Coronavirus Thread (Off Topic, Politics) (38 Viewers)

[Astute]

Anybody else had a text saying to stay in?

No idea how they got my number!!

Got mine this morning. It is your network provider that is sending them out.

 

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[Philosoraptor]

We’ve already done a lot more than nothing

That is true. This is why we should not get to the 250 000 - 500 000 deaths.

It's about slowing down the spread of the virus. This has the knock on affect of slowing down deaths.

 

[Philosoraptor]

We are definetly in a race for a vaccine here.

 

[Liquid Gold]

That is true. This is why we should not get to the 250 000 - 500 000 deaths.

It's about slowing down the spread of the virus. This has the knock on affect of slowing down deaths.

We know that. Also why you don’t need to go moralising on why it shouldn’t be acceptable to take that many deaths. Nobody is accepting it.

 

[BackRoomRummermill]

Anybody else had a text saying to stay in?

No idea how they got my number!!

yes I got one

 

[Astute]

We haven't seen anything yet. We are a few weeks where a few other country's are. What these other country's do as the results from them will be a big signpost to what we do next.

Which is exactly what I have been saying. We are a week behind France.

I wonder if we bring out fines for ignoring directions that they will have to go up a few times or we start with bigger fines.

 

[Astute]

But when those restrictions come back those who have proven immune/vaccinated/ recovered won’t need to go into hiding.

That will be one of those decisions to be made later.

Maybe a white cross on your head if you haven't contracted the virus yet, red cross if you have it presently and no cross once you have got the antibodies.

 

[shmmeee]

Anybody else had a text saying to stay in?

No idea how they got my number!!

It’s from your mobile network on behalf of the government. The government decided against a mobile alert system like other countries a while ago I believe. Also means it’s all or nothing so they can’t send out location or user specific stuff.

 

[David O'Day]

We know that. Also why you don’t need to go moralising on why it shouldn’t be acceptable to take that many deaths. Nobody is accepting it.

He needs to fuck off back to his unreadable football shite pronto

 

[Philosoraptor]

We know that. Also why you don’t need to go moralising on why it shouldn’t be acceptable to take that many deaths. Nobody is accepting it.

If anyone can dig out the Trump Tweet. I would say the idea is being thought about.

 

[shmmeee]

We know that. Also why you don’t need to go moralising on why it shouldn’t be acceptable to take that many deaths. Nobody is accepting it.

We’re just haggling now though surely? 200k? 150k? 100k? Even the best case of 20k is a decision not to go as far as say China because of economic/libertarian/human rights concerns.

 

[ccfc92]

I can't imagine too many better places to ride this out, love the place. Spent many, many happy holiday as a kid in & around Alum Chine

The weather is great right now, suns out, warm weather. Typical!

 

[BackRoomRummermill]

I can’t believe I am actually thrilled at the thought of the Morrison’s van coming tomorrow

 

[BackRoomRummermill]

It’s from your mobile network on behalf of the government. The government decided against a mobile alert system like other countries a while ago I believe. Also means it’s all or nothing so they can’t send out location or user specific stuff.

This is what has been sent
GOV.UK CORONAVIRUS ALERT
New rules in force now: you must stay at home. More info & exemptions at gov.uk/coronavirus Stay at home. Protect the NHS. Save lives.

 

[wingy]

We know that. Also why you don’t need to go moralising on why it shouldn’t be acceptable to take that many deaths. Nobody is accepting it.

It’s not just about the NHS, it’s about all of us | The Conservative Woman

 

[Astute]

The weather is great right now, suns out, warm weather. Typical!

Back at work in the morning. Won't get to see proper daylight for a few days. At least should find out when my next day off will be by the weekend. If we get the slightest symptom we have to isolate for 14 days. And that is without coming into contact with anyone who has it.

 

[Philosoraptor]

We’re just haggling now though surely? 200k? 150k? 100k? Even the best case of 20k is a decision not to go as far as say China because of economic/libertarian/human rights concerns.

New York is worrying at the moment. Deaths are doubling there each day at the moment.

 

[wingy]

We know that. Also why you don’t need to go moralising on why it shouldn’t be acceptable to take that many deaths. Nobody is accepting it.

Older people would rather die than let Covid-19 harm US economy – Texas official

 

[IrishSkyBlue]

Im at work and im a it engineer at a hospital where i live, we have 19 covid patients, manager just came in to us there to set up portable tablets for dying patients so the can whatsapp their relatives at home its so sad.

 

[wingy]

Back at work in the morning. Won't get to see proper daylight for a few days. At least should find out when my next day off will be by the weekend. If we get the slightest symptom we have to isolate for 14 days. And that is without coming into contact with anyone who has it.

Decent advice.

 

[Astute]

It’s not just about the NHS, it’s about all of us | The Conservative Woman

Written by an absolute dickhead.

 

[Astute]

New York is worrying at the moment. Deaths are doubling there each day at the moment.

Trump has excelled himself this time.

 

[Liquid Gold]

Luckily Trump and all the American nut jobs get no say on what we do here. Let’s remember how unhinges they are and not give everything over to them after brexit yeah.

 

[clint van damme]

you have got to give it to the proclaimers and their walk today

Didn't quite emulated them! Building up to that one.
Seems I'm going to have plenty of opportunity!
Good old British weather, sun comes out as everyone goes on lockdown (ish).

 

[djr8369]

We haven't seen anything yet. We are a few weeks where a few other country's are. What these other country's do next will be a big signpost to what we do next.

Being a few weeks behind other country's will save lives.

Well it’s an opportunity to save lives if you take action. The whole time it’s felt like we’ve been completely caught off guard.


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[Grendel]

The problem is a lot of people are involved in the supply chains of essential industries or they just work for businesses that are making them come in anyway.

It isn’t essential workers only who are working and that’s not a stipulation

 

[Ring Of Steel]

Im at work and im a it engineer at a hospital where i live, we have 19 covid patients, manager just came in to us there to set up portable tablets for dying patients so the can whatsapp their relatives at home its so sad.

If you don't mind me asking- whereabouts are you?

 

[Warwickhunt]

Which is exactly what I have been saying. We are a week behind France.

I wonder if we bring out fines for ignoring directions that they will have to go up a few times or we start with bigger fines.

Let the Coventry Council deal out the fines! they will bankruot half the people in coventry LOL

 

[Liquid Gold]

We’re just haggling now though surely? 200k? 150k? 100k? Even the best case of 20k is a decision not to go as far as say China because of economic/libertarian/human rights concerns.

Not just that. If the economy tanks completely and we end up in another Great Depression then a load of people are going to die on top. I’m sure the haggling is about how we can keep deaths from the virus and from the economic impacts at a minimum. If it turns out full lockdown for 2 years is the only way of stopping it but that would kill 2 million (random figures obviously) then virus is not the worst of things.

 

[clint van damme]

Trump has excelled himself this time.

I started watching an interview with him earlier and had to stop, it was excruciating.
I'm convinced he's part of some elaborate wind up and he's really Simon Bodkin or some similar gobshite.

 

[shmmeee]

This is what has been sent
GOV.UK CORONAVIRUS ALERT
New rules in force now: you must stay at home. More info & exemptions at gov.uk/coronavirus Stay at home. Protect the NHS. Save lives.

Yeah everyone with a mobile connections got one, even my five year olds iPad.

 

[djr8369]

It isn’t essential workers only who are working and that’s not a stipulation

Yes I know that’s why I said some are just being made to come in. I’ve been at work today myself.


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[Astute]

I started watching an interview with him earlier and had to stop, it was excruciating.
I'm convinced he's part of some elaborate wind up and he's really Simon Bodkin or some similar gobshite.

Or some of them are happy to kill off the old so they don't have to pay pensions.

 

[Warwickhunt]

Older people would rather die than let Covid-19 harm US economy – Texas official

That will be fun 23,000,000 people to die in the US it is then! Tosser!

 

[shmmeee]

Not just that. If the economy tanks completely and we end up in another Great Depression then a load of people are going to die on top. I’m sure the haggling is about how we can keep deaths from the virus and from the economic impacts at a minimum. If it turns out full lockdown for 2 years is the only way of stopping it but that would kill 2 million (random figures obviously) then virus is not the worst of things.

You’d have to have one hell of an economic downturn to kill two million people!

Thought this was interesting and counterintuitive: Something Very Strange Happened To Death Rates In Europe During The 2008 Economic Crisis