Coronavirus outbreak

[DCLane]

SWMBO's seeing Covid rehab patients arriving into her rehab ward. As they're in for rehabilitation these are amongst the weakest survivors but are going to need months of work to be able to eat / move again before going home. She's gone in early today for a 28 year-old arriving so the feed pump and feeds are ready for him.

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

 

[marinyork]

View: https://mobile.twitter.com/sheriantoinette/status/1272146291250933760

Has it got shared much on social media?

The population would probably be surprised to learn that people who leave ICU for many things often take many months to get back to where they were before. If they do. Covid-19 does have a nasty and new biology and lot of things written sound like reports of SARS survivors.

 

[marinyork]

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I like that. I assume it was made in the US?

Would be nice to have an outside on the graphic as a >= 10x lower chance of transmission outside at 2 metres is definitely one worth encouraging.

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

I like that. I assume it was made in the US?

Would be nice to have an outside on the graphic as a >= 10x lower chance of transmission outside at 2 metres is definitely one worth encouraging.

Yeah, American


View: https://mobile.twitter.com/Batwater115/status/1272254390791962632

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

Has it got shared much on social media?

The population would probably be surprised to learn that people who leave ICU for many things often take many months to get back to where they were before. If they do. Covid-19 does have a nasty and new biology and lot of things written sound like reports of SARS survivors.

Dunno but someone reacted with this comment on another board -

My sisters friends husband contracted Covid. He's in his late 30's with no underlying health issues. He took a stroke while in hospital and has been going downhill since. He is being pumped full of blood thinning medication but it doesn't appear to be having any affect.

 

[mjr]

France to make schooling compulsory again from 22 June. https://www.france24.com/en/20200614-live-france-s-macron-charts-next-steps-out-of-covid-19-crisis

 

[Rusty Nails]

The trouble is that the virus spread is basically just about the statistics (well, probabilities and expectations) and no amount of assertion will change that.

Cummings example was worse because it was longer (days on end) and indoors, and it was visiting family, which is an action that many (most?) of us wanted to do and have denied ourselves for the good of everyone.

There's not much chance of me going to an outdoor rave even after they're permitted: how about you?

If I was 40 years younger.... Like millions of people are.

 

[SpokeyDokey]

Live shop reopening updates:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-england-53028207

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

Live shop reopening updates:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-england-53028207

Just how ignorant do you have to be to stand in a queue where 80% of people are wearing masks and not think "Hmmm"?

 

[mjr]

Just how ignorant do you have to be to stand in a queue where 80% of people are wearing masks and not think "Hmmm"?

Not at all. You just have to have severe asthma. How about a bit less mask vigilantism?

 

[roubaixtuesday]

Just how ignorant do you have to be to stand in a queue where 80% of people are wearing masks and not think "Hmmm"?

I think the masks thing is a bit like the helmet thing (ducks for cover, braces for impact).

Factually, they might be of some use in certain circumstances, but they're unlikely to make a significant difference overall. Outside in a queue, for instance.

Psychologically, (some) people love having a reason to feel superior to others, and telling them they should be wearing masks is a nice easy one.

 

[Unkraut]

I think the masks thing is a bit like the helmet thing (ducks for cover, braces for impact).

Factually, they might be of some use in certain circumstances, but they're unlikely to make a significant difference overall.

I suspect that pragmatically they don't do very much to prevent the spread of the virus, but psychologically they may stop people becoming complacent and acting as though it is all over (to coin a phrase). A good visual reminder to keep being careful.

 

[roubaixtuesday]

but psychologically they may stop people becoming complacent and acting as though it is all over (to coin a phrase). A good visual reminder to keep being careful

This is possible, but so is the antithesis: that wearing masks will make people engage in riskier behaviour, falsely believing the mask protects them. See BLM demos for an excellent example.

 

[srw]

Would be nice to have an outside on the graphic as a >= 10x lower chance of transmission outside at 2 metres is definitely one worth encouraging.

No less a figure than David Spiegelhalter is querying whether that conclusion is appropriate.

https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and...hat-recommends-2m-social-distancing-1.4279407


(The replies to that are interesting too).