Coronavirus in the UK - news, lockdown and discussion

[seeformiles]

Dunno about Sharona...every time I hear about this bug I'm cast back to being about 7 years of age and gleefully glugging down the contents of these dimple-necked bottles.
My fave was the red (Cherryade) on the right.

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Had these stickers over my school jotter in the 70s

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[extra dry]

Had someone go full mental about it at work. Students a teachers wearing face-mask

 

[skyscraper101]

lolz!1

Pranksters stage sick coronavirus hoax by collapsing in London's Canary Wharf

Security guards in the banking district were filmed rushing to help the man, who appeared to fall to the floor while pretending to suffer from a coughing fit

www.mirror.co.uk

 

[Marty1]

So I was reading up about Indonesia and it’s lack of cases.

They are isolating returning workers and turning people away at the borders. There is also a hotel in lockdown as a Japanese tourist was diagnosed positive upon return from a four day holiday in Bali (they may not have caught it in Bali though).

Seems like a reasonable containment precautionary measure, although I think the American press are labelling Trump a racist for doing the same.

 

[hash tag]

Who sent you that? (haven't read whole thread.)

I had a Chinese takeaway on Sunday. I have developed a cold, cough, slight shortness of breath.

Should I panic or go to the pub as I was planning to later? (Have forsaken the gym, it's also raining.)

NHS....Mrs T had the same sent to her yesterday.

 

[brogdale]

Have we had any projected, post-Corona L : R ratios yet from the remainarians?

 

[Treacle Toes]

NHS....Mrs T had the same sent to her yesterday.

I had the same from my GP last week.

I also work within the NHS and am receiving daily updates/alerts.

 

[brogdale]

Have we had the slightly blurry, telephoto lens tabloid news pic of body bags being loaded/moved by ARMY !!! trucks to London/B'ham yet?

They've got the bags.

 

[Steel Icarus]

We don't even have an outbreak yet.

Britain are shit at this, too

 

[elbows]

We don't even have an outbreak yet.

We havent detected an outbreak yet. The range of time between having an outbreak and detecting it is somewhat variable, so I can make no claims about whether we have one already, more than one, or how large they are, in anything approaching a timely fashion. But I would go as far as to say that I'd consider it surprising if we dont already have community spread.

 

[Treacle Toes]

But I would go as far as to say that I'd consider it surprising if we dont already have community spread.

Given the time it takes to detect it and/or develop symptoms I agree.

News tonight reporting 1st known case of contagion through contact with someone here in the UK who is infected.. No way of knowing that is the only case, seems odd to think it will be.

 

[elbows]

Yeah, they wont really treat it as if its an isolated case, its exactly what they are looking for to give them confirmation of community spread.

They will still want to find more examples to really underline the confirmation, and further contact tracing or luck can always turn unlinked cases like this one into a small known local cluster, rather than sentinels for the broader 'sustained wider community spread'. Its still the first confirmed human->human transmission in the UK though, whether they nail it down to a cluster or not.

 

[Steel Icarus]

Daft innit
People are still moving about from places where it's rife to places where it ain't. Funnily enough that's spreading it.

 

[Marty1]

Daft innit
People are still moving about from places where it's rife to places where it ain't. Funnily enough that's spreading it.

Time to start prepping?

 

[Steel Icarus]

From what I hear it wouldn't be a bad idea to get extra pasta and tins in.

 

[Proper Tidy]

From what I hear it wouldn't be a bad idea to get extra pasta and tins in.

My other half did yesterday. Mainly chickpeas from what I can tell. I might go to b&m later and get a few fray bentos in

 

[DotCommunist]

surely people haven't used up their No Deal emergency stash already?

 

[2hats]

surely people haven't used up their No Deal emergency stash already?

I'm only just about to break into my 'swine flu' FFP3 face mask stash.

 

[Miss-Shelf]

I'm only just about to break into my 'swine flu' FFP3 face mask stash.

 

[DexterTCN]

The threads were merged, yeah?

Look at this. Unbelievable lack of awareness.

 

[Steel Icarus]

I don't get the point of the video.

 

[Celyn]

School round the corner from me just closed and pupils self isolating ....... pharmacy attached to health Center selling masks at two and a half quid A pop. Worlds losing its mind

There is a problem here. If the schools are closed (really?), there will be a terrible plague of noisy squawking children. Everywhere! At all tImes. Eek!

 

[Celyn]

Yeah I hear the shelves are empty. I know anti-bacterial won't do anything but can you get anti-viral? Why would the government recommend something which is useless? Its not bothering about masks and stuff.

"Why would the government recommend something which is useless?"
Remember "Protect and Survive"?

 

[Celyn]

From what I hear it wouldn't be a bad idea to get extra pasta and tins in.

It would be a good idea to stock up on tin -openers, too. Become the hero of your neighbours.

 

[MrSki]

It would be a good idea to stock up on tin -openers, too. Become the hero of your neighbours.

Like having dry rizla or bog roll at a festival.

 

[Celyn]

Exactly. Yes.

 

[brogdale]

So...looks like all of the May elections won't happen, then?

 

[cupid_stunt]

So...looks like all of the May elections won't happen, then?

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Please make it happen, I am sick of fucking local elections every May.

 

[treelover]

Just sitting in a rammed Cafe, no windows open, no door open, no aircon either, excellent conditions for Mr Covid19 to spread.

 

[treelover]

lolz!1

Pranksters stage sick coronavirus hoax by collapsing in London's Canary Wharf

Security guards in the banking district were filmed rushing to help the man, who appeared to fall to the floor while pretending to suffer from a coughing fit

www.mirror.co.uk

Should be proesecuted for wastinng responders time, etc.