We are starting to see sad news. I think we all need to start thinking about how we will react when our family and friends fall sick. Also make sure everyone you know is prepared with appropriate contact information. If you pay bills etc make sure you significant other knows how to do it. Passwords etc (not caf password)
SARS CoV-2 coronavirus / Covid-19 (No tin foil hat silliness please)
- Thread starter Don't Kill Bill
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This is good advice. Regarding the bit in bold, you would like to think that people are sensible and do not use the same password for everything but a lot of people unfortunately do not follow the advice.
Really sorry to hear, it's a horrible feeling. Try to maintain some positivity if nothing else then for him. A 104 year old woman survived this.My grandpa, 93 was admitted to hospital on Saturday with a very high temperature. Just had results and he has tested positive for Covid 19. Death sentence most likely
Really worried for my mum and dad now who were there to try and help him up when he had collapsed.
My mother is in her late 50's, has smoked since her teens and works for a Home Help, so goes to elderly peoples' houses all day, attends to them, does their shopping, returns and moves onto an other elderly person.
Somehow, it only hit me today how scary that prospect is. I asked her if she was still carrying out her job the same as always foolishly assuming she'd say no they've made loads of changes.. she just paused and said 'yeah, mask and gloves' seemingly disappointed that I'd finally realised how dangerous her situation is, as well as the elderly people she's visiting.
As an above comment says, I think we're all starting to think specifically about our loved ones and how they fare.
Somehow, it only hit me today how scary that prospect is. I asked her if she was still carrying out her job the same as always foolishly assuming she'd say no they've made loads of changes.. she just paused and said 'yeah, mask and gloves' seemingly disappointed that I'd finally realised how dangerous her situation is, as well as the elderly people she's visiting.
As an above comment says, I think we're all starting to think specifically about our loved ones and how they fare.
Cheers mate. I am positive actually because I have been mentally prepared for this for a few weeks. Can't say the same for the rest of my family. Comforting news about the old girl! Trooper!
Absolutely fecktons.
Nice. Do you think they will lend me a few quid?
Perhaps I missed it a few days ago, but Labour MP Lloyd Russell-Moyle has tested positive.
As he's also HIV positive, hmmm.....
As he's also HIV positive, hmmm.....
Really sorry to hear that.My grandpa, 93 was admitted to hospital on Saturday with a very high temperature. Just had results and he has tested positive for Covid 19. Death sentence most likely
Really worried for my mum and dad now who were there to try and help him up when he had collapsed.
Journalists are so terrified of him.
Jesus, they’re all coming out of the woodwork
Not to underplay the seriousness at his age but 85% in that demographic survive. So there is hope.My grandpa, 93 was admitted to hospital on Saturday with a very high temperature. Just had results and he has tested positive for Covid 19. Death sentence most likely
Really worried for my mum and dad now who were there to try and help him up when he had collapsed.
People who live alone and/or have pre-existing mental conditions are at a big risk here.
So a few hundred thousand more (as flu hasn't gone away) won't matter?
Think before you post please.
He may be alright then. My bro in law who is a very senior doctor in the NHS told me that the vaccine they give for HIV does work. The issue is some doctors are scared to give non approved medication for covid to patients. He said a lot more would survive if the government gives approval for those medication to be given to people.
In USA they have approved a non approved medication as a last resort. I think the Chinese and the Russians saved a lot of lives by using the non approved medication to save lives.
how are people still posting flu comparisons ffs
more people are going to die in Italy this week than the 9/11 attack
and all we know for sure right now is it will get worse globally before it gets better
more people are going to die in Italy this week than the 9/11 attack
and all we know for sure right now is it will get worse globally before it gets better
Cheers mate. Comforting but that seems a high survival rate. Unfortunately he has underlying health problems and has next to no immune system so not expecting a miracle.
Despite being absolutely necessary, the most brutal part is we won't be able to see him and he'll be so confused and not know what's going on
Cheers mate. Comforting but that seems a high survival rate. Unfortunately he has underlying health problems and has next to no immune system so not expecting a miracle.
Despite being absolutely necessary, the most brutal part is we won't be able to see him and he'll be so confused and not know what's going on
Good luckOh I 100% believe it can. I just added "complications" because I do not know the full story. I just know that the patient is 21, positive for Covid, no past medical history, and is in ITU.
I'm scared for my parents, but I'm glad they are sensible enough to go into full lockdown mode for about a week or so now.
They’ll catch their deathWho the feck goes to the beach in this cold? The hell is wrong with people
What exactly do you think the mental health crisis will be like if tens of thousands of people start dying each week? Seriously we can’t feck around with this shit.
Australia's pubs, bars, gyms, restaurants and the like are closing in 40 mins time.
Quick! Still time to catch last orders
Probably the best (and most up to date) article I've read around the potential cures. Explains WHO's strategy (Solidarity) in getting the 4 frontrunner drugs up for testing on a larger scale as of last Friday.
https://www.sciencemag.org/news/202...al-four-most-promising-coronavirus-treatments
https://www.sciencemag.org/news/202...al-four-most-promising-coronavirus-treatments
The local is only 5 mins walk away. Not sure it will help my productivity mind.
whatever models governments consult to make decisions have to be transparent. Code and data have to be accessible and not hidden somewhere.
Now some experts are blaming the government for the Liverpool Vs Athletico match at Anfield. Lots of Spanish from Madrid made the trip. Even then La Liga has been suspended and they are saying government should never have allowed the Spanish supporters to come or to even hold the match. For sure it will be dangerous now.
I think that’s a bit too black & white. Eventually some form of normality has to come back to life or mentally & economically the country can’t cope at a certain point.
It’s just where that line is, I agree in the near future when safer to do so after everyone is being sensible with social distancing for now is to get those less at risk & not showing symptoms somehow back to normality.
This can’t go on indefinitely
I thought it was set to start on Tuesday. I need to go get myself an Xbox and Fifa today before lockdown. I split up with missus just before this, and she was due to find somewhere else to live but that has now been halted due to the virus and uncertainty so this lockdown should be fun....
The global mortality rate is up to 4.35% now..
Even if there are double the number of cases... half people being asymptomatic .. its still well above 2%.. and that is with around 10K people in critical condition .. and hospitals just about reaching full capacity..
It's not getting better anytime soon, is it?
Even if there are double the number of cases... half people being asymptomatic .. its still well above 2%.. and that is with around 10K people in critical condition .. and hospitals just about reaching full capacity..
It's not getting better anytime soon, is it?
Unsurprisingly, I can't bloody sleep. Despite being the temperature of a volcano.
Personally, I blame Liverpool.
If I had to pick one poster to not get this virus it would be you Steve, damn I'm gonna miss you.
Ha, thanks, mate.
Seriously though, it's more likely that I'm suffering from hypochondria. You will have to call the baby covid.
Ha, thanks, mate.
That should be fun.
There are probably far more than double with most mild and undiagnosed/untested