Wumminator
The Qatar Pounder
You sure about that? This document did exsist you say?
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Security_Study_Memorandum_200
I didn’t say the document didn’t “exsist”
You sure about that? This document did exsist you say?
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Security_Study_Memorandum_200
Nah. Death coding is pretty standardised across most of the developed world. Research shows coding is pretty reliable on review.Any of you guys think it's possible for the UK government to fudge the death numbers and hide a lot of deaths from official stats like a lot of other countries do?
I really don't trust the confirmed cases number anymore since Boris is leaving a lot of cases untested, so the death number i think is the best way to judge disease progression now.
A wide scale antibody test in Wuhan would be quite useful to know, how many people really got infected in Wuhan compared to the reported numbers. It would help improve the modelling, they're trying to do now.
Wrong Berba, I think.Sorry for my loss?
Wrong poster sorry, I should of went back a few pages to double check to be honestSorry for my loss?
I was close enough thenWrong Berba, I think.
You've said that multiple times now. Any chance of, you know, actually doing that instead of spamming this actually useful thread?Enough for today!
They don't speak to the people on the fecking NHS floor. They make arbitrary statements from their ivory tower.
Also, with regards the points I've bolded, and how the WHO have mentioned that the UK were going about it wrong. Now they've been proved right, I'm curious to hear why you think they're a waste of space?
Just give up dude. Ignore button exists for some reason.I didn’t say the document didn’t “exsist”
Just quarantine the World for a few weeks.
Another thing I want to know is the range of symptoms in cases. What percent get severe symptoms, how many less severe. What;s the mildest symptoms displayed by a carrier?
Enough for today!
So congratulations.
Some people have been defending a strategy designed to deal with a completely different virus, and pretending to have a deep understanding of the situation
Thank you!Enough for the week actually.
Everyone, please switch back to discussing the actual subject of the thread.
Exactly, except they haven't gone down the chains appropriately and garnered the salient information...the outcome? Absolutely shite advice which leaves us in the state we're in now. Any critical care/ICU/anaesthetist worth their weight could have told them there weren't enough ICU beds, but to misrepresent this by double? Jesus.Of course they dont. They pool advice from the heads of hospital trusts who in turn go down the chain themselves. Do you expect them to take a straw poll from random doctors?
The WHO are a waste of space because if they hadnt been so toothless in the beginning a lot of countries wouldn't be in the situation they are in now. Their reputation will be permanently tarnished by this and rightly so.
Oh man. Sorry to hear that. Hopefully your mate is okay and you hear from him soon. Messed up thing about this is how much shit can be going on around the world that will hardly or never see the light of day because of the attention being elsewhere.Feck. A close mate of mine is in Cusco, Peru at the moment. Last time she messaged me was Friday. Since heard of an unrelated friend of a friend there who's trapped inside a fully booked hostel. Police and military out in the streets. They've been told there's enough food and drink for 14 days and after that they don't know. Apparently they've been randomly arresting Europeans, including pulling them out of the hostel. British Embassy is closed and phone call to Foreign and Commonwealth Office got cut off after 2 hours of no answer. Don't know where my mate is at currently. Scary as feck.
Exactly, except they haven't gone down the chains appropriately and garnered the salient information...the outcome? Absolutely shite advice which leaves us in the state we're in now. Any critical care/ICU/anaesthetist worth their weight could have told them there weren't enough ICU beds, but to misrepresent this by double? Jesus.
The Government have fecked this up royally...they're trying to save face with a significant U-turn without actually saying sorry for getting it so wrong. You can't lay all the blame on the WHO for stubborn governments trying to do their own thing. You have to admit from the start, the UK's approach has been at odds with many nearby countries.
Exactly, except they haven't gone down the chains appropriately and garnered the salient information...the outcome? Absolutely shite advice which leaves us in the state we're in now. Any critical care/ICU/anaesthetist worth their weight could have told them there weren't enough ICU beds, but to misrepresent this by double? Jesus.
The Government have fecked this up royally...they're trying to save face with a significant U-turn without actually saying sorry for getting it so wrong. You can't lay all the blame on the WHO for stubborn governments trying to do their own thing. You have to admit from the start, the UK's approach has been at odds with many nearby countries.
NHS management has always been awful. I would lay blame on both: 1) the management for, as usual, terrible communication. 2) the Government for their treatment of the NHS and refusal to even acknowledge the WHO before now. Also the seemingly complete lack of any plan for a pandemic. It's quite clear from the information we've been receiving from the Scottish Government that nobody has ever thought this could ever happen. Even after SARS, MERS, Swine flu etc.If this is the case, isn't the issue then not the government but the NHS management who have alledgedly not passed on the correct information because they have not managed to speak to frontline staff effectively?
Thank you good sir for your timely intervention.Enough for the week actually.
Everyone, please switch back to discussing the actual subject of the thread.
Thanks. I know she was going to some retreat in the middle of nowhere but don't know when exactly. She could be there now. I don't know if that's better or worse.Oh man. Sorry to hear that. Hopefully your mate is okay and you hear from him soon. Messed up thing about this is how much shit can be going on around the world that will hardly or never see the light of day because of the attention being elsewhere.
Feck. A close mate of mine is in Cusco, Peru at the moment. Last time she messaged me was Friday. Since heard of an unrelated friend of a friend there who's trapped inside a fully booked hostel. Police and military out in the streets. They've been told there's enough food and drink for 14 days and after that they don't know. Apparently they've been randomly arresting Europeans, including pulling them out of the hostel. British Embassy is closed and phone call to Foreign and Commonwealth Office got cut off after 2 hours of no answer. Don't know where my mate is at currently. Scary as feck.
It's quite clear from the information we've been receiving from the Scottish Government that nobody has ever thought this could ever happen. Even after SARS, MERS, Swine flu etc.
Oh Christ yeah. Didn't even think about rioting. Will only take a group of idiots to start something potentially big.We were in a similar boat but were lucky to get out of Europe. UK still seem way too calm about this compared to the entire world. The public will get a rude awakening in the next two weeks. Can see riots in London whilst idiots shoplift supplies. It’s going to get messy and moaning on FB about the lack of toilet roll will be the least of their worries.
I can get them somewhere to stay for the duration with food. Cusco, Lima or Arequita. A few different women in their 40's or 50's. They actually offered this on our page.Feck. A close mate of mine is in Cusco, Peru at the moment. Last time she messaged me was Friday. Since heard of an unrelated friend of a friend there who's trapped inside a fully booked hostel. Police and military out in the streets. They've been told there's enough food and drink for 14 days and after that they don't know. Apparently they've been randomly arresting Europeans, including pulling them out of the hostel. British Embassy is closed and phone call to Foreign and Commonwealth Office got cut off after 2 hours of no answer. Don't know where my mate is at currently. Scary as feck.
Oh Christ yeah. Didn't even think about rioting. Will only take a group of idiots to start something potentially big.
Oh without a doubt. I was reading an interesting article about how Taiwan, Hong Kong, Japan etc are doing such a good job - they were predominantly involved in SARS and MERS. They've learnt their lesson, they have protocols in place and that has been evident with their infection rates. China, to an extent, are doing a decent job of containing it with their action.Sadly I think you can say this about many countries. In a perverse way, we are "lucky" that this strain isn't as bad as it could have been. One has to hope that we learn from this and be better prepared in the future if and when something similar happens again.
Need to take a break from this. Frazzled my fecking brain by following it non-stop over the weekend and today.
Off tomorrow, just gonna play videogames all day.
That could be great, thanks Ian. She was definitely in Cusco. Was at Machu Picchu Friday. And I know she had plans to go to a jungle retreat but don't know when. I'll let you know when we manage to get hold of her.I can get them somewhere to stay for the duration with food. Cusco, Lima or Arequita. A few different women in their 40's or 50's. They actually offered this on our page.
PM me if you want me to ask.
If she booked into a jungle retreat for an ayahuasca ceremony, she will need to hand her mobile over on entrance.That could be great, thanks Ian. She was definitely in Cusco. Was at Machu Picchu Friday. And I know she had plans to go to a jungle retreat but don't know when. I'll let you know when we manage to get hold of her.