Coronavirus outbreak

[gavgav]

Surprising numbers today (778) - would seem tightening the lockdown is perhaps closer than easing up.

The daily figures, on their own, are not giving the whole picture, as they don’t just look at deaths from yesterday, in fact the majority of them are probably from around a week or so ago, due to the lag in death confirmation and reporting.

It’s the trend that is the key, which has flattened as a whole, but hasn’t yet started to drop, so a long way to go yet.

 

[kingrollo]

The daily figures, on their own, are not giving the whole picture, as they don’t just look at deaths from yesterday, in fact the majority of them are probably from around a week or so ago, due to the lag in death confirmation and reporting.

It’s the trend that is the key, which has flattened as a whole, but hasn’t yet started to drop, so a long way to go yet.

Well considering we reported 980 at the peak - about 800 at the weekend I was expecting a downward trend. I am aware of the lags - but that's the same for any day - accept perhaps the weekend.

 

[kingrollo]

PPE update...I've spent the day calling Trusts and filling in Central Procurement forms

Really calling the Trusts is hopeless. I'm always put through to someone in charge of the pencil budget by reception. Zero response from Central Purchasing.

It's frustrating because in addition to a v good surgical mask supplier who can do 50k per day, we've now got an N95 mask supplier who can do gazillions

I've registered with the four biggest care home companies but, guess what, no reply. It's an automated system, you can't talk to their Head of Purchasing or whoever

I can see how people get frustrated and give up

Email Rachel reeves - she is asking suppliers to do that.

 

[kingrollo]

Matt Hancock sounding a bit desparate now - he can't get PPE, no one likes the app idea, he doesn't want the general public wearing masks ( I wonder why!!!) ...and feck knows what was going on with the EU PPE ventilator scheme....

But the man who had failed to deliver the deliverable .......is now promising the vaccine ! - that many think undeliverable !............ worryingly in the UK is Matt coming good with the vaccine our best hope ?????

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Talking of deliverables, has anybody heard anything about that Turkish consignment? It all seems to have gone quiet....

 

[tom73]

Not just any old promise he's 'throwing everything" at developing one.
Only thing so fair is he's thrown is a load of money at it with no word on if UK is 1st in line for any possible UK developed vaccine.

 

[Adam4868]

Talking of deliverables, has anybody heard anything about that Turkish consignment? It all seems to have gone quiet....

Few Porky's told ?
https://news.sky.com/story/coronavi...er-it-said-it-was-already-on-its-way-11976238

 

[tom73]

Talking of deliverables, has anybody heard anything about that Turkish consignment? It all seems to have gone quiet....

oh yes it looks to have disappeared as quick as it's magically appeared. The last word was the RAF had arrived and waiting for it do the loaded.
Maybe Matt's cheque has bounced

 

[kingrollo]

Talking of deliverables, has anybody heard anything about that Turkish consignment? It all seems to have gone quiet....

We won't need it if we have a vaccine !

 

[mjr]

The daily figures, on their own, are not giving the whole picture, as they don’t just look at deaths from yesterday, in fact the majority of them are probably from around a week or so ago, due to the lag in death confirmation and reporting.

What's your source for that, please?

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronav...ion-for-the-public#number-of-cases-and-deaths claims the lag is only "a few days".

 

[Buck]

What's your source for that, please?

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronav...ion-for-the-public#number-of-cases-and-deaths claims the lag is only "a few days".

looking at this chart:-

https://www.england.nhs.uk/statisti...9-total-announced-deaths-21-April-2020-1.xlsx

It looks like the deaths reported go back as far as late March?

 

[Buck]

 

[screenman]

Talking to guys in the USA this morning and there is no way they would have a jab in the arm, not they are not getting the message out there.

 

[tom73]

So the PPE from Turkey has arrived. Well sort of turns out they only sent one aeroplane. Which is not big enough. So only half the stuff has arrived. They’ve now put the RAF back on standby to get the rest

In other news the briefing today will be hosted by cocoa the clown.

 

[screenman]

So the PPE from Turkey has arrived. Well sort of turns out they only sent one aeroplane. Which is not big enough. So only half the stuff has arrived. They’ve now put the RAF back on standby to get the rest

In other news the briefing today will be hosted by cocoa the clown.

I read the problem for all that was at our end.