COVID-19 — Coronavirus

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Lets just fly everyone back home to all parts of the world from China to make sure we infect the whole world :);)

Give it 2 months there be a tablet or an injection you can’t take to cure or ease it.
 
Not a chance.
Virologists reckon June before they have one ready to test on humans.
A trial period will be needed then if it works however long it takes to manufacture before it’s available.
 
denislawsbackheel said:
Not a chance.
Virologists reckon June before they have one ready to test on humans.
A trial period will be needed then if it works however long it takes to manufacture before it’s available.
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They say it normally takes over a year but this has been fast tracked somehow. Whilst it’s still many months away, the relative speed of it is also a sign that it’s more serious than many think. At least to my mind it is.
 
waspish said:
Lets just fly everyone back home to all parts of the world from China to make sure we infect the whole world :);)

Give it 2 months there be a tablet or an injection you can’t take to cure or ease it.
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You’re a cruel man, waspish.
 
Experts say we can realistically support around 10-11 billion humans on the planet maximum, we’re almost at 8 and rising quickly. We can’t control ourselves as a species so nature will do what’s necessary for us. nature has always had a habit of thinning out the population and it won’t be long before it does it again. Science can only hold it off for so long. With a 2% mortality rate at present, I wouldn’t get too worried this is the one just yet but if this strain doesn’t end up being the one to wipe out millions, the one that does is just around the corner. And with that enjoy your weekends.
 
BlueHammer85 said:
At Gatwick airport currently. Seeing loads people wearing masks.
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See if you can ask the stewardess to move you if you end up sitting next to this bloke - he's got the wrong mask on!

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Scratching my head here.

Why have the government arranged evacuation planes to land outside Oxford then bus the passengers to a quarentine base in the north west. You'd think they'd find somewhere as close as possible to the secure area to minimise any further infection if it's as virralant as being reported.
 
ninjamonkey said:
Experts say we can realistically support around 10-11 billion humans on the planet maximum, we’re almost at 8 and rising quickly. We can’t control ourselves as a species so nature will do what’s necessary for us. nature has always had a habit of thinning out the population and it won’t be long before it does it again. Science can only hold it off for so long. With a 2% mortality rate at present, I wouldn’t get too worried this is the one just yet but if this strain doesn’t end up being the one to wipe out millions, the one that does is just around the corner. And with that enjoy your weekends.
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To be fair, a novel virus with a ~2-4% mortality rate, ~90% temporary incapacitation rate, a R0 of ~3 and an incubation period of ~14 days (making it almost impossible to screen for) could do enough damage to cause collapse, though perhaps not terminal.

And with that, I wish you all a pleasant weekend.
 
ninjamonkey said:
Experts say we can realistically support around 10-11 billion humans on the planet maximum, we’re almost at 8 and rising quickly. We can’t control ourselves as a species so nature will do what’s necessary for us. nature has always had a habit of thinning out the population and it won’t be long before it does it again. Science can only hold it off for so long. With a 2% mortality rate at present, I wouldn’t get too worried this is the one just yet but if this strain doesn’t end up being the one to wipe out millions, the one that does is just around the corner. And with that enjoy your weekends.
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Interesting TED talk on child birth rates and population.



towards the end they address the population rates and its calcluted that we will max out at about 10bn
 
mat said:
Scratching my head here.

Why have the government arranged evacuation planes to land outside Oxford then bus the passengers to a quarentine base in the north west. You'd think they'd find somewhere as close as possible to the secure area to minimise any further infection if it's as virralant as being reported.
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Military base so guessing they want to avoid cross contamination with civil airports and decontaminate the aircraft, but likely to be logistical reasons. There'd be a fair road transfer whichever RAF base they land at by my reckoning.
 
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TheRemainsOfTheDave said:
Military base so guessing they want to avoid cross contamination with civil airports and decontaminate the aircraft, but likely to be logistical reasons. There'd be a fair road transfer whichever RAF base they land at by my reckoning.
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That makes sense.

Personally I think it would have done Liverpool a favour landing at John Lennon Airport.
 
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