Coronavirus Thread (Off Topic, Politics) (111 Viewers)

[clint van damme]

I haven't found or read anything that suggests the WHO have confirmed it. All the reports of no new cases are coming directly out of China which is why I'm not believing a word of it until an independent source such as the WHO confirms it themselves.

To what extent are the draconian measures being enforced though? Just under 100 million migrant workers have still been working through the lockdown in order to keep their manufacturing arm functioning at some sort of capacity - and realistically many of their factories won't be a leading example of implementing health and safety - so I just can't see how they aren't reporting anymore cases as that's a huge number of people working together in close quarters.

China’s aggressive measures have slowed the coronavirus. They may not work in other countries

to be fair, it's a joint WHO/Chinese government study is perhaps your scepticism is well placed.

 

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[clint van damme]

Would anybody else do better though? No leader in the world could have predicted this happening he's following the best scientific advice

Yes. It's not about predicting it for fucks sake, it's about dealing with it.

 

[PVA]

Would anybody else do better though? No leader in the world could have predicted this happening he's following the best scientific advice

Nobody is saying he should have predicted it!

 

[SkyBlueCRJ]

China’s aggressive measures have slowed the coronavirus. They may not work in other countries

to be fair, it's a joint WHO/Chinese government study is perhaps your scepticism is well placed.

That article was also published 18 days ago.

 

[BornSlippySkyBlue]

Would anybody else do better though? No leader in the world could have predicted this happening he's following the best scientific advice

No, there was no way anyone could have foreseen the prospect of a global pandemic.
We Were Warned

 

[shmmeee]

I'm saying that he's done it for three days and already he's bored of them because he's a lazy prick who would rather be getting Brexit done and sipping champagne with his pals. He'll probably send Sunak out tonight so he can go the pub.

Frankly I’d rather he did. Sunak is at least a serious politician.

 

[SkyBlueDom26]

Some better news though, testing to begin on humans next month here so lets all hope!

Trials to begin on Covid-19 vaccine in UK next month

Search for Coronavirus Vaccine Becomes a Global Competition

 

[SkyBlueDom26]

This month, Anthony Fauci, director of the US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and a member of Donald Trump’s taskforce, said a vaccine was 12 to 18 months away – an expectation echoed by the UK chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance – but Hill said the Oxford team and others were “aiming for much earlier”.

 

[Ring Of Steel]

Perhaps we should have had comrad corbyn who would still be sitting on the fence thinking how to protect his terrorist friends from getting it and Dianne Abbot counting the hospital beds.
Seriously why do you think Labour have just suffered the worst election result in over 60 years and dont have a cat in hells chance of running this country for many years to come.

Thats a whole big steaming pile of bullshit.

 

[PVA]

Frankly I’d rather he did. Sunak is at least a serious politician.

Agreed. A bit wet behind the ears, and he's been catapulted right to the top very quickly, but yes he is serious and speaks with calmness, composure and substance.

I think he will be the next PM.

 

[Ring Of Steel]

JLR manufacturing shutting for a few weeks.


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I guess another car maker will have to make some ventilators

 

[David O'Day]

I am saying he should of predicted it, pandemics are always going g to come around.

 

[fernandopartridge]

Agreed. A bit wet behind the ears, and he's been catapulted right to the top very quickly, but yes he is serious and speaks with calmness, composure and substance.

I think he will be the next PM.

You've just limited the competency to be a PM to purely cosmetic delivery. I have seen nothing from him to suggest he's anything like a PM, he just sounds like another droid from the financial sector.

 

[Wyken Sky Blue]

Is it selfish to go to the pub tomorrow evening if they are still open?

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[SkyBlueCRJ]

Is it selfish to go to the pub tomorrow evening if they are still open?

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Yes just stay home.

 

[Ring Of Steel]

You've just limited the competency to be a PM to purely cosmetic delivery. I have seen nothing from him to suggest he's anything like a PM, he just sounds like another droid from the financial sector.

I haven't seen one single person from any party that you look at and think "yeah I could see him/her in the top job".

Its not about politicians nowadays anyway, its who would be the best mouthpiece for the forces at work behind the scenes.

 

[PVA]

You've just limited the competency to be a PM to purely cosmetic delivery. I have seen nothing from him to suggest he's anything like a PM, he just sounds like another droid from the financial sector.

They've obviously seen something in him to promote him that quickly.

A couple of years as Chancellor and he'll be ready for it I'd say. Of course he has the benefit of standing next to Johnson, who makes anyone around him look competent and confident.

 

[Ring Of Steel]

They've obviously seen something in him to promote him that quickly.

A couple of years as Chancellor and he'll be ready for it I'd say. Of course he has the benefit of standing next to Johnson, who makes anyone around him look competent and confident.

He is compliant

 

[ccfchoi87]

Is it selfish to go to the pub tomorrow evening if they are still open?

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Not at all. You put yourself at risk as has anyone else in the pub. Personal choice.

 

[clint van damme]

That article was also published 18 days ago.

true, no new domestic cases reported Wednesday, though that's the official line.
But my point is, if things are worse there than reported how bad are they going to be here when we seem to be quite flippant about it.

Got to be honest, I didn't really look too much into the detail of this when it first broke but have started to over the last few days and I'm convinced draconian social distancing is the best way forward and think that is what we should be doing. As much as a ball ache as that will be for everyone.

 

[shmmeee]

You've just limited the competency to be a PM to purely cosmetic delivery. I have seen nothing from him to suggest he's anything like a PM, he just sounds like another droid from the financial sector.

I assumed the assumption was Boris will get defenestrated and him installed.

There’s no actual weighty politicians on either side since we all decided politics was an I’m A Celeb spin-off.

 

[David O'Day]

They've obviously seen something in him to promote him that quickly.

A couple of years as Chancellor and he'll be ready for it I'd say. Of course he has the benefit of standing next to Johnson, who makes anyone around him look competent and confident.

No, he's proving to be an awful chancellor who does seem to understand macro economics.

He was promoted as he was happy to accept Dominic Cummings picking his staff

 

[BornSlippySkyBlue]

Not at all. You put yourself at risk as has anyone else in the pub. Personal choice.

What about if you’ve already got it but are asymptomatic and you infect 5 people in the pub?

 

[Deleted member 2477]

To be fair, Imran is round his house every time he goes to work. I'd be suspicious too.

What a great racist comment from our moderator. Well done Nick

 

[edgy]

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They are starting to make Sanitizer Gel in their paint shops. Bravo.

 

[David O'Day]

What a great racist comment from our moderator. Well done Nick

Piss off gammony kev

 

[shmmeee]

What a great racist comment from our moderator. Well done Nick

What’s racist about Imran fucking your wife??

 

[PVA]

Not at all. You put yourself at risk as has anyone else in the pub. Personal choice.

This is such an ignorant attitude and exactly the reason why more stringent measures should be put in place. You are risking other people's lives.

I really don't think some people understand the severity of this situation.

 

[Deleted member 2477]

The gammonista has awoken from his slumber.

Marcus mate you're a banker detping on about terrorists and diane abbot like the sun reading c**t you are mate.

You keep being a tiny man who blames his own catalogue of short comings on other people,

Ok mate no problem and you keep on the great tradition of a left wing moaner throwing abuse and calling people far right and racist when they dont agree with you. Suck it up you lost and for your information I dont read the rag you refer to Im to busy doing a job protecting people like you

 

[shmmeee]

This is such an ignorant attitude and exactly the reason why more stringent measures should be put in place. You are risking other people's lives.

I really don't think some people understand the severity of this situation.

They will. And they’ll look fucking stupid. Just like the “it’s media hype” brigade from a week ago.

 

[shmmeee]

Ok mate no problem and you keep on the great tradition of a left wing moaner throwing abuse and calling people far right and racist when they dont agree with you. Suck it up you lost and for your information I dont read the rag you refer to Im to busy doing a job protecting people like you

You just called someone racist for no reason...

 

[Liquid Gold]

Some better news though, testing to begin on humans next month here so lets all hope!

Trials to begin on Covid-19 vaccine in UK next month

Search for Coronavirus Vaccine Becomes a Global Competition

As we’re in late stage capitalism anyway I’d like to see a billionaire put some mad reward up for whoever can get a working vaccine to market quickest.

 

[eedyut]

That article was also published 18 days ago.

October 2019

About Event 201, a high-level pandemic exercise on October 18, 2019

Of course there are acute differences but it does induce some critical thought..."players".

 

[David O'Day]

Ok mate no problem and you keep on the great tradition of a left wing moaner throwing abuse and calling people far right and racist when they dont agree with you. Suck it up you lost and for your information I dont read the rag you refer to Im to busy doing a job protecting people like you

Protecting? You're a Walter Mitty as well as a Gammon then.

 

[fernandopartridge]

We might not agree on how to read a graph but we do agree on this.

I am no fan of Corbyn or Abbott at all, but it is no use blaming them now. And the whole 'Corbyn is a terrorist and Abbott is thick' stuff is tedious bullshit that's spread like wildfire amongst the gammon on Facebook.

...and I am not one to call racism on any legitimate criticism of a black person, but the treatment of Abbott is 90% down to her being black. That's the public and the media.