Coronavirus Thread (Off Topic, Politics) (217 Viewers)

[wingy]

Wingy, I don't think this is correct. By region, China's mortality rates range from 1.4% to 3.6% overall. What's interesting to me is the 0.2% mortality rate in Germany, as they are also a country that has undertaken a large amount of testing for the virus, and which increases the denominator when calculating mortality rates. The UK Gov't own estimate is a 1% mortality rate, which is close to that for Swine flu. Italy's mortality rate is currently 2%. As has been recognised, just as important, if not more, is the % infected.

We may be at cross purposes .
It was a small sample from early on .
Both the lower age groups were running around double the over,80's ?

 

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[fernandopartridge]

Appreciate that, but I was pointing out that the constant abuse he/the government gets on here isn’t necessarily reflective of the wider population.

I’ve got a mix of mates (with various political persuasions) and haven’t heard many moans, not because I think anyone thinks the governments approach has been perfect, but because they understand these are unprecedented times

I'd probably suggest as a country we've been battered into submission

 

[skybluetony176]

So he hasn’t said who counts as protected workers. Thanks mate

Believe there is a list available but also been told by someone who is on that list that her family doesn’t count as only her job is on the list so unless both parents are on the list or you’re a single parent your children can’t go into school still.

 

[cc84cov]

Guys. You didn’t have coronavirus last year. If you did we’d currently be in the middle of a mass outbreak as opposed to the start. One person restarted the outbreak in Korea, similarly our good tracking suppressed the first outbreak here. You weren’t running around Cov with coronavirus believe me, it genuinely was man flu.

Any chance on a graph to back this up mate ?

 

[PVA]

The first 100 is the same as the next 400. And so on. It flattens out even when the cases go up by hundreds a day. They then use this to say how ours is shooting up yet the others are not. But that is not the reality.

Good grief. Absolutely no one is saying this. No one.

You've missed the point quite spectacularly.

 

[Monners]

You can mention what you want. Half of this thread is people arguing about the graph so pretty sure it can be mentioned!

Yes, that's how a log scale works. It will flatten out while cases are going up by hundreds a day further up the curve BUT if the increase continues to be exponential it will continue to be a straight line. If the curve begins to flatten you might still have hundreds of cases per day but if you're further up the scale those hundreds might be a small percentage and so it will mean the growth rate is slowing. No matter how high up the scale you are eventually you the gradient will get shallower and level off to a horizontal line once there are no new cases/deaths.

Thank you. Always good to have someone that understands how to read a graph and what a log scale is!

I shall now remove myself from tethers end

 

[djr8369]

Wingy, I don't think this is correct. By region, China's mortality rates range from 1.4% to 3.6% overall. What's interesting to me is the 0.2% mortality rate in Germany, as they are also a country that has undertaken a large amount of testing for the virus, and which increases the denominator when calculating mortality rates. The UK Gov't own estimate is a 1% mortality rate, which is close to that for Swine flu. Italy's mortality rate is currently 2%. As has been recognised, just as important, if not more, is the % infected.

"I don't think this is correct" then supplying a reasonable explanation? That's not how it works here, son. You're supposed to reply with dripping condescension and then spend your time telling people the other person is an idiot and sneering at every post they make.

 

[Nick]

"I don't think this is correct" then supplying a reasonable explanation? That's not how it works here, son. You're supposed to reply with dripping condescension and then spend your time telling people the other person is an idiot and sneering at every post they make.

Nah it's all about graphs now.

 

[djr8369]

Thank you. Always good to have someone that understands how to read a graph and what a log scale is!

I shall now remove myself from tethers end

I'm going for tea, not waiting to see this hand grenade go off.

 

[Monners]

Nah it's all about graphs now.[/QUOT

Good God

 

[Monners]

I'm going for tea, not waiting to see this hand grenade go off.

Me too.

 

[covcity4life]

"I had a fever, a headache and my eyes were burning. I already had symptoms during the night, shivering for cold"

Corona hit footballer said above

Sounds like you had coronavirus @hill83

 

[Nick]

Yeah I keep seeing people mention eyes burning.

Hopefully if he does have it he will piss it out soon

 

[hill83]

Feeling a bit better at the moment. Still got a cough but it’s not a dry cough now. Went for a walk round the block with my lad on his scooter. Knackered me out but I feel like it did me good. Didn’t see a single car driving about.

Almost had thoughts of having a beer a minute ago but I won’t.

 

[covcity4life]

Feeling a bit better at the moment. Still got a cough but it’s not a dry cough now. Went for a walk round the block with my lad on his scooter. Knackered me out but I feel like it did me good. Didn’t see a single car driving about.

Almost had thoughts of having a beer a minute ago but I won’t.

Are you not supposed to stay indoors for 14 days?

 

[hill83]

Are you not supposed to stay indoors for 14 days?

You are allowed out to exercise but need to stay 2 metres away from people. I didn’t see anyone.

 

[Sky Blue Pete]

How come only 66 more cases please?

 

[Astute]

How come only 66 more cases please?

We don't test the vast majority so will never know how bad it is.

 

[Sky Blue Pete]

We don't test the vast majority so will never know how bad it is.

We were told they were testing 7500 today

 

[stupot07]

How come only 66 more cases please?

? It's gone up by about 600 since yesterday
Yesterday 2,626
Today 3,269

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[stupot07]

Someones keeping a really good tracker of them.

Fuck know why it wont let me link it.

 

[Rusty Trombone]

We were told they were testing 7500 today

If you're believing this stuff Pete maybe someone else should do the meetings with Joy and Duggins (insert some kind of banterish emoji).

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

School provision from Monday will be for those up to Year 9 (13-14 yo), and for supervision only in completing work set remotely. Key workers appear to be those from pre-existing definition and both parents must fit into the category or be a single parent. It has still not been decided who is staffing the supervision but I am pleased to see some commonsense being used at school level.

 

[stupot07]

We were told they were testing 7500 today

8360 tests since yesterday's figure, results are usually a couple of days behind, so those will likely be part of Saturdays figures

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[stupot07]

here

I think that links working now if not you can type out the address

Some good graphs, etc.

 

[djr8369]

Feeling a bit better at the moment. Still got a cough but it’s not a dry cough now. Went for a walk round the block with my lad on his scooter. Knackered me out but I feel like it did me good. Didn’t see a single car driving about.

Almost had thoughts of having a beer a minute ago but I won’t.

I was down Cheylsemore high street early and seemed as busy as normal. The Turkish barbers have been struggling though so if any of you use it I'm sure they'd be grateful for the business.

Glad to hear you're perking up.

 

[Sky Blue Pete]

? It's gone up by about 600 since yesterday
Yesterday 2,626
Today 3,269

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Sorry was looking at incorrect data thanks

 

[djr8369]

8360 tests since yesterday's figure, results are usually a couple of days behind, so those will likely be part of Saturdays figures

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The proportion of positive tests has been rising the last few days.

 

[usskyblue]

Any chance on a graph to back this up mate ?

Yes m8

 

[BackRoomRummermill]

I must remember to sort out my dangleberries if I am going for a corona test

 

[BornSlippySkyBlue]

I must remember to sort out my dangleberries if I am going for a corona test

It’s a throat swab mate not a rectal examination.

 

[usskyblue]

It’s a throat swab mate not a rectal examination.

Flicked up ...

Anyone want the volley ?

 

[You'll Never Beat McPake]

UK latest coronavirus figures

 

[MalcSB]

Yep, hence based on recorded cases.

It all depends on what cases are recorded, which depends on which people are tested. UK are only testing people admitted to hospital which, by definition will be the patients who are most ill. The most ill are more likely to die. People who are less ill stay at home are not being tested. The mortality rate for the UK based on reported cases will be artificially high than is the actual case for all those infected.

 

[RegTheDonk]

It’s a throat swab mate not a rectal examination.

Shame, I could have killed two birds with one stone.