COVID-19 — Coronavirus

[abu13]

Depends what you were invested in mate. I take it you’re transferring Defined Contribution pensions?

I believe so, they were old policies that i have not paid into for over 10 years. On the paperwork it did say the figure was valid for 30 days.

 

[PannickAtTheDisco]

the point of the protocol is not wasting tests and overloading the system.

Bollocks, just sending ill people home to get more ill and then face the music. Kicking it down the road to massage figures and keep the corporations happy and they desperately try and use up its resource to massage its figures and stash its cash away safe before its resource dies.

 

[Blue Hefner]

I just spoke to an Italian in the quarantine zone. It was a work call so we didn't get into it too much but he seemed in good spirits. But he has not been given an time-frame, not even an estimate, of when the lock-down will end

 

[Chippy_boy]

Look at china. they are recovering.

Good point. They were only told to wash their hands a bit more often as well.

 

[Tricky_Trev]

They are given specific questions to ask,they are following the protacol given to them,the government and health chiefs need to bite the bullet and really get a hold of this

Agree with this. As underwhelming as the 111 examples posted here are, they are only going off of directives from above. The staff on the phones just read a script at the end of the day and can’t really be blamed. They aren’t allowed to veer from it. It’s higher up that needs to make some actual decisions.

 

[razman]

 

[Gareth Barry Conlon]

the point of the protocol is not wasting tests and overloading the system.

Had my GP appointment, can only swab if I have been in direct contact with a confirmed case or have travelled to a high risk area.

You would assume a GP would be able to make a decision. At some point they will have to change it as the definition of a high risk area will change very soon. And how do you know if you have been in contact with a confirmed person? It is already pretty widely distributed here is it not?

 

[abu13]

I was looking at the Italy stats earlier, waiting for the latest figures from their 5pm press conference today (still waiting). I was struck by the dramatic increases in the number of deaths and just how smooth the graph looked and how predictable it seemed. So in an idle moment, I decided to graph it, and here it is. You can see exactly why the Italian government went into panic mode! It shows that since Feb 25, the number of dead has increased by a factor of 10, roughly every 7 or 8 days. I am sure the graph will flatten off - I do not expect to see 100,000 dead before the end of the month, but when it will start to flatten off, who knows.



In the meantime, we just need to wash our hands a bit more often.

And Italy have just announced a further 97 deaths in the last 24 hours, this is really bad.

 

[UUJblue]

My office in Belfast and all my companies offices in EMEA mainly London have closed for March and we have been ordered to work from home. Usually standard practice in our work but exercised the availability now to prevent spread. Seems a bit excessive early but every little helps.

Our offices in Asia been closed for a few weeks now

 

[Blue Smarties]

I didn’t realise we had St Paddy parades of such a scale. The scaremongering bellend.

 

[dozzie26]

You would assume a GP would be able to make a decision. At some point they will have to change it as the definition of a high risk area will change very soon. And how do you know if you have been in contact with a confirmed person? It is already pretty widely distributed here is it not?

I did say this to him, and he just gave my a wry smile and kept repeating the script they've been given from public health England. It's not a great showing, but at least I'm more at ease knowing it's likely I only have flu and not coronavirus.

 

[Chippy_boy]

And Italy have just announced a further 97 deaths in the last 24 hours, this is really bad.

That's probably better than expected tbh. The next few days figures will be interesting. If they are starting to get it under control then they should have less than 1,000 dead by March 12th... which is the current trajectory (or was as of yesterday).

 

[west didsblue]

Look at china. they are recovering.

Nothing to do with 100 million people not allowed out of their homes obviously.

It's the US that will have the biggest growth as long as they are pretending there's not a problem and leaving people to carry on with their lives as normal.

And if they don't test them and register the deaths as pneumonia they will keep the Covid-19 numbers down.

 

[SWP's back]

I believe so, they were old policies that i have not paid into for over 10 years. On the paperwork it did say the figure was valid for 30 days.

Should be ok then mate. Give the administrators a call tomorrow and check. If they’re going back into the markets in your new job and you’re not retiring for five or ten years then today’s drop isn’t too much of a worry as they’ll bounce back, just may take 12-18 months.

 

[abu13]

Should be ok then mate. Give the administrators a call tomorrow and check. If they’re going back into the markets in your new job and you’re not retiring for five or ten years then today’s drop isn’t too much of a worry as they’ll bounce back, just may take 12-18 months.

Thanks, one thing is for sure, i wont be retiring in the next 5 to 10 years :)

 

[Tricky_Trev]

Look at china. they are recovering.

Yeah because they banned people from going outside and even welded many people inside, particularly with apartment blocks. They initiated measures which appeared drastic at the time but can now be seen to be wise. Whereas we are arranging meetings to decide it’s premature to think of doing anything but sing songs.

 

[abu13]

Now a 5th :(

 

[aguero93:20]

Boooooooo

 

[Uffa]

Therefore the current death rate in France is 64%, truly frightening.
However they have only closed 33 cases, 12 recovered and 21 dead.

Yeah that really only shows that they're very reluctant to testing and confirming cases.

I just spoke to an Italian in the quarantine zone. It was a work call so we didn't get into it too much but he seemed in good spirits. But he has not been given an time-frame, not even an estimate, of when the lock-down will end

No one knows when it will end, not even the government itself. We've been following a week-to-week program for a while.

 

[jay_mcfc]

Yeah that really only shows that they're very reluctant to testing and confirming cases.


No one knows when it will end, not even the government itself. We've been following a week-to-week program for a while.

Spring can’t come soon enough. We need to get to 26c around Europe ASAP!