Coronavirus outbreak

[marinyork]

"Medics are warning that numbers are doubling every three or four days and that the NHS in London will be treating “thousands” of people with the disease within a fortnight.

Unpublished NHS figures obtained by the Guardian show that the number of people confirmed or suspected to have Covid-19 being treated in an intensive care unit (ICU) in hospitals in south London rose from seven on Friday 6 March to 93 on Tuesday 17 March – a fifteenfold increase in 12 days.

Sadly the figures the last three days make it clear that London is a week or two ahead of some other parts of the UK - hundreds more deaths in London by the end of the month.

 

[Johnno260]

I’m totally livid, I can’t sleep, people I know live streaming from bars likes it’s New Year’s Eve.
My worst fears coming true that stupidity is what will make a bad situation worse.

 

[ozboz]

I’ll admit I was in the pub tonight,
but on an errand ,
my Son lives there, earlier in the thread I posted he had gone into self lockdown , I was up there with food supplies and stuff , he’s a coeliac so it’s a bit harder to find some foods , but I managed , there were quite a few in the pub , but not crowded , but I was gobsmaked to see a couple with their 4/5 yo little girl , and she was running around like a looney,
Sumat wrong with some people ,
Anyway an a brighter note , ozboz Jnr is feeling and looking a lot better ,I thank him upstairs , a big relief,
Keeps safe all ,

 

[ozboz]

I’m totally livid, I can’t sleep, people I know live streaming from bars likes it’s New Year’s Eve.
My worst fears coming true that stupidity is what will make a bad situation worse.

this is like being in a Hollywood Disaster flick,
I agree with you @Johnno260 , nightmare city
Keep safe Fellah ,

 

[ozboz]

Keep Safe all ,

 

[Fab Foodie]

Well......have I spoken too soon? The Prof has come up with some research undertaken by the Chinese which says that an ordinary (well fitted) face mask is just as effective as a respirator in protecting against flu virus.....as long as the clinician is wearing eye protection!! There are stories of doctors wearing swimming googles during a consultation.

How about gimp masks, does it mention them?

 

[Fab Foodie]

We eat in Wetherspoons a lot, and I meet friends there for the cheap coffee. I will usually happily defend them, but my God, that Tim Martin is being a humongous bellend currently. I might be boycotting them when this is all over.

Why wait...already have due to his Brexit bullschitt.

 

[Fab Foodie]

Been out with dog and I’m angry as f.. the local posh wine shop. Is only having its weekly wine evening for its select customers. They are all packed in and most are of risk age.

After all what been said today. It’s just utterly beyond words. Clearly too posh to care When I spotted it I just thought my wife’s on the front line having to deal with this. I so felt like going in and telling them all to get the f... of home.

...natural selection....

 

[Pale Rider]

I am disappointed to hear of people who decided last night they were 'gonna party like it's 1999'.

Trying to look for a positive in what is a very negative act, I suppose it does indicate strength and determination not to be beaten or cow towed by the virus.

Albeit such behaviour is borne out of ignorance and stupidity.

 

[Shut Up Legs]

The supermarkets down under have for the last week or more had limits of 1 packet per person on toilet paper and a few other goods, and 2 per person for many other goods, and it appears to be working, because I was actually able to buy a packet of toilet paper this morning. Is it possible for bums to audibly breathe a sigh of relief?

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

https://english.elpais.com/society/...ins-efforts-to-slow-coronavirus-outbreak.html

A piece about problems with testing in Spain.

The underlying warning seems to be ''if you don't look for it, it will come for you.''

 

[newfhouse]

Albeit such behaviour is borne out of ignorance and stupidity.

This. They’re not standing up to a bully, real or imagined. The virus doesn’t care, and they are making things worse, not better.

 

[Archie_tect]

Who thought up the idea that parents would actively control their pre-teen children by keeping them at home?

Within hours of closing schools indefinitely the children of our town and the wider catchment area were gathering in the park as they always do on the day that 'school holidays' start... they have no concept of social distancing because their parents clearly don't understand it either, or possibly can't stop them, or, more likely, don't care.

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

I got a closing time telephone call from a friend telling me about how busy the pub was and asking if I wanted to go out next Friday? Where? Someone random person's house.

Yup, that's the next step.

The only thing that's going t stop these idiots is a curfew

 

[PeteXXX]

Typical!! Wall to wall sunshine for the weekend and the pubs and cake stops have to shut!
An inconvenience for us, but a trading disaster for them