COVID-19 — Coronavirus

[Marvin]

It’s still the case fataility rate tho.

and as I keep pointing out. In China the WHO looked for the iceberg assuming the known cases were the tip, they didn’t find it. So this is the calculation they are using to calculate mortality rate.

There was a small testing regime in a Northern Italian town that was in the papers yesterday. They tested a whole town and by the end of it there had been no new cases at all when all around the virus rages. They found several asymptomatic cases.

We'll find out the extent of it when the antibody test comes in.

Fatality rate (deaths / total known cases) in South Korea is low (1%). There they did loads of testing. I think it must be under 1% because you can miss cases but you're less likely to miss deaths.

 

[BosnianBlue]

It's what we would expect to happen given the measures taken. Spain probably has another 7 days growth during which deaths will hit 3,000 and then a decline.

UK? Who knows. Depends on Boris. If he carries on being vague the numbers will supercede Spain and Italy.

I see UK and USA going to top in 2 weeks at most.

 

[Marvin]

That is what I was implying.
I didnt know about the arthritis use though.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydroxychloroquine#Medical_use

 

[AlgarveBlu]

Some woman on the news in a piece about social distancing in other countries and the lack of it here has just said nothing much has changed for her because if they follow advice they’re giving in to it. “It” being a virus that doesn’t understand the concept of defiance. Some people deserve to die.

I saw that interview and I did recoil in horror as well, she just needs to be better educated by family and friends, if everyone deserved to die of ignorance there wouldn't be many of us left.

 

[George Hannah]

Er. fuck off George.

Along with the rest of those who support what's being achieved by our government in an unprecedented crisis eh?

 

[JULES]

we now have a 2pm to 5am curfew with troops about, could get interesting ! no cases where we live as of yet , so its wort the hassle

 

[BlueAnorak]

Some Manchester students on the news this morning “ we’re just going out , everyone’s still going clubbing , it’s just the flu , we’re carrying on “
You can’t advise the people in this country there’s too many selfish thick cnuts , should shut all pubs clubs & restaurants immediately . Gatherings of 5 people maximum . Our rulers are slow bungling fools & people will die because of their inaction .

I suspect the logic goes along these lines...
Let these twats catch it and spread it amongst themselves - so long as they keep away from their grandparents and folks with health issues, they will stop being a problem to recovery of the country from this dreadful illness very soon.
Like isolating a group in those 'bouncing bal'l viral spread simulations.

 

[Cotswold Knight]

Is it Morrissey's birthday?

No there going to play that awful scouse shit that the bindippers sing and sky make you watch the fuckers singing it

 

[cibaman]

Have they said who the key workers are?

 

[grunge]

There was a small testing regime in a Northern Italian town that was in the papers yesterday. They tested a whole town and by the end of it there had been no new cases at all when all around the virus rages. They found several asymptomatic cases.

We'll find out the extent of it when the antibody test comes in.

Fatality rate (deaths / total known cases) in South Korea is low (1%). There they did loads of testing. I think it must be under 1% because you can miss cases but you're less likely to miss deaths.

Yeah SK’s CFR is a lot more hopeful!