Coronavirus outbreak

[MontyVeda]

I do think that the seriousness of what is coming, medically, has still to hit home to a lot of people. I was in a barber this pm taking son#1 for a haircut
Three things.....
First, zero social distancing, enhanced hygiene etc
Second, I heard one barber saying he'd sneak out of the house if the family had to self quarantine
Thirdly, the owner said that if all barbers were forced to close he would make his appear closed and keep giving haircuts to locals to keep his business going

I fear our laissez-faire approach to compliance will result in much stricter measures very soon

I'm not trying to be an arse but... what level of social distancing do you expect to see in a barber shop?

 

[Mugshot]

I'm not trying to be an arse but... what level of social distancing do you expect to see in a barber shop?

About this much?

 

[Fab Foodie]

@Brompton Bruce
Well done MrsBB
Mrs 73 and co are going to all the help they can get.

The Prof is available at very unreasonable rates for the duration of the crisis

 

[tom73]

I do think that the seriousness of what is coming, medically, has still to hit home to a lot of people. I was in a barber this pm taking son#1 for a haircut
Three things.....
First, zero social distancing, enhanced hygiene etc
Second, I heard one barber saying he'd sneak out of the house if the family had to self quarantine
Thirdly, the owner said that if all barbers were forced to close he would make his appear closed and keep giving haircuts to locals to keep his business going

I fear our laissez-faire approach to compliance will result in much stricter measures very soon

I have to agree round here no one is going anything. Everything is open pubs still full. Even the nail bar was open and rammed
Still had to dodge a few coughing all over the place. When it comes they will blame the government , when the NHS is full they will blame the government. If I get ill and have to stay at home for 14 , then so will Mrs 73 if she get's it at some point in them 14 days. She's then off the front line for an extra 14 days. When no one comes to help them who do they blame ......

 

[Fab Foodie]

About this much?

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Does this mean that when we emerge from this, we’ll all look like hippies?

 

[Rocky]

The Prof is available at very unreasonable rates for the duration of the crisis

She has asked me to pass this on to you

 

[Fab Foodie]

She has asked me to pass this on to you

I’ll expect my usual 10% 😊

 

[Rocky]

I’ll expect my usual 10% 😊

It’ll get paid to Hill Wimp as per usual and she’ll give you your pocket money

 

[RecordAceFromNew]

Well that's good, as it hints that 25,000 tests a day is possible (which I have seen from other countries is just possible but the more countries are doing it the better). One of the things Boris and then Vallance said in the press conference. But 25,000 a day later for us is of limited use. I still thinking that the antibody test implemented with patient tracing and isolation and big data implementations at this stage is looking like the most likely way of saving tens of thousands of lives and more importantly in the developing world probably millions of lives.

The antibody test to test who has it lives is believed to be less effective in the asymptotic stages, but it's a lot better than nothing.

Didn't someone say 25,000 tests a day in a month's time? If so I believe we will have long been in the midst of a bloodbath - nhs will likely not even have the resource to admit seriously ill patients, let alone test the asymptomatic.

Regarding the Government's reference regarding the antibody test*, does anybody know when might one be shown to work, available for sale, implemented en-masse, and big data AI tracing / isolation going to be realised? Are we sure this wonderful "intention" isn't analogous to building new fire engines when the house is burning, and simply a diversion message currently, e.g. as can be seen when the CMO was asked on Monday at the conference (at 42' and 45'), couldn't and didn't answer why current tests remain seriously short in direct contrast to WHO guidance?

* Nobody currently has this test.

 

[Fab Foodie]

It’ll get paid to Hill Wimp as per usual and she’ll give you your pocket money

 

[Fab Foodie]

Johnson spaffs his big chance....

https://www.theguardian.com/comment...-prime-minister-brexit?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

 

[newfhouse]

Does this mean that when we emerge from this, we’ll all look like hippies?

I wonder if something like this could be adapted?

View: https://youtu.be/3lgluqEiQow

 

[Kempstonian]

Apparently they have been treating people with Chloroquine with very good results. More trials are being conducted but if successful a lot of research time will be saved as the drug is known to be safe. Who knows, but that's what I saw anyway.

 

[Mugshot]

Does this mean that when we emerge from this, we’ll all look like hippies?

I don't wish to generalise but I think that ship may have sailed for the majority of the CC population.

 

[Rocky]

Apparently they have been treating people with Chloroquine with very good results. More trials are being conducted but if successful a lot of research time will be saved as the drug is known to be safe. Who knows, but that's what I saw anyway.

The first clinical trial in the U.K. has just started enrolling patients (it’s in Oxford). It’s a bit too early to say what the results from this trial will be. But it’s a start.