Main Coronavirus / Covid-19 Discussion Thread

[AmexRuislip]

No toilet roll or soap and very little pasta in Morrisons in Hastings when I was in there an hour ago. Utter idiocy.

Tesco Bexhill had a number of packs of loo roll and some pasta, very little though. Was noticeable though how many people were purchasing tinned goods such as soup, veg, baked beans etc.

Most of the older residents, still act like it's war time

 

[Deleted member 22389]

Italy 1,492 new infections and 133 deaths recorded in one day. Even worse hundreds of people are heading South, and if it gets down there the situation will get even worse. Italy is a lesson to us all.

 

[Nobby]

Italy 1,492 new infections and 133 deaths recorded in one day. Even worse hundreds of people are heading South, and if it gets down there the situation will get even worse. Italy is a lesson to us all.

It should be

But it won’t be

We have to take it on the chin don’t forget

 

[Swansman]

Italy 1,492 new infections and 133 deaths recorded in one day. Even worse hundreds of people are heading South, and if it gets down there the situation will get even worse. Italy is a lesson to us all.

Does seem like people are starting to take it more seriously, I see less and less in the "nah its no worse than the flu" camp.

Should be a lesson learned for media as well. Their previous hysteria about diseases that in the end really was a small thing is now having the consequence that a lot of people are just shrugging their shoulders, something that could affect the chances about doing enough this time when we're dealing with a whole different beast.

 

[Deleted member 22389]

Does seem like people are starting to take it more seriously, I see less and less in the "nah its no worse than the flu" camp.

Should be a lesson learned for media as well. Their previous hysteria about diseases that in the end really was a small thing is now having the consequence that a lot of people are just shrugging their shoulders, something that could affect the chances about doing enough this time when we're dealing with a whole different beast.

I think this time next week we could easily see 700+ cases in this country, hope I'm wrong.

 

[atomised]

I think this time next week we could easily see 700+ cases in this country, hope I'm wrong.

I'd almost guarantee it. The upward curve is sharp now

 

[Giraffe]

Another day of increased numbers nationally. Another day of no increase in Sussex. Keep the barriers up.

 

[Notters]

I've got 4 supermarkets in walking distance, so often do all three.

Sainsburys has toilet paper back but oddly has ran out of flour. Well not all flour, there is ample BREAD FLOUR available and also loads of bread.

( and you can FREEZE cut bread )

Is everyone preparing to bake cakes ?



idiots

Morrisons had all flour EXCEPT white bread flour (which is what I wanted having run out yesterday).

 

[Hugo Rune]

BREAKING NEWS ...

John Travolta was hospitalised for suspected COVID-19 yesterday, but doctors now confirm that it was only Saturday Night Fever, and they assure everyone that he is Staying Alive.

A good news story amongst all this talk of disaster.

 

[Deleted member 22389]

BREAKING NEWS ...

John Travolta was hospitalised for suspected COVID-19 yesterday, but doctors now confirm that it was only Saturday Night Fever, and they assure everyone that he is Staying Alive.

A good news story amongst all this talk of disaster.

Lol

 

[Nobby]

I think this time next week we could easily see 700+ cases in this country, hope I'm wrong.

I think that by next Sunday we will have over 1,000 cases

And deaths will have increased above 10.

It’s simple Maths now.

We will be at Italian levels in three weeks, unless more draconian measures are taken.

The problem with the “It’s only the flu” and “I’m alright Jack” brigade is that they will be more likely to be carriers and spreaders (as they are treating it as a bit of a joke), so the more vulnerable will be more at risk.

A few of them on this board

 

[Deleted member 22389]

I think that by next Sunday we will have over 1,000 cases

And deaths will have increased above 10.

It’s simple Maths now.

We will be at Italian levels in three weeks, unless more draconian measures are taken.

The problem with the “It’s only the flu” and “I’m alright Jack” brigade is that they will be more likely to be carriers and spreaders (as they are treating it as a bit of a joke), so the more vulnerable will be more at risk.

A few of them on this board

 

[atomised]

I think that by next Sunday we will have over 1,000 cases

And deaths will have increased above 10.

It’s simple Maths now.

We will be at Italian levels in three weeks, unless more draconian measures are taken.

The problem with the “It’s only the flu” and “I’m alright Jack” brigade is that they will be more likely to be carriers and spreaders (as they are treating it as a bit of a joke), so the more vulnerable will be more at risk.

A few of them on this board

A few of extremes of each level same as anywhere else. Reality as always sits somewhere between the 2 extremes

 

[Icy Gull]

I think that by next Sunday we will have over 1,000 cases

And deaths will have increased above 10.

It’s simple Maths now.

We will be at Italian levels in three weeks, unless more draconian measures are taken.

The problem with the “It’s only the flu” and “I’m alright Jack” brigade is that they will be more likely to be carriers and spreaders (as they are treating it as a bit of a joke), so the more vulnerable will be more at risk.

A few of them on this board

The few are looking like mugs now. Got to love the wide variety of people and opinions on NSC though, it’s one of the reasons it’s such a great board

 

[GingerBeerMan]

Can anyone explain why this is different to bird flu? I didn't realise bird flu killed over 100,000 people. Was flu preventable with the normal flu vaccine, and if not, why wasn't there the same concern as we're seeing with this coronavirus?

 

[The Clamp]

Panic! Panic! Buy toilet rolls. We’re all doomed


How silly.

 

[Nixonator]

For any NERDS who want to sit at home worrying all day long:

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[The Clamp]

Can anyone explain why this is different to bird flu? I didn't realise bird flu killed over 100,000 people. Was flu preventable with the normal flu vaccine, and if not, why wasn't there the same concern as we're seeing with this coronavirus?

Because we live in a silly, triggered world where doom and disaster is mere moments away.

This time next year the average man on the Clapham omnibus will no more remember Coronavirus than they will who won Britain’s got talent in 2008.

 

[The Wookiee]

Can anyone explain why this is different to bird flu? I didn't realise bird flu killed over 100,000 people. Was flu preventable with the normal flu vaccine, and if not, why wasn't there the same concern as we're seeing with this coronavirus?

And over 500,000 people died of Swine Flu !!!

 

[Green Cross Code Man]

For any NERDS who want to sit at home worrying all day long:

https://www.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/bda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ecf6

I wouldn't ascribe to being a nerd, however I am quite happy to describe myself as a geek.