Coronavirus

Quoted from grimsby pete

Thanks for the advice above I have got a few footy games recorded but are saving them for now as 4 months is a long time and it has not even started yet.

Just thought if the 4 months isolating starts in April that will be August before we are allowed out that's if its safe by then.

Just in time for next season if it starts by then.

Quoted from LH

They are advisors. Johnson can choose to listen to them or not. If he puts them on TV in a press conference they’re not going to stand there moaning he’s made the wrong decision are they? It’ll be interesting to see how people’s opinions change if Johnson changes his mind.

“I hope the queen doesn’t get it”. Jesus christ.

Quoted from Maringer

What in the flying feck has Marxism got to do with this?

I hate that this has become a political thread because we're talking about an illness which is going to cause tens of millions of deaths around the world. However, I've been complaining about the conscious underfunding of the NHS since 2010 on this forum for years now and I hope that the lack of foresight shown by governments since then doesn't cause too many additional deaths.

That doesn't matter now. We've got what we've got and we have to hope that the present administration do a decent job marshalling the resources we have available and that their plan is effective.

Judging by the comments from the WHO, I would personally recommend that those most at risk (elderly and pre-existing condition) should be extremely careful and isolate themselves right away, regardless of what government advice is right now. I can't really see why there isn't an effort to discover how many infections are actually out there unless resources really are that badly limited.

I just hope the government has given serious thought to supporting the elderly and vulnerable during this period of isolation and I hope that communities will pull together to help their neighbours.

Quoted from Marinerz93

Choo Choo, all aboard maringers panic train.

There are around 80,880 recorded cases in China (population 1 Billion) with a death rate of 3,213 (4-5% infected just in China, total world wide of around 2% deaths of those infected), closed / discharged cases at around 71,032 (those that recovered was around 67,819), active cases 9,848 (of which 3,226 are serious) This includes the L strain which hasn't been declared in UK or Europe which is the more aggressive strain and responsible for a large portion of the deaths in China, hence the immediate lock down.

The flu kills 500,000 world wide every year (from World Health Organisation website), SARS killed 10% and MERS killed 34%. If anything to go on what has happened in China, if you get this virus you have a 95% chance of surviving this virus. People need to put that into perspective when out clearing the shelves and stock pilling.

Quoted from FishOutOfWater

I tried that with my box of Oxo cubes.... only got about five high and then the pile toppled over  

Quoted from Marinerz93

Choo Choo, all aboard maringers panic train.

There are around 80,880 recorded cases in China (population 1 Billion) with a death rate of 3,213 (4-5% infected just in China, total world wide of around 2% deaths of those infected), closed / discharged cases at around 71,032 (those that recovered was around 67,819), active cases 9,848 (of which 3,226 are serious) This includes the L strain which hasn't been declared in UK or Europe which is the more aggressive strain and responsible for a large portion of the deaths in China, hence the immediate lock down.

The flu kills 500,000 world wide every year (from World Health Organisation website), SARS killed 10% and MERS killed 34%. If anything to go on what has happened in China, if you get this virus you have a 95% chance of surviving this virus. People need to put that into perspective when out clearing the shelves and stock pilling.