Coronavirus outbreak

[Rusty Nails]

It needs ramping now, not in the coming weeks or it won’t be able to catch up.

Today's briefing will say that they are ramping up the ramping up, and that they have a target date for being fully ramped up, which in no way implies that their previous policy of ramping up had not been ramped up enough.

 

[mjr]

Exactly.
What is happening is causing pro EU people to reassess their positions

In your dreams, perhaps. Salvini has been Eurosceptic for ages and Varoufakis has been criticising the EU for over a decade. They are not pro EU people reassessing. The only reassessment on show today is Salvini's party reckoning they can exploit coronavirus to win votes, which is astonishing because they were in government until last year so should share responsibility for Italy's ill-preparedness.

 

[tom73]

I see the PM says testing will "unlock the puzzle"
Right own up who's pinched the key?

 

[Eziemnaik]

I never said Salvini was pro Eu. Read it.
Varoufakis has been criticising EU institutions for years, yes, while always being pro EU.

 

[MarkF]

Quietest day ever, been here since 6am & only 1 person has been moved to a "virus" ward.

The 3 testing pods that were well used initially, but not for the last 10 days AFAIK, have been removed on flat bed trucks today?

Staff have been given so much conflicting information that nobody has a clue what they are supposed to be wearing & when.

 

[SpokeyDokey]

Mod note:

@numbnuts

Did you accidentally miss a smiley off of #5927 in response to @newfhouse 's post?

If 'yes' I'll add one and the post can stand as it is then in good humour (much needed in these sorry times) otherwise I'll have to delete it as a personal attack, and subsequent quotes thereof.

I can add a range of smileys from this to this to this depending on intended humour quotient.

From moi - with one of these;

 

[MarkF]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-52130552

 

[numbnuts]

OK

 

[mjr]

I never said Salvini was pro Eu. Read it.

But that's who was in the news report we were discussing?

Varoufakis has been criticising EU institutions for years, yes, while always being pro EU.

I don't agree with that description. Are you one of those people who believes everyone who isn't anti-EU is pro-EU?

 

[Eziemnaik]

Plenty of negative street level sentiment in Italy regarding recent EU responses to the crisis - heard from family so it may not mean much to you
But also
https://www.cer.eu/insights/trouble-eu-brewing-coronavirus-hit-italy

 

[mjr]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-52130552

That's just a link to a rolling blog. Was there a particular item on it which attracted your attention?

 

[Eziemnaik]

But that's who was in the news report we were discussing?


I don't agree with that description. Are you one of those people who believes everyone who isn't anti-EU is pro-EU?

And I agree to disagree.
Read his books.
Google Varoufakis EU stance.

 

[MarkF]

That's just a link to a rolling blog. Was there a particular item on it which attracted your attention?

I'm sorry.

How to understand the death toll (ish).

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-51979654

 

[SpokeyDokey]

OK

Good man! I'll sort it now.

Edit: cool, you did it yourself. Can't beat a bit of self-moderation.

Right, now back on track...

 

[mjr]

Plenty of negative street level sentiment in Italy regarding recent EU responses to the crisis - heard from family so it may not mean much to you

Oh I'm sure that's true, else there wouldn't be anything for the likes of Salvini to try to exploit. It doesn't make the sentiment or accusations true, though.

But also
https://www.cer.eu/insights/trouble-eu-brewing-coronavirus-hit-italy

CER had their trans-atlantic colours nailed to the mast long ago, so it's little surprise they're helping stir.

And I agree to disagree.
Read his books.
Google Varoufakis EU stance.

I've read his books (it's cheeky to imply I haven't) and I use other search engines than Google.

Masterful avoidance of the question, BTW!