Main Coronavirus / Covid-19 Discussion Thread

[wehatepalace]

That's a whopper and a half. Any supporting evidence for those claims at all?

I have no evidence, as I’ve read so much information over the last few months and I can’t remember where I saw this but, I believe what he’s said is true, in fact it was an interview with some scientist chap.
Obviously with new evidence they may have changed their minds now, but early on they believed high viral loading was the cause of the more severe symptoms, which I guess could be why we’re seeing less fatalities now, rather than the virus weakening it could simply be less people coughing in your face leading to milder symptoms.
As I say I can’t back it up, but he’s definitely not telling you a story.

 

[oldboyroy]

It takes around 20 virus particles to guarantee being infected by it a doctor said on a news article 2 weeks ago. How many particles are coughed out or sneezed out will depend on how much of virus load you have. I have no idea how many you would sneeze out though.

 

[blue-shifted]

Germany from a meat plant and I believe the Chinese outbreak was from a market. There seems to be a common theme here

Another flare up in a meat plant in Anglesea. They're not doing enough to keep people apart

 

[oldboyroy]

Blimey this government do more U turns than the entire plumbing system at the amex

 

[Bozza]

Worsening situation in many US states, most notably Florida which is reporting record high infection rates and now has less than 25% of ICU beds available.

https://edition.cnn.com/2020/06/18/us/us-coronavirus-thursday/index.html

I'm really not surprised, having seen people in the US going about business as normal for some weeks now, with minimal if any social distancing.

Arizona also worsening, which [MENTION=1276]AZ Gull[/MENTION] will know all about.

 

[ManOfSussex]

and people want the pubs open here...............

 

[The Wizard]

Just seen some of the scenes from ICU’s in India and Pakistan, absolutely shocking.

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

Worsening situation in many US states, most notably Florida which is reporting record high infection rates and now has less than 25% of ICU beds available.

https://edition.cnn.com/2020/06/18/us/us-coronavirus-thursday/index.html

I'm really not surprised, having seen people in the US going about business as normal for some weeks now, with minimal if any social distancing.

Arizona also worsening, which [MENTION=1276]AZ Gull[/MENTION] will know all about.

It was always going to happen

Americans were always going to go meh and carry on

30 million jobs going has just made it happen faster.

 

[The Wizard]

It was always going to happen

Americans were always going to go meh and carry on

30 million jobs going has just made it happen faster.

Videos of New York City from a couple of nights ago showed the streets busy, mostly with young folk but unbelievable really given how badly NY has been hit, with coffins literally piled in the street at one point.

[tweet]1272716777051557894[/tweet]

I fear some other American states are in a real world of trouble if this virus isn’t weakening, and Brazil I fear for even more, said it a few weeks ago but what’s happening there is a total and utter disgrace, a shady horrid government who couldn’t care less about how many people are going to die.

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

Videos of New York City from a couple of nights ago showed the streets busy, mostly with young folk but unbelievable really given how badly NY has been hit, with coffins literally piled in the street at one point.

[tweet]1272716777051557894[/tweet]

I fear some other American states are in a real world of trouble if this virus isn’t weakening, and Brazil I fear for even more, said it a few weeks ago but what’s happening there is a total and utter disgrace, a shady horrid government who couldn’t care less about how many people are going to die.

Look at the responses to that tweet I would say majority from the ones I saw are team open up/why can protestors do it.

 

[LamieRobertson]

and people want the pubs open here...............

Perhaps thats because we aren’t America...or indeed the rest of Europe isn’t...that’s not to say i think they should right now

 

[CheeseRolls]

It was always going to happen

Americans were always going to go meh and carry on

30 million jobs going has just made it happen faster.

Yeah nothing to see here

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

Worsening situation in many US states, most notably Florida which is reporting record high infection rates and now has less than 25% of ICU beds available.

https://edition.cnn.com/2020/06/18/us/us-coronavirus-thursday/index.html

I'm really not surprised, having seen people in the US going about business as normal for some weeks now, with minimal if any social distancing.

Arizona also worsening, which [MENTION=1276]AZ Gull[/MENTION] will know all about.

Deaths are still pretty low according to google

Nevada - 25
Arizona - 20
Texas - 33
Florida - 25
California - not showing

 

[AZ Gull]

Deaths are still pretty low according to google

Nevada - 25
Arizona - 20
Texas - 33
Florida - 25
California - not showing

Can't speak to your other numbers, but the Arizona figure isn't correct; 32 reported this morning, bringing the total to 1271.

What is particularly concerning is that today we reported the highest number of new cases since the pandemic began (the previous high was on Tuesday). 85% of our inpatient beds, and 84% of ICU beds are in use (which, it doesn't take a genius to work out, doesn't augur well for the next 3/4/5 weeks, based on the progression of the disease).

COVID-19 hospitalizations continue to hit records as Arizona reports new high in cases

I'm not in any particular higher-risk category myself, but I certainly don't intend to contract the virus in the next few weeks, knowing that if I did and got really sick there's a decent chance there wouldn't be an ICU bed for me.

 

[darkwolf666]

Can't speak to your other numbers, but the Arizona figure isn't correct; 32 reported this morning, bringing the total to 1271.

What is particularly concerning is that today we reported the highest number of new cases since the pandemic began (the previous high was on Tuesday). 85% of our inpatient beds, and 84% of ICU beds are in use (which, it doesn't take a genius to work out, doesn't augur well for the next 3/4/5 weeks, based on the progression of the disease).

COVID-19 hospitalizations continue to hit records as Arizona reports new high in cases

I'm not in any particular higher-risk category myself, but I certainly don't intend to contract the virus in the next few weeks, knowing that if I did and got really sick there's a decent chance there wouldn't be an ICU bed for me.

Take care and stay safe...!

 

[Springal]

Bank of England have published the list of the biggest loans given out under the government scheme. Few eye openers

 

[sparkie]

Bank of England have published the list of the biggest loans given out under the government scheme. Few eye openers

£600 million to Ryanair.

They should have made it a condition of the loan that they refund customers immediately.

 

[Machiavelli]

Can't speak to your other numbers, but the Arizona figure isn't correct; 32 reported this morning, bringing the total to 1271.

What is particularly concerning is that today we reported the highest number of new cases since the pandemic began (the previous high was on Tuesday). 85% of our inpatient beds, and 84% of ICU beds are in use (which, it doesn't take a genius to work out, doesn't augur well for the next 3/4/5 weeks, based on the progression of the disease).

COVID-19 hospitalizations continue to hit records as Arizona reports new high in cases

I'm not in any particular higher-risk category myself, but I certainly don't intend to contract the virus in the next few weeks, knowing that if I did and got really sick there's a decent chance there wouldn't be an ICU bed for me.

Thanks and, given your output on our DS, it's hardly surprising that NSC is better informed on the situation in Arizona

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

Bank of England have published the list of the biggest loans given out under the government scheme. Few eye openers

Debt has is larger than GDP for the first time since 1963

We will be paying this back long after we are gone.

 

[oldboyroy]

and people want the pubs open here...............

I think pubs restaurants gyms should be reopened in albeit a strict controlled way. Throughout latter few weeks of lockdown street parties were going on albeit outdoors and we've had protests with thousands gathering, Manchester raves with alleged 2000+ involved (no social distancing). I admit again, it's outdoor gatherings which the virus is less transmittable but pubs with punters being careful and even limit the amount you can sup surely would be no more risk than say hundreds piling into a primark store.