The big Coronavirus thread
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Just had to go to the supermarket (my daughter is shopping for her grandparents and hadn't thought to take a coin for the trolley so I had to go and get one for her while she started shopping with a basket!). The roads seemed busy and the supermarket was very busy with predominantly people over 70. I can understand that not all older people are able to stay indoors and rely on others to shop for them but I saw numerous examples of them standing in groups chatting to each other and in one case shaking hands. What can you do?0
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You also need to add on the number who would have recovered from other conditions but now can't as there's no capacity in the NHS.rjsterry said:
I don't think it's likely that they have deducted numbers of people who were likely to die anyway within a similar time period from the results of their modelling.kingstongraham said:
Do you know that the numbers in the Imperial study do not already account for this?coopster_the_1st said:
Yes, rough guess. I was using it to represent the example of double counting which is distorting the total death numbers from C19kingstongraham said:Where's the "200k out of the 250k" would have died this year come from? Pure speculation?
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My local gym is advertising 'Group Session - Business as Usual' for tonight.Pross said:Just had to go to the supermarket (my daughter is shopping for her grandparents and hadn't thought to take a coin for the trolley so I had to go and get one for her while she started shopping with a basket!). The roads seemed busy and the supermarket was very busy with predominantly people over 70. I can understand that not all older people are able to stay indoors and rely on others to shop for them but I saw numerous examples of them standing in groups chatting to each other and in one case shaking hands. What can you do?
It's a very small one-man-band gym in a remote community, however, the instructor doesn't live in the community, so, will be bringing his germs with him, but it's OK because 'the gym is kept exceptionally clean at all times'... by the instructor.
Words fail me.
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Point out to them that Easter holidays disappeared weeks ago. Then ask them what exactly they think they will do each day for the next 3 months because all the fun stuff will be on the prohibited listLongshot said:More on schools:
"Schools supporting key workers' children will be expected to remain open during the Easter holidays, while officials are considering who is classed under this category."
From BBC News.
Expecting a teacher-led meltdown.
Given that teachers' kids do appear to be included on the go-to-school list do I assume that my kids won't be getting their Easter holiday this year? Could the Education Secretary please be the one to tell them?0 -
According to the Imperial study it's 24 months (estimated time to develop and distribute a vaccine, and for the vaccine to have an effect on spread)thecycleclinic said:Me and my wife are not key workers so come Monday I will be doing home school and I'll have to work in the evening. This is what I did when Erika was born so here we go again.
My take is there is 12 months of this disruption to come. I just wonder if there will be a functioning economy at the end of it.0 -
surrey_commuter said:
Point out to them that Easter holidays disappeared weeks ago. Then ask them what exactly they think they will do each day for the next 3 months because all the fun stuff will be on the prohibited listLongshot said:More on schools:
"Schools supporting key workers' children will be expected to remain open during the Easter holidays, while officials are considering who is classed under this category."
From BBC News.
Expecting a teacher-led meltdown.
Given that teachers' kids do appear to be included on the go-to-school list do I assume that my kids won't be getting their Easter holiday this year? Could the Education Secretary please be the one to tell them?
No thanks.You can fool some of the people all of the time. Concentrate on those people.0 -
Plus those with conditions that will go undetected as a result on directing everything to solve the Covid19 problem, and likely increased suicide rates,domestic abuse,child abuse.tailwindhome said:
You also need to add on the number who would have recovered from other conditions but now can't as there's no capacity in the NHS.rjsterry said:
I don't think it's likely that they have deducted numbers of people who were likely to die anyway within a similar time period from the results of their modelling.kingstongraham said:
Do you know that the numbers in the Imperial study do not already account for this?coopster_the_1st said:
Yes, rough guess. I was using it to represent the example of double counting which is distorting the total death numbers from C19kingstongraham said:Where's the "200k out of the 250k" would have died this year come from? Pure speculation?
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Why do we think Brits are panic buying more than other nations? Is it because they are looking across Europe and taking sensible precautions? Or lost faith in our leadership.
In true Surrey style there are queues to get into Majestic0 -
Listening to the Radio 5 bit on the impacts on education yesterday and it felt very much like there was a big split between teachers who realised that they have a very important role to play in the next few months and those who were whingeing about the impact on them. I find that's quite a common split in the teaching professions (I have quite a few amongst friends and family) and the current situation is just making it more obvious.surrey_commuter said:
Point out to them that Easter holidays disappeared weeks ago. Then ask them what exactly they think they will do each day for the next 3 months because all the fun stuff will be on the prohibited listLongshot said:More on schools:
"Schools supporting key workers' children will be expected to remain open during the Easter holidays, while officials are considering who is classed under this category."
From BBC News.
Expecting a teacher-led meltdown.
Given that teachers' kids do appear to be included on the go-to-school list do I assume that my kids won't be getting their Easter holiday this year? Could the Education Secretary please be the one to tell them?0 -
Because our TVs now allow us to see 2 weeks into the futuresurrey_commuter said:Why do we think Brits are panic buying more than other nations? Is it because they are looking across Europe and taking sensible precautions? Or lost faith in our leadership.
In true Surrey style there are queues to get into Majestic
“New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!0 -
May be posted already cba checking
Loved the Danish(?) chemists approach to pricing
1 bottle hand san 5 euro
2nd bottle and every additional bottle 100 euro“New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!3 -
Pross said:
Listening to the Radio 5 bit on the impacts on education yesterday and it felt very much like there was a big split between teachers who realised that they have a very important role to play in the next few months and those who were whingeing about the impact on them. I find that's quite a common split in the teaching professions (I have quite a few amongst friends and family) and the current situation is just making it more obvious.surrey_commuter said:
Point out to them that Easter holidays disappeared weeks ago. Then ask them what exactly they think they will do each day for the next 3 months because all the fun stuff will be on the prohibited listLongshot said:More on schools:
"Schools supporting key workers' children will be expected to remain open during the Easter holidays, while officials are considering who is classed under this category."
From BBC News.
Expecting a teacher-led meltdown.
Given that teachers' kids do appear to be included on the go-to-school list do I assume that my kids won't be getting their Easter holiday this year? Could the Education Secretary please be the one to tell them?
Yep, it's a real shame.
At the school where my wife works, plenty of teachers and TA's have already volunteered to work through the Easter holiday period if required.0 -
kingstonian said:Pross said:
Listening to the Radio 5 bit on the impacts on education yesterday and it felt very much like there was a big split between teachers who realised that they have a very important role to play in the next few months and those who were whingeing about the impact on them. I find that's quite a common split in the teaching professions (I have quite a few amongst friends and family) and the current situation is just making it more obvious.surrey_commuter said:
Point out to them that Easter holidays disappeared weeks ago. Then ask them what exactly they think they will do each day for the next 3 months because all the fun stuff will be on the prohibited listLongshot said:More on schools:
"Schools supporting key workers' children will be expected to remain open during the Easter holidays, while officials are considering who is classed under this category."
From BBC News.
Expecting a teacher-led meltdown.
Given that teachers' kids do appear to be included on the go-to-school list do I assume that my kids won't be getting their Easter holiday this year? Could the Education Secretary please be the one to tell them?
Yep, it's a real shame.
At the school where my wife works, plenty of teachers and TA's have already volunteered to work through the Easter holiday period if required.
It's not the teachers that I was referring to but their kids.You can fool some of the people all of the time. Concentrate on those people.0 -
I just found 4 paracetamol in my desk drawer.
Yeoooww!!“New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!0 -
Sky have emailed to say that the Sky Sports subscription can be paused for no fee if you wish.You can fool some of the people all of the time. Concentrate on those people.0
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I'm allergic to paracetamol, makes me very asthmatic. My go to pain killer is Ibuprofen. Which seemingly may not be advisable.tailwindhome said:I just found 4 paracetamol in my desk drawer.
Yeoooww!!
Mrs Goo suggested I try paracetamol again incase I'm ok with it. Or is she just hopeful of cashing in my life policy?Always be yourself, unless you can be Aaron Rodgers....Then always be Aaron Rodgers.0 -
Has she suggested you take 50?mr_goo said:
I'm allergic to paracetamol, makes me very asthmatic. My go to pain killer is Ibuprofen. Which seemingly may not be advisable.tailwindhome said:I just found 4 paracetamol in my desk drawer.
Yeoooww!!
Mrs Goo suggested I try paracetamol again incase I'm ok with it. Or is she just hopeful of cashing in my life policy?1 -
People round here have lost it and are queueing outside every food shop, even the greengrocers, the butcher cleared out of everything except a few sausages and bacon0
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Media and social media showing photos of empty shelves and in then just self-perpetuates as more reasonable people who are starting to run low on items feel the need to get out and get stuff before they run out. Possibly also the UK supermarket system that means stores are open 24 hours and so never manage to fully re-stock. I don't think people understand the 'just in time' delivery philosophy and so equate low stock on shelves with there being shortages. I'm not sure if supermarkets operate the same in other countries but it has never felt that way on my trips to France.surrey_commuter said:Why do we think Brits are panic buying more than other nations? Is it because they are looking across Europe and taking sensible precautions? Or lost faith in our leadership.
In true Surrey style there are queues to get into Majestic0 -
Some people must have had enormous spare freezer space. I can't help but think a lot of it will get wasted.0
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Food really shouldn't be an issue at the moment. If it gets seriously impacted it will be once production lines in factories can't keep up due to staff illness, if imports get restricted or longer term if this years harvests don't happen.0
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I assume the panic buying will die down in a couple of days you can only hoard so much especially as it seems to include fresh food.[Castle Donington Ladies FC - going up in '22]0
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Part of the panic buying included chest freezers.verylonglegs said:Some people must have had enormous spare freezer space. I can't help but think a lot of it will get wasted.
The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
Just received an email from my solicitors this morning to say my has pulled out of buying my flat, i assume to to corona, but don't know for sure.
That was my 4th buyer for my flat.0 -
pblakeney said:
Part of the panic buying included chest freezers.verylonglegs said:Some people must have had enormous spare freezer space. I can't help but think a lot of it will get wasted.
Yep, heard of a local shop where they'd just agreed the sale of the last freezer in the shop (of 19!), and somebody barged in and offered to pay £100 over the odds for it...0 -
I guess there will be a lot of hopeful news about vaccines and drugs to reduce the effect, but it'll be the usual of I'll believe it when I see it. They probably will get a vaccine and hopefully relegate COVID-19 to one of the diseases that are covered by our annual flu jab but we can't count on it in the short term.kingstonian said:Interesting news yesterday evening that a test to detect antibodies is expected to be available very soon (potentially even next week). Also, a trial of a new treatment designed to reduce the effect of Covid-19 on the lungs is about to kick off too.
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Stevo_666 said:
I guess there will be a lot of hopeful news about vaccines and drugs to reduce the effect, but it'll be the usual of I'll believe it when I see it. They probably will get a vaccine and hopefully relegate COVID-19 to one of the diseases that are covered by our annual flu jab but we can't count on it in the short term.kingstonian said:Interesting news yesterday evening that a test to detect antibodies is expected to be available very soon (potentially even next week). Also, a trial of a new treatment designed to reduce the effect of Covid-19 on the lungs is about to kick off too.
Absolutely agree on the timescales for a vaccine.
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I've been assuming that for the past week,it ain't happened yet:(DeVlaeminck said:I assume the panic buying will die down in a couple of days you can only hoard so much especially as it seems to include fresh food.
And I agree we are in the people react to reports of panic buying by panic buying, and just in time deliveries arent helping things.
But when will a semblance of normality return to it ? Ill be running out of fairly basic stuff by next week unless the situation improves.0 -
So far, the little local Co-op's been fine, but the Aldi up the road's been bonkers. But then the baskets in the Co-op are small, and the social disapproval would be obvious... plus I think the people on the till wouldn't allow silly quantities of anything.awavey said:
I've been assuming that for the past week,it ain't happened yet:(DeVlaeminck said:I assume the panic buying will die down in a couple of days you can only hoard so much especially as it seems to include fresh food.
And I agree we are in the people react to reports of panic buying by panic buying, and just in time deliveries arent helping things.
But when will a semblance of normality return to it ? Ill be running out of fairly basic stuff by next week unless the situation improves.0 -
No exams in Scotland been announced, apparently for the first time since 1880s...0
