COVID-19 — Coronavirus

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Frontline news -

Just spoken to my goddaughter and cousin who works at the QEQM Margate hospital in the ITU unit (only 23) she says staff morale has gone really low after the death of the nurse Mrs O'Rourke (38) yesterday who works there also as she was very popular and they are all sad and really worried. They are running low on ventilators and says it feels like being stuck in a disaster movie. Still hasn't been tested but been advised it will be next week hopefully!! She has PPE but she sent me a photo with her wearing it all and it looks a bit lightweight to me after looking at the gear they are wearing in Naples.

My instinct was to tell her to go home and keep safe but deep down I know that's not right but she's so young to go through this shit :-(

Send her our heartfelt thanks and admiration.

 

[EL APACHE TEVEZ]

I honestly don’t trust any of these so called experts.

 

[blueish swede]

@blueish swede How’s it going mate?

What’s the atmosphere in Sweden, where you guys are trying the herd immunity tactic?

It's fairly sober. It's a different culture from the UK. People are following the rules. There is a lot of stress on personal responsibility. There aren't empty shelves in the supermarkets, for example. You can go out to eat, but not many are - in Stockholm, anyway. They have asked people not to travel from Stockholm at Easter o the disease doesnät spread across the country and most people I know are going to respect that.

They are pumping a lot of money into the economy to help those who have been made redunant or furloughed. In Stockholm, they have just activated the crisis claue for the nurses, which means that they can ask them to work up to 48hrs/week, but the nurses get 220% of their normal pay. SAS have reduced domestic flights to one plane. But loads of cabin crews are being trained to go in and help the health service and social services.

As I said, it's a different culture from the UK.

 

[Cheesy]

I honestly don’t trust any of these so called experts.

Yeah, experts. What the fuck do they know?

I get all my information from here & social media as that's much more trustworthy.

 

[Ban-jani]

It's fairly sober. It's a different culture from the UK. People are following the rules. There is a lot of stress on personal responsibility. There aren't empty shelves in the supermarkets, for example. You can go out to eat, but not many are - in Stockholm, anyway. They have asked people not to travel from Stockholm at Easter o the disease doesnät spread across the country and most people I know are going to respect that.

They are pumping a lot of money into the economy to help those who have been made redunant or furloughed. In Stockholm, they have just activated the crisis claue for the nurses, which means that they can ask them to work up to 48hrs/week, but the nurses get 220% of their normal pay. SAS have reduced domestic flights to one plane. But loads of cabin crews are being trained to go in and help the health service and social services.

As I said, it's a different culture from the UK.

Fair enough.

The media over here is painting it differently, insinuating not much is being done and you’re different from everyone else. I suppose if citizens are taking it seriously no need for authoritarian measures.

We tried it but no fucker listened.

 

[kaz7]

Missed the start of the briefing

Trials on other drugs that might be useful,need more volunteers,over 900 so far,we are involved in international research as well

For now the best thing to keep everyone safe is stay indoors,do NOT go out in the nice weather,people will die if we relax,not a request an instruction

Chief nurse-

Lost 2 front line nurses today RIP

Grateful to all staff and the public,remember the two nurses,stay at home for them

Nightingale hospital was put together by people of all kinds,all back grounds

Onto what everyone is doing,mobility of the public is going down,decline in people moving about

The changes will take time to work,must continue,the number of cases are increasing,hosp admissions are increasing,our curve is the same as many other countries

Clinical trials-

No proven treatment yet,looking at trials for weeks,

3 trials up and running already,looking at different points in the illness

Looking at medicines already in use,eg, HIV and malaria treatments

Next round of trials looking at drugs that are in developement to see if we can use them

Asking for as many volunteers as possible

 

[EL APACHE TEVEZ]

Yeah, experts. What the fuck do they know.

I get all my information from her & social media as that's much more trustworthy.

Where the fuck were they 3 month ago

 

[Gaylord du Bois]

Oh joy. It's time for the Peston monologue.

 

[Ban-jani]

 

[Cheesy]

I don't think there's been enough credit given for being the largest single contributor to finding a vaccine for this disease.