COVID-19 — Coronavirus

[kaz7]

Hard to believe that, isn't it. I mean if you are on a tube train and someone 2 feet away coughs, would you want that cough in your face, or into their face mask?

Another one of those "no correlation between genius and common sense" studies that one I fear. It's a ****ing no brainer that masks help.

This virus can get through really small gaps in masks and the ones the public can get are nowhere near good enough,it gives a false sense of security and people relax the social distancing thinking they are safer,it is clinically and behaviourly not recommended

 

[andyhinch]

Fuckinggggg picnic ?

Have I missed something about picnics ?

 

[BlueAnorak]

Hard to believe that, isn't it. I mean if you are on a tube train and someone 2 feet away coughs, would you want that cough in your face, or into their face mask?

Another one of those "no correlation between genius and common sense" studies that one I fear. It's a ****ing no brainer that masks help.

It really is just jucking unbelievable. This no mask doctrine bollox is going to kill thousands of people.
A cough sends particles more than 2 meters away a sneeze up to 5 meters. FACTS. On a tube train the whole fucking carriage gets infected.

 

[Chippy_boy]

This virus can get through really small gaps in masks and the ones the public can get are nowhere near good enough,it gives a false sense of security and people relax the social distacing thinking they are safer,it is clinically and behaviourly not recommended

Asia disagrees ;-)

The virus is small enough to fit through the gaps (although an N95 mask is shown to filter out up to 90% of the virus, even though technically it is small enough to pass through). But putting that to one side, most of the virus is on droplets of mucus from coughs and sneezes and any mask will trap that.

Saying don't bother with a mask is IMO duff advice (not you, I mean wherever this daft idea eminates from) and perhaps 2 billion people agree with me.

 

[kaz7]

Number of deaths in the UK up 23% from yesterday (taken from dept health figures) up 684


Number of cases confirmed,38,168

 

[kevin horlocks wand]

growth rate is the same as UK and Germany. It's the same for every country until after the virus peak. I have my own feelings as to why but until we have a antibody test it's not worth speculating.

Oh go on tell us ....

 

[ONTHERUNWITHTHAKSIN]

Have I missed something about picnics ?

A journalist from the mirror asked would it be ok if people with no garden went out for an hour and had a picnic instead of exercise

A fucking sausage roll in the sun must be so much fun compared to staying safe

 

[Chippy_boy]

It really is just jucking unbelievable. This no mask doctrine bollox is going to kill thousands of people.
A cough sends particles more than 2 meters away a sneeze up to 5 meters. FACTS. On a tube train the whole fucking carriage gets infected.

It's all rather obvious isn't it. Scientists too bogged down in theory and not stopping to think "Oh yeah, of course".

 

[Ban-jani]

If you look at the worldometer numbers the UK and Sweden are pretty similar, by population. About 10M in Sweden, 65M in the UK. The strange thing is if you look at the total cases on the log scale, Sweden now has a flatter curve. From 1000 to 5000 cases took 7-8 days in the UK, but 15 days in Sweden.

I genuinely don’t think anyone really knows how to fight it properly.

 

[paulchapo]

It really is just jucking unbelievable. This no mask doctrine bollox is going to kill thousands of people.
A cough sends particles more than 2 meters away a sneeze up to 5 meters. FACTS. On a tube train the whole fucking carriage gets infected.

I agree, a mask has to be better than no mask. It is like walking around holding a handkerchief over your nose and mouth, at least it stops it spraying everywhere if you sneeze or cough.