COVID-19 — Coronavirus

[kaz7]

I hardly go out at the best of times and i can't see me being in a fit state to go aywhere any time soon

 

[BlueAnorak]

The German death rate, 0.1% at the moment, is very, very low when compared with other places. Is it because their health services are excellent or is it because they use Ozone Therapy as an option to treat Viral Pneumonia - and have done so since Spanish Flu in1918. Maybe a combination of the two.

 

[Mon Autre]

That is why facemasks are essential. Not to prevent you getting it but to prevent you spreading it.
Interesting article yesterday on the infectiousness of Coronovirus.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-...navirus-symptoms-may-highly-infectious-study/
Probably why it is spreading like wildfire in Latin nations with the moi moi pretend kiss greeting.

Is it spreading any more quickly in Latin nations that anywhere else?

 

[marco]

Sturgeon was talking about a ban on events with 500 people or more taking effect on Monday. This will it seems be a UK wide decision.

thats Scotland only, she wont be speaking for the whole of the UK, thats for Borris, i would expect England to do the same but you never know

 

[west didsblue]

The German death rate, 0.1% at the moment, is very, very low when compared with other places. Is it because their health services are excellent or is it because they use Ozone Therapy as an option to treat Viral Pneumonia - and have done so since Spanish Flu in1918. Maybe a combination of the two.

I hope that experts in the UK are finding out what there is to learn from Germany.

 

[SebastianBlue]

The German death rate, 0.1% at the moment, is very, very low when compared with other places. Is it because their health services are excellent or is it because they use Ozone Therapy as an option to treat Viral Pneumonia - and have done so since Spanish Flu in1918. Maybe a combination of the two.

Those could be factors, especially their critical care capacity, which is much greater than many other nations (though, I have not done enough research regarding the Ozone Therapy to have an opinion there).

But I would say likely one of the biggest contributing factors is their proactive and aggressive response to the outbreak.

 

[Hamann Pineapple]

https://www.nature.com/news/engineered-bat-virus-stirs-debate-over-risky-research-1.18787

 

[Chippy_boy]

Those who are dying from COVID are the same demographic as those who would succumb to flu so the overall impact of both is relevant and the total mortality rate is the significant statistic because those who die because of COVID could well have died of Flu. If the total number of deaths is significantly higher than the annual 3 to 6 hundred thousand who die from season viruses then it would be time to be concerned but currently the deaths from COVID are statistically insignificant and yet the world is spiralling into a recession based on the the type of hysterical post you are making.

Would you like to post a description of the effects of flu on the body and how it affects the lungs? Because it's the same. So painting COVID as some kind of special case is simply hysterical.

Having nailed your colours to this mast, you're steadfastly going to stick to it whilst the ship sinks aren't you. Can I suggest you sing a couple of verses of the dam busters march as your head disappears beneath the waves? Oh, and saluting as you go, that would be good.

 

[Fordyboy46]

What is?

Keeping all schools open, letting as many people gather as they want at events etc.

 

[BobKowalski]

thats Scotland only, she wont be speaking for the whole of the UK, thats for Borris, i would expect England to do the same but you never know

Scotland doing it in isolation makes little sense. Feeling is Sturgeon has preempted a Govt decision/announcement for Monday.