It's an interesting question. We've had 4 years of the president of the most powerful country in the world waging constant war on the media and a government in the UK that has said that we've all 'had enough of experts' (Gove). If a virus was actually capable of deciding it probably couldn't have picked a better time to strike.
SARS CoV-2 coronavirus / Covid-19 (No tin foil hat silliness please)
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Yeah, gardening stuff - not necessary. B&Q - not necessary. It's annoying to hear even when you're not in the UK, because this truly is a world-wide issue.
Glad I live in fairly small Irish town now. If I arrived at Tescos and it was like that I'd lose my mind.
Went to Tescos the other day and there was maybe 20 people in there shopping.
Went to Tescos the other day and there was maybe 20 people in there shopping.
In my city too, people have to get used to doing the shopping once a week and not going for the bread every day and spending the day on the street with the dog, but except for that they are respectful and there is a good atmosphere.
We have a DJ who plays music in the morning and a while before the applause.
I imagine they will have to close gas stations and tobacconists. Take care
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At this rate they're going to hand out ration cards to households. It's just fecking bizarre.
Our freezer has conked out and tried looking online for one. Everything is out of stock, presumably because people need extra storage for their fifty bags of turkey dinosaurs they've all rushed out to buy.
Our freezer has conked out and tried looking online for one. Everything is out of stock, presumably because people need extra storage for their fifty bags of turkey dinosaurs they've all rushed out to buy.
Hah, that started here last night, i thought some feckers were having a party. We've had the same on and off today, too.
Igualmente.
Why not just have mail in vote? Fool proof and doesn't especially require a big new infrastructure.
If it came to it I would use the 24hr Tesco during the night, shoould be quiet and it also means they will be restocking shelves during the night as well.
Ive just ordered hand wash and toilet roll from Tesco and im collecting it on the 8th April. Should have enough to do until then, if we arent in lockdown at this stage.
Same in Galway. There haven't really been scenes like that anywhere.
My company has just withdrawn from my current assignment. Country I'm currently working in is seen as unsafe because of weak and poor measures taken against the virus.
UK?
www.japantimes.co.jp has articles along those lines. So does www.japantoday.com
I was happy to see that you and at least another poster on here are doctors. Good to have some expertise on the caf.
What do you think of the A blood type being more vulnerable theory?
Another poster pointed out with good humour that the telegraph had something about it but I hadn`t read it.
A study from China indicated that the most severe cases tended to be in those with A blood type. I`m O positive and was told some years
ago by a doctor that the lack of antigens in blood cells of this type could be better protection against some diseases/viruses.
I might just be an outlier but I haven`t had any kind of flu since I was a teenager and no vaccinations, could possibly be down to that?
I am 67 years young. I had a lobe of my right lung removed some years ago after a car accident which also broke a good number of bones in my body. I had MRSA in hospital and the drugs they gave me buggered up my inner ear they reckon. I am at risk if some muppet sneezes on me. I would more than likely die. So folk like me and those in a worse situation are still gobsmacked at the casual way some people are treating this episode. Everyone is suddenly an expert. I would rather listed to someone qualified than some bright spark on Twitter.
It’s only natural to hoard when people say don’t hoard. Our kids have bought food mostly for us and left it on the doorstep. I have a Sunday Times on standby if we run out of bog roll just like the olden days. Please people observe whatever the experts are advising. Gary Neville has plummeted in my estimation, every time he’s on SKY it’s a party political on behalf of the failed Labour Party. Imagine if they had got in and Diane Abbott was in charge.
It’s only natural to hoard when people say don’t hoard. Our kids have bought food mostly for us and left it on the doorstep. I have a Sunday Times on standby if we run out of bog roll just like the olden days. Please people observe whatever the experts are advising. Gary Neville has plummeted in my estimation, every time he’s on SKY it’s a party political on behalf of the failed Labour Party. Imagine if they had got in and Diane Abbott was in charge.
Nope my colleagues in the UK are still active, I work in Sweden atm and the high-ups have decided to withraw us from here because they deem the measures taken here to be too insignificant.
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London's going to go the same way isn't it? That surely must be the big concern currently and it probably needs the lockdown measure before any other major part of U.K.
All Tesco supermarkets have been closing at 10pm as of last week.
India government has been very proactive in last few days as compared to western countries . It’s nice to see them being proactive when the numbers are in few hundreds only. Couple of good steps by government so far -
1. 50% states have been in complete lockdown since yesterday.
2. All trains and buses between states are cancelled effective today.
Hopefully, people follow the government rules and stay indoors.
1. 50% states have been in complete lockdown since yesterday.
2. All trains and buses between states are cancelled effective today.
Hopefully, people follow the government rules and stay indoors.
Government have updated their advice for the highest risk group (which I’m in). Now even more restrictive.
Now advising against all face-to-face contact outside of your own home. No walks. Exercise at home. Minimum 12 weeks.
Now advising against all face-to-face contact outside of your own home. No walks. Exercise at home. Minimum 12 weeks.
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No, they are all looking for booze now the pubs have shut. Couldn't find Guinness for my mum anywhere, the bastards.
There's no need to get to the supermarkets that early and queue up like morons. Ive been going at regular times and I've managed to get mostly everything i need. People in this country are complete idiots.
Wow
It might be a terraced or semi-detached house.
Hopefully the family sues the shit out of him.
I would double check before going on a night, I'm sure they have changed their opening times for all UK stores to close at 10pm.
I've found its still possible to get a full shop in if you are willing to compromise a bit on what you would usually get and try a different or more expensive version. More than enough stuff was in my local ASDA and Lidl to have plenty of meals for the week. Eggs were like gold dust but I can live without them.
I just saw the WHO talk about Russia. She said from January the Russians have been quietly been screening passengers and isolating them too. They have been using all methods and not only one. This could be the reason why it's low so far. They have so far tested over 160,000 people and are still testing every day. They are not sure if there is going to be a spike but think it won't be much because from January to here it's enough time to get it under control for them and the more strict they are with the incoming people the better chance they have to control it.
Are we getting an update today from Boris?
I already replied to you but just now I`ve seen your location and Fukuyama is in the sticks and not representative of the big cities elsewhere.
I forgot to say in my other post that there was mask rage in Kanagawa Prefecture where two men slugged it out for masks, and the same kinds of people grabbing all the toilet paper also grabbing masks at pharmacies, supermarkets and convenience stores.
Is that 11 new deaths for the UK final? If so it would represent a welcome break from following the Italian trajectory who went up from 233 - 366 at the same stage. Probably just an anomaly unfortunately as Spain had a couple of relatively kinder days before big jumps at the same stage.
No just Scotland and Wales I think. England delays now, presumably because it’s taking longer to add up!
I don't believe England has piled on the doom and gloom yet. Worldmeters or whatever it's called hasn't listed hte new cases yet, just announced deaths.
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I work for GardaWorld Europe and we're installing a specific security network that spans across 17 countries in Europe. Me and my colleagues keep in touch daily to coordinate our work and talking to them and hearing about the measures taken across Europe it really seems like they aren't taking this serious here in Sweden.Wow
I'm the only one being re-called of all my colleagues so far.
Thought it was too good to be true.
That’s the impression I have as well, from across the border. I visited Sweden a couple of months ago, made some new friends, and seeing their posts and activity levels, it seems like there’s an air of "don’t let corona ruin your good time, come to the pub!"
For everyone, here`s a good news site from Singapore. It gives up to date and accurate info. Very helpful.
www.channelnewsasia.com
www.channelnewsasia.com
No, he's most probably having a nice Sunday roast with all of his affluent friends.
Being serious though, yes in about 10 minutes.