SARS CoV-2 coronavirus / Covid-19 (No tin foil hat silliness please)
- Thread starter Don't Kill Bill
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Boris was surprised someone mentioned bringing the police with regards to lockdown. Was a bizarre reaction.
Why hasn't he been asked specifically about the way people are mobbing supermarkets and what to do about it?
Or did I miss it?
Or did I miss it?
He's probably using a considerable amount of focus in an attempt to not use the words "heathens" or "peasants" to be fair to him.
Thats the scary bit. Half the fecking population could have it, not know, and still transmit to others.
No you didn't, he wasn't asked about that directly, but some questions did mention it indirectly by saying specifically that people are not listening.
Its Rand Paul, he is asymptomatic and he doesn’t possess the faculties to consider the possibility that other people experience the virus in a much less pleasant form.
If he had horrible symptoms he would be trying to pass legislation right now to ensure that rich, white, Republican members of congress have free access to whatever health care is needed to overcome the virus and ensure that any time they need to take off is handsomely compensated and all votes on legislation are put on hold until they are all back in the senate.
This is oddly terrifying.
"A makeshift hospital has been set up in a conference centre in the capital Madrid, a city that is bearing some of the highest infection rates.
The hospital will be fitted with 5,500 beds, making it the biggest facility of its kind in Europe. Its director, Antonio Zapatero, told El Mundo newspaper that 300 people will be move there this weekend.
Earlier we reported on new figures from Spain, which has now seen over 1,700 disease-related deaths since the coronavirus epidemic began."
From the BBC. Should say "moved". I see many articles on the bbc site have spelling mistakes or broken English.
Hopefully, but it's probably better to wait for a trend before getting your hopes up.
Forced quarantine would work because at least the infected would stay inside and not infect anyone outside. This is how it multiplies.
It's going to spike up in UK for sure. The USA too. They are just being very careless.
It's going to spike up in UK for sure. The USA too. They are just being very careless.
Is a linear or logarithmic chart more accurate in determining whether the disease is slowing down?
New York having 12,000 new cases in a day is mental 
The Indian states are having a complete lockdown with no trains , flights , tubes , public transport, shops closed . I can't believe that the UK with 10 times the case load is still in the process of advising people
Problem is that they've given people one option to go out so everybody is doing the same thing. I went for a walk yesterday and passed by the park, it was genuinely packed.
It's the same as the supermarkets. Once you take people's options away, they all congregate at the same (only) places that are still available. People shouldn't be doing it but they are.
Ooh Boris is changing his tone to a more serious one!
If you have data which is not clear on linear axes because the change is too small or too big, then you you should probably use log scales. Remember that the information is still the same, its just about making it clearer to visualise, not more "accurate".
Sure, that’s what I was getting at. Looking at the logarithmic chart for Italy for example it does look like its levelling off somewhat, which is encouraging.
Angela Merkel goes into self isolation at her home, cause the doctor who vaccinated her recently was tested positive for covid-19
Boris is more concerned with his popularity than anyone's safety. He doesn't want to be the one to tell people not to go out.
Probably 40% of those have been transmitted through the subway. Its fecking packed.New York having 12,000 new cases in a day is mental
Exactly. If there was a lockdown on everything but pharmacies and food stores (as many seem to be calling for), the supermarkets would be just as packed.
Does anyone else worry that these packages left at the doorstep for the most vulnerable are just going to be stolen by idiots?
She also said that groups of more than 2 people together is forbidden in Germany
I think US has been handling this okayish.
It's fecking infuriating.
13500 cases in the US!! US really ramping up those testing numbers. Great to see!
I still can't tell if I fall into this category or not
Which wont work. He's stuck with the ridiculous charade of playing the political bumbling pompous clown for his whole political life and ,when the shit hits the fan as its so evidently doing now,he has to live with it.
Same. It's really vague in places.
My mom got from social media that the virus can get on your shoes and you should leave them outside home, is this true?
The virus can get on your clothes, do you propose to strip naked before entering the house?
Best practice would probably be go shower after you've been out.
You don't need to. If you do you'll get a letter.
My clothes don't contact surfaces when I go outside.
Yeah but we're understandably stressed about whether or not we're getting one.
Apparently their (worldometer's) figures are wildly inaccurate for some reason. NY State have announced around 4,800 new cases today, not over 12k. Still represents an increase though.
But the UK are following the 'science'
Guarantee the This is Fine meme will become the 'but I'm following the science' meme in the next few days and weeks.