COVID-19 — Coronavirus

[Tim of the Oak]

Shocked to see Pep’s Mum has died. Sorry if this is old news. RIP Pep’s Mum

 

[Chippy_boy]

On what grounds? I mean, it sounds good, but how can they declare that, so soon??

Edit - sorry mate, just seen above post

Probably because of this:



You can imagine what this will look like 7 to 10 days from now. They peaked 11 days ago, from a small peak.

 

[Bazzmand Show]

Probably because of this:



You can imagine what this will look like 7 to 10 days from now. They peaked 11 days ago, from a small peak.

While its interesting, it doesn't really hold any relevance to what the UK's exit plan will look like or when it will happen. We have nearly 5000 recorded deaths, they have 200, we have nearly 50,000 'recorded' cases and they have 12,000. The scale of the problem is not the same.

Our exit plan will follow the SPain/Italy model - based on the success the have.

 

[M18CTID]

I think there’s been a slight difference here having seen what happened in both Italy and Spain.
We ourselves had started isolating before the Cup Final.
Loads of us on here we’re calling for a lockdown or closure of some sort at least two weeks before it came into effect.
Stopped going to the pub, stopped going out to eat, declined work away from home unless absolutely necessary.
After the Cup Final we sold our tickets for the remaining games and sent tickets back for some, as it happened they got cancelled anyway. Reduced our shopping trips and mixing with others.
If just 10% of the population have also done this it would begin to have an effect on cases sooner than we expect.

Yeah, good points. It wasn't a sudden lockdown over here but restrictions were gradually put in place (along with advice about working from home, etc) which many of us started to adhere to. Last day I set foot in a pub was the Old Trafford derby so I must confess it wasn't as soon as you, but talk of this was already taking over in the week prior to that. I'd just be interested to know how the population behaved in Italy and Spain in the days and weeks leading up to their lockdowns, and whether they were all mixing freely and stuff.

 

[AlgarveBlu]

A bit more on it here and the club statement. Thoughts are with you and your family Pep.

The mother of Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has died after contracting coronavirus, aged 82.

A club statement issued on Monday read: “The Manchester City family are devastated to report the death today of Pep’s mother Dolors Sala Carrio in Manresa, Barcelona after contracting Corona Virus. She was 82-years-old.


“Everyone associated with the club sends their most heartfelt sympathy at this most distressing time to Pep, his family and all their friends.”

 

[Chippy_boy]

Yeah, good points. It wasn't a sudden lockdown over here but restrictions were gradually put in place (along with advice about working from home, etc) which many of us started to adhere to. Last day I set foot in a pub was the Old Trafford derby so I must confess it wasn't as soon as you, but talk of this was already taking over in the week prior to that. I'd just be interested to know how the population behaved in Italy and Spain in the days and weeks leading up to their lockdowns, and whether they were all mixing freely and stuff.

Yes they are good points. I made the comments some while back about whether peoples' own social distancing would have an effect before the government's current crack down does. Loads of companies - mine included - were asking people to work from home where possible, way before the government was suggesting it. The Mrs and I did our last shop in a store, 4 weeks ago today. We've barely been out since.

 

[kevin horlocks wand]

While its interesting, it doesn't really hold any relevance to what the UK's exit plan will look like or when it will happen. We have nearly 5000 recorded deaths, they have 200, we have nearly 50,000 'recorded' cases and they have 12,000. The scale of the problem is not the same.

Our exit plan will follow the SPain/Italy model - based on the success the have.

scale is the important word. They have 8.8m population we have way over 60 odd million. We are going to have more deaths than Austria , just like the USA will have more deaths than us and China, oh wait, doesn’t work anymore.....

 

[jimharri]

Just to give you a rough idea of the financial costs that this damned virus is bringing. In Ireland, the Dept of Social Protection (our equivalent of what used to be the DHSS when I was living in Blighty) processed 714,000 income support payments up to last friday. 507,000 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP) claims, and 207,000 standard jobseeker's (the dole) claims.

At the end of February, there were "only" 182,000 on the live register of unemployed people.

The PUP was only announced on March 16th. Gone from zero to over half a million in three weeks. Frightening. And that's only a small country like here. Fuck knows what it's costing the UK..

 

[xgorton]

Another 403 in England,is that up from yesterday ?.One day it's the UK figure next day England figure don't know what's what.

 

[squirtyflower]

Yeah, good points. It wasn't a sudden lockdown over here but restrictions were gradually put in place (along with advice about working from home, etc) which many of us started to adhere to. Last day I set foot in a pub was the Old Trafford derby so I must confess it wasn't as soon as you, but talk of this was already taking over in the week prior to that. I'd just be interested to know how the population behaved in Italy and Spain in the days and weeks leading up to their lockdowns, and whether they were all mixing freely and stuff.

Iirc there were still Brits abroad on holiday in Spain, and there were plenty skiing in Northern Italy over half term completely unaware of the catastrophe about to explode.