COVID-19 — Coronavirus

[SWP's back]

Maybe as a response to mass hysteria induced by people on social media shrieking their doomsday prophesies, abusing those who don't agree with them and reporting each death with disturbing glee all without the necessary data to have an informed opinion.

We saw the result and, at the same time, the real nature of people as they rushed to the shops to strip the shelves, not for old people, not for others, but for themselves. Wholly unnecessary, but what people do when they are frightened and panicking. It's not a huge step from there to looting and, from there, to lawlessness. In my opinion, the lockdown isn't about the virus, it's about controlling the hysteria.

Besides, I had it at Christmas.

^^^^
Ha. I’m not biting on that.

 

[Blue Elvis]

My wife is one of the “ clinically extremely vulnerable “ people the Government has designated.I’m in the category below.

We have been self isolating since 16 March but had to visit our local specialist centre for treatment yesterday. We wore gloves and masks as precautions.

We were staggered by what we found at the hospital having watched all the Government briefings.

Not a single member of the NHS medical staff on duty wore a mask or any other PPE equipment despite dealing specifically with “clinically extremely vulnerable “ patients.

When my wife queried why there was no PPE equipment in place she was told by the nurse “ don’t worry about it , you are wearing a good mask” !! Medical staff were wandering around with no attempt at social distancing.

The none medical staff were not observing social distancing either and 3 of them as smokers were stood in the car park within arms length of each other.

What the hell is going on ? Who can you believe when the evidence in front of you contradicts everything you have been told?

Stay safe !

 

[bluemoon32]

My wife is one of the “ clinically extremely vulnerable “ people the Government has designated.I’m in the category below.

We have been self isolating since 16 March but had to visit our local specialist centre for treatment yesterday. We wore gloves and masks as precautions.

We were staggered by what we found at the hospital having watched all the Government briefings.

Not a single member of the NHS medical staff on duty wore a mask or any other PPE equipment despite dealing specifically with “clinically extremely vulnerable “ patients.

When my wife queried why there was no PPE equipment in place she was told by the nurse “ don’t worry about it , you are wearing a good mask” !! Medical staff were wandering around with no attempt at social distancing.

The none medical staff were not observing social distancing either and 3 of them as smokers were stood in the car park within arms length of each other.

What the hell is going on ? Who can you believe when the evidence in front of you contradicts everything you have been told?

Stay safe !

Yep, it's bollocks isn't it.
I went to Asda the other day, their staff were great, controlled the queue outside well & had everyone cleanse their trolley's before entering the store and then......a complete fcuking free for all inside, no distancing, people brushing past you, no waiting for space up the aisles & the check out area's were marked out at 2m gaps but people just ignored them.
Complete waste of time for Asda to even bother trying to help.
If there's one thing this pandemic has shown me once and for all, it's that whilst there are lots of good, decent folk out there, they are outnumbered by absolute cnuts

 

[Blue Maverick]

Yep, it's bollocks isn't it.
I went to Asda the other day, their staff were great, controlled the queue outside well & had everyone cleanse their trolley's before entering the store and then......a complete fcuking free for all inside, no distancing, people brushing past you, no waiting for space up the aisles & the check out area's were marked out at 2m gaps but people just ignored them.
Complete waste of time for Asda to even bother trying to help.
If there's one thing this pandemic has shown me once and for all, it's that whilst there are lots of good, decent folk out there, they are outnumbered by absolute cnuts

Yep had this Sunday, I was masked up and had gloves, two metres my arse you can’t do it, the only way you can do it, is let 10 people at a time in, 1 in 1 out. It’s a joke.

 

[urban genie]

Yeah, there’s always going to be some overlap but let’s try and keep the political arguing to the other thread please. Let’s tone down some of the anti-China rhetoric whilst we’re at it too. Criticising their government’s handling of this is fine, but stigmatising an entire nation is not.

Some people cannot seperate their personal agneda from any topic.


On a positive chinese note




Will have much needed first hand experience on the virus to support out health service.

 

[Indaparkside]

The none medical staff were not observing social distancing either and 3 of them as smokers were stood in the car park within arms length of each other.

What the hell is going on ? Who can you believe when the evidence in front of you contradicts everything you have been told?

Stay safe

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Did you complain to management, go to pals, no you came on a football forum to slag our hard working nurses off who are working flat out in difficult circumstances, peolike you make me sick even though the pandemic is on they still had time to see you to make sure you didn’t miss an appointment. I can imagine your a victor meldrew and if it wasn’t for those inconsiderate nurses you slag off you would have one foot in the grave.

 

[lafitz2008]

Yep had this Sunday, I was masked up and had gloves, two metres my arse you can’t do it, the only way you can do it, is let 10 people at a time in, 1 in 1 out. It’s a joke.

Went into one of those Tesco express things in town and they were letting five in at a time.
It was like pacman going down the aisles.

 

[bluemc]

And stop watching 13.79% of city games

Or leave every game at 77:19. In which case, loads around me in SS3 have been doing the Chinese boycott for ages!

 

[AlgarveBlu]

Yeah, there’s always going to be some overlap but let’s try and keep the political arguing to the other thread please. Let’s tone down some of the anti-China rhetoric whilst we’re at it too. Criticising their government’s handling of this is fine, but stigmatising an entire nation is not.

I feel for you, it must be like herding wild cats. The problem you have is that having a generic thread with covid19 is the equivalent of starting a thread titled ‘everything to do with the world’ as it’s touched every facet of our lives and then some.As you correctly pointed out some time usage of the forum was inevitably going to go through the roof.

I primarily go to see on the main covid19 thread to find any science related topics about the actual virus amongst other things but in my opinion it has morphed into an actuaries and chartists wet dream.It’s actually been an eye opener for me to see how this thread has developed since it’s early days.

Covid subsection maybe? may help the many people who come on here to actually get away from the whole issue and look at normal threads.

anyway I have an interesting piece from Forbes in relation to the C word Which touches on origins/politics/proposed solutions in the future not sure if I post in covid General/ covid economics/covid cage the world etc start a specific thread for Sino global relations in the politics thread? It’s confusing to know where best to post anything without derailing the intended purpose of the thread but as you say multiple overlaps.

Thanks for the shifts you must be putting in...virtual clap

 

[Blue Maverick]

Which has to be bollocks as why would the governments react like this if it’s less lethal than normal Flu?

It’s not less lethal it’s the infection rate isn’t it, that’s the whole point if everyone gets it then that percentage is a lot, not everyone gets flu.