COVID-19 — Coronavirus

[jay_mcfc]

Worldometer just updated Italy
+2313 cases (total 12462)
+196 deaths (total 827)

I’m passed caring what some people think about hyping it up. This is gonna be a complete disaster and some are sleep walking right into it.

 

[mayo31]

If only everyone on this forum would listen.

Listening is one thing but apart from washing your hands and if feeling unwell stay in, what are you supposed to do.

We still have to go to work, travel, shop etc.

So all this 'I told you so' is not really helping

It seems what will be will be now. It's out there. Good luck

 

[west didsblue]

Italy's numbers will be very interesting any moment. I am expecting another 200 dead - anything less will be a bonus - but *hopefully* some slowing the rate of increase of new infections.

4 less than 200 isn’t much of a bonus mate :-(

 

[razman]

 

[jay_mcfc]

America is going to get annihilated by this, will make Europe look like a tea party.

Apparently they’ve only tested 5000 people so far!

 

[Chippy_boy]

4 less than 200 isn’t much of a bonus mate :-(

Sadly, I predicted they would hit 1,000+ dead by close of play on the 12th and that prediction looks to be spot on.

My MUCH more worrying projection (not a prediction, because I hope to god their changes will have an impact) but carrying on at this rate the projection is 10,000 dead by March 19th/20th.

 

[Rammy Blue]

I don’t think we will make it beyond the weekend before serious decisions are made about schools, universities, sporting events etc

 

[The blue phantom]

Been to a head teachers meeting today for my area and it’s being planned that schools will close two weeks before the Easter holidays so effectively a 4 week break

That may be brought forward now it's been upped to a pandemic, I mean what does shutting it next Friday two weeks early achieve, they'll still be in school all this week and next week.

Tbh I guess it's a big decision, my daughter has her Sats coming up which I guess will be effected. I'll gladly sacrifice that atm just to try and keep a lid on this virus.

 

[jay_mcfc]

I don’t think we will make it beyond the weekend before serious decisions are made about schools, universities, sporting events etc

With the Italian numbers increasing at this rate it will be full lockdown in Europe soon.

 

[squirtyflower]

For anyone still wondering if the “Summer Heat” will help, Qatar had 238 new cases today (up from 24 in total yesterday).

The temperature is a steady 28 degrees today and 21 now at 7pm.

That’s just a mild day.
It gets to over 37C here in the North West of the North West