COVID-19 — Coronavirus

[ayrshire_blue]

We've just had 2 weeks of pretty sunny weather down here in the south(ish) of England, its been lovely, and we have one more day of it, then into Autumn, it might help explain why the spread down here hasn't escalated so quickly.

We've had 4 or 5 days of nice weather up here, be interesting to see if in a couple of weeks time there's any sort of plateau of figures for a few days, if that's how it works out.

 

[everythingchangesbutblue]

Prof Sikora on BBC news now saying that him and a bunch of epidemiologists have written to the government advising them to sit tight and don't make and rash decisions in implementing and more measures. They are saying that although cases are rising, those getting seriously ill is remaining low. Also spoke about Spain and France to point out that although the numbers of deaths has risen, healthcare is nowhere near bring overrun and the numbers remain relatively low. Specially referred to the current scaremongering in the UK.

He has been rebuked by almost all the major epidemiologists around. You will do anything, anything to try and undermine the virulence of this disease. All you do is peddle lies.

 

[cleavers]

Spain and France looked after theirs more.

Spain certainly didn't, even before it took off here they were showing care homes in Spain, where the staff had f**ked off and left everyone to die, and they did, this was on UK main news, we hadn't even started lockdown then, there was an outcry in Spain about it.

 

[Churchlawtonblue]

It is down to population density and to be fair to them they are doing the social distancing thing far better than we are.

neither of those two things explain why currently they are not having a second surge of cases.

 

[Bluemoon dan]

It's going to be very interesting to see what happens with football in the next few days. Leyton Orient have had a number of first team players test positive and they're due to play Spurs in the League Cup tomorrow. If the game isn't called off and Orient take a real hammering after being forced to play their youth team i can see things kicking off quite quickly.

 

[Healdplace]

The Telegraph reporting of Wales today is very misleading. It headlines 'Welsh cases rise by 243 as three further people die'.

It was actually 234 cases and nobody died. I triple checked to be sure. They obviously didn't.

 

[cleavers]

We've had 4 or 5 days of nice weather up here, be interesting to see if in a couple of weeks time there's any sort of plateau of figures for a few days, if that's how it works out.

It would be good, but since you'll be cold enough for snow on the hills by the end of this week, it may have little significance, as we can all guarantee that it's going to get colder from here.

 

[MillionMilesAway]

It's going to be very interesting to see what happens with football in the next few days. Leyton Orient have had a number of first team players test positive and they're due to play Spurs in the League Cup tomorrow. If the game isn't called off and Orient take a real hammering after being forced to play their youth team i can see things kicking off quite quickly.

That's a tough one for Orient - it might depend on whether they are getting the usual TV money for being shown, and they may take that and shrug.

I think the trouble is more that the ground may not be available.

 

[Churchlawtonblue]

As I have said to you before, I am a scientist, I am speaking to many other scientists, and that is our analysis of the current figures. My head is anywhere but the sand. I am reviewing figures every single day and there is no significant resurgence in the dead or seriously ill at this time. I hope it stays that way.

you must have realised by now, if your opinion doesnt tally with Karens then it doesnt count at all. lol

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

If only I had got myself one of those Twitter degrees.

I could be anything now. Brain surgeon, chief medical officer, virologist...

Save yourself £50k of debt, kids. Twitter is your one-stop shop to a lifetime of intellectual superiority.