Coronavirus outbreak

[mjr]

He did.

Also interesting was his hint that the Self-employed will be required to pay tax at the same rate as everybody else in the future.

Hopefully his hatred of encouraging autonomy and local ownership won't be shared by the rest of whatever government is in power then.

 

[Pale Rider]

He did.

Also interesting was his hint that the Self-employed will be required to pay tax at the same rate as everybody else in the future.

My limited experience of claiming government assistance has been more positive than most of what I read on the internet.

Because my hip replacement was taking longer than usual, someone in orthopaedics at the hospital suggested I might qualify for something.

I got the form - you couldn't do it online - and it was a user unfriendly brute, running to more than 40 pages.

Filling it out honestly made me think I'd qualify for nowt.

Do you need help preparing food? No.

Do you need help washing or going to the toilet? No.

And so it went on to the point where, at the end, I thought there was no point in sending it back.

I only did so because they were paying the postage.

You could have knocked me down with a feather when I got a reply a week later to say I'd been awarded a sum which was about in the middle of the range mentioned on the form.

 

[vickster]

He did.

Also interesting was his hint that the Self-employed will be required to pay tax at the same rate as everybody else in the future.

IR35 reforms affecting PSCs?
Yes those have been postponed for a year

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

I wonder if the testing kits becoming available will allow building sites and factories to re-open? Workers could be tested at the gates and only allowed in if clear.

 

[Levo-Lon]

A infectious disease specialist has said we need to call this a Plague and not a disease.

I must admit it is more of a attention grabbing headline and will possibly make the none believers take notice.

Not entirely sure of the difference between disease and plague but I suspect a plague is harder to control and probably has no medical cure ..

 

[mjr]

A infectious disease specialist has said we need to call this a Plague and not a disease.

Then he's a fool who ought know better. Plague is a specific infection. https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/plague

 

[Mo1959]

Bit of light relief.

 

[Julia9054]

 

[Mo1959]

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Lol......mine is quite happy. Trying to type this with her on my lap sleeping.

 

[Dave Davenport]

I got a free magazine subscription with my bank account, first one's just arrived...Country Walking.

 

[Mr Celine]

I forgot this was in the Swiss news but another treatment being trialled: the BCG. https://www.sciencemag.org/news/202...e-steel-immune-system-against-new-coronavirus

Everyone used to get a BCG at school. I'm not sure when that started or stopped, but it was not available in 2008 when I started treatment which could cause a higher risk of TB.
If it's effective it ought to show up in the stats eg fewer infections for 40 - 60 year olds.

 

[vickster]

Everyone used to get a BCG at school. I'm not sure when that started or stopped, but it was not available in 2008 when I started treatment which could cause a higher risk of TB.
If it's effective it ought to show up in the stats eg fewer infections for 40 - 60 year olds.

It stopped in the UK except for high risk groups
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/vaccinations/bcg-tuberculosis-tb-vaccine/

 

[roubaixtuesday]

Continued awful news from Spain, as reported in the Graun.

There have been 769 deaths in the past 24 hours, bringing the death toll to 4,858. This is a new high - the previous record was 738, between Tuesday and Wednesday this week.

The country now has 64,059 confirmed cases up from 56,188 yesterday.

Grim stuff. #staythefarkhome

 

[glasgowcyclist]

And now the PM has tested positive for the virus.

It would be wonderfully ironic if he got it as a result of his dad insisting on going to the pub.


View: https://twitter.com/BorisJohnson/status/1243496858095411200?s=19

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

Step foward Mr Sunak