COVID-19 — Coronavirus

[mat]

Rachel Reeves just fucked up the maths for testing numbers on BBC News but as she isn't Abbot she's getting a free pass.

 

[Saddleworth2]

Something's gone terribly wrong for this to happen. It's sounds dreadful.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-52523834

Its very bad news, particularly as the nearest ventilator is in Inverness around 2 1/2 hours away by ambulance.

 

[johnmc]

ITV news is all about exiting lockdown. And you wonder why there are more people out and about. The media furore to go into lockdown is being matched by the demand to exit it.

 

[kaz7]

The membership of the UK government's scientific advisory group guiding coronavirus policy has been revealed after a list was published online.

Having previously refused to release the names of those on the scientific advisory group for emergencies (SAGE), the government has done so after weeks of pressure over a lack of transparency around their meetings and recommendations.
Two members of the group have not given permission for their names to be revealed.

https://news.sky.com/story/coronavi...ed-after-criticism-over-transparency-11982941

There are loads and the public will be none the wiser as to who they are and whether the balance of input is good or not,stupid push by the media for no good reason

 

[BlueAnorak]

The “alternative Sage [Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies]” meeting organised by Sir David King, is live;

https://www.pscp.tv/w/1RDGlQrbLddJL

I've dropped in on it from You tube from time to time and some of the stuff is really interesting, though many of the speakers have astonishingly good retrospectoscopes that deliver 20-20 perfect hindsight.
One of the main points so far is that you can't open up public transport without masks (to allow people to be within 2 metres of each other) and unbelievable quantities of hand sanitizer on tap everywhere.

 

[AlgarveBlu]

The membership of the UK government's scientific advisory group guiding coronavirus policy has been revealed after a list was published online.

Having previously refused to release the names of those on the scientific advisory group for emergencies (SAGE), the government has done so after weeks of pressure over a lack of transparency around their meetings and recommendations.
Two members of the group have not given permission for their names to be revealed.

https://news.sky.com/story/coronavi...ed-after-criticism-over-transparency-11982941

There are loads and the public will be none the wiser as to who they are and whether the balance of input is good or not,stupid push by the media for no good reason

must be a fair few from BM on there

 

[Fame Monster]

The membership of the UK government's scientific advisory group guiding coronavirus policy has been revealed after a list was published online.

Having previously refused to release the names of those on the scientific advisory group for emergencies (SAGE), the government has done so after weeks of pressure over a lack of transparency around their meetings and recommendations.
Two members of the group have not given permission for their names to be revealed.

https://news.sky.com/story/coronavi...ed-after-criticism-over-transparency-11982941

There are loads and the public will be none the wiser as to who they are and whether the balance of input is good or not,stupid push by the media for no good reason

Would be interesting to hear the minutes.

 

[shemnel]

I've dropped in on it from You tube from time to time and some of the stuff is really interesting, though many of the speakers have astonishingly good retrospectoscopes that deliver 20-20 perfect hindsight.
One of the main points so far is that you can't open up public transport without masks (to allow people to be within 2 metres of each other) and unbelievable quantities of hand sanitizer on tap everywhere.

yes, hindsight is 2020, like the year. A joke in there somewhere.

An interesting point made near the beginning examining the key strategic points behind WHO advice and UKGOV actions, where it was claimed that UK Gov is still looking to manage a spread, albeit in a very very slow way, compared to WHO suppression

 

[BlueAnorak]

yes, hindsight is 2020, like the year. A joke in there somewhere.

An interesting point made near the beginning examining the key strategic points behind WHO advice and UKGOV actions, where it was claimed that UK Gov is still looking to manage a spread, albeit in a very very slow way, compared to WHO suppression

Suppression does not give herd immunity without a vaccine - and that would be a minimum of 9 months away for some and up to 18 months (maybe 2 years away) for most.
And a crashed economy will probably double the deaths from COVID-19, maybe treble them.

 

[kaz7]

NHS england 204

Wales 14

Scotland 5