Coronavirus

[TiltyShaun]

From a reliable source in a major NHS hospital. Guidance issued today to be prepared for the worst. Emergency isolation ward being set up with clear guidance on procedures for Treatment. Bear in mind the only treatment for those in severe cases is a ventilator. So the guidance, no one over 70 gets a ventilator, ventilator goes to the youngest that requires it, even if that means taking someone older off the ventilator. How f***ed are we, who yet knows!! Just heard that a friend of a friend has got it. Pretty sure that we are going to see a mass escalation of cases in the UK. The map showing where cases are now in the UK means someone near you has it. Italy was very concentrated in the North hence there drastic action. We will either explode far worse than Italy or flatline. My wife’s Italian colleagues are very concerned for us!!

 

[TiltyShaun]

World Health Organisation has said that Europe is now the epicentre. We are reporting more cases per day now than China at the height of its peak. Worrying thing about that statistic is China population around 1.4 billion. Europe is about half.

Wife has just told me that I am on the at risk list as I take high blood pressure medication. Let’s see how it responds to alcohol!!!!

 

[JD450A]

Let's be honest... it's not a stoppable thing... best thing to do is craic on. When your time is up it's up!

 

[Furniss]

Schools closed here in France - my daughter did her last day today till we dont know when.

 

[Stubota86]

Schools closed here in France - my daughter did her last day today till we dont know when.

My girlfriend is a trainee teacher, her uni has gone to online learning and the school she’s working at are preparing themselves to have to close in the next 2-3 weeks

 

[V8Druid]

If you or any of your "loved ones" get the pneumonia version it is going to be varying from bad to really bad, but for everyone else the virus won't be the problem, it will be the over reaction and panic measures that will f**k the economy if we are not careful. I am not a huge Boris fan, but I think he is going about it the right way, taking scientific advice rather than knee jerk reactions of shutting everything to be seen to be acting.

spot on Gra .....

 

[JD450A]

spot on Gra .....

Oh BTW further to our conversation the other day I've coughed in a envelope for you and sent it first class

 

[V8Druid]

My girlfriend is a trainee teacher, her uni has gone to online learning and the school she’s working at are preparing themselves to have to close in the next 2-3 weeks

As some one (Gra??) commented earlier .. Easter hol.s are coming up ...... will probably get extended I'd imagine

 

[V8Druid]

Oh BTW further to our conversation the other day I've coughed in a envelope for you and sent it first class

I'll give the posty a box of matches to burn it straight out of his bag then mate ... Sorry no answer this morning .. was listening to the virologist on R2 .. and he over-rode you on the demand for my ears

 

[Brendan]

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[Brendan]

The homeowner where I was today either had it or might have it, shops should really have rationed amounts people can buy at one time, not sure why people are buying lots of toilet roll or ketchup

 

[Alan caddy]

No cases of it up here yet but supermarkets shelves are empty by panic buying, as soon as ferry gets in shelves are empty straight away

 

[Lancs Lad]

We are reporting

Isn't a clue in this bit?
Sorry call me cynical but I don't believe for a minute that China reported anything like the true numbers.

But fully agree it's worse than we can probably imagine. Not good when you have a 4 month old nipper. My thoughts are with folk crammed in flats and nursing homes etc.
I've made a few preparations for staying put. Endless supply of milk from farm, eggs etc. Batten down the hatches etc. Prob ott but I've. Nasty feeling about this.

 

[TiltyShaun]

Isn't a clue in this bit?
Sorry call me cynical but I don't believe for a minute that China reported anything like the true numbers.

But fully agree it's worse than we can probably imagine. Not good when you have a 4 month old nipper. My thoughts are with folk crammed in flats and nursing homes etc.
I've made a few preparations for staying put. Endless supply of milk from farm, eggs etc. Batten down the hatches etc. Prob ott but I've. Nasty feeling about this.

And as they say, the devil is in the detail!!! If China are under reporting it doesn’t make the figures better!!

What has landed on Trumps desk since his “fake news” post on Monday night to the travel ban and now the State of Emergency. Wake up and smell the coffee. All is not as it seems. Not getting does seem to be quite a good option!

 

[Lancs Lad]

And as they say, the devil is in the detail!!! If China are under reporting it doesn’t make the figures better!!

What has landed on Trumps desk since his “fake news” post on Monday night to the travel ban and now the State of Emergency. Wake up and smell the coffee. All is not as it seems. Not getting does seem to be quite a good option!

Deffo a good option....no shopping centres and all that tish for us, back to basics for the kids....bit of mud and cold will do em a world of good and get a few jobs ticked off

 

[Lynchy]

Emh Lithium miner
Hope they are not the ones looking in Cornwall as there is none going by what all the mining geologists/ specialist have said they reckon it's a snake oil scheme

No,might be daft,but I'm not stupid,part of the operation is only lithium mine in central Europe,Czech Republic,joint venture with government,handily placed for VW and planned Tesla mega factory

 

[V8Druid]

Deffo a good option....no shopping centres and all that tish for us, back to basics for the kids....bit of mud and cold will do em a world of good and get a few jobs ticked off

not been up my drive in over a week ... will be a couple more, 'fore we need to ... we shop for two/three weeks at a time ... bloody hate it and going into town, especially this time of year with all the usual bugs about .... could probably stretch it out another couple of weeks if we have to .

 

[Komatsu]

As some one (Gra??) commented earlier .. Easter hol.s are coming up ...... will probably get extended I'd imagine

Have heard the same about schools, if we can last that long, but also, if we do get to the easter hols any company employing 30+ people will be closed as well.

 

[Lancs Lad]

not been up my drive in over a week ... will be a couple more, 'fore we need to ... we shop for two/three weeks at a time ... bloody hate it and going into town, especially this time of year with all the usual bugs about .... could probably stretch it out another couple of weeks if we have to .

Controversial I know but I don't see any harm in stocking up, like u say we the same it's nigh on 30 mins to nearest proper supermarket for us so we don't waste time trekking more than we need to.
All it does is show the UKs lack of capacity and how overcrowded we are.....folks double their shop and it wipes out shops....imagine if there was a proper disaster... Ah well local farms be chuffed with free labour for next few weeks if schools shut...

 

[JD450A]

All it does is show the UKs lack of capacity and how overcrowded we are.....folks double their shop and it wipes out shops....imagine if there was a proper disaster... Ah well local farms be chuffed with free labour for next few weeks if schools shut...

All joking aside but just wait until the supply chains stop due to it...... People in distribution need to be out regardless.... country will be f***ed otherwise.