COVID-19 — Coronavirus

[Vic]

Its nuts. They were all cramming into trains this morning in London. I'm not sure why the army, who have lots of men and vehicles aren't being utilised to ferry goods and in certain cases people around, or loan vehicles to key people without transport who can drive to use them.

Chances are there was another right behind with plenty of room.

How many key people without transport have a driving licence?

 

[Chris in London]

The solution you are proposing is commonly known as helicopter money or a helicopter drop by economists.

There are quite a lot of associated complex economic issues attached to helicopter drops.One of the more readily understood problems is that the government will have no assurances that the money that is dropped into peoples bank accounts will be used in the pursuit of generating economic activity to stimulate economic growth. People have a propensity to store and save in times of hardship. There are quite a few other issues but they become far more technical in relation to the impact on inflation/currency depreciations etc.

easily fixed by making helicopter drops take the form of vouchers.

 

[George Hannah]

BBC Health correspondent now predicting over 1000 deaths a day by the weekend - he says Government is trying to prepare the country for these harrowing events.

 

[Vic]

Not everyone has a fever. I think it’s 80-something percent that do. Maybe 1 in 7 cases don’t, something like that. Whilst it’s the most common symptom, it’s not true that you have to have a fever to have COVID-19 I don’t think.

Also, I vaguely remember reading that of the confirmed positive cases on the covid 19 symptom tracker app, around 60% recorded a loss of taste and smell.

NHS :

Causes of lost or changed sense of smell
Changes in sense of smell are most often caused by:

• a cold or flu
• sinusitis (sinus infection)
• an allergy, like hay fever
• growths in your nose (nasal polyps)

These can cause:

• loss of smell (anosmia)
• smelling things that aren't there (phantosmia), like smoke or burnt toast
• reduced sense of smell (hyposmia)
• the smell of things to change (parosmia)

 

[George Hannah]

NHS :

Causes of lost or changed sense of smell
Changes in sense of smell are most often caused by:

• a cold or flu
• sinusitis (sinus infection)
• an allergy, like hay fever
• growths in your nose (nasal polyps)

These can cause:

• loss of smell (anosmia)
• smelling things that aren't there (phantosmia), like smoke or burnt toast
• reduced sense of smell (hyposmia)
• the smell of things to change (parosmia)

for all those out there with those symptoms who haven't got the virus - thanks @Vic you're tonic - for once ;)

 

[Two Gun Bob]

I got a rollicking of the wife yesterday woken up around 9am to a gas safety inspection not sure which company carries this out but I cannot believe they wanted to send the guy into my house. I felt bad later for taking it out on him, hope he comes back when this is done so I can apologise.

; )

 

[Vic]

for all those out there with those symptoms who haven't got the virus - thanks @Vic you're tonic - for once ;)

I didn't post the treatment: boil water, put salt in it, let it cool, cup some water in one hand, sniff it up one nostril and let it run out (over a sink) and repeat...

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/lost-or-changed-sense-smell/

 

[AlgarveBlu]

easily fixed by making helicopter drops take the form of vouchers.

I'm not sure vouchers could be defined as an 'easy fix' to targeted spending for a helicopter drop. The logistics for the amounts per person being talked about in itself would cost a fortune just in public education literature and consumer/provider implementation would be on a scale that it would take more than 3 months at least to even make it ready for public use.

Had to google if this has ever been done in voucher form before as i've never heard of that and could only find an instance in Macau where each resident got USD 300.00 shopping voucher...probably all went to the casino with it.

 

[sir baconface]

Football showing itself up as usual.

Almost the last sporting bodies to acknowledge that completing the season is pie in the sky.

At least two clubs furlough their lowest paid workers while their multi-millionaires lord it.

There are honourable exceptions (e.g. Pep, Barca) but is anyone surprised?

 

[Newman Noggs]

50-59 years old - 1.3%
40-49 years old - 0.4%
30-39 years old - 0.2%
20-29 years old - 0.2%
10-19 years old - 0.2%
0-9 years old - no fatalities

mortality rate a lot higher above 60

I'm over 60 and if I could sign a donor card to allow doctors to prioritise younger people over me I'd sign it now. If I catch it, one of you youngsters can have my respirator and I'll take my chances at home. Pawning the future to save me a few years and possible Alzheimer's wouldn't be my choice but, then, as someone (the girlfriend) reminded me today, it's not all about me.