Main Coronavirus / Covid-19 Discussion Thread

[pb21]

Spain gone from 2-3 thousand in last day up 1000 in 24 hours, and deaths doubled from 45 odd to 90 odd.

Yep, Spain has got a real problem, they look like they will be needing to take measures like Italy soon (well already actually, as we do too, no doubt).

 

[Triggaaar]

In all seriousness, I still don't think focusing on worst-case scenarios is necessarily helpful, nor taking selected quotes or data out of context to paint a picture that is worse than the likely reality.

I'm not accusing you of either of those things by the way, but we certainly have seen some of that on here over the past week or so. However, it IS right that everyone find that balance of not panicking but at the same time taking this seriously.

Worst-case is too upsetting to think about really. We'll all be hoping for best-case, but that won't be achieved without people taking it seriously, and changing the way they live for a little while.

 

[The Wizard]

Dilemma in our house. Got 2 weeks in canaries booked for Easter 4-18 April. It would be good if it were possible to claim on the travel insurance, which it’s not yet.

We are booked with TUI so you can pretty much bet unless the government force them to lockdown that they are not going to as it would be utter financial turmoil for them I would imagine. Just have to keep the fingers crossed & hope, we are heading to the Dominican Republic which currently has only 1 confirmed case I believe. Could work in my favour that it’s out of Europe.

 

[BNthree]

Three Leicester City players in isolation after showing symptoms

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/51856906

 

[Nobby]

Dilemma in our house. Got 2 weeks in canaries booked for Easter 4-18 April. It would be good if it were possible to claim on the travel insurance, which it’s not yet.

I cancelled and I’ve lost my money. I’m not sure if the declaration of the pandemic invalidates any insurance anyway

 

[Soton Seagull]

We have the week off after next and were hoping to grab a last minute ski deal. Still on sale for Andorra, Austria etc, so tempted, but whole world may have ground to a halt by then!

 

[Mellotron]

Worst-case is too upsetting to think about really. We'll all be hoping for best-case, but that won't be achieved without people taking it seriously, and changing the way they live for a little while.

Agreed. It may be that "flattening the curve" and managing the spread is achieved by everyone making at least a number of small changes to how they live life.

 

[Westdene Seagull]

How long does it take Cobra to decide on things ? My company is awaiting the advice of the government and yet they remain very silent !

 

[bluenitsuj]

590 confirmed cases and 10 died.

 

[Nobby]

How long does it take Cobra to decide on things ? My company is awaiting the advice of the government and yet they remain very silent !

They’ve only just started apparently

Lay in I think

 

[PILTDOWN MAN]

We have the week off after next and were hoping to grab a last minute ski deal. Still on sale for Andorra, Austria etc, so tempted, but whole world may have ground to a halt by then!

Hopefully it will to stop people going on totally unnecessary trips.

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

We have just binned Skype as Microsoft are binning it...we use TEAMS now.

After teething issues, it actually pretty good now

We have TEAMS too but none of us have learned how to use it because we are . . . too busy.

I was a happy Skype user but when I got a new laptop last year I was forced to adopt a new Skype address and 'skype for business' and I have not used it once.

But...I have now managed to change two physcal appointments to Skype for early next week, and am not going up to London.

Latest news is my college is likely to go full shutdown soon.....

 

[narly101]

Unbelievable that they're only chairing the Cobra meeting at 1pm today - what the **** were they waiting for? BoJo to have his breakfast AND lunch?

 

[Soton Seagull]

Hopefully it will to stop people going on totally unnecessary trips.

Technically every trip ever is unnecessary; at times there can be consequences but necessity is in the eye of the beholder.

 

[PILTDOWN MAN]

Technically every trip ever is unnecessary; at times there can be consequences but necessity is in the eye of the beholder.

To a degree you're right but a holiday is certainly not necessary.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Unbelievable that they're only chairing the Cobra meeting at 1pm today - what the **** were they waiting for? BoJo to have his breakfast AND lunch?

Apparently it didn't start then. It was gone 2pm before it started.

 

[Fred Oliver - Legend]

We have the week off after next and were hoping to grab a last minute ski deal. Still on sale for Andorra, Austria etc, so tempted, but whole world may have ground to a halt by then!

Take it seriously man!!

 

[Nobby]

Apparently it didn't start then. It was gone 2pm before it started.

Waited til last Monday am for the first cos PM was having a weekend break. What are we paying him for?

Useless fecker

 

[The Wizard]

To a degree you're right but a holiday is certainly not necessary.

You could literally argue anything is not a ‘necessary’, Is going to the game on Saturday necessary? Nope, will that stop me going? Nope.

 

[Is it PotG?]

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