Main Coronavirus / Covid-19 Discussion Thread

[Green Cross Code Man]

what's most reassuring is looking at that graph and seeing where hospital numbers were during the first peak when case numbers were the same as they are now. the difference between hospital cases now and then is night and day

One cannot compare the case numbers now with the early case numbers. Most of the cases identified early on, were people presenting at hospital who were already quite poorly. Now the cases are mostly asymptomatic and from the community. We were testing about 20,000 a day in March but are now testing in excess of 170,000.

 

[GingerBeerMan]

tingle .....tingle ffs ....wakey wakey ......here's a tit bit for you , an ex girlfriend of mines older sister has worked for the gates foundation for 15 years , she comes to oz with her husband probably every other Christmas , yes surprise surprise they are ****ing minted , they bring their golf clubs and we all jump on helicopters and fly all over the shop , they both work for the gates foundation in seattle ....there is now a very murky line between they have been planning for this pandemic for 5 years and they have been panning for this plandemic for 5 years , my youngest daughters boyfriends dad works for the UN ......he drives a 180 k lexus ffs.....wakey wakey ....tingle ..?? tingle...

People with jobs have a lot of money. How is that suspicious?

 

[Bold Seagull]

On the rise again here, so going back to strict regime again on the 9th.
To top it off, a woman i slept with last week, phoned me this evening to tell me her daughter has tested positive, and I need to get checked. Triff.

 

[LamieRobertson]

He didn’t mention what she tested positive for though

 

[Albion Dan]

Massively refreshing to read the comments on this media driven fear (nonsense) piece. The experts have lost credibility. People are waking up.

https://twitter.com/itvnews/status/1303056893850591238

 

[CHAPPERS]

Massively refreshing to read the comments on this media driven fear (nonsense) piece. The experts have lost credibility. People are waking up.

https://twitter.com/itvnews/status/1303056893850591238

Hang on ,what's your gripe here?

Oh you're commenting on the twitter responses.

 

[Albion Dan]

Hang on ,what's your gripe here?

Oh you're commenting on the twitter responses.

Yes no gripe at all, very happy to see almost unanimous condemnation of the "expert" and the ITV angle trying to drive yet more fear.

 

[elwheelio]

Friend of mine tested positive on Sunday and was informed by text. However, no one has contacted him about contact tracing. Checked NHS/gov guidance and it says someone will be in touch. Anyone know how long this usually takes?

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

Bolton toughest lockdown yet

 

[Springal]

Friend of mine tested positive on Sunday and was informed by text. However, no one has contacted him about contact tracing. Checked NHS/gov guidance and it says someone will be in touch. Anyone know how long this usually takes?

No idea, but I saw a pub in Worthing & a bar in Glasgow both have incidents and confirmed cases on Saturday and still not contacted by Track & Trace

 

[Driver8]

Coronavirus: Social gatherings above six banned in England from 14 September https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-54081131

 

[Guinness Boy]

**** me, Boris literally making this and Brexit up as he goes along.


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[dazzer6666]

On the rise again here, so going back to strict regime again on the 9th.
To top it off, a woman i slept with last week, phoned me this evening to tell me her daughter has tested positive, and I need to get checked. Triff.

Did you have to sign in first and she’s now working her way through her track and trace list ? [emoji23]

 

[Eeyore]

Did you have to sign in first and she’s now working her way through her track and trace list ? [emoji23]

That's why it took a while to get round to Dave.

 

[portlock seagull]

I simply don’t understand. So, from Monday, there’s a ban on social gatherings of more than 6 persons. Except:
If you’re in Wales, Scot or NI.
At a school or workplace
In the same BBC report, it says ‘large support bubbles or households of six Or more persons remain unaffected’

Hope this virus understands these rules and respects them, because I sure as hell don’t. Drive a bus through all those contradictions and gaps in the arguments. It makes no sense, what are these lunatics playing at? Oh, and that’s before it all changes 24hrs later no doubt.

 

[Driver8]

I simply don’t understand. So, from Monday, there’s a ban on social gatherings of more than 6 persons. Except:
If you’re in Wales, Scot or NI.
At a school or workplace
In the same BBC report, it says ‘large support bubbles or households of six Or more persons remain unaffected’

Hope this virus understands these rules and respects them, because I sure as hell don’t. Drive a bus through all those contradictions and gaps in the arguments. It makes no sense, what are these lunatics playing at? Oh, and that’s before it all changes 24hrs later no doubt.

I think it means we can forget about going to the footie anytime soon.

 

[portlock seagull]

I think it means we can forget about going to the footie anytime soon.

Organised sport is another exception. However, yes, I get the jest of what you’re saying. It really is a mess, has been since start. The guidance never appears to stand up to logic scrutiny. As if the virus observes internal borders, and other exceptions like workplace and schools. As for taking holidays in certain countries but not others...that was always going to cause, well, here we are because of! Well done holiday makers, keep up the good work (when are people going to get these aren’t normal times and sacrifices must be made?)

 

[macbeth]

Oxford vaccine trial paused due to 'adverse reaction' in one of the participants

https://twitter.com/SamCoatesSky/status/1303450343452422151?s=20

very important to stress that they're unsure if this is related to the vaccine or just a coincidence/separate illness. Still though, not good news either way given this was THE one people were pinning hopes on, even if there's nothing amiss it could surely result in a possible delay in the rollout and will definitely send the anti-vaxxer crowd into overdrive

 

[portlock seagull]

Oxford vaccine trial paused due to 'adverse reaction' in one of the participants

https://twitter.com/SamCoatesSky/status/1303450343452422151?s=20

very important to stress that they're unsure if this is related to the vaccine or just a coincidence/separate illness. Still though, not good news either way given this was THE one people were pinning hopes on, even if there's nothing amiss it could surely result in a possible delay in the rollout and will definitely send the anti-vaxxer crowd into overdrive

It’s going to take years, anyone from pharmaceutical industry will confirm. I think natural immunity is more likely before a vaccine is successfully developed.

 

[The Clamp]

We are being governed by a total kakistocracy and we can expect countless more meaningless regulations before this is over. Total case of "We'd better be seen to be doing something".