Coronavirus (COVID-19)

[Jacksgranda]

2 hours ago, Billy Jean King said:

2 hours ago, dirty dingus said:

Upside down blenders suspended from the roof?

Quite. They clearly put no thought into the shite they are writing. Similarly schools returning next month reported as "children clearly are not badly I'll if infected " but failing to mention they are still able to cross infect anyone they come into contact with, teachers, janitors, school bus drivers, diner ladies the list is endless and in Scotland at least for what...about 5 weeks hardly worth the risk.

Restaurants opening too, then?

[yoda]

9 minutes ago, pandarilla said:

Still avoiding the question in terms of how long we can cope.

A depression the likes of the 1930s is already on the cards. At some stage the government will run out of the credit and we'll not be able to fund wages. Unless you're talking about genuine revolution.
 

The UK government borrows in its own currency, it literally can't run out of money. We can just print more money to pay for everything. And given the alternative is probably massive deflation, then a little bit of BRRRR is probably okay.

People on here seem to think that as soon as restrictions are lifted then everything returns to normal and "the economy" starts back up and it's all good. It's not going to work like that - for as long as the virus is still working its way through the population, there's still going to be uncertainty. You open things back up, see a surge in infections, then there's detrimental economic effects there too.

There's no "optimal" solution to this crisis. Regardless of lockdown or no lockdown, there's going to be a significant economic hit. People will lose jobs. There'll be enormous and long-lasting social impacts. The best solution is the "least-worst" one

[madwullie]

Fact is without proper testing, tracing and all that accompanies it, any relaxation of the lockdown is going (not might, is) to result in a spike of new cases. 

It basically comes down to whether you think that's an acceptable price to pay for relaxed rules. Any claim that this isn't the case hasn't been paying attention. 

Personally it makes no real difference as I'm a 12 weeker so I'll be in anyway. 

[peasy23]

I've tried "Blitz Spirit" and "Stiff Upper Lip" but strangely enough it doesn't seem to have physically made my classroom any larger.

You just aren't believing in it hard enough.

[superbigal]

The bint from Oxford research on Andrew Marr appeared pretty clear that the vaccine they have will work, will have few side effects, and can be produced cheaply if facilities are made ready to start.

I was surprised after doing the usual 5 years of work in 3 months where the logjam now lies.

So you vaccinate 50% of volunteers and placebo the other 50%.

I wrongly assumed to keep this accelerated process up you would then just infect them all. I appreciate that is not the norm

So we have to send them all back home into their community environment where hardly any one is catching it anyway if they follow the rules.

Then wait patiently to see who gets symptoms.

 

Anyone else think other countries will use the less "professional" method of testing the vaccine.

 

 

[Biscuits]

Speaking as a centrist f**k, here's the full article.
https://archive.is/20200418182037/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/news/coronavirus-38-days-when-britain-sleepwalked-into-disaster-hq3b9tlgh

Holy f**k - what an absolute clusterfuck. Boris and his fuckin gang of incompetent hangers on have to be held accountable for this surely?

Warning after warning after warning basically ignored. Until it was too late.

[Jacksgranda]

4 minutes ago, madwullie said:

Fact is without proper testing, tracing and all that accompanies it, any relaxation of the lockdown is going (not might, is) to result in a spike of new cases. 

It basically comes down to whether you think that's an acceptable price to pay for relaxed rules. Any claim that this isn't the case hasn't been paying attention. 

Personally it makes no real difference as I'm a 12 weeker so I'll be in anyway. 

Same here

[NotThePars]

3 hours ago, MixuFixit said:

Michael Gray being extremely correct as usual

 

This reminds me of The People's Republic of Walmart which you should read btw.

2 hours ago, Tynierose said:

Full chemical weapons suit.  Would be a surreal experience without all the usual shit chat.

Up to anything the night, good weekend, you got holidays booked, did you see that film etc etc etc.

Actually that would work.

Getting your haircut off one of the Big Daddies from Bioshock.

 

1 hour ago, TheScarf said:

Does anyone else see 'Furlonged' when they see Furloughed? 

Keep thinking of the 3.35 at Chepstow every time I see it. 

No? Just me? 

Tbf I'm waking up some days like I've been thrown off Vintage Clouds at the second to last hurdle.

[Biscuits]

And here [emoji849]

Same here

[Marshmallo]

40 minutes ago, pandarilla said:

Still avoiding the question in terms of how long we can cope.

A depression the likes of the 1930s is already on the cards. At some stage the government will run out of the credit and we'll not be able to fund wages. Unless you're talking about genuine revolution.

But the rest of the world is going to try and get on as normal and we'd quickly be cut off.

A lockdown like the one we have surely couldn't go on for (ballpark medium length guess). 9-12 months.
 

I can't answer the question you seem to want me to answer because we have nowhere near enough data to do so.

Current situation and our understanding as a species of this virus means that opening anything else up by mid May would be absolutely insane and reckless. 

[Gaz]

14 minutes ago, Biscuits said:

Boris and his fuckin gang of incompetent hangers on have to be held accountable for this surely?

  

Welcome to the UK.

[welshbairn]

21 minutes ago, madwullie said:

Fact is without proper testing, tracing and all that accompanies it, any relaxation of the lockdown is going (not might, is) to result in a spike of new cases. 

It basically comes down to whether you think that's an acceptable price to pay for relaxed rules. Any claim that this isn't the case hasn't been paying attention. 

Personally it makes no real difference as I'm a 12 weeker so I'll be in anyway. 

 

16 minutes ago, Jacksgranda said:

Same here

 

12 minutes ago, Biscuits said:

And here

And me. After 12 weeks of total lockdown we should be the safest people in the country. Beach party anyone?

[Honest Saints Fan]

1 minute ago, welshbairn said:

 

 

And me. After 12 weeks of total lockdown we should be the safest people in the country. Beach party anyone?

You'll all be grounded until Autumn 2021!

[Jacksgranda]

I could probably live with that. Particularly if the alternative was ending up at Roselawn.

[welshbairn]

2 minutes ago, Honest Saints Fan said:

You'll all be grounded until Autumn 2021!

Nah, we'll be the first people to get the vaccine after front line workers, according to Oxford University maybe even as soon as September. Doubt it will be that quick though.

[Milnzo]

(Sir) David King on Sky News just now. 

This guy needs more airtime. 

[bennett]

3 minutes ago, Milnzo said:

(Sir) David King on Sky News just now. 

This guy needs more airtime. 

Sevco to the rescue?

[welshbairn]

Daft c***s.

https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/nation/2020/04/18/thousands-join-janaza-in-brahmanbaria-flouting-social-distancing-rule

[ayrmad]

1 hour ago, welshbairn said:

 

 

And me. After 12 weeks of total lockdown we should be the safest people in the country. Beach party anyone?

That would be just dandy, at least we seem to empathise with each others pish.

[ayrmad]

2 hours ago, Jacksgranda said:

Restaurants opening too, then?

Only the yank ones.