COVID-19 — Coronavirus

[M18CTID]

Rapid tests for the virus are available in Spain. Like the antibody tests we heard about yesterday they give a result in minutes but there are doubts about their reliability

https://english.elpais.com/society/2020-03-23/640000-rapid-coronavirus-tests-arrive-in-spain.html

Sturgeon was on 5 Live this morning and unless I misheard she said something that I found worrying, and that was that someone with it and in a bad way in hospital still ended up testing negative for it. We need to test like fuck but as Whitty said yesterday, one thing that's worse than no test is a bad test.

 

[oakiecokie]

Daughters friends mum has just died of it devastating the kid is only 15:(

Bloody hell Inda,so sorry to hear of that mate.

 

[Ardwick Green Blue]

I reckon that bears no relationship to reality.
Totalitarian states will be totalitarian.
I also reckon Iran is hugely underreporting.

As with China. They may well have got it under control but the number of deaths will both be massively under-reported and also not known. Huge numbers would have died outside the urban areas that have never been counted.

 

[smudgedj]

Sturgeon was on 5 Live this morning and unless I misheard she said something that I found worrying, and that was that someone with it and in a bad way in hospital still ended up testing negative for it. We need to test like fuck but as Whitty said yesterday, one thing that's worse than no test is a bad test.

Apparently the rapid testing kits has only 30% accuracy.

https://elpais.com/sociedad/2020-03...html?outputType=amp&__twitter_impression=true

 

[Marvin]

Spain data: https://covid19.isciii.es/

Worldometer say that 6,673 new cases. That's down on the previous day (7,457). Perhaps like in Italy, Spain is beginning to slow too? Need a couple more days of data.

 

[Scottyboi]

Has the shielding guidance changed? My Mrs received that text on Monday not had a letter yet. Work are telling me to come in as they the most vulnerable list has been updated.

Very confusing, I've said I ain't coming in till the nhs confirm it.

 

[oakiecokie]

I pay £260 a month! :/

but I do agree parking should be free for NHS staff.

To be fair you do hitch the caravan to your car.

 

[sir baconface]

I'm surprised it's so many

The official responsible for declaring two of the three Russian deaths has been, erm, disciplined.

RIP.

 

[BlueHammer85]

I'm surprised it's so many

guessing journalists are more vulnerable to this virus

 

[Chippy_boy]

Goes up to £45 from 1st April according to an email I got from Asda yesterday.

And perhaps of use to some people...

If you do your shopping at Waitrose and pay with your mobile (Apple Pay or Google Pay) with a registered John Lewis credit card, then there is no contactless limit. This does not apply to contactless with their credit card - it must be with the mobile app. Presumably because they figure it is more secure, requiring a fingerprint.

We don't normally shop at Waitrose because it's too ****ing expensive, but whether the custard creams are 40p or 55p is not high on my agenda at the moment.