General Coronavirus (COVID-19) chat

[little_legs]

What is happening in Russia?

As of today:

Number of people tested: 116,061
Number of registered infected: 114
Number of recovered: 5

The state news broadcaster openly says it's a Chinese virus brought to Russia by foreigners FFS. Thousands of Russians stranded abroad are being evacuated.

The government is openly saying stop drinking and quit acting like assholes. Wash yourselves, don't dare going to work if you have flu like symptoms. The young are being urged to regularly check on their relatives and neighbors and make arrangements for them food and medication wise. All this is being done in an amazing shaming way that's only acceptable in Russia. I can't imagine the language being used in Russia being used in BoJo's briefings.

They have not postponed the vote on the constitutional changes scheduled for April 22.

 

[little_legs]

Even the Masons now:

In view of the latest UK government advice on the coronavirus pandemic, the Masons have suspended all lodge and chapter meetings within England and Wales for a period of four months, with immediate effect

 

[Marty1]

If shops where you are have ran out of pasta - go to Ann Summers as they have plenty of penis pasta.

Ann Summers has an offer on penis-shaped pasta during coronavirus shortages

It might be the only penis some of us will be getting during these self-isolation days.

metro.co.uk

 

[editor]

I've had quite a few posts blocked by those insufferably shitehawks facebook

Facebook wrongly blocked some links, including coronavirus info | TechCrunch

Facebook suffered from a massive bug in its News Feed spam filter, causing URLs to legitimate websites including Medium, Buzzfeed, and USA Today to be

techcrunch.com

 

[petee]

some of that dialogue you can hear right now.

 

[Cid]

I've had quite a few posts blocked by those insufferably shitehawks facebook

Facebook wrongly blocked some links, including coronavirus info | TechCrunch

Facebook suffered from a massive bug in its News Feed spam filter, causing URLs to legitimate websites including Medium, Buzzfeed, and USA Today to be

techcrunch.com

Tbh I'd rather their spam filters were catching too much than too little.

 

[Marty1]

Girlfriend has been sent home this morning - told you self isolate.

Apparently she walked into office to her desk with a coffee, took a sip then coughed twice to which one of her colleagues looked mortified and looks like grassed her up to her boss.

She’s now off work for 2 weeks on full pay.

 

[gentlegreen]

The weird thing is I had a post blocked on my own Facebook feed that I doubt more than a handful of people would ever see of a moderately humorous local newspaper article. How was I SPAMming myself?

 

[Numbers]

One thing I can't fathom with this is having listened to Sir Patrick Vallance y/day talking about if we get away with 20000 deaths in the UK, although horrible would be a good outcome. There's less than 8000 worldwide deaths at the moment.

I don't mean this to be in any way untoward as we have some very vulnerable people in our family, but I just can't see those figures being reached.

I hope I'm right.

 

[little_legs]

One thing I can't fathom with this is having listened to Sir Patrick Vallance y/day talking about if we get away with 20000 deaths in the UK, although horrible would be a good outcome. There's less than 8000 worldwide deaths at the moment.

I don't mean this to be in any way untoward as we have some very vulnerable people in our family, but I just can't see those figures being reached.

I hope I'm right.

That number is based on how Italy's death rate has been growing day by day, and we're in a worse position than they are. He probably also took into accout that both China and Iran have not been disclosing accurate death rates.

 

[not-bono-ever]

jusrt started sweating and feeling a bit groggy. on my way home now.sure its nothing but ...

 

[Fedayn]

Vomit....

 

[not-bono-ever]

peckham iceland scrapping at the closed doors - staff forced to open up to defuse it and stop door from being breached

 

[The Pale King]

peckham iceland scrapping at the closed doors - staff forced to open up to defuse it and stop door from being breached

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There was a queue outside the New Cross one, word was they were opening at midday. Seemed orderly though

 

[treelover]

Vomit....

but how much is it?

 

[treelover]

peckham iceland scrapping at the closed doors - staff forced to open up to defuse it and stop door from being breached

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Shopworkers are doing sterling work, GMB and USDAW need to make this clear to wider public.

btw, looks like that young girl has a rifle!

 

[elbows]

Testing and virus suppression are not the only areas where the UK lags behind!



Not that I ever place faith in that sort of press release.

 

[treelover]

but how much is it?

ah, going to be free to those who need it, good on them for a change

Is Branson offering anything to anyone yet?

 

[Cid]

Shopworkers are doing sterling work, GMB and USDAW need to make this clear to wider public.

btw, looks like that young girl has a rifle!

That woman has a boom mic.

(not a boom stick)

 

[Teaboy]

Is Branson offering anything to anyone yet?

No, but his airline has shoved the begging bowl at the government.

 

[Badgers]

Is Branson offering anything to anyone yet?

He has offered (told) all his staff the opportunity to take unpaid leave

No, but his airline has shoved the begging bowl at the government.

Also this
The cunt

 

[Gramsci]

In the city of London today. Quite empty.

 

[Gramsci]

Pret is now takeaway only in city of London

 

[Badgers]

Not good news from HMP Manchester

Strangeways prisoner tests positive for coronavirus

It is the first confirmed case of the virus at HMP Manchester

www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk

 

[MrCurry]

Testing and virus suppression are not the only areas where the UK lags behind!

I tried to persuade my wife she should let me try to get her pregnant earlier, so if the shops run out at least we’ll have fresh milk on tap... didn’t go down well

 

[bimble]

I think that if possible anyone who was planning to spend tonight somewhere else from where they’d like to be locked down in should probably just go to their bunker instead. Rumours are going round that something may come into force tomorrow.

 

[SpookyFrank]

I think that if possible anyone who was planning to spend tonight somewhere else from where they’d like to be locked down in should probably just go to their bunker instead. Rumours are going round that something may come into force tomorrow.

I'm away from home at the moment. Can't really get stranded here. They'll not shut down all travel everywhere in one go surely?

'Rumours going round' is not very helpful tbh. Any reason to think there's a credible source behind this?

 

[Dandred]

How does the UK have 104 deaths and South Korea only 84?

Here in South Korea the govement have been giving adice and infomation from the start of this, are the Tories so inept?

 

[Badgers]

Spoke to sister who works in a school.

School is still open for all vulnerable, sen and children of health care workers. So that's about 200 (40%) of our kids and 30% of our staff are off sick/isolated.

 

[Teaboy]

How does the UK have 104 deaths and South Korea only 84?

Here in South Korea the govement have been giving adice and infomation from the start of this, are the Tories so inept?

Looking at the difference of population size that looks about equal. Don't know relative average age and health of population but that will be a factor. Unfortunately in the UK we don't really have a particularly healthy population on the whole.