That's a very pertinent point. For the lack of a better word, it would be good to see. We, as a public, need to see that data.
SARS CoV-2 coronavirus / Covid-19 (No tin foil hat silliness please)
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Apparently ISIS have advised against travelling to Europe due to Coronavirus. Every cloud and all that.
Got a whatsapp just there saying anyone taking anti inflamatory medication such as difene, neurofen and vimovo should cease taking them. Apparently they exacerabte the virus. Couple of young people with no underlying problems are now in serious condition in hospital.
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Braved the herds at Tesco today. Sure enough, no pasta, no eggs, no bread. Bah. Didnt think it was possible for me to hate going food shopping even more, but there you go.
The Former and now again current CEO and founder is due to hints not a Trump-Fan.
And the majority owner of the company is a billionaire philantropist who said he would even stay in Germany, if he would have to pay 70/80% taxes, so probably no luck there.
The worrying thing is it's not only about the theory being correct, it's about actually being able to walk the tight rope with the timing. The whole thing just doesn't seem feasible to me, with the NHS capacity (as great as the staff are) being what it is.
Did they actually say "descend into chaos"?
Nothing suggests we are close to that point at all. It'll be because borders will close and restricted movement surely? Especially as UK isn't part of the EU. Surely that's just sensible and still containment.
Sounds like her government are just saying "if you want to come home, come now because we can't guarantee movement to and from countries for much longer"?
I’d be more worried if there wasn’t challenge, which would suggest a culture of cover up and suppression.
We went shopping today too, just for a normal shop tbh, bread was empty in once place we went, easy to grab it at the corner shop though.
It's mad, all this panic buying and it's actually mass crowds in supermarkets spreading it to each other
not the brightest bunch are we.Of course they didn't say this, people just need to rein themselves in a bit here, the spreading panic will do more harm than the virus if we're not careful.
Well it depends on what chaos is 1300+ infected with it growing everyday and not much testing done. It will go into chaos in most countries
Happy 21000We went shopping today too, just for a normal shop tbh, bread was empty in once place we went, easy to grab it at the corner shop though.
It's mad, all this panic buying and it's actually mass crowds in supermarkets spreading it to each other
That's the message we got in Ethiopia. But I don't really see the point in leaving. It's easier to isolate here than going home where we'd have to live with family.
EDIT: And going through three different airports and two planes sounds like a great way to get in touch with it.
Yeah, it's becoming difficult for people to just do the weekly shop.
That's what I was getting at, people are literally fantasizing over an epidemic for some reason, like it's cool to be part of it or exciting. It's mental, then you get all the misinformation on social media and people start to panic.
What did it actually say? Could be a standard letter for all foreign nationals in countries that are likely to lock down at some point.
Jesus, wasted my big 21000 in this thread instead of posting something funny.
Have to agree. I don’t think that’s helping the situation.
Well the likes of Tesco have no backstock and only London deliveries are distribution centre sourced, the rest pick from stores which themselves are empty already.
I don't think people appreciate that they're hoarding from those actually at need.
According to the BBC:
‘Not convinced’ is the polite version. They are more blunt privately.
Dont think it is UK specific. It's for Austrians anywhere else abroad too.
Dont think they care. In times of crisis, it's every man for himself.
Thing is, people probably already have enough in their house for a couple weeks anyway, aslong as they plan their meals and don't over eat. People just being ridiculously greedy, there's gonna be a lot of food waste the next couple weeks.
I'm surprised everyone expects any different when every pandemic movie is always every man for himself.
Good. Bizarre story to say the least.
The flu has less relevance to coronavirus than cats wearing sandals have to the tensile strength of cheese strings.
You're right, this is clearly a very serious situation, but constant sensationalism is not helpful, and it seems to be a handful of posters doing it to the extreme.
We are all worried, but I prefer the more grounded approach, the other option just doesn't help anyone.
860 cases in Austria, with a population of under 9 million.
1400 cases in UK with a population of 66million.
That suggests Austria aren't really doing anything amazing in stopping it either.
It's countries just trying to pretend they're doing better than others when everyone is in the same boat.
Greenland can be smug mind.
Austria is now moving to basically full lockdown and closing borders. Also has plans to instigate conscription for people who took compulsory military service in the last 5 years.
I'm sure it's not that bad being his girlfriend.
Even if we had infinte testing resources I am not sure of the benefit of testing. Let me explain why.
If you are asymptomatic and positive, nothing to do for you.
If you are mildly symptomatic and positive, nothing to do for you.
If you are very sick, you go to hospital and get tested to make sure its this and not something else and get supportive treatment.
I know that but absolutely love your comparison anyway
Yes, but in 3-4 months we'll have 40m people infected and God knows how many dead. They won't.
What about potatoes?
I’m thinking I might need to grab a large bag before I bunker down.
Tell me more about these cats.
Ah, can I have the lottery numbers while you're at it?
I know that but absolutely love your comparison anyway
the cats, due to wearing the sandals, can't rip the cheese strings and therefore are required to try and pull them apart you see.Surely if you are 1 or 2 you self isolate to prevent passing it on to someone who could become sick.
