Coronavirus

Quoted from Les Brechin

FFS, we have a virus pandemic currently which is killing thousands of people around the world and all some people seem to be bothered about is scoring political points against each other.

Surely in times like these we should all be pulling in the same direction. It seems that some people really need to give their heads a wobble.

Trying to determine why were are so under prepared for this situation in comparison to the likes of Germany. Asking why the advice from the WHO regarding preparation for such a scenario was ignored.

Why can't we ask these questions now?

Abiding by current advice from leading scientists and feeling sympathy for those currently suffering.

The two can run simultaneous.

Surely this thread is now non football and needs to be moved

Quoted from Les Brechin

FFS, we have a virus pandemic currently which is killing thousands of people around the world and all some people seem to be bothered about is scoring political points against each other.

Surely in times like these we should all be pulling in the same direction. It seems that some people really need to give their heads a wobble.

A lot of us want lessons to be learned and why we seem so lax in getting tests, safety equipment and ventilators. And why the advice is so wishy washy. We need clear firm leadership as to what direction we should be pulling in. We need the truth to be told about equipment and tests not numbers plucked out of thin air like the 25000 tests from 2 weeks ago(we are still we’ll less than 10000) . Those of us with relatives working in the NHS and struggling with getting the correct kit should not be frightened to speak out, if the government expects them to risk their life on the front line it should make sure they are as safe as possible. (It is reported a quarter of doctors are in isolation, so not working)
Burying our heads in the sand at incompetence that costs lives and blindly cheering on people whose strategy has U turned is  not normal .
People  are not criticising because they want the Government to fail in this but because they want them to do better

Quoted from norfuk mariner

Surely this thread is now non football and needs to be moved

So we can use this board to talk about all the football that’s going on at the minute?

Imagine if we'd spent February preparing for this instead of ignoring it. They knew it was coming in January. I still can't believe Cheltenham was allowed to go ahead. And if Arteta hadn't been diagnosed, we'd have the time bomb of another weekend of football.

It's a disgrace, driven by financial interests. But apportioning blame is for another time.

Quoted from promotion plaice

Dominic Cummings self-isolates after showing coronavirus symptoms.

You can add licking the P.M's @rse to the list of possible ways the virus is spread then.

Quoted from smokey111

Trying to determine why were are so under prepared for this situation in comparison to the likes of Germany. Asking why the advice from the WHO regarding preparation for such a scenario was ignored.

Why can't we ask these questions now?

Abiding by current advice from leading scientists and feeling sympathy for those currently suffering.

The two can run simultaneous.

Except you are not actually asking any questions are you? You are making that excuse like several other who simply dislike the PM, his politics, his background, his party and his socks and  ...... you want to try and nail him. OK, by all means do that but don’t pretend you have some altruistic motives about  coronavirus. If you were really asking questions then you know as well as I do this forum would be the last place on earth to ask them because nobody on here has a clue about the answers. If you really, really want to know the answers, go ask the right people or go on a political forum.

That is why this thread should be moved to non-football.

Quoted from marinerdazza

Imagine if we'd spent February preparing for this instead of ignoring it. They knew it was coming in January. I still can't believe Cheltenham was allowed to go ahead. And if Arteta hadn't been diagnosed, we'd have the time bomb of another weekend of football.

It's a disgrace, driven by financial interests. But apportioning blame is for another time.

100% agree Dazza.  Hindsight is a wonderful thing, but in this instace we could have used the hindsight from Italy and locked everything down earlier.  We are an island.  Everybody returning from a foriegn country should have been made to self isolate for 14 days even if they showed no symptons.  As well as Cheltenham, don't forget we let thousands come from Madrid to Liverpool !!

Quoted from Gaffer58

On a brighter note can people think of companies/ businesses that will thrive during this virus, I will suggest the first one, car insurance companies, less traffic = less accidents so less they have to pay out.

Ha! You can be sure that premiums won't go down as a result. They're right up there with lawyers and other parasites.

Quoted from norfuk mariner

Surely this thread is now non football and needs to be moved

This is now mainstream thread as there's not much to talk about football-wise so we might as well keep sharing our thoughts about COVID