[News] The Coronavirus Good News thread

[Mellotron]

It's not beyond reasonable expectations that this could be used for International travel too. No country will want people coming in who could be infected and start spreading it in their country, so it could be that countries expect those crossing their border to either:

- Present a trusted certificate to illustrate they are Covid-19 safe, or
- Quarantine for 14 days upon arrival (South Korea are doing this already I believe) - which essentially kills tourism.

If reliable and not able to be abused, it would appear the best way to revive worldwide tourism, which will desperately need it.

 

[studio150]

Wimbledon cancelled

Great news for Mrs Brown's Boys fans as the BBC need to fill their June schedules

 

[Garry Nelson's teacher]

Wimbledon cancelled

Great news for Mrs Brown's Boys fans as the BBC need to fill their June schedules

I thought this was meant to be a good news thread! Shirley the beeb could find something better than this? Wasn't there a potters' wheel back in the day? Or that test card with the little girl? Actually they'll probably fill the missing action with footage of Cliff Richard singing to the crowd when it rained. Maybe Mrs Brown's Boys is not so bad after all...…………..

 

[A1X]

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[Stat Brother]

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Scotchland's Andy Murray or British tennis ace Andy Murray?

 

[dazzer6666]

Germany seem to be intending to introduce some sort of "Covid-19 safe" certificate, ie the holder has been officially tested and found to have already had the virus.

Based on that, I wonder if we could see a two-tier society in coming month, given the broad expectation that if you've had it once you can't get it again (or if you can it's very mild). Other countries may all follow a similar route to Germany where, essentially, you have a certificate that illustrates you have had it and are now "safe". The two tiers would be:

- Those that have had it (ie been tested and shown to have antibodies)
- Those that have not had it

It's not beyond reasonable expectations that this could be used for International travel too. No country will want people coming in who could be infected and start spreading it in their country, so it could be that countries expect those crossing their border to either:

- Present a trusted certificate to illustrate they are Covid-19 safe, or
- Quarantine for 14 days upon arrival (South Korea are doing this already I believe) - which essentially kills tourism.

I was wondering that - certificate and freedom if you've had it, if you haven't you can be mobile but as soon as you get symptoms you get tested and if positive you go into isolation. Tracking used (as in S Korea) to notify anyone you've been into contact with. Not sure how feasible this is here though. At some point we'll reach 'herd immunity' I guess and the anyone catching it will just be treated on the basis the majority of people they come into contact with will already have had it. Getting <1 is a big deal - if people continue to respect the distancing as now we'll be seeing the benefits quite rapidly within a couple of weeks based on what I've read.

 

[studio150]

I was wondering that - certificate and freedom if you've had it, if you haven't you can be mobile but as soon as you get symptoms you get tested and if positive you go into isolation. Tracking used (as in S Korea) to notify anyone you've been into contact with. Not sure how feasible this is here though. At some point we'll reach 'herd immunity' I guess and the anyone catching it will just be treated on the basis the majority of people they come into contact with will already have had it. Getting <1 is a big deal - if people continue to respect the distancing as now we'll be seeing the benefits quite rapidly within a couple of weeks based on what I've read.

I can certainly see the equivalent of a yellow fever certificate if you want to travel overseas in the future once a vaccine is available.

 

[Mellotron]

https://www.reddit.com/r/Coronavirus/comments/fsw3eh/in_the_last_2_weeks_the_coronavirus_emergency/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf

Reddit post explaining that in an Italian emergency room in Parma, it has had over 50 patients for the last few weeks.

Today for the first time since this all began, it is empty.

 

[Green Cross Code Man]

https://www.reddit.com/r/Coronavirus/comments/fsw3eh/in_the_last_2_weeks_the_coronavirus_emergency/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf

Reddit post explaining that in an Italian emergency room in Parma, it has had over 50 patients for the last few weeks.

Today for the first time since this all began, it is empty.

That is wonderful news.

 

[BRIGHT ON Q]

Good old Jos.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/174236606868

 

[Insel affe]

Germany seem to be intending to introduce some sort of "Covid-19 safe" certificate, ie the holder has been officially tested and found to have already had the virus.

Based on that, I wonder if we could see a two-tier society in coming month, given the broad expectation that if you've had it once you can't get it again (or if you can it's very mild). Other countries may all follow a similar route to Germany where, essentially, you have a certificate that illustrates you have had it and are now "safe". The two tiers would be:

- Those that have had it (ie been tested and shown to have antibodies)
- Those that have not had it

It's not beyond reasonable expectations that this could be used for International travel too. No country will want people coming in who could be infected and start spreading it in their country, so it could be that countries expect those crossing their border to either:

- Present a trusted certificate to illustrate they are Covid-19 safe, or
- Quarantine for 14 days upon arrival (South Korea are doing this already I believe) - which essentially kills tourism.

But, we are being told the anti bodies you build up, if you have been infected stay in your body for a certain time, which obviously we don’t really know until time and studies show us, plus the virus mutates.

Would that not render any pass, a they should be ok pass, not an all clear to travel anywhere or do anything.

 

[essbee1]

My institution put out a request for data analysts and data mining people to help/volunteer.

I have never seen such a huge response in 22 years. This has brought out so much good in
people it's unreal.

 

[Guinness Boy]

Germany seem to be intending to introduce some sort of "Covid-19 safe" certificate, ie the holder has been officially tested and found to have already had the virus.

Based on that, I wonder if we could see a two-tier society in coming month, given the broad expectation that if you've had it once you can't get it again (or if you can it's very mild). Other countries may all follow a similar route to Germany where, essentially, you have a certificate that illustrates you have had it and are now "safe". The two tiers would be:

- Those that have had it (ie been tested and shown to have antibodies)
- Those that have not had it

It's not beyond reasonable expectations that this could be used for International travel too. No country will want people coming in who could be infected and start spreading it in their country, so it could be that countries expect those crossing their border to either:

- Present a trusted certificate to illustrate they are Covid-19 safe, or
- Quarantine for 14 days upon arrival (South Korea are doing this already I believe) - which essentially kills tourism.

Great idea if you can stop them being stolen / forged / traded. Worthless otherwise.

 

[Mellotron]

Great idea if you can stop them being stolen / forged / traded. Worthless otherwise.

You'd hope to assume that they will be very hard to forge and distribute at short notice, and that anyone caught doing so will be put into prison for a very, very long time.

 

[jessiejames]

The figures must be down overall, but there are a noticeable amount of lunatics now on country roads assuming there is no traffic coming the other way and driving like they are on a grand prix circuit.

Although driving my truck through the high streets, the amount of people who just step into the road to keep social distance without looking is amazing

 

[atomised]

This has provided the conspiracy theorists so many wonderful ideas. I just discovered a facebook page called film your hospitals. Its goal is to prove that hospitals are all really empty and this is all geared to far more sinister outcomes

 

[LamieRobertson]

This has provided the conspiracy theorists so many wonderful ideas. I just discovered a facebook page called film your hospitals. Its goal is to prove that hospitals are all really empty and this is all geared to far more sinister outcomes

Farage has just released one of his broadcasts to the nation in his pjs on YouTube and some of the comments there

 

[Fungus]

Farage has just released one of his broadcasts to the nation in his pjs on YouTube and some of the comments there

Bit more info/links, please? (or I can just use my imagination...)

 

[LamieRobertson]

Bit more info/links, please? (or I can just use my imagination...)

Lol I think your imagination will do it....I can’t seem to link it...but if Google Farage ..scroll down and you will see a video about thirteen minutes long on Facebook...although I saw it on YouTube

 

[Lyndhurst 14]

BBC America showing Python marathon this evening - seen them all many times but still a welcome distraction.

In some ways their insane world is more sane than our current one.