Coronavirus outbreak

[tom73]

I heard someone comment recently that the UKgov seemsto be incresing the "targets" to give the impression they have reached previous targets, so they'll say they want to do 10 000 tests, then announce the new 'target' is 20 000, and a week later say they are aiming for 100 000...

They are still barely at the 10 000 mark three weeks later, but it gives the impression it's increasing rapidly, so people assume they are testing a lot more people than they actually are.

If that's happening then this could be more of the same.

Some of the extra capacity in testing Matt says is down to NHS staff not taking up offer of being tested.

 

[Rickshaw Phil]

Thanks....he’s recovered and has even gone back to work (having isolated for the required time).

I'm so glad to read this.

 

[Rocky]

I'm so glad to read this.

Thank you, Phil

 

[kingrollo]

Some of the extra capacity in testing Matt says is down to NHS staff not taking up offer of being tested.

Why on earth can that be !!!!! ?

 

[tom73]

Why on earth can that be !!!!! ?

Nothing more to see move along please

 

[screenman]

This is on our village facebook page, liked by 6 people in the 25 to 30 age group.

I think everyone needs to mind their own knitting to be honest. If no ones going near the people who are “gathering” together why does it matter to you? You aren’t going to catch it are you? Also, if they are around the same people every day they aren’t either. It’s only like people going to work every day being around loads of people or shopping in supermarkets! Who said the fruit you just bought hasn’t been touched or licked by the last person

 

[screenman]

More,

not being funny but that could happen anywhere? The virus has made its way from China to the UK, you think staying in is really going to stop it? And one person out of every family going shopping is going to stop it? People are still going to work? This situation is absolute rubbish but slagging each other off isn’t going to stop it, if it’s coming then it’s coming we might as well all support each other, stop being nosey and just get on with it and do the best we can.

Again like by ignorant people.

 

[Rocky]

It seems that current research studies show that hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine don’t work for Covid19 and may even do harm for some patients.

https://www.bmj.com/content/369/bmj.m1432

 

[tom73]

Maybe they can volunteer for clinical trials if they think it's nothing to worry about.

 

[Rocky]

Maybe they can volunteer for clinical trials if they think it's nothing to worry about.

I think waiting for a vaccine is going to be the best hope. I’d be happy to participate in a clinical trial for that.....unfortunately I seem to be too old for the one running locally at the mo.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

I only found it for Scotland, but not the rest of the UK. I can't find any for Germany either, come to that.

81,800 as of yesterday. https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/germany/

 

[tom73]

If we are going to have a virtual parliament. Then let's just cut out the MP's and let the public ask the question and really hold the government to account. Much better than the side show we normally get. Plus it would save on the extra kit MP's have suddenly had to buy along with the extra 10K no questions asked payments.

 

[kingrollo]

Prof Anthony Costello , warning of 40k UK deaths - that the UK will have the worse death rate in Europe - and that mistakes were made in the UK around testing and the speed of the lockdown.

Thankfully it's getting some airtime as well ....I reckon Hancock will be announcing free lollipop s tonight.

 

[SpokeyDokey]

Yes absolutely, but a probability of 0.019% is mighty small. I had a fairly routine operation a few years ago and had to sign a consent form. The surgeon said I had a 2% chance of dying on the operating table. I didn't think those odds were too bad really.

Interesting odds calculator re expiring within a particular time-frame; based on age:

https://www.finder.com/life-insurance/odds-of-dying

 

[marinyork]

It seems that current research studies show that hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine don’t work for Covid19 and may even do harm for some patients.

https://www.bmj.com/content/369/bmj.m1432

Not too surprising to me. I was working on the assumption (reasonable or not) that hydroxycholoquine was at best able to be used in just a small subject of patients, even if it was effective. We'll have to see if these massive efforts to screen thousands of drugs come up with anything remotely useful for the winter outbreak.