Main Coronavirus / Covid-19 Discussion Thread

[Jimmy Grimble]

Main Coronavirus / Covid-19 Dicsussion Thread

https://twitter.com/savethenhs4u/status/1242943475789766663?s=21

Potentially something fishy going on here. Check the clip in the Twitter thread.

 

[The Wizard]

^ Twitter tin foil hat politics gurus out in force as per usual, Posted by a totally anti-conservatives twitter account.

 

[atomised]

https://twitter.com/dhscgovuk/status/1242950122981470208?s=21

“Please note these figures do not cover a 24 hour period.”

They don’t normally tag that on the end. Could explain the numbers today.

One comment suggests today's are figures from 1pm yesterday

 

[Jimmy Grimble]

^ Twitter tin foil hat politics gurus out in force as per usual, Posted by a totally anti-conservatives twitter account.

Yes there are some nut jobs commenting on there as is always the case with Twitter but did you watch the clip?

https://twitter.com/savethenhs4u/status/1242961446520213506?s=21

 

[Nixonator]

Yes there are some nut jobs commenting on there as is always the case with Twitter but did you watch the clip?

https://twitter.com/savethenhs4u/status/1242961446520213506?s=21

It’s just a low figure, probably turn out to be an outlier. Suspect it will be back up tomorrow.

There’s no government cover-up here as much as the complete nutters seem to wish it so.

 

[Green Cross Code Man]

Can only say what we are seeing. USA only around 900 odd deaths at the moment ... A country 5x larger population than ours

US death tally rising rapidly, now over 1050.

 

[sydney]

there is footage going round on social media filmed at the EXCEL building in central london yesterday.....it has been commandeered to be used as a 4000 bed hospital to deal with this crisis...apparently.

 

[Green Cross Code Man]

there is footage going round on social media filmed at the EXCEL building in central london yesterday.....it has been commandeered to be used as a 4000 bed hospital to deal with this crisis...apparently.

Yeah this has been known for several days.

In other news, seems that Sussex may have had the first outbreak, way back at the end of January:


https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-...-sussex-family-may-have-infected-coronavirus/

 

[Billy the Fish]

I think fatalities, when they do occur, are usually after quite a period of illness. 5 days would be the time before appearance of first symptoms.

Good point! Didn't think that through did I

 

[atomised]

there is footage going round on social media filmed at the EXCEL building in central london yesterday.....it has been commandeered to be used as a 4000 bed hospital to deal with this crisis...apparently.

Why apparently? They showed footage on most news programmes and has been covered in the press conferences

 

[Triggaaar]

In other news, seems that Sussex may have had the first outbreak, way back at the end of January:

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-...-sussex-family-may-have-infected-coronavirus/

"A family from East Sussex may have been Britain’s first coronavirus victims, catching the virus in mid-January after visiting an Austrian ski resort which is now under investigation for allegedly covering up the early outbreak."

Blimey. I would hope there are serious consequences if they did cover it up.

 

[yxee]

Half this thread is garbage.

Conspiracy theories and political point scoring etc from people with too much time during lockdown.

The other half is interesting info which makes me keep reading

 

[Blue Valkyrie]

Yeah this has been known for several days.

In other news, seems that Sussex may have had the first outbreak, way back at the end of January:


https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-...-sussex-family-may-have-infected-coronavirus/

Which would be near the busy Maresfield drive through McDonalds at the A22/A26 roundabout.

Excellent.

 

[Blue Valkyrie]

Also, if Maresfield man is UK Patient Zero, and we are 1 month further into this than originally suspected, then that is surely encouraging news, with more immunity in Sussex and beyond than previously thought.

 

[Bodian]

https://twitter.com/dhscgovuk/status/1242950122981470208?s=21

“Please note these figures do not cover a 24 hour period.”

They don’t normally tag that on the end. Could explain the numbers today.

One comment suggests today's are figures from 1pm yesterday

That has to be good news if correct.

Though it is slightly odd we’ve gone from 87 to 28. Makes me wonder if there was some crossover on the numbers from the day before into today? Seems plausible given the new announcement time.

Perhaps it was actually more like: Tuesday 60 and Wednesday 55

That twitter thread seems to say that the figures are usually 9am-9am, but that Tuesday was 9am(Mon)-1pm(Tues) - ie; more than 24 hours, hence Wednesday then not being the full 24 hours (1pm Tues - 9am Weds). If that's the case, then it probably is something more like 60-ish on both days, which is fairly consistent with the few days before.

 

[atomised]

That twitter thread seems to say that the figures are usually 9am-9am, but that Tuesday was 9am(Mon)-1pm(Tues) - ie; more than 24 hours, hence Wednesday then not being the full 24 hours (1pm Tues - 9am Weds). If that's the case, then it probably is something more like 60-ish on both days, which is fairly consistent with the few days before.

There is a positive to that in the idea that figures have stayed roughly the same throughout rather than that odd spike on tuesday which I was worried was going to be the start of the real upward trend.
That's not to say the upward trend wont come but delaying it is a good thing.

 

[Jimmy Grimble]

That twitter thread seems to say that the figures are usually 9am-9am, but that Tuesday was 9am(Mon)-1pm(Tues) - ie; more than 24 hours, hence Wednesday then not being the full 24 hours (1pm Tues - 9am Weds). If that's the case, then it probably is something more like 60-ish on both days, which is fairly consistent with the few days before.

Yep. Makes sense.

 

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[Notters]

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As said above, it still would indicate figures are relatively steady?

 

[surrey jim]

Charlton super fan Seb Lewis passed away due to virus. Not missed any Charlton match in some 20 years - 1076 matches

https://www.cafc.co.uk/news/view/5b...-tribute-to-1000-in-a-row-super-fan-seb-lewis
https://www.cafc.co.uk/news/view/5e7c87756ed49/rip-seb-lewis