[News] The Coronavirus Good News thread

[RossyG]

Germans leading the way again.

Perhaps after this we should swallow our pride, ditch the NHS model, and copy their statutory/private insurance healthcare system?

 

[RossyG]

Good news for much of the world. If they can test enough people, we will know a lot more about its spread and mortality rate.

Alas, early reports indicate that only 15% of those tested had been exposed to the virus. I was hoping it’d be much higher with a lot of asymptomatic cases and with this a lot of lovely herd immunity antibodies in the populace.

But early days yet.

 

[Mellotron]

Alas, early reports indicate that only 15% of those tested had been exposed to the virus. I was hoping it’d be much higher with a lot of asymptomatic cases and with this a lot of lovely herd immunity antibodies in the populace.

But early days yet.

The death toll in Germany tells us it probably hasn’t been as widespread there as in places like UK or Italy.

15% of population infected (12.4million) with a death toll of 2,349 would suggest much better news than we might’ve feared?

Also, could you share your source?

 

[RossyG]

The death toll in Germany tells us it probably hasn’t been as widespread there as in places like UK or Italy.

15% of population infected (12.4million) with a death toll of 2,349 would suggest much better news than we might’ve feared?

Also, could you share your source?

Good point.

Here’s my source. He’s an epidemiologist.

 

[Green Cross Code Man]

Good point.

Here’s my source. He’s an epidemiologist.

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That thread is fascinating, thanks!

 

[Mellotron]

Good point.

Here’s my source. He’s an epidemiologist.

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Thanks. He has sent me down a rabbit hole of interesting data.

Such as;

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[Norman Potting]

This thread seems to be getting less cheerful, have we got to the point that there needs to be a separate "coronavirus - postings containing graphs and statistics" one?

 

[knocky1]

This thread seems to be getting less cheerful, have we got to the point that there needs to be a separate "coronavirus - postings containing graphs and statistics" one?

Good news. A virus can’t stop NSC functioning as it always has.

 

[thedonkeycentrehalf]

Closest we have to terror attacks at the moment are idiots licking their hands and wiping them on products in supermarkets.

 

[Bozza]

China re-classifying dogs as pets instead of livestock >>> https://www.theguardian.com/environ...signals-end-to-dog-meat-consumption-by-humans

 

[Klaas]

Anyone got a hankie?

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[bhafc99]

Harvey Weinstein has recovered from Coronavirus.

What the fück is this doing in the Good News thread, you may ask?

Answer: Now he doesn't get to die, and thus avoid doing his time. He has to sit in a cell for the next 23 years, rather than the cop out of exiting within the first few weeks.

 

[Stat Brother]

Another from the file marked 'bored commentators'.

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[BN9 BHA]

Another from the file marked 'bored commentators'.

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This is fantastic

 

[Mellotron]

Spain's new daily cases and daily deaths do seem to be legitimately falling now.

 

[Barham's tash]

Less than a half mile from our front door is a recreation ground with a stream running through it. Last year they took over half the spare rec to landscape a natural flood defence and some filtration ponds.

I took it mainly for granted and saw it three or four times a week on my usual running route however it’s been an absolute god send the last three weeks as we can take our daily walk there.

The best part is this spring ducks have started arriving to congregate and breed and so it would seem nest as when we went yesterday there were seven ducklings happily following their mum around AND two swans.

This will of course be probably unremarkable to you country folk but for those of us in exile in that there London is something of a miracle and perfect brain food at a time like this. Marvellous.

 

[The Wizard]

Spain's new daily cases and daily deaths do seem to be legitimately falling now.

Yeah they are at that plateau stage now, we will be at soon IMO. I would expect Spain’s figures to significantly decline in the next 7 days.

 

[Mellotron]

Yeah they are at that plateau stage now, we will be at soon IMO. I would expect Spain’s figures to significantly decline in the next 7 days.

Really hope so.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

More sports coverage of Mabel and Olive

 

[ManOfSussex]

A 101 year old in Worcestershire, Keith Watson, picked up Covid-19 whilst in hospital having an operation on his leg following a fall..........................he's only bloody gone and got over it and gone home yesterday having recovered!