Corona virus

Ok chaps. Should we scared of a virus named after a crap 1970’s fizzy drink? I’ve seen some interesting videos on YouTube. Looks like the Chinese are taking things a little more seriously!

Anyone have a secondhand hazmat suit for sale?

 

[Rugby-Jock-Lad]

GWARS...

NOTE: YOU CAN'T KILL THE UNDEAD SPAWN OF SATAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :-D

 

[busby1971]

Takeaways to reopen, might give it a few days for the old stock to be moved on.

Coronavirus: Major UK takeaway chains start to reopen https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-52300054

 

[Kryten]

Takeaways to reopen, might give it a few days for the old stock to be moved on.

Coronavirus: Major UK takeaway chains start to reopen https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-52300054

Seems they're only opening a few in select locations according to the article - still, I suppose its a start....

 

[vim_fuego]

Takeaways to reopen, might give it a few days for the old stock to be moved on.

Coronavirus: Major UK takeaway chains start to reopen https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-52300054

So we can be even fatter as well as progressively alcoholic!

 

[ninjarabbi]

The lockdown has consequences. I wonder how many people will die from cancer whilst all this goes on or from the lack of decent services after the fighting’s finished? On a personal note, I was diagnosed with an unpleasant wee skin cancer at the end of last year and given some treatment. Received a lovely letter from the NHS last week stating that my follow up appointment was cancelled indefinitely. Nice, I’m unconcerned, I have one arranged by my little sister in Australia, she runs one of the departments out there. I do however feel for the poor feckers who have nowhere else to go.

 

[justintime129]

The lockdown has consequences. I wonder how many people will die from cancer whilst all this goes on or from the lack of decent services after the fighting’s finished? On a personal note, I was diagnosed with an unpleasant wee skin cancer at the end of last year and given some treatment. Received a lovely letter from the NHS last week stating that my follow up appointment was cancelled indefinitely. Nice, I’m unconcerned, I have one arranged by my little sister in Australia, she runs one of the departments out there. I do however feel for the poor feckers who have nowhere else to go.
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I had kidney cancer and the kidney removed, nearly 2 years ago. Appointments cancelled plus I had other connected problems, those appointments have been cancelled as well.

 

[ninjarabbi]

I had kidney cancer and the kidney removed, nearly 2 years ago. Appointments cancelled plus I had other connected problems, those appointments have been cancelled as well.

I think the ‘knock on’ effect of all this is going to lead to far more deaths than from the virus. Recessions tend to do that.

 

[Rocket_Ronster]

I think the ‘knock on’ effect of all this is going to lead to far more deaths than from the virus. Recessions tend to do that.

Nah, not if the true figures come out.

 

[ninjarabbi]

Nah, not if the true figures come out.

I reckon if we’re talking about true figures, we should let the Chinese go first.

 

[vim_fuego]

I think the ‘knock on’ effect of all this is going to lead to far more deaths than from the virus. Recessions tend to do that.

I happen to know the A&E in our only major hospital over last weekend was for long periods of time was empty...staff sat around. Normally it lives in 'black' status especially over a sunny Easter as was. Also the children's ward is really really quiet...Got to wonder who's going to die because of concern/fear?

 

[Tin basher]

An interesting aside the much vaunted "War on plastic" seems to be on ceasefire as the whole world strives to produce billions of plastic, gowns, aprons, face screens and gloves etc. Should I assume that Greta, extinction rebellion and Co will be back on the campaign bandwagon as soon as science, medicine, brainpower, research and plastic products have saved the human race from Covid 19.

 

[ninjarabbi]

An interesting aside the much vaunted "War on plastic" seems to be on ceasefire as the whole world strives to produce billions of plastic, gowns, aprons, face screens and gloves etc. Should I assume that Greta, extinction rebellion and Co will be back on the campaign bandwagon as soon as science, medicine, brainpower, research and plastic products have saved the human race from Covid 19.

Probably. Once the real issues are dealt we’ll see the usual suspects go back to the imaginary ones.

 

[Past Engineering]

According to the ONS figures for England and Wales from week 1 to week 14, 2020:
Total deaths: 155,458
Deaths where the underlying cause was respiratory disease (ICD-10 J00-J99): 25,012
Deaths where COVID-19 was mentioned on the death certificate (ICD-10 U07.1 and U07.2): 4,122

https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopula...nalfiguresondeathsregisteredinenglandandwales

 

[Cornish_Pikey]

I happen to know the A&E in our only major hospital over last weekend was for long periods of time was empty...staff sat around. Normally it lives in 'black' status especially over a sunny Easter as was. Also the children's ward is really really quiet...Got to wonder who's going to die because of concern/fear?

Maybe the fear has made people realise that a lot of their minor complaints don't actually need immediate emergency hospitalisation.

 

[Past Engineering]

Something odd about the figures being quoted in the charts in the Daily Mail for one, they state that a total of 14,576 cumulative deaths, yet when you add up the individual figures from the different areas quoted on the UK map, it adds up to 13,729, for England and Wales that figure is 12,890, yet the ONS data I used in previous post is very confusing as it has all different figures throughout the spreadsheet on different tabs which I had missed, the one I quoted was 4,122, no wonder no-one seems to know exactly how many people are actually succumbing to this virus.

 

[justintime129]

Maybe the fear has made people realise that a lot of their minor complaints don't actually need immediate emergency hospitalisation.

Just been a news report that A&E have reported increases in domestic violence, attempted suicides and alcohol related injuries.

 

[Rigga]

I watched an ONS guy giving the results of their work and they say that, given the norm for Winter Flu deaths is quite large anually, the addition of COVID is a mere 5K more. He also explained that the 'Susceptible age' thing is not abnormal when compared across the whole population - i.e. the same percentage of deaths occur across the board as normally happens.
What is a change is the amount of BME deaths to normal population percentages...much higher - So Dianne would have a heyday (if she was in the news)

 

[Mustang]

I happen to know the A&E in our only major hospital over last weekend was for long periods of time was empty...staff sat around. Normally it lives in 'black' status especially over a sunny Easter as was. Also the children's ward is really really quiet...Got to wonder who's going to die because of concern/fear?

Similar deal in Germany, the doctors surgeries are almost empty. It's almost as if nobody dares go sick in case they really do catch a bug, eg Corona.

 

[ninjarabbi]

Something that is becoming increasingly noticeable is the mainstream media’s predilection for interviewing members of the medical profession in order to hear their tales of woe about inadequate PPE without actually doing some due diligence and looking at their backgrounds. Case in point, a nurse interviewed on Sky and the BBC about how her 8 year old daughter doesn’t want her to die etc etc. Dig a bit deeper and....

 

[busby1971]

The Labour Shadow health whatever was on the TV yesterday, she spent half the interview scoring ill informed political points, encouraging health professionals to stop treating people and generally scaremongering (alleging higher suicides and other stuff), and then when challenged on what she would do differently just answered saying “this isn’t about political point scoring”.

Generally in life I find anyone who walks into a crisis and focusses their efforts on blame rather than solutions isn’t a leader I’d willingly follow.