Coronavirus (COVID-19)

[vikingTON]

16 minutes ago, Silverton End said:

The People's Republic of Inverclyde welcomes careful drivers

The People’s Republic liquidates car drivers as bourgeois running dogs along with the landlord class. Use the republic’s extensive and free train network instead.

 

 

[bendan]

6 minutes ago, Bohemian said:

I have friends still living there and they didnt even know about this virus till it hit Europe

That's hilarious.

[ayrmad]

Looks like we're up to 500 deaths overall including those not having been tested. 

England's numbers are going to be ridiculous. 

[ICTChris]

Wildlife is returning to the city. Nature is healing.

[DeeTillEhDeh]

I don't think they were responsible for collecting stats. It's more policing the lockdown, making sure that everyone has shopping and that the sick are treated properly. 
 

I meant the initial outbreak being reported - surely stats wouldn't be available prior to that point?

[Jacksgranda]

1 hour ago, Fratelli said:

Regardless of how much of a c**t he is, the Prime Minister being in intensive care during a pandemic is quite a big news story. Don't understand why folk are surprised at the coverage it's getting. 

Because they're c****, too.

[jagfox]

[ayrmad]

2 minutes ago, Jacksgranda said:

Because they're c****, too.

Yep, it's a big deal but someone is dying in the UK every few minutes because of numerous decisions him and his cronies did or didn't take. 

[Tight minge]

That's the point. The current set-up just takes money out of the system and away from everyone else.
Those poor people on Indian streets with nothing to eat aren't going anywhere. The money generated by the Indian economy simply leaves the economy and is hoarded by a tiny number of people. That makes progress on a large scale essentially impossible.
It's not as simple as taking a billion dollars and dividing it by the number of people in the country. It's about providing the social infrastructure required to promote growth, provide necessities, and encourage opportunity.
Some startling figures here. https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2019/07/india-mega-rich-are-on-rise-inequality/
Highlights being 73% of wealth generated in India in 2017 went to 1% of the population.
10% of the population holds 77% of India's wealth.
63m Indians are pushed into poverty because of healthcare costs every year.

The Caste system still exists and that will stop any possibility of any equality. Absolutely no one in India cares about the lowest caste.

[The DA]

1 minute ago, jagfox99 said:

Maybe they're all bathed in the blood of Jesus.  

 

[Granny Danger]

Just now, ayrmad said:

Yep, it's a big deal but someone is dying in the UK every few minutes because of numerous decisions him and his cronies did or didn't take. 

I notice that the issue of “why is Germany able to do significantly more testing than us” and “why is Germany controlling this better than us” is being raised by journalists but not being answered.

[MONKMAN]

70 deaths in past 24 hours.

[Billy Jean King]

Both the Mayor of London and the Health Secretary have made it clear this morning restrictions will not be relaxed next week it's how they word the extension that will be key. Khan now saying the latest info he has is no peak expected for another 7-10 days despite earlier suggestions it may come over Easter. It's all part of the can kicking tactic to spoon feed the lockdown to make it psychologically more palatable.

The businesses I know, including my own, had anticipated reopening on Monday 13 April.
I don’t think that should happen but clear guidance is needed, and not at 8.30 on a Monday evening.

[Jacksgranda]

1 hour ago, renton said:

So your all for being welded shut into your abode by the British Army then? 

Well, we could try it with him first and take it from there.

[The DA]

1 minute ago, MONKMAN said:

70 deaths in past 24 hours.

Did that 74 not include catch-up figures too?

It'll be interesting to see if the NRS update their daily figures in arrears.

[ICTChris]

Assume this article has been shared, run through of the response to the growing crisis from high level politicians and scientists.

https://mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idUSKBN21P1VF?__twitter_impression=true

[Bohemian]

1 minute ago, The DA said:

Did that 74 not include catch-up figures too?

It'll be interesting to see if the NRS update their daily figures in arrears.

Yes I think so, got an effin phone call just as she was speaking but she said something along the lines of that I think, someone else will clarify I'm sure

[Carl Cort's Hamstring]

44 minutes ago, virginton said:

If you were going to contain something and force people to stay indoors then you should have done it at the proper time with all force available, yes. I also favoured China’s truncheons to the face lockdown policy at the time when the media was whining about the people of Wuhan’s precious feelings and welt marks: a no fucks given policy that has proven to be a highly successful in the medium never mind long term.

 

On 23/03/2020 at 11:18, virginton said:

No, the most sensible thing is to take regular outdoor exercise while following strict social distancing measures at all times. And then washing your hands as soon as you get in the door. Only those who can't follow those rules gets a truncheon in the face.

People seem to be massively underestimating the serious mental and physical strains that twelve weeks or more of shutting yourself between four walls would have on anyone in the general population.

The past was alterable. The past never had been altered. VT was in favour of a Chinese-style lockdown. VT had always been in favour of a Chinese-style lockdown.

Edited April 8, 2020 by Carl Cort's Hamstring

[renton]

4 minutes ago, The DA said:

Did that 74 not include catch-up figures too?

It'll be interesting to see if the NRS update their daily figures in arrears.

It includes non hospital, community cases from nursing homes.

[Bohemian]

4 minutes ago, Billy Jean King said:

Both the Mayor of London and the Health Secretary have made it clear this morning restrictions will not be relaxed next week it's how they word the extension that will be key. Khan now saying the latest info he has is no peak expected for another 7-10 days despite earlier suggestions it may come over Easter. It's all part of the can kicking tactic to spoon feed the lockdown to make it psychologically more palatable.

Its exactly what the Irish are doing and I'd expect the UK to follow.  They actually announced tougher restrictions last night and more powers to the Police. Havnt announced a lockdown extension but its expected today or tomorrow.