’ was a disaster and now its led to a situation where the supermarkets are empty and pubs and gyms are full. I mean what fucking genius thought that one up?

Haha, childish I know but I actually sang this bit.

 

[jay_mcfc]

Just to put the scale of this into context, the community of Valencia hospitals are completely full. They've effectively nationalised the private hospitals and many gp's are now closed to the public unless showing symptoms of covid-19. Now the government has announced plans to build 3 pop up hospitals in Valencia, Alicante and Castellon. Each will have 1100 beds and they'll be ready in 15 days. The numbers are absolutely frightening.

 

[BosnianBlue]

france either tests less last few days or they are doing well with restrictions they introduced. Up to 5k, they were leveled with germany and spain and now they are 7-8 thousands behind.

 

[Marvin]

Is it going to hit Africa and South America or are they in some way protected by Temperature. People have long speculated about that. Flu is seasonal.

Maybe we should just turn our central heating up, or live in a sauna.

UV light would also help. that kills anything but of course the atmosphere blocks it. Make a hole in the ozone layer and then don the sun cream.

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

Could be testing. In general the advanced countries on SE Asia: Japan, China, South Korea, Singapore, Taiwan all seem to have been successful in stopping it.

You can be sceptical about the Chinese data but they couldn't keep Wuhan quiet and would not be able to keep an infection in Shanghai or Beijing quiet. It would be very obvious.

The only people you ever see with masks on in the UK, are Chinese, Koreans etc. Were they traumatised by SARs (much more deadly)? I don't know the reason why but these nationalities seem to be much more aware about disease in general. People say they wear masks to stop pollution but their people wear them in the UK, and we don't have a major pollution problem.

You may be right Marvin. I hope so. Something needs to stop this now. It’s getting well out of hand in Europe. As well as the 3000 plus dead in Italy there are also another 3000 ish in critical care. Its a sad time for all of their nation and will be for ours in a few weeks.

 

[Marvin]

Just to put the scale of this into context, the community of Valencia hospitals are completely full. They've effectively nationalised the private hospitals and many gp's are now closed to the public unless showing symptoms of covid-19. Now the government has announced plans to build 3 pop up hospitals in Valencia, Alicante and Castellon. Each will have 1100 beds and they'll be ready in 15 days. The numbers are absolutely frightening.

Moscow is building a hospital too.

 

[Ban-jani]

Haha, childish I know but I actually sang this bit.

Haha same pal

I nearly commented but thought it too childish ;-)

 

[Ban-jani]

france either tests less last few days or they are doing well with restrictions they introduced. Up to 5k, they were leveled with germany and spain and now they are 7-8 thousands behind.

They went into lockdown.

 

[grunge]

Just to put the scale of this into context, the community of Valencia hospitals are completely full. They've effectively nationalised the private hospitals and many gp's are now closed to the public unless showing symptoms of covid-19. Now the government has announced plans to build 3 pop up hospitals in Valencia, Alicante and Castellon. Each will have 1100 beds and they'll be ready in 15 days. The numbers are absolutely frightening.

Italy’s numbers today.

3405 deaths / 41035 cases = 8.3% case fatality rate! That’s fucking scary as hell!

do you have links to the building of hospitals please?

 

[BlueAnorak]

FDA not fucking about waiving through that malaria stuff.

Perhaps their scientists have seen enough evidence already?

It's already passed the medicine safety tests.
It's just a tick box exercise to give it provisional usage for a different illness - the NICE style effectiveness fur purpose can be dealt with later