The Coronavirus thread.

[pms67]

I was in the doctors yesterday getting a prescription and all the chairs were removed except to form a barrier to the desk, one doctor walked out looking absolutely terrified with gloves on and a mask and said “dont bring the patient out until this man has been served”
I couldn’t get out fast enough
Scary stuff

 

[Pirate_Pete]

Here's a giggle, while still putting forward the most important message of this "crisis".

(WARNING: Some bad language, emphasised by a very well put together video. Might not go down well with some of our American colleagues.).

I saw that when it first came out, but had forgotten about it.
Those people do some great "ADS" about the Aussie government. Even had a bit of trouble about using the Australian crest I seem to recall.

 

[Pirate_Pete]

I was in the doctors yesterday getting a prescription and all the chairs were removed except to form a barrier to the desk, one doctor walked out looking absolutely terrified with gloves on and a mask and said “dont bring the patient out until this man has been served”
I couldn’t get out fast enough
Scary stuff

I've been in a couple of our Covid 19 test centres. Nobody seems that concerned.
The patients have masks, but collection staff don't.

 

[pms67]

I've been in a couple of our Covid 19 test centres. Nobody seems that concerned.
The patients have masks, but collection staff don't.

I know this doctor and his wife is pregnant, the patient must have been positive

 

[Pirate_Pete]

I know this doctor and his wife is pregnant, the patient must have been positive

I wasn't disputing what you were saying at all.
Some doctors I've been to recently are taking thing very seriously.
I don't blame them.
I was just saying our company has set guidelines and our staff seem to me quite relaxed about testing.
Although I have no doubt they are taking it very seriously.

 

[Chippy_Tea]

Being a market town we have at least one pub on every street in the town centre some with seating areas outside, I went into town earlier and it is weird it's sunny and reasonably warm today and there's hardly a soul about it looks weird seeing empty seats outside the pubs where they would normally be packed, I wonder if this will have an effect on tourists which the shop owners need to keep going.

 

[Northern_Brewer]

Supermarkets have got their logistics going. I have to say most things were available today.
No toilet paper. Not that we need it. I would have bought a packet if there was any.
I know at least three people who are very short.
Very happy to pick up a leg of pork as my daughter is home for the weekend. That'll be in the BBQ tomorrow.

As a general comment - here we seem to have gone beyond the "prepping" stage where just pasta, tinned soup and bog roll go as soon as they hit the shelves, now everything seems to be under pressure (except things like fresh milk oddly - doesn't keep, and the hardcore preppers are already on their UHT supplies?) - but indy shops generally have OK supplies, particularly eg butchers/grocers with significant wholesale arms that have lost their restaurant business. And eg B&Q has loads of bog roll, Body Shop is still good for soap etc, so you can find stuff if you think laterally a bit.

 

[Chippy_Tea]

Seems some are not getting the message -

 

[Chippy_Tea]

Reports on the radio this morning saying people here were having last drinks party's in the pubs last night.

Do we really need to post one of these through everyone's door so they get the message?

 

[Slid]

No mew cases in the last 24 hours in China.

Great to see the Chinese cats are doing OK.

Me bored? Never. Going to watch the Agadmator Chess Channel on Youtube.

 

[MyQul]

Seems some are not getting the message -

Madness!

To an extent London is similar. Loads of people out and about. Until things get immediate like in Italy people just dont take things seriously. We're a couple of weeks behind them. Already hospitals in London are past breaking point and turning away virus sufferers to go to other hospitals

Exclusive: London hospital trust becomes first to admit it is turning away coronavirus patients
Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust has said it has transferred Covid-19 patients to neighbouring hospitals as demand for treatment surges

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/20...n-hospital-trust-becomes-first-admit-turning/
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/authors/henry-bodkin/

 

[Chippy_Tea]

Well self employed get Jack again. Nothing the pm said helps me.

Financial help is urgently needed for the five million self-employed workers hit by the coronavirus pandemic, trade unions and a former cabinet minister have urged.

Conservative MP David Davis said the economy could suffer a near "fatal seizure" if they were not protected.

The government is to pay 80% of salaries of staff kept on by employers.

But Treasury minister Stephen Barclay said it would be "operationally" hard to protect self-employed incomes.

He said the self-employed were being helped by measures such as the deferral of self-assessment tax requirements, payment holidays for mortgage payers and the strengthening of the welfare "safety net".

Frances O'Grady, general secretary of the Trades Union Congress, told the BBC's Today programme that the lack of measures put in place for the self-employed "will cause real hardship unless we get to grips with it".

The cinema workers' union Bectu said the measures were a "devastating blow" to its freelance and self-employed members and that workers needed "much more" support than was promised.

More here - Call for more help for the self-employed

 

[Chippy_Tea]

Already hospitals in London are past breaking point and turning away virus sufferers to go to other hospitals

Thats not good M.

 

[MyQul]

Thats not good M.

No. I've heards it said by some expert or other that we're "still only in the foothills of the outbreak"

 

[Chippy_Tea]

No. I've heards it said buy some expert or other that we're "still only in the foothills of the outbreak"

Lets hope their plan to "flatten the curve" works though it doesn't fill you with confidence when you see parties in pubs celebrating the end of drinking for a while and the scenes from Bondi beach, if people don't keep themselves to themselves its going to end in a lot more deaths than it could have had they taken the advise.

 

[Chippy_Tea]

When will there be a coronavirus vaccine?

Research is happening at breakneck speed.

There are more than 20 vaccines in development. One has begun human trials after unusually skipping any animal research to test either the safety or the effectiveness of the vaccine.

Other scientists are at the animal research stage and hope to get the results of human trials later in the year.

But even if scientists can celebrate having developed a vaccine this year, there is still the massive job of being able to mass-produce it.

It means, realistically, one would not be ready until at least the middle of next year.

All of this is happening on an unprecedented timescale and using new approaches to vaccines, so there are no guarantees everything will go smoothly.

Remember there are four coronaviruses that already circulate in human beings. They cause the common cold, and we don't have vaccines for any of them.

Read more - How close are we to a coronavirus vaccine or drug?

 

[pms67]

I wasn't disputing what you were saying at all.
Some doctors I've been to recently are taking thing very seriously.
I don't blame them.
I was just saying our company has set guidelines and our staff seem to me quite relaxed about testing.
Although I have no doubt they are taking it very seriously.

I know mate, I was just adding in what I forgot to say

 

[Chippy_Tea]

Nurses take time out -

 

[nige]

Financial help is urgently needed for the five million self-employed workers hit by the coronavirus pandemic, trade unions and a former cabinet minister have urged.

Conservative MP David Davis said the economy could suffer a near "fatal seizure" if they were not protected.

The government is to pay 80% of salaries of staff kept on by employers.

But Treasury minister Stephen Barclay said it would be "operationally" hard to protect self-employed incomes.

He said the self-employed were being helped by measures such as the deferral of self-assessment tax requirements, payment holidays for mortgage payers and the strengthening of the welfare "safety net".

Frances O'Grady, general secretary of the Trades Union Congress, told the BBC's Today programme that the lack of measures put in place for the self-employed "will cause real hardship unless we get to grips with it".

The cinema workers' union Bectu said the measures were a "devastating blow" to its freelance and self-employed members and that workers needed "much more" support than was promised.

More here - Call for more help for the self-employed

Well I hope they think of something better soon.

 

[MyQul]

Just went to ASDA. Things slowly seem to be getting back to normal after the shelf stripping of the past week. Plenty of fruit and veg, etc, no massive queue at the till, no scrums . No meat though (not that it bothers me). My guess is the beserker panic buyers have now filled up their fridges, freezers and cupboards