Boris Johnson tests positive for Covid-19

[Lord Camomile]

Whatever they’re saying, it’s worse. They’re trying to ease us through the idea.

Part of me really hopes they're going through the "boy cried wolf" frustration of having no-one believe something that is actually true for once.

S'got to happen at some point.

 

[agricola]

Johnson's press team have, throughout the day, shown themselves to be completely incapable of speaking truthfully about his condition. How can we be expected to believe any of this output?

This - also why do any of the hacks who recycle this not get exposed or at least refuse to pass on information from a "No.10 Source"? I mean it isn't as if this is the first time, or indeed the hundred-and-first.

 

[8ball]

Paying the ultimate price, so that we may have herd immunity.

 

[Ax^]

The only cunt who deserves a good dose of it (IMO) is Bolsonaro, purely because he is trying to play it down and won't support measures to tackle it. Even Nicola Sturgeon and Jeremy Corbyn have sent well wishes to BJ.

Not Trump and his magic cure?

which has killed a few misguided fools who have listened to him

 

[phillm]

Why?

He will either die or be seriously incapacitated by the damage the virus will have done to his lungs, organs and nervous system - he is being basically destroyed by his immune response.

 

[little_legs]

Like I get why some folks, myself included, are snickering and having a laugh on the sides. But damn it, it didn't have to get to this point. And that is what's making me angry. We've got an adult who must have been given the figures long before anyone in this country and was warned how dangerous this virus can be. He did not have to be so cavalier about this virus. This situation could have been easily avoided.

 

[cupid_stunt]

Seeing as you've now taken to shouting insults at everyone you can get off this thread too.

I've seen them wishing death on various people, over a number of threads, you should consider a week long ban across the boards, so they can get a grip on them-self.

 

[8ball]

He'll be bloody fine. He's just laying low for a bit so they can hoover up all these comments from the internet and have us rubbed out before they have to re-instate basic freedoms.

 

[brogdale]

Like I get why some folks, myself included, are snickering and having a laugh on the sides. But damn it, it didn't have to get to this point. And that's what making me angry. We've got an adult who must have been given the figures long before anyone in this country and was warned how dangerous this virus can be. He did not have to be so cavalier about this virus. This situation could have been avoided.

Yep, until the 24th March, he was telling everyone to shake hands, keep on going out to work and carry on gathering in groups etc.

 

[tommers]

He's only there in case he needs oxygen.

Yesterday he only went in for some routine tests.

It's bollocks.

 

[8ball]

Yep, until the 24th March, he was telling everyone to shake hands, keep on going out to work and carry on gathering in groups etc.

Just a bit of a bad cold, innit.

 

[mauvais]

Just having a skim through the list of cabinet ministers to see who might take over.

Grant Shapps must be a good bet.

 

[TopCat]

He will either die or be seriously incapacitated by the damage the virus will have done to his lungs, organs and nervous system - he is being basically destroyed by his immune response.

He looked rough as fuck during his last video selfie to the nation. Should at least have had a wash. Now he could die and soon. Sends a message doesn't it?

 

[phillm]

His chances are probably 50:50

Death rate of those admitted to intensive care with coronavirus more than 50% - latest figures

The death rate of those admitted to intensive care with Covid-19 has topped 50%, according to the latest figures.

www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk

 

[agricola]

Just having a skim through the list of cabinet ministers to see who might take over.

Grant Shapps must be a good bet.

either him, or that Michael Green, would be my choice

 

[oryx]

No wonder Raab looked like he'd shit himself.

Read this to my partner and his comment was 'But he always looks like that'.

Seriously though, pretty grave news on Johnson. I'm like (I suspect) the majority of urbanites in disliking him intensely as a politician but not wishing death from this virus on anyone.

 

[brogdale]

Never previously had much time for Nadine Dorries...

 

[Spymaster]

He will either die or be seriously incapacitated by the damage the virus will have done to his lungs, organs and nervous system - he is being basically destroyed by his immune response.

How do you know this? In the vast majority of confirmed cases victims have made a full recovery.

 

[mauvais]

either him, or that Michael Green, would be my choice

Spoilt. You're supposed to say something like, 'WTF, why Shapps?!' and then I say, 'Because if he dies there's another one of him'

 

[existentialist]

You hoping he pulls through to kill more people?

You really, really need to start shutting the fuck up. How many thread bans does it take before the message gets through?

 

[Favelado]

Read this to my partner and his comment was 'But he always looks like that'.

Seriously though, pretty grave news on Johnson. I'm like (I suspect) the majority of urbanites in disliking him intensely as a politician but not wishing death from this virus on anyone.

I think I dislike him as a human, not just a politician. Let's not get too soft.

 

[JimW]

How do you know this? In the vast majority of confirmed cases victims have made a full recovery.

That's including the vast number who don't get to this stage where the lungs are seriously compromised

 

[cupid_stunt]

How do you know this? In the vast majority of confirmed cases victims have made a full recovery.

Not if they end up on a ventilator, it's then down to 50/50 at best.

 

[Favelado]

Boris could die on the 8th April - same date as Thatcher.

 

[Steel Icarus]

Duncan-Smith wheeled out to talk shit, said the Herd Immunity thing wasn't policy but the fault of the scientists, and "if Boris and the Health Secretary can get this, anyone can"

 

[lefteri]

Peston. Well, the govt.

yes robert, it is deeply worrying that dominic raab is temporarily in charge

 

[nogojones]

Isnt the stats for intesive a bit 50/ 50...?

They might have turfed some old granny out to get him in early though

 

[existentialist]

Not if they end up on a ventilator, it's then down to 50/50 at best.

I can't "like" this, but yes. And, as it happens, NHS ITUs were reporting a rather-better-than-50% recovery rate, though I cannot remember where I saw that. Even so, he's in a very bad place indeed. I don't ever want to find myself in a position where my survival is hanging in the balance for any more than about 10 seconds.

 

[Ax^]

Boris could die on the 8th April - same date as Thatcher.

Don't see Osborne crying at Bojo Funeral mind you

 

[Smokeandsteam]

This is very disturbing. It’s increasingly clear that we’ve been kept in the dark about the seriousness of Johnson’s condition, and no doubt people will now be speculating about what else has been kept from us.

It’s hard to think of a more serious political and democratic time than these days we are living in.