COVID-19 — Coronavirus

[AlgarveBlu]

Hancock said they are buying tests for immunity,that will help the country move a bit

It will be for Antibodies which will be useful for data collection - the issue of immunity has not been clarified yet unless I've missed something recently but not seen any scientific papers on this. You can have antibodies and still not be immune from a virus. We don't have immunity from the 4 common cold coronaviruses for example but don't need to really. You do get limited immunity on Sars 1 but limited time and wasn't tested rigorously after the 2003 outbreak after the virus died out. Let's hope it's nasty sister goes the same way.

There's a more scientific explanation below from 2017

https://www.technologynetworks.com/...velop-immunity-against-the-common-cold-294551

 

[Barcon]

Haha

Lol.
Am I doing it right?

 

[SWP's back]

This ain't a joke no more,
It's the real thing.

Despite what you may have read on here in the first 100 pages. Especially from pilots.

It was never a joke.

 

[kaz7]

I'm talking about the text that girlbob got. Have they decided that it's floating about in the air now?

Girlbob will be fine out in her garden,it is droplets and contact with infected surfaces that are the worse,stay far enough away from you that nobody can gob on you

 

[i8rags]

What's all this not going outside stuff? Shirley you can go in your own, fenced in back garden as long as you're not in contact with other people. No?

Would appear not.

 

[somapop]

I know it’s been said a few times but these harsher symptoms are exactly like the ‘flu’ we all had over Xmas. Extreme lethargy and a relentless cough (fever & headaches too).
Perhaps the fiu with very alike symptoms.

 

[kaz7]

And only before the sun goes down. THEY come out at night.

Somebody fed me after midnight

As far as the death rate goes,i am dreading the weekends figures when we see how many selfish cunts spread it yesterday

 

[i8rags]

You can go out in your garden fine,out to get food and meds,work only if you have to ,with someone in your household but stay away from other people,a long way away

Not if you’ve received the text, open a window is allowed, don’t leave your home.

 

[BosnianBlue]

usa will have most confirmed cases by the end of the week at most.

 

[Barcon]

Would appear not.

I can only imagine they are saying that because they dont trust people to be smart about it.

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

This ain't a joke no more,
It's the real thing.

Is that a real man-made thing?

 

[Fordyboy46]

Girlbob will be fine out in her garden,it is droplets and contact with infected surfaces that are the worse,stay far enough away from you that nobody can gob on you

Sure I heard that it can stay airborn for up to three hours.

 

[SouthStandStander]

I know it’s been said a few times but these harsher symptoms are exactly like the ‘flu’ we all had over Xmas. Extreme lethargy and a relentless cough (fever & headaches too).
Perhaps the fiu with very alike symptoms.

That is what made me think I've already had it. I was ill just before Christmas for around 3 weeks. Worst flu I've ever had

 

[BosnianBlue]

looks like italy is slowing down finally. 4800 new cases, 602 deaths. New cases are significantly lower in last 2 days. Today they had some 25% less new cases than on Saturday.

 

[kaz7]

Not if you’ve received the text, open a window is allowed, don’t leave your home.

Ah right,i stand corrected,blimey

 

[hilts]

What's the significance of 33%?

It's as near to a third as you can get without being Rachel Riley

 

[Manc Born & Bred]

looks like italy is slowing down finally. 4800 new cases, 602 deaths. New cases are significantly lower in last 2 days.

Fingers crossed they are flattening the sombrero

 

[SWP's back]

looks like italy is slowing down finally. 4800 new cases, 602 deaths. New cases are significantly lower in last 2 days. Today they had some 25% less new cases than on Saturday.

How many test kits do they have?

 

[BosnianBlue]

How many test kits do they have?

Don't know. Hopefully it's not down to that, I'd like to think it's slowing down :(

 

[Ardwick Green Blue]

looks like italy is slowing down finally. 4800 new cases, 602 deaths. New cases are significantly lower in last 2 days.

It sounds brutal but the number of deaths is related to existing cases so although any reduction in daily numbers is good news the key number is the rate of new infections. If they start to reduce rapidly then that is a sign that it is starting to be under control.