COVID-19 — Coronavirus

[BlueHammer85]

3000 reservists called up, I expect things to go south very soon, Premier league will put out statement extending it until the middle of May no doubt

why does it matter if the Prem just delays/postpones for now ?

 

[BlueHammer85]

Sweden's stats...

https://c19.se/en

theyve taken the ‘herd ammunity’ approach. Feel that’s gonna back fire.

 

[i8therags]

A GP practice has apologised after sending a letter to patients with serious illnesses to complete a "do not resuscitate" form in case their conditions deteriorated due to coronavirus.

In the note, delivered to people with life-limiting illnesses, such as incurable cancer and motor neurone disease, Llynfi Surgery in Maesteg, South Wales, also said that completing the DNACPR (do not attempt CPR) form had "several benefits"

It claimed doctors and family and friends would know not to call 999 if a loved one's condition worsened, and therefore not use up "scarce ambulance resources", and risk transmitting COVID-19 to others

It said people with life-limiting illnesses were at much higher risk of the virus, and were "unlikely to be offered hospital admission", and "certainly will not be offered a ventilator bed".

It ended by saying: "We will not abandon you, but we need to be frank about what the next few months holds for us."

On Wednesday, Cwm Taf University Health Board said the letter was not a health board communication and that the surgery was apologising to patients for causing "distress", saying that was not their intent.

A spokesman for Cwm Taf said: "A letter was recently sent out from Llynfi Surgery to a small number of patients.

"Staff at the surgery are speaking to those patients who received the letter to apologise directly and answer any concerns they may have

https://news.sky.com/story/coronavi...-do-not-resuscitate-form-to-patients-11966979

Wow

Very much a worry for the elderly. My Dad's OK as the family make sure he has what he needs. However he is stubborn and wants to still do things for himself. He has no Internet and has never used a computer in his life. So after hearing of a government package for the vulnerable he decided to phone the relevant number to apply. Dad is 87, is terminal with stage 4 cancer and is the primary carer of mum who is 86 with dementia and COPD . He was told that he wasn't in the vulnerable category as he wasn't on chemotherapy. We will make sure he is fine, but there must be many in a similar situation with no family.

 

[Gabriel]

The poor newsreader's face.

BBC needs to dig out the old Grandstand number [word] teleprinter, like when we emptied Huddersfield 10 v 1: 30 [ thirty]

 

[kaz7]

Very much a worry for the elderly. My Dad's OK as the family make sure he has what he needs. However he is stubborn and wants to still do things for himself. He has no Internet and has never used a computer in his life. So after hearing of a government package for the vulnerable he decided to phone the relevant number to apply. Dad is 87, is terminal with stage 4 cancer and is the primary carer of mum who is 86 with dementia and COPD . He was told that he wasn't in the vulnerable category as he wasn't on chemotherapy. We will make sure he is fine, but there must be many in a similar situation with no family.

Get onto his GP and get him to put him onto the vulnerable list,it is ridiculous he is not on it,hope they ,you and the family stay safe. X

 

[blue b4 the moon]

Sweden's stats...

https://c19.se/en

And most of Sweden never see anyone other than in their villages unless they live in one of the 2/3 big cities.

Thank fuck we ditched the herd shit, it's done damage here but could have been even more catastrophic if we'd run with it.

 

[twosips]

The 30 ventilators and now this....

 

[AlgarveBlu]

It seems doe to the sheer numbers they have to deal with their are thousands unreported deaths in Italy...Wall Street Jiurnal

 

[BobKowalski]

The 30 ventilators and now this....

Today has not been a good day. I’m going to read a book, kiss the wife and then dream of a better day tomorrow.

 

[i8therags]

Get onto his GP and get him to put him onto the vulnerable list,it is ridiculous he is not on it,hope they ,you and the family stay safe. X

He did that sadly and that was what he was told. There is 3 of us watching out for him so he will be OK. We've isolated ourselves for weeks so we do visit and stay over. None of us have any kids at home anymore so we should be safe to care. Hope you are good also and your family.