You have just posted that you think the Corona could be “overhyped” by a hidden cabal of money men to hide the fact the stock market was overvalued.
“Very mature response that”
SARS CoV-2 coronavirus / Covid-19 (No tin foil hat silliness please)
- Thread starter Don't Kill Bill
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“Very mature response that”
Do you know how the UK’s timeline maps on to that? Are we witnessing the similar growth?
A survey about how this affected people's beliefs about personal hygiene would be good when it all dies down. My prediction for many men is:
"1. Did you make an increased effort to wash your hands?"
"No, my dick is clean."
"1. Did you make an increased effort to wash your hands?"
"No, my dick is clean."
I don't disagree what's happening in Italy is terrible - but it ignores "why Italy"? Aside from the obvious and having many elderly folks - that excuse seems to simple. Perhaps access to timely and proper healthcare support plays a factor for instance. The issue isn't the virus as much as it is the response to it. At some point it will be impossible for most of us to not catch it. Just like the flu. No amount of sitting at home is going to make it disappear. Look at the flu - there is a reason the shots are trivalent or quadrivalent - I. E. H1N1 is still around - despite all the efforts taken to try and fight it. And that's WITH a shot available.
Basically, we're where Italy was 13 days ago.
Christ that's insane. They're on course for 40k cases this time next week, if it stays at 25%. The thing is, the more cases there are it's going to get harder and harder to test everyone too. If they're already struggling with capacity now, there's no-way they can keep up when it's 4x as bad.
Thanks, that’s remarkably similar.
They're fecked. But I think we're all on that path unfortunately.
still not a single case in Turkey ?
This isn't bird flu.
I'd suggest using pms to me. You might convince me you're willing to engage in proper discussion rather than being a keyboard tough guy.
Fair enough. You are correct about the flu.
Seems like warm weather theory is not holding the water with this virus.
80 % worst case is 700 000
Gov were tentatively floating idea of let it run and get away with 100 000
Lets hope for the best
Well Singapore is tropical and it didn't make them immune from the initial outburst (hotter than it ever gets here). They just did a great job of containing it (so far). Was always massively dubious.
Is there any information on how many tests countries have been conducting?
The map of infected countries suggests not but who can say with complete certainty either way. Make of it what you will but it's business as usual in the big cities.
I'm pretty sure tourists are not allowed to enter at all. I read that anyone who doesn't have a permanent address to self quarantine will not be admitted to the country.
Italy has one of the most highly regarded healthcare systems in the world.
Lombardy’s chief ICU coordinator has warned that if the population doesn’t appreciate the threat level, it will be a catastrophe. They are creating makeshift intensive care units in hospital corridors with patients requiring oxygen therapy - breathing difficulties being one of the symptoms of Coronavirus.
This isn’t about making it disappear. It’s about stemming the tide and mitigating the rate of infection in order to give healthcare systems the best possible chance to treat those who require hospitalisation in addition to all the usual pressures. So called ‘draconian measures’ can help to do that.
A low mortality rate shouldn’t mean people fail to see the bigger picture.
We’re not all reacting to the media.
I don’t know what world you inhabit. But try to learn something. At a VERY layman’s term level;
Flu takes AGES to cause major respiratory problems. It attempts to damage everything else first.
Covid 19 goes straight to the danger zones.
It’s nothing like a regular flu. Worry about the vulnerable people close to you. Please do not tell them it’s nothing.
A bit of a reasoned scientifically based article. It's an interesting read as it doesn't attempt to answer questions which there isn't evidence to answer but explains why that is the case and when there will be enough data to answer it.
https://arstechnica.com/science/202...ensive-ars-technica-guide-to-the-coronavirus/
https://arstechnica.com/science/202...ensive-ars-technica-guide-to-the-coronavirus/
Very interesting read. Thanks for posting.
So not including the pumping of raw badger arsehole?
Thanks for back handedly insulting my intelligence like your bro earlier. You could have said everything without the first part, no?
A 5th person has passed away in the UK.
They're just pieces of shit.
There are already people in hospital beds in corridors all around the country - who did this to our Healthcare service? Tory Government.
Who are right now basically saying, 'nah, feck the vulnerable, feck the OAPs who've paid tax into the NHS for 6 decades of their lives'? The same Tory Government.
Pieces of shit.
Hopefully this is a real wake up for people.
R.I.P to that person - I hope they had a good innings and didn't suffer too much.
And thoughts to their family.
Any details about their pre-existing conditions etc?
Well R.I.P again.
And without wanting to sound preachy, lets all try and remember throughout this that every person who dies due to this virus is a real human being who would otherwise still be alive.
People can live for years being 'very unwell', it doesn't mean that their lives are any less worth, at all.
70's and generally unwell. This the first day where more than one person has died in a day?
Absolutely. I'm worried for my grandparents. Think I'm going to keep myself distanced away from them for the next few weeks. My mum is currently going through radiotherapy too so that's also grating on me.
This person has all the answers it looks like 
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I'd really like to know how someone in there 70's, who was 'very unwell, and with 'significant health issues', has become exposed to a virus that has such low numbers in this country so far.
Poor fecker.
For having to work in Croydon that is
If it gets bad feel free to drop round to mine for a spot of lunch (providing you don’t have the virus!)
For having to work in Croydon that is
If it gets bad feel free to drop round to mine for a spot of lunch (providing you don’t have the virus!)
That person has kidsThis person has all the answers it looks like
Take it easy mate, and remember to try and manage your stress - difficult as it is.
I find myself being more irritable because I'm so stressed out about this. It's tricky, but you're stressed because you care, and that's what people need right now.
We just have to try and manage it.
Very good question. And if old and vulnerable people are already catching this in Hospitals where they're receiving treatment for other things... well, the anger that makes me feel is difficult to put into words really.