COVID-19 — Coronavirus

[BlueRockape]

849 more deaths in Spain, 9'000 new cases.

Can't understand this nearly three weeks lockdown and still rising it's got to be in the atmosphere.
In February we had three people off work with suspect pneumonia makes you wonder what it really was

 

[George Hannah]

What did America know, and when did it know it? I guess this is just a freelancer (like Cummings) retaliating about Chinese secrecy.

You think he is a freelancer?

 

[paulchapo]

Can't understand this nearly three weeks lockdown and still rising it's got to be in the atmosphere.
In February we had three people off work with suspect pneumonia makes you wonder what it really was

It is baffling and also puts paid to the nonsense sunlight and heat kills it, as it is thriving in hot countries. A nagging worry is they know more than they are telling the public but obviously can't release that information as it could really lead to anarchy and panic.

 

[grunge]

It is baffling and also puts paid to the nonsense sunlight and heat kills it, as it is thriving in hot countries. A nagging worry is they know more than they are telling the public but obviously can't release that information as it could really lead to anarchy and panic.

UV will kill it, heat not so much. 2/3 days on metal/plastic at 27'c

 

[johnmc]

How were the people who have had it on here tested? Most people I know who “have” it have rang up, told them their symptoms and then been told they are “very likely” to have it and told to isolate.

 

[hgblue]

in a way you are both right.

the actual mortality rate of this when the dust settles may be less than 1% , our experts have said that they expect that since day 1.

however this disease is new and the NHS could not have managed with this on top of an existing stretched NHS at this time of year so it did need managing. Given the spread and numbers that need hospital treatment with this the nhs would simply not be able to cope and therefore we needed to make measures to help them . The nhs would be overwhelmed if we did nothing.

however the response needs to be proportionate , if this goes on too long the impact is going to be worse than the virus itself. Hopefully in my view until the end of April then a gradual relaxation hopefully.

not only are businesses going bust, people losing their jobs but we are spending billions supporting business , high in many cases that won’t recover anyway particularly if this is going to last months.

Don’t forget not only are we currently spending billions we are doing so at a time when the tax take has absolutely tanked. People not driving cars , so no tax from the petrol, people not flying so no aviation tax, no people moving house so no stamp duty, let alone businesses not trading for a few months so no tax take from these businesses or people.

if people think austerity was bad after the financial crash wait for this. This is already going to be hard enough, the longer the period of lockdown goes harder and longer it is going to take to recover.

people need to start throwing into the equation the hardship and severity of the after effects when they are considering how long current lock downs are going to go on for.

Tomorrow’s debate. At the moment everyone is congratulating the government for handing out all this free money. Well at some stage the bill for this is landing on the mat, and whose going to pay?

 

[Claytop]

It is baffling and also puts paid to the nonsense sunlight and heat kills it, as it is thriving in hot countries. A nagging worry is they know more than they are telling the public but obviously can't release that information as it could really lead to anarchy and panic.

The weather over there isn’t much different to here at the minute tbf. Most of Europe is the same as well.

I’m not sure it is thriving in any hot places currently. Actually i suppose you’ve places in America where it is.

 

[BlueRockape]

It is baffling and also puts paid to the nonsense sunlight and heat kills it, as it is thriving in hot countries. A nagging worry is they know more than they are telling the public but obviously can't release that information as it could really lead to anarchy and panic.

I have said for a couple of weeks now I don't think this is being passed on solely person to person.
As for hot weather it has pissed down nearly every day since lockdown : (

 

[Uncle Wally One Ball]

Tomorrow’s debate. At the moment everyone is congratulating the government for handing out all this free money. Well at some stage the bill for this is landing on the mat, and whose going to pay?

Cant look at it like that. The alternative is far worse.

 

[Elbow beards]

Not being able to taste food or smell anything is very weird. Food is literally just texture, the minute I can taste again I’m getting the local pizza shop to drop off the biggest fucker they do.

Same here, I'm on day 10. Proper pissing me off now. Hope it comes back