Coronavirus Thread (Off Topic, Politics) (4 Viewers)

[SkyBlueDom26]

Isle of white have got the contact tracing app, wonder when we’ll be able to download it

 

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[David O'Day]

Cases don’t lag it’s deaths that lag over the weekend

They do when you can't take the test due to non return envelope or not one qualified at your home and they lag when you could a test posted as a test completed.

Mate

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[Sky_Blue_Dreamer]

If we can get the antibody tests going that'll be a start because
a. If we can get people tested we can have a better idea of how many people have had it in the wider community
b. It provides more potential material to work on an antibody based vaccine, potentially speeding up the introduction of that which is ultimately where we need to be.

Oh, and cases have gone down again.

 

[Ian1779]

New cases down for a 3rd day in a row....bet none of you will mention that good news though will ya, will just moan about us doing 85k tests

Tell you what mate - you go pass on that ‘good news’ story to a family that’s lost someone to Cov-ID 19.

 

[Sky_Blue_Dreamer]

Isle of white have got the contact tracing app, wonder when we’ll be able to download it

Dunno. But I won't be. Afraid I don't trust them with my data.

 

[SkyBlueDom26]

Tell you what mate - you go pass on that ‘good news’ story to a family that’s lost someone to Cov-ID 19.

So it’s not good news to you that total cases are going down now and are on a downward trend? Obviously every death is heartbreaking and we pray the numbers come down quickly in both settings

 

[Ian1779]

So it’s not good news to you that total cases are going down now and are on a downward trend?

It’s encouraging news that we may be moving to a less tragic position.

Good is about as insensitive as heralding a success right now.

 

[Saddlebrains]

France have confirmed there were cases of corona in the country a month earlier than thought

Coronavirus present in France a month earlier than thought, test indicates

So everyone here slating others for saying they had symptoms from xmas onwards can eat humble pie then surely?

Adamant my lad had it end of Jan, a the hallmarks and symptoms, doctors asked 'have you been to china'. When no was the reply it was left as an upper respiratory infection but they dont know what.

Preparing to be shot down here, but what if all this is the second wave everyones scared of? Stranger things have happened at sea

 

[SkyBlueDom26]

So everyone here slating others for saying they had symptoms from xmas onwards can eat humble pie then surely?

Adamant my lad had it end of Jan, a the hallmarks and symptoms, doctors asked 'have you been to china'. When no was the reply it was left as an upper respiratory infection but they dont know what.

Preparing to be shot down here, but what if all this is the second wave everyones scared of? Stranger things have happened at sea

I deffo think it was here around Christmas so many people were off poorly with the flu

 

[Astute]

Tell you what mate - you go pass on that ‘good news’ story to a family that’s lost someone to Cov-ID 19.

My glass is half full. Yours is bone dry.

It is good news that the death rate is about 75% lower than a week ago. It means there will be thousands less families losing a loved one each week. How can that not be good?

 

[clint van damme]

So everyone here slating others for saying they had symptoms from xmas onwards can eat humble pie then surely?

Adamant my lad had it end of Jan, a the hallmarks and symptoms, doctors asked 'have you been to china'. When no was the reply it was left as an upper respiratory infection but they dont know what.

Preparing to be shot down here, but what if all this is the second wave everyones scared of? Stranger things have happened at sea

According to the article different strains could have potentially sprung up in different parts of the world as well.
I'm one of the ones who's been saying the anecdotal evidence suggests it's been here longer than we think.

I don't think what we're experiencing is the second wave unfortunately though we'll see what happens as lock down restrictions are lifted.

 

[thekidfromstrettoncamp]

great news everyone, 288 people died.

While I agree 288 are 288 to many I think last monday from memory was about 100 more. I do not think they did not include care homes may be wrong.If I have a gripe with the handling of this it was right at the begining of this whole saga was allowing Cheltenham to go ahead and Athletico Madrid fans to come to Anfield.At the time it was 1 of the most infected places in the world.

 

[Ian1779]

My glass is half full. Yours is bone dry.

It is good news that the death rate is about 75% lower than a week ago. It means there will be thousands less families losing a loved one each week. How can that not be good?

50000 reasons tell me good is not the right way to describe it.

Encouraging, welcoming, a relief - absolutely.

 

[SkyBlueDom26]

great news everyone, 288 people died.

Every death is absolutely awful ffs what are you trying to say???!! It’s encouraging that that the cases are falling as are the death totals.....don’t you see that as an encouraging sign we’re getting on top of the virus??? I’d rather it be much lower than the 100s more it was over the last few weeks

 

[wingy]

There's a huge difference in those numbers. One is 6% of the population and the other is 50%. If its 50%, and re-infection isn't possible, you're getting to the point of herd immunity being a viable way forward. Going to need a lot more certainly on the numbers before they can be used to formulate the strategy going forward.

Yes very much so .
Two more were cited on TV this morning.
One from California and one from Iran suggesting 30%

 

[clint van damme]

Empty it out and play our matches in there to win the league!

CET headline - SISU turf dying patients into the street

 

[SkyBlueDom26]

50000 reasons tell me good is not the right way to describe it.

It’s encouraging then and long may it continue to drop massively in deaths and new cases

 

[clint van damme]

Every death is absolutely awful ffs what are you trying to say???!! It’s encouraging that that the cases are falling as are the death totals.....don’t you see that as an encouraging sign we’re getting on top of the virus??? I’d rather it be much lower than the 100s more it was over the last few weeks

we're also on the verge of becoming the worse affected country in Europe so it's a bit early to be hanging out the bunting.

 

[Astute]

So everyone here slating others for saying they had symptoms from xmas onwards can eat humble pie then surely?

Adamant my lad had it end of Jan, a the hallmarks and symptoms, doctors asked 'have you been to china'. When no was the reply it was left as an upper respiratory infection but they dont know what.

Preparing to be shot down here, but what if all this is the second wave everyones scared of? Stranger things have happened at sea

Have had it in the back of my mind that I had it then passed it onto my wife just before Xmas. Spent days in bed which is unusual for myself. But the children had nothing. Have never had time off work for being ill. Won't know until they come out with a test that could say.

 

[Ian1779]

The more people die - the more statistically likely that one of us, our kids or our parents get it and get it bad.

 

[Astute]

50000 reasons tell me good is not the right way to describe it.

Encouraging, welcoming, a relief - absolutely.

And the meaning of the words encouraging, welcoming and relief is.........

 

[Astute]

The more people die - the more statistically likely that one of us, our kids or our parents get it and get it bad.

Yet you say it isn't good news that the number of deaths is well down.

 

[Sky Blue Pete]

How are we getting 4000 new infections?

 

[SkyBlueDom26]

How are we getting 4000 new infections?

Because Over the last week we’ve jumped from 30k tests to 80-100k tests

 

[pipkin73]

The level off lockdown here has been very hard on people.
Went out last night for the first time, as allowed out from 8-11 now for 1 hours exercise.
Spoke to a few people i know and found out 5 people have commited suicide out here (just in our province).
So that's 3 deaths from COVID 19 and 5 suicides.

Problem was the country was just not ready financily and most people have still not received a penny in help yet,
people being told now that maybe May 10th or June before payouts received by most.

One of the women i spoke to has lost so much weight and was skin and bones, said she has a bowl of soup a day as that's all she can afford.

So yes, going in to a HARD lockdown has helped reduce/eliminate the growth but at a very high mental cost to people.
We are also being told that as we have had so few cases that we are likely to be hit again after lockdown as we have a very low immunity to it.

Long term the UK's way might just prove to have been the correct one.

 

[skybluetony176]

New cases down for a 3rd day in a row....bet none of you will mention that good news though will ya, will just moan about us doing 85k tests

Only 315 needless deaths. Yippee.

 

[clint van damme]

The level off lockdown here has been very hard on people.
Went out last night for the first time, as allowed out from 8-11 now for 1 hours exercise.
Spoke to a few people i know and found out 5 people have commited suicide out here (just in our province).
So that's 3 deaths from COVID 19 and 5 suicides.

Problem was the country was just not ready financily and most people have still not received a penny in help yet,
people being told now that maybe May 10th or June before payouts received by most.

One of the women i spoke to has lost so much weight and was skin and bones, said she has a bowl of soup a day as that's all she can afford.

So yes, going in to a HARD lockdown has helped reduce/eliminate the growth but at a very high mental cost to people.
We are also being told that as we have had so few cases that we are likely to be hit again after lockdown as we have a very low immunity to it.

Long term the UK's way might just prove to have been the correct one.

not good reading mate but good to hear from you.
Stay safe.

 

[pipkin73]

not good reading mate but good to hear from you.
Stay safe.

Thanks mate, got my head back together now after my little breakdown.

 

[clint van damme]

Thanks mate, got my head back together now after my little breakdown.

aren't there plans to use the Canaries as a bit of a guinea pig to test opening back up resorts?
I read they are thinking of opening them up to domestic tourists to start with?

 

[ajsccfc]

So everyone here slating others for saying they had symptoms from xmas onwards can eat humble pie then surely?

Adamant my lad had it end of Jan, a the hallmarks and symptoms, doctors asked 'have you been to china'. When no was the reply it was left as an upper respiratory infection but they dont know what.

Preparing to be shot down here, but what if all this is the second wave everyones scared of? Stranger things have happened at sea

While I'm happy to concede it's likely wishful thinking on my part, my household all spent a few weeks from February in various stages of woe that covered all the symptoms and while not debilitating, it was something none of us had had before so it's coincidental at the very least.

 

[pipkin73]

aren't there plans to use the Canaries as a bit of a guinea pig to test opening back up resorts?
I read they are thinking of opening them up to domestic tourists to start with?

It's a 5 stage plan over the next 2 months. Opening to inter island flights and mainland Spain flights first.
Saying August, September before flights from tourists but that could be brought forward if we keep our cases so low.
The local gouvernment have asked for it as we need to open again asap to get people working again but Madrid are not sure if they will allow it earlier.

 

[covmark]

Only 315 needless deaths. Yippee.

You know that's not what he's saying. Stop being a dick.
I know it's the weekends numbers but the overall trend is going the right way. It's encouraging signs.

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[Astute]

The level off lockdown here has been very hard on people.
Went out last night for the first time, as allowed out from 8-11 now for 1 hours exercise.
Spoke to a few people i know and found out 5 people have commited suicide out here (just in our province).
So that's 3 deaths from COVID 19 and 5 suicides.

Problem was the country was just not ready financily and most people have still not received a penny in help yet,
people being told now that maybe May 10th or June before payouts received by most.

One of the women i spoke to has lost so much weight and was skin and bones, said she has a bowl of soup a day as that's all she can afford.

So yes, going in to a HARD lockdown has helped reduce/eliminate the growth but at a very high mental cost to people.
We are also being told that as we have had so few cases that we are likely to be hit again after lockdown as we have a very low immunity to it.

Long term the UK's way might just prove to have been the correct one.

I said exactly the same when we delayed lockdown whilst sorting out financial matters for those who would need help. It is a double edged sword.

Was reading earlier that people suffering issues mentally is up to nearly 50%. More severe issues is about at 20%. And we prepared better than most before 'lockdown' which has also been much less severe.

 

[skybluetony176]

You know that's not what he's saying. Stop being a dick.
I know it's the weekends numbers but the overall trend is going the right way. It's encouraging signs.

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It’s like that scene from the office though where David Brent is being promoted at the expense of everyone else being made redundant and he can’t understand why they’re not happy for him.
It’s crass to suggest that it’s “good news” considering the backdrop.

 

[Grendel]

Only 315 needless deaths. Yippee.

You really are a sad pathetic c**t. Wind your neck in