Coronavirus outbreak

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oldwheels

Legendary Member
Location
Isle of Mull
Jump up in deaths today. Wonder if it’s the result from all the previous weekend’s jollies in parks, etc.
Never very happy with statistics but Scottish death rate seems to have remained steady at 3%. this comes from Prof John Robertson who keeps an eye on such things.
 
Would any other PM, or political party, made different decisions?

Of course thats a way of looking at - not unreasonable.

But we ignored WHO testing advice, intentionally or by accident opted out of the EU ventilator scheme, Watched the horrific events & numbers unfold in Italy effectively giving us 2 weeks notice yet little or no evasive action was taken, Boris then on national TV made what I thought was a pretty decent address to nation - only for the official guidance to be something different,

Sure now isn't the time to play party politics - but theirs a few decisions in their which in a democratic country are at least questionable
 

Rocky

Hello decadence
oh after her own cookery show as well is she ? :smile:
She was taught by this chap.....who some here might remember

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Rezillo

TwoSheds
Location
Suffolk
Protecting the NHS is not just to prevent it being over ran and not being able to cope with Covid cases.
But it allow's staff to have time for little thing's which often mean the most.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-52104361

I'm also aware of a covid case which a Nurse used FaceTime so his family could say good bye.

Some remarkable responses to the crisis by healthcare staff in Italy.

From https://www.thelocal.it/20200330/more-than-60-doctors-have-died-in-italys-coronavirus-outbreak

"Italy's coronavirus outbreak is taking a heavy toll on health workers, with more than 60 doctors confirmed to have died since it began. A total of 61 doctors have died during the Covid-19 pandemic in Italy, says the national federation of doctors FNOMCeO, including at least 22 in the past week. According to its list most of the victims worked in and around Lombardy, the region at the centre of the Italian outbreak, but doctors have also died further south in Le Marche, Campania, Sicily and Puglia.

In total 8,358 healthcare workers have contracted the new coronavirus in Italy, according to the latest count by the Italian Higher Health Institute (ISS). Around 4,000 of those infected are nurses, said the head of nurses' federation FNOPI, Barbara Mangiacavalli.

Despite the dangers nearly 9,500 nurses volunteered to join a national coronavirus task force to help at hospitals in the worst-affected regions, she said on Sunday.

Italy's Civil Protection department sought 500 nurses as emergency reinforcements, but within 48 hours had received 9,448 applications.

Last week the department received nearly 8,000 applications from doctors volunteering for a similar task force, after asking for 300".
 
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