Coronavirus outbreak

[SpokeyDokey]

From the Beeb today - interesting reading:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-52056111

 

[roubaixtuesday]

Continued awful, grim progression of this pestilence. From the Graun:

Spain has recorded a record single-day death toll for the second day in succession after 832 people died between Friday and Saturday, the Guardian’s Madrid correspondent,Sam Jones

 

[roubaixtuesday]

Almost? He's passing out the virus like party bags at a kid's birthday. This is on purpose, it has to be.


View: https://twitter.com/davidschneider/status/1243816885390643200?s=19

That really is the most cretinous, imbecilic, astonishingly, mind numbingly asinine behaviour.

My thesaurus has imploded into a vortex of doom attempting to find the adjectives it deserves.

 

[ozboz]

Just watching sky news , interestly they mentioned that the set up of these regional temporary hospitals are being setup and fitted out with advice from the Military , I wager these Military Personnel have extensive knowledge of aftermath recovery in Nuclear and Biological Warfare for the mass of the population ,

 

[Pat "5mph"]

Angela Merkel just addressed Germany via podcast: what an excellent speech! Sadly I can't find a link to a translation in English yet.

 

[tom73]

Or because they have vast experience of building felid hospitals quickly and practical. As they have for a long time and in more resent times in counties dealing with mass outbreaks.
The NHS maybe many things but it has no practical knowing of how to build stuff quickly.

 

[winjim]

That really is the most cretinous, imbecilic, astonishingly, mind numbingly asinine behaviour.

My thesaurus has imploded into a vortex of doom attempting to find the adjectives it deserves.

To my mind it can only be a deliberate move to try and demonstrate that there's nothing to worry about. Like Johnson shaking hands or John Gummer's daughter's beefburger.

 

[SpokeyDokey]

Coronavirus comparison with Swine Flu pandemic for those interested:

https://theconversation.com/coronav...ic-can-tell-us-about-the-weeks-to-come-134076

 

[rualexander]

Interesting statistical analysis of 775 patients admitted to critical care in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland up to 26th March.

70% have bmi classed as overweight, >25
70% are male (not necessarily same 70% of course)
Etc.

Also compares data to non covid 19 admissions from viral pneumonia between 2017 and 2019.

https://www.icnarc.org/DataServices/Attachments/Download/b5f59585-5870-ea11-9124-00505601089b

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Boris announced the pub closures on a Friday tea time with a plea for us all not to go out on a last session.

The regulation didn't come into force until 2pm on Saturday, which also explains reports of some pubs being open that lunchtime.

I suppose there's no seamless way to introduce an emergency measure, so the introduction of this one went as well as could be expected.

And I went out for my last drink the Sunday before, thinking it had to be the last night that pubs would be open. I couldn't believe how slack and slow the leadership were to act.

 

[LCpl Boiled Egg]

Boris also vaguely rambled on about the over 70s being asked to stay in for a month, at some unspecified time in the future. No surprise that the next morning the supermarket was full of older people getting their month of shopping looking very worried indeed, because they had no idea when it would be or how much notice they would get.

 

[RecordAceFromNew]

Just watching sky news , interestly they mentioned that the set up of these regional temporary hospitals are being setup and fitted out with advice from the Military , I wager these Military Personnel have extensive knowledge of aftermath recovery in Nuclear and Biological Warfare for the mass of the population ,

Meanwhile, the NHS seeked out a fetish / kink outfit supplier for their stock of PPE...



View: https://twitter.com/MedFet_UK/status/1243590308878848002?s=19

 

[mjr]

Was discussing this with a friend the other day - retired Senior Civil Servant and government Lawyer, still active in the Inns of court

The nature of our parliamentary system, in contrast to the Presidential systems elsewhere, makes some actions and controls difficult and different ..
What some countries can execute by Presidential decree, takes hundreds of pages of legal drafting

Still, don't go on an urgent multi-channel broadcast to announce pubs are shutting 18 hours before you've the power to shut them. Do it after, unless you want fools to pack pubs and spread infection so you can use them as cannon fodder for the virus before important government officials catch it...

 

[kingrollo]

Marks out of 10 for Boris so far then ?

Very kindly 5/10

We seen what was happening in Italy - and just stumbled to the same outcome 260 UK dead today. We will overtake Italy soon IMO.

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

Marks out of 10 for Boris so far then ?

Very kindly 5/10

We seen what was happening in Italy - and just stumbled to the same outcome 260 UK dead today. We will overtake Italy soon IMO.

Seems you’re out of step with the public.

Number Cruncher polling (excusive to Bloomberg) finds personal ratings for Boris Johnson -- himself now diagnosed with coronavirus -- that have not been seen for a British Prime Minister since the early days of Tony Blair’s premiership in 1997. Fully 72% of eligible voters are satisfied with Johnson’s performance as Prime Minister, with 25% dissatisfied.

https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/a...irus-gives-boris-johnson-s-political-immunity