Coronavirus Thread (Off Topic, Politics) (11 Viewers)

shmmeee · May 1, 2020

Google executive took part in Sage meeting, tech firm confirms

Actually don’t mind this. But I’m a total Hassabis fan boy. Deep Mind have done a lot of work with the NHS and it’s a passion for him but this Guardian article makes out it’s just “random tech bro” thing. I really hate the irrational tech hatred on some bits of the left.

SkyBlueDom26 · May 1, 2020

Germany R rate on the way down again then despite there being all the fuss about it going up slightly for 1 day......media are vermin

Nick · May 1, 2020

SkyBlueCRJ said:
Your argument isn't relevant - like I said use your common sense. Wearing masks won't guarantee you not catching the virus, they simply minimise the risk of transmission. If social distancing is not actioned where possible in conjunction with wearing them then you can see why some have claimed their use only goes so far. Especially as you can catch Covid through your eyes.

This is where they need to be careful when opening up public transport to all. As masks won't be enough to stop the spread on packed trains/tubes.

Thats why you wear swimming goggles.

Get the zoggs out.

SkyBlueDom26 · May 1, 2020

USA also hopefuls of a vaccine by January according to Fauci

SkyBlueCRJ · May 1, 2020

Nick said:
Thats why you wear swimming goggles.

Get the zoggs out.

You joke....but I can almost guarantee at least one person will resort to this

skybluetony176 · May 1, 2020

SkyBlueCRJ said:
That's what I'm saying though. If everyone wears them but social distancing isn't adhered to then the chances of coming into contact with the virus aren't greatly reduced. They'll certainly help but in many ways they're just delaying the inevitable of a second outbreak - which is what has essentially happened in Japan.

But as you and I have said if everyone wears the masks AND adheres to social distancing where possible then the chances of coming into contact with the virus IS greatly reduced. It's pretty simple as you say, guidelines need to be implemented in order to maximise their effectiveness.

Not disagreeing with you. Social distancing is important. I’m still at work at the moment and have to come into contact with people and at least two or three times a week I’m either backing away from people or telling them to back away and quite often they look at me as if I’m the one being a dick. At times I have to work in an office that I share with someone else, it’s a fairly large office so we’ve been able to move desks 2 meters apart along with other things like only one in the office at any time where possible but the latest modelling shows we’re not doing enough without masks as the virus can linger in the air and on surfaces from a cough or sneeze. The other person doesn’t even need to be in the office at the time for me to catch it from them. I have a feeling that wearing masks outside of the home and social distancing will become good manners and it’s morons who latch onto things like the WHO said they’re a waste of time because they read it on some cranks Twitter feed, misleading headline while ignoring the details in the article, on Facebook or wherever will be considered the rudest people in society.

SkyBlueCRJ · May 1, 2020

skybluetony176 said:
Not disagreeing with you. Social distancing is important. I’m still at work at the moment and have to come into contact with people and at least two or three times a week I’m either backing away from people or telling them to back away and quite often they look at me as if I’m the one being a dick. At times I have to work in an office that I share with someone else, it’s a fairly large office so we’ve been able to move desks 2 meters apart along with other things like only one in the office at any time where possible but the latest modelling shows we’re not doing enough without masks as the virus can linger in the air and on surfaces. I have a feeling that wearing masks outside of the home and social distancing will become good manners and it’s morons who latch onto things like the WHO said they’re a waste of time because they read it on some cranks Twitter feed, misleading headline while ignoring the details in the article, on Facebook or wherever will be considered the rudest people in society.

That's why IMO it should be enforced. Germany have bought in punishments for not wearing face masks (apparently up to €10,000) if you are caught without a mask on in public.

Our government need to find a backbone and implement similar laws / punishments with regards to wearing face masks otherwise people simply won't wear them consistently enough.

They'll flount the rules as they are doing now with quarantine.

clint van damme · May 1, 2020

SkyBlueCRJ said:
That's why IMO it should be enforced. Germany have bought in punishments for not wearing face masks (apparently up to €10,000) if you are caught without a mask on in public.

Our government need to find a backbone and implement similar laws / punishments with regards to wearing face masks otherwise people simply won't wear them consistently enough.

They'll flount the rules as they are doing now with quarantine.

They'd have to make sure there's enough to go found first who h is probably beyond them.

Ring Of Steel · May 1, 2020

SkyBlueDom26 said:
USA also hopefuls of a vaccine by January according to Fauci

Yes, as soon as they work out how to combine bleach & rat poison you'll see it in Target right next to the anti COVID automatic weapons.

Nick · May 1, 2020

SkyBlueCRJ said:
You joke....but I can almost guarantee at least one person will resort to this

I already have, found them in my boot and put them on just to annoy my daughter.

I couldn't find her diving ones with the snorkel, they would have been funnier.

Ring Of Steel · May 1, 2020

Grendel said:
I agree on the economy bit though some experts think it will be a piece of piss and we can lockdown for 6 years if we have to

Some could (I could), but manufacturing etc, that needs to start soon otherwise the effects will be devastating right along the supply chain, I already know of several companies that have closed the doors forever as they see no way of getting through this, they'd rather just walk away. They had cash to walk away with though, not every company is that lucky.

lordsummerisle · May 1, 2020

Not sure if the government are as confident in the peak being passed as they claim.

Had 85,000 body bags flown into BHX this week over 2 flights, expecting another 2 over next few days, and one with gowns.

5 flights with body bags for LTN as well.

SkyBlueCRJ · May 1, 2020

SkyBlueDom26 said:
USA also hopefuls of a vaccine by January according to Fauci

Opinion | How Long Will a Vaccine Really Take?

It's a game of opinions Dom. Until there's a breakthrough it's all speculation.

Ring Of Steel · May 1, 2020

lordsummerisle said:
Not sure if the government are as confident in the peak being passed as they claim.

Had 85,000 boby bags flown into BHX this week over 2 flights, expecting another 2 over next few days, and one with gowns.

5 flights with body bags for LTN as well.

They are saying we're past the peak because they need to open up the economy. We are still miles away from the end of this, a cursory look at the figures is enough to tell you that. We are being told these things to help us ease back into going to work. Hence the Nightingale hospitals, ready for the 'second wave'

Deleted member 5849 · May 1, 2020

SkyBlueCRJ said:
Opinion | How Long Will a Vaccine Really Take?

It's a game of opinions Dom. Until there's a breakthrough it's all speculation.

I really hope they test it properly too. Would rather it be slightly later, then botched in the race to be first. Usually I'd be entirely confident, but with Trump about, I'm rather less so!

SkyBlueCRJ · May 1, 2020

clint van damme said:
They'd have to make sure there's enough to go found first who h is probably beyond them.

True - hardly comforting when they can't even appropriately distribute enough PPE to the NHS let alone an entire country.

Nick · May 1, 2020

lordsummerisle said:
Had 85,000 boby bags flown into BHX this week over 2 flights

Aren't they bras?

skybluetony176 · May 1, 2020

SkyBlueCRJ said:
That's why IMO it should be enforced. Germany have bought in punishments for not wearing face masks (apparently up to €10,000) if you are caught without a mask on in public.

Our government need to find a backbone and implement similar laws / punishments with regards to wearing face masks otherwise people simply won't wear them consistently enough.

They'll flount the rules as they are doing now with quarantine.

Definitely not disagreeing with you there on any account.

skybluetony176 · May 1, 2020

SkyBlueDom26 said:
USA also hopefuls of a vaccine by January according to Fauci

Didn’t he say by September originally, then before winter sets in? It’s fingers crossed thinking. It’s possible of course but the key word is possible and he’s already changed that possibility at least twice. The latest two possibilities actually only being days apart.

skybluetony176 · May 1, 2020

Deleted member 5849 said:
I really hope they test it properly too. Would rather it be slightly later, then botched in the race to be first. Usually I'd be entirely confident, but with Trump about, I'm rather less so!

Especially if it comes out of America. A country with a long history of negligence in such areas.

Astute · May 1, 2020

Brighton Sky Blue said:
Perhaps if I knew what they were I'd understand what the actual issue is

Here is a link

Why are coronavirus tests so difficult to produce?

Here is a paragraph from the link

Making matters more complicated, many countries, including the UK and the US, have had problems getting enough supplies for testing. It’s not so much a matter of lacking the raw materials but making sure they are pure and mixed in the right amounts. Each brand of test has their own unique blend of about 20 chemicals. Each set requires its own unique packaging. Roche reagents don’t fit a Cepheid any better than a Chevy truck part fits a Prius. Making test kits is as burdensome as drug-making.

RegTheDonk · May 1, 2020

SkyBlueCRJ said:
They're certainly not pointless otherwise by that logic the NHS workers might as well just care for patients in the nude and save everyone the trouble.

But they're only as useful as the person who wears them. Social distancing still needs to be actioned whilst wearing masks otherwise their usefulness lessens and as such the risk rises.

This is where I completely agree with scientists and medical practitioners who fear that masks may give off a false sense of security to people.

The confusion over all this is a major problem

That WHO video, to me, seems a bit contradictory.
She says the masks she demonstrates (fluid resistant surgical mask) won't really protect you alone. She said you need to take other precautions.
She said wear one if you've got symptoms (obs to protect others).
But if you're in a room with someone who's got the bug, you should put one on.
Why? She's just said alone they won't protect you.

Am I missing something?

I see a lot of people out and about with masks and that makes me think they've got the bug, so they should be at home self-isolating. However, they could have it but have no symptoms, so they're being nice and trying to protect others, just in case.

Just think the official messages need to be crystal clear and that WHO video doesn't do it for me.

Astute · May 1, 2020

shmmeee said:
The WHO has to advise in an environment where some countries have limited PPE supplies and don’t want panic buying.

So they would prefer people to die than cause panic buying?

I have to wear one as a part of my job. You start to sweat underneath one. It becomes uncomfortable. If you wear glasses they steam up. You touch them to move them.

So let's say you have the virus. You touch the mask. You then have the virus on your hands. Everything you then touch can become contaminated. The next person to touch the same item can become contaminated. And so on.

It works well in countries where they are used to wearing them. But the argument is they are counter productive where people are not used to wearing them.

There is good and bad about wearing them. They could halt the spread but could also accelerate the spread.

clint van damme · May 1, 2020

RegTheDonk said:
The confusion over all this is a major problem

That WHO video, to me, seems a bit contradictory.
She says the masks she demonstrates (fluid resistant surgical mask) won't really protect you alone. She said you need to take other precautions.
She said wear one if you've got symptoms (obs to protect others).
But if you're in a room with someone who's got the bug, you should put one on.
Why? She's just said alone they won't protect you.

Am I missing something?

I see a lot of people out and about with masks and that makes me think they've got the bug, so they should be at home self-isolating. However, they could have it but have no symptoms, so they're being nice and trying to protect others, just in case.

Just think the official messages need to be crystal clear and that WHO video doesn't do it for me.

2 days ago Sturgeon advocated masks and got shot down by some Tory.
Yesterday Boris said they'd be a useful tool when coming out of lock down!

Grendel · May 1, 2020

clint van damme said:
2 days ago Sturgeon advocated masks and got shot down by some Tory.
Yesterday Boris said they'd be a useful tool when coming out of lock down!

Nome are saying it’s mandatory

skybluetony176 · May 1, 2020

Grendel said:
Nome are saying it’s mandatory

I bet it’s the one pushing the wheelbarrow, failing that the one fishing.

clint van damme · May 1, 2020

Grendel said:
Nome are saying it’s mandatory

Is there any point in doing it if not?
Be interesting to see how effective they've been in countries where they are mandatory but even if the numbers are good how do you know how much is down to them and how much is down to other measures?
I'd be happy to wear one if they were mandatory post lock down even if the evidence of their effectiveness old sketchy

Grendel · May 1, 2020

clint van damme said:
Is there any point in doing it if not?
Be interesting to see how effective they've been in countries where they are mandatory but even if the numbers are good how do you know how much is down to them and how much is down to other measures?
I'd be happy to wear one if they were mandatory post lock down even if the evidence of their effectiveness old sketchy

Where has it actually been mandatory in all areas in Europe?

RegTheDonk · May 1, 2020

clint van damme said:
2 days ago Sturgeon advocated masks and got shot down by some Tory.
Yesterday Boris said they'd be a useful tool when coming out of lock down!

This is the problem Clint. Everybody needs to be singing from the same hymn sheet.
I tend not to listen to politicos saying the opposite of each other, but I would expect people like the WHO to be independent and give the correct advice. Their advice isn't clear cut to me.

Astute · May 1, 2020

Grendel said:
Where has it actually been mandatory in all areas in Europe?

Stop making up your own story. Europe wasn't mentioned.

Grendel · May 1, 2020

Astute said:
Stop making up your own story. Europe wasn't mentioned.

Er so none then

clint van damme · May 1, 2020

Grendel said:
Where has it actually been mandatory in all areas in Europe?

Slovakia,Czech Republic, Austria and I think Turkey though I'd have to check.
Edit - just checked and Turkey is mandatory though I think it may only apply in shops, markets etc not parks.

Astute · May 1, 2020

Grendel said:
Er so none then

None what? This is where you make up your own story to make a point that doesn't exist.

They are mandatory in countries that are used to wearing them. So where in Europe are people used to wearing them?

clint van damme · May 1, 2020

Astute said:
Stop making up your own story. Europe wasn't mentioned.

True. When assessing their effectiveness it doesn't really matter if the data is European or not.

Grendel · May 1, 2020

clint van damme said:
Slovakia,Czech Republic, Austria and I think Turkey though I'd have to check.
Edit - just checked and Turkey is mandatory though I think it may only apply in shops, markets etc not parks.

Here’s the list

Which countries have made wearing face masks compulsory?

The Italy response shows the concerns especially the false sense of security and potential resource impacts

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.th...here-should-you-wear-a-face-mask-in-italy/amp

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