COVID-19 — Coronavirus

[blue b4 the moon]

Hmm, yeah, really can't see why we're not aiming for this.

All we need to do is test 66,000,000 people every week. That's only 62,000,000 more tests than the entire world had carried out by 30th March.

Thing is NHS workers if they've not had it would need a test everyday, it's like a MOT, a car can pass that but be fucked 10 mins after getting the certificate.

 

[AlgarveBlu]

I think some people in this thread are just completely and utterly deluded about what we can actually do to stop this virus.

We can't escape without losing lives.

We can't test 66,000,000 people a week.

We can't have a total enforced lockdown until a vaccine arrives in 18 months.

All we can do is mitigate as best as we can. Reduce and slow the spread, shield the particularly vulnerable, make sure the healthcare system doesn't get overrun.

If Sweden feel they can do that without the full lockdown then that's great for them. We can't, we've just got too many people too densely packed together.

Did you mean - too many dense people packed together

 

[jay_mcfc]

I think some people in this thread are just completely and utterly deluded about what we can actually do to stop this virus.

We can't escape without losing lives.

We can't test 66,000,000 people a week.

We can't have a total enforced lockdown until a vaccine arrives in 18 months.

And your problem is you're too busy comparing the UK to Spain/Italy/USA and not looking at Taiwan/Argentina/South Korea/Singapore/New Zealand etc.

It wasn't inevitable that tens of thousands had to die. It became so later on. As a result of being reactive rather than proactive the lock down will go on longer and the death toll will be higher. If the lock down ends too soon you'll be back to square one within months.

 

[1.618034]

According to my next door neighbour.
A tiger in New York zoo has tested positive.
Anyone else heard this

Yep. Tell him to avoid Kellogg's Frosties, just in case.

 

[andyhinch]

But we can stroke a Tiger!

Not really, Knowsley’s shut mate.

 

[1.618034]

Interesting article on the Wuhan virus laboratory.
https://israelunwired.com/ccp-covid-19-origin/
Did the outbreak actually start there? Looking at the CCPs attempts to hide information, I'd say there's a good chance.

The coincidence is difficult to ignore.

 

[Rammy Blue]

If they stay open and a few thousand die then no one will criticise them. They'll have gotten the same results as every other country without shutting down.

I’ll add, after speaking to my brother last night, that they are also well aware their economy will benefit massively by not having shutdown.

Their main men, in the majority, still seem confident they are doing the right thing.

I’m still sceptical.

 

[kippax4ever]

But we can stroke a Tiger!

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[BlueAnorak]

If they stay open and a few thousand die then no one will criticise them. They'll have gotten the same results as every other country without shutting down.

And not totally crashed the economy in the process.
Our government will of course then be blamed for locking down.
They looked to be on the rapid escalator a few days back but I'm not sure now with 3 days of reasonable numbers.
They are working from home and social distancing and the hygiene thing and, probably the most important thing, wearing masks or covering their faces with scarves. And unlike us the vast majority people are following the rules.

 

[squirtyflower]

Honestly thought about it when the announcement was first made and then decided against it, partly because the PM urged against it towards the end of his speech that afternoon. It made me reflect and I decided it was both unnecessary and selfish, so I got hammered at home instead!

That’s the night I should have been in Birmingham, we’d have both been out on the lash