The Coronavirus thread.

[Chippy_Tea]

For those not in the know MyQul rides a Recumbent.




Not sure if this is the type he rides

 

[strange-steve]

You really are a socialist ****

Hey now he's not a socialist **** he's a hipster ****, get it right.

 

[Leon103]

I say the figur3s for England later, it showed only about 140 deaths today, the rest are days/weeks old

 

[samale]

You really are a socialist **** get an Oyster card and travel everywhere for or the same fee -Hey you just love Khan - you have to make a political statement very time you post the usual socialist rubbish - GOOD news I just got some fresh fish and CHIPS wrapped in the GUAIDIAN - Good news and bad news
Owen Jones has a computer in for repair -BAD NEWS he now has it back

Jesus I thought I was having a bad day when I realised I have run out of home brew.

 

[Stephenj]

I'm just glad I haven't misquoted anything/one tonight. :hat:

 

[pms67]

You really are a socialist **** get an Oyster card and travel everywhere for or the same fee -Hey you just love Khan - you have to make a political statement very time you post the usual socialist rubbish - GOOD news I just got some fresh fish and CHIPS wrapped in the GUAIDIAN - Good news and bad news
Owen Jones has a computer in for repair -BAD NEWS he now has it back

Take three paracetamol and four pints of water

 

[Rodcx500z]

Think its time for another beer

 

[Rodcx500z]

Who is Owen Jones, pardon my ignorance

 

[samale]

Vinny Jones brother

 

[samale]

The ball squeezer

 

[Chippy_Tea]

Who is Owen Jones, pardon my ignorance

Not sure but bananarama sung about him in one of their hits - "Owen Jones you've been gone too long"

 

[graham gillam]

if you want stats chippy tea these are weekly all 2019 and up to end of March 2020 list death by respiratory disease also in both years
https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopula...nalfiguresondeathsregisteredinenglandandwales

 

[MyQul]

if you want stats chippy tea these are weekly all 2019 and up to end of March 2020 list death by respiratory disease also in both years
https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopula...nalfiguresondeathsregisteredinenglandandwales

Bit of cheery bed time reading?

 

[MyQul]

I mentioned yesterday I didnt think deaths in care homes were being counted. Here's piece from the Guardian about it

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2...k-care-home-deaths-not-added-to-official-toll
"Hundreds of people are dying in care homes from confirmed or suspected coronavirus without yet being officially counted, the Guardian has learned.

More than 120 residents of the UK’s largest charitable provider of care homes are thought to have died from the virus in the last three weeks, while another network of care homes is reported to have recorded 88 deaths.

'We haven't had time to grieve': care homes struggle as Covid-19 deaths rise


Read more
Care England, the industry body, estimated that the death toll is likely to be close to 1,000, despite the only available official figure for care home fatalities being dramatically lower. The Office for National Statistics said this week that 20 people died in care homes across the whole of England and Wales in the week to 27 March.

The gulf in the figures has prompted warnings that ministers are underestimating the impact of Covid-19 on society’s most frail, and are failing to sufficiently help besieged care homes and workers.

Other homes have reported dozens of deaths as the virus sweeps through vulnerable populations looked after by care workers who say they still lack adequate personal protective equipment (PPE) and testing to curb its spread."

 

[dad_of_jon]

You really are a socialist **** get an Oyster card and travel everywhere for or the same fee -Hey you just love Khan - you have to make a political statement very time you post the usual socialist rubbish - GOOD news I just got some fresh fish and CHIPS wrapped in the GUAIDIAN - Good news and bad news
Owen Jones has a computer in for repair -BAD NEWS he now has it back

Irishwizard, I don't know what you've been drinking, but any chance of a bottle swap

 

[Chippy_Tea]

Irishwizard, I don't know what you've been drinking, but any chance of a bottle swap

I don't think you are allowed to send petrol through the post.

 

[Northern_Brewer]

It used to be horrendous in S.London for getting about but the (new - relative to the other trains) London Overground has really helped. All the proffessionals are on that now all the poor people are on the bus

Oh sure, I have friends who really benefited from Overground in Sydenham/Crystal Palace, particularly when their work moved to Docklands - it seems to have been a relatively quiet success compared to eg Crossrail. There's still big holes though - folk along the river from Battersea to Barnes-ish still seem to prefer buses to SWT, although the Northern Line extension will help there.

 

[Chippy_Tea]

Department of Health and Social Care liked




Sarah-Jane Marsh

@BWCHBoss

I am elated to confirm that there is now enough capacity to test *every NHS Staff Member with COVID-19 symptoms and/or their Household Contacts* should they wish - and all NHS systems across England are in the process of standing up arrangements to facilitate this to happen

 

[Chippy_Tea]

Visits to parks increased last weekend compared to two weeks ago, according to activity data from Google.

Overall, its UK report suggests far fewer people have been going out compared to life before lockdown, although visits to parks increased during last weekend's warm weather.

The tech giant has released its second set of reports looking at activity in 131 countries during the pandemic.

There was also an increase in use of transport hubs and food stores.

Google has been collecting location data from people who have opted into Location History tracking. It is using this to produce reports that show how busy areas are compared to a period earlier in the year.

The data only shows people's activity in aggregate and not specific individuals' behaviours. But it does offer breakdowns for specific areas - in the case of the UK, on a county-by-county basis.

Data for two weeks ago had suggested visits to places such as parks, public beaches and gardens were down 52% compared to life before lockdown.

But last weekend, the figure was 29%.

There had been concerns that sunny weather would tempt people out, and a number of parks were closed last weekend.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-52243088

 

[MyQul]

Visits to parks increased last weekend compared to two weeks ago, according to activity data from Google.

Overall, its UK report suggests far fewer people have been going out compared to life before lockdown, although visits to parks increased during last weekend's warm weather.

The tech giant has released its second set of reports looking at activity in 131 countries during the pandemic.

There was also an increase in use of transport hubs and food stores.

Google has been collecting location data from people who have opted into Location History tracking. It is using this to produce reports that show how busy areas are compared to a period earlier in the year.

The data only shows people's activity in aggregate and not specific individuals' behaviours. But it does offer breakdowns for specific areas - in the case of the UK, on a county-by-county basis.

Data for two weeks ago had suggested visits to places such as parks, public beaches and gardens were down 52% compared to life before lockdown.

But last weekend, the figure was 29%.

There had been concerns that sunny weather would tempt people out, and a number of parks were closed last weekend.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-52243088

One wonders how google will be monetising such data