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[CHAPPERS]

edit: well it is a big story

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[Triggaaar]

I said this a couple of weeks ago, but the sheer number of ‘celebrities’ who seem to be getting this suggests that it is already far more rife in the general population than we imagined.

Fingers crossed, but I suspect it's more to do with the fact that they're always getting close to lots of other people. Price Charles, Boris etc mingled with lots of people from around the world - people who were often doing the same thing as them. Meanwhile, the rest of us, have only come into close contact with a modest number of people.

 

[Rodney Thomas]

I am worried that the UK had a lovely, sunny weekend of people freely mingling before going into proper lockdown. The same happen here in Spain when they (inexplicably, well not really, it was political) allowed the International Womans Day marches to go ahead. I'm a bleeding heart lefty and said at the time there was no chance I was going into Barcelona for the march. Simply cannot believe they allowed it. I hope the same is not said of the UK sometime next week.

 

[drew]

181 deaths since yesterday!!!

 

[doogie004]

Main Coronavirus / Covid-19 Dicsussion Thread

Italy 909 in last 24 hours Jesus !
Total 9,134

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[Blue Valkyrie]

I am worried that the UK had a lovely, sunny weekend of people freely mingling before going into proper lockdown. The same happen here in Spain when they (inexplicably, well not really, it was political) allowed the International Womans Day marches to go ahead. I'm a bleeding heart lefty and said at the time there was no chance I was going into Barcelona for the march. Simply cannot believe they allowed it. I hope the same is not said of the UK sometime next week.

Cheltenham festival, and Liverpool v Atletico Madrid still won't have hit the figures yet.

 

[The Wizard]

Italy 909 in last 24 hours Jesus !
Total 9,134

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Absolutely horrendous.

 

[doogie004]

Lots of misinformation out there then.

BBC Breaking News: UK coronavirus deaths rise to 759

Coronavirus: UK deaths rise by 185 to 769 http://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-uk-deaths-rise-by-182-to-766-11964567


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[bluenitsuj]

Italy 909 in last 24 hours Jesus !
Total 9,134

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Shocking!!!!!

 

[drew]

Coronavirus: UK deaths rise by 185 to 769 http://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-uk-deaths-rise-by-182-to-766-11964567


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Not sure where sky get their figures from but this site seems reliable and is update as and when countries declare. Click on the country to get an indication as to how many regions in that country have declared..

https://www.worldometers.info/coron...k8vruArCdSsYH-9A49gkvMF5re5J3caL50iRmFjxNDkhM

 

[Machiavelli]

Italy had a week of 100-200 deaths per day then 6 days of 200-500 before death rates shot to 500+ per day (where they are at now).

Sadly, I’ve seen nothing to suggest that we won’t get a simile curve. Very difficult times ahead.

919 today

 

[doogie004]

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Sky get there figures from nhs England . Either way it’s just heartbreaking god knows how we are going to cope if it gets like Italy


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[doogie004]

Rate of infection doubling every 3/4 days (gov)


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[Hugo Rune]

919 today

I’m reading that the virus has taken hold in the south now so they are heading for another spike it seems.

Fascinatingly low figures from the Rep Of Ireland who decided early to try and block the blasted thing out of their Country and locked down sharpish. Taking the opposite strategy to our government could mean thousands of saved lives or a future of hell as they remain isolated indefinitely trying to keep the wolf from their doors.

 

[Weststander]

By mortalities per day, we’re now:

Still 2 weeks behind Italy.
8 days behind Spain.
4 days behind France.

Likely to mean that in a few days time, many hundreds in the UK will sadly be losing their lives to COVID-19, every single day. I hope not.

 

[Bold Seagull]

I’m reading that the virus has taken hold in the south now so they are heading for another spike it seems.

Fascinatingly low figures from the Rep Of Ireland who decided early to try and block the blasted thing out of their Country and locked down sharpish. Taking the opposite strategy to our government could mean thousands of saved lives or a future of hell as they remain isolated indefinitely trying to keep the wolf from their doors.

The population of Ireland is half that of London with a land area 50 times as big. I'm not sure how you can make a like for like comparison of decisions taken given the factors at play are so different.

 

[RossyG]

I’m afraid in a week’s time we shall probably be looking at 600 in one day and then, hopefully, it’ll start to come down.

Hope it’s not as bad as that, but going by the maths that’s what it’s looking like.

 

[Deleted member 22389]

I’m reading that the virus has taken hold in the south now so they are heading for another spike it seems.

Fascinatingly low figures from the Rep Of Ireland who decided early to try and block the blasted thing out of their Country and locked down sharpish. Taking the opposite strategy to our government could mean thousands of saved lives or a future of hell as they remain isolated indefinitely trying to keep the wolf from their doors.

My relatives live about 50km from Naples. They should be a bit safer in the small villages you would hope, however if this takes hold in Naples It would be devastating. So many people crammed in to small spaces.

 

[jabba]

from BBC website

Italy has confirmed 969 more deaths from the coronavirus in the past 24 hours, taking the country’s total to 9,134.

There are 4,401 new infections, making a total of 66,414 current cases.

This is believed to be the sharpest rise in fatalities that any country has seen so far throughout the coronavirus pandemic.

 

[Sarisbury Seagull]

Sorry if I’ve missed this but how do the overall mortality figures in this country compare year on year at the moment? Is this March considerably higher than the last couple of March’s so far?