Coronavirus Disease Outbreak COVID-19 #16

Oohthedrama · Mar 28, 2020

As before, links you might find useful....

(GOV.UK)
www.gov.uk

(NHS advice about COVID-19)
www.nhs.uk

(World Health Organisation)
www.who.int

(Total cases - U.K. numbers)
www.arcgis.com

Geographical distribution of COVID-19 cases globally. The data is updated daily.
www.ecdc.europa.eu

COVID-19 MAP (google maps)
https://www.google.com/mymaps/viewer?mid=1yCPR-ukAgE55sROnmBUFmtLN6riVLTu3&hl=en_GB

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I’ve started struggling the last 2 days. I’m working from home but it’s getting quieter which means it’s harder to keep focused, and I don’t know how much longer we will continue going for before we close until it’s over. The uncertainty is making everything worse. I was so jittery yesterday...

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I live alone and have only been in the house for 7 weeks (in a new town) so I feel very isolated & lonely. I facetime my friends & family but I miss having people around me, I just want a hug 😂. I have a history of mental health problems so this is making me very low & anxious :(

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megx · Mar 28, 2020

has anyone noticed supermarket adverts have been taken off the tv? or do i just skip through them too quickly

LaurieLaurie · Mar 28, 2020

megx said:
has anyone noticed (as they should) supermarket adverts have been taken off the tv? or do i just skip through them too quickly

Asda have made a new advert saying we are in this together, please be considerate etc.

grumpycat · Mar 28, 2020

LaurieLaurie said:
Asda have made a new advert saying we are in this together, please be considerate etc.

my husband said in Morrison’s on their tannoy they say violence and abuse towards staff will not being tolerated too. so sad they have to say that. people should stop being so inconsiderate.

KateESJ · Mar 28, 2020

He’s getting people killed

SpookyLumberjack · Mar 28, 2020

grumpycat said:
my husband said in Morrison’s on their tannoy they say violence and abuse towards staff will not being tolerated too. so sad they have to say that. people should stop being so inconsiderate.

Same is being said in Tesco

Yel · Mar 28, 2020

Re low german figures, a long article in the mail. But basically they're testing everyone even with very mild symptoms whereas Italy are stretched and only testing the most seriously ill. Doesn't mean the German system is performing exceptionally well at treating people.

The true death rate of the coronavirus is unknown three months into the global outbreak because of differences in testing programmes and hospital capacity in countries around the world. Germany's low death rate has been attributed to rigorous testing of patients with even mild illnesses, but the epidemic there is still in its early days so more people are likely to die in the coming weeks. In Italy, however, hospitals are overwhelmed and testing is struggling to keep up, meaning that many of the people who get diagnosed are already seriously ill and more likely to die, pushing the death rate up. In the UK only hospital patients are tested, which makes the death rate (5.2 per cent) inaccurate because it only reflects deaths among seriously ill people.

What is the REAL death rate for the coronavirus?

Countries such as Germany which diagnose more people with mild cases of COVID-19 will have lower death rates than those which only test people in hospital, like the UK.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Oohthedrama · Mar 28, 2020

This is a good interview! Dr. Fauci without his orange side kick.
Especially good for anyone looking to order Nando’s tonight... (is Nando’s open

I hate Nando’s.. off topic

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LaurieLaurie · Mar 28, 2020

grumpycat said:
my husband said in Morrison’s on their tannoy they say violence and abuse towards staff will not being tolerated too. so sad they have to say that. people should stop being so inconsiderate.

I was in Morrison’s yesterday and the staff were congregating in very close groups to gossip and stopping to talk to their customer friends. No 2m rules for them!

Nando’s is closed

grumpycat · Mar 28, 2020

LaurieLaurie said:
I was in Morrison’s yesterday and the staff were congregating in very close groups to gossip and stopping to talk to their customer friends. No 2m rules for them!

Nando’s is closed

I saw the same in Tesco too

monga · Mar 28, 2020

Experts are saying the measures are working and UK death toll expected to fall from 56,000 to 5,600 ?

Oohthedrama · Mar 28, 2020

LaurieLaurie said:
Nando’s is closed

Obviously not good it’s closed but....
It’s literally just chicken. Get to duck with the “cheeky” everybody.

Totally off topic but I’ve just been added to a group chat by a 76 year old

I feel weird.

Renegadedancer · Mar 28, 2020

monga said:
Experts are saying the measures are working and UK death toll expected to fall from 56,000 to 5,600 ?

who are these experts? I hope they are ‘expert’ experts!

Chablis1 · Mar 28, 2020

Renegadedancer said:
who are these experts? I hope they are ‘expert’ experts!

I hope so too.

Cb1992 · Mar 28, 2020

Please don’t jump on me

Pregnant 25 weeks I have been on the house for nearly 2 weeks now

I am cracking up I desperately need to do a food shop and was just going to sending my husband again. But I am cracking up!!! I just want to pick my own shopping and get out the house.

Would you risk it!??

Renegadedancer · Mar 28, 2020

Cb1992 said:
Please don’t jump on me

Pregnant 25 weeks I have been on the house for nearly 2 weeks now I am cracking up I desperately need to do a food shop and was just going to sending my husband again. But I am cracking up!!! I just want to pick my own shopping and get out the house.

Would you risk it!??

I feel your pain, but I don’t think this post is going to end well....no don’t go ...why would you risk it ?

JoeBloggs · Mar 28, 2020

Have we established if we can still go out for exercise? I’ve been in all week and my hubs and is a key worker stuck inside as well. We wanted to go for a walk around the block today.

chocolate choux · Mar 28, 2020

monga said:
Experts are saying the measures are working and UK death toll expected to fall from 56,000 to 5,600 ?

I was speaking to my friend (who has a Masters in Economics) about this and he said it’s possible but there are certain things that can’t be (or would be difficult to be) taken into account with the model being used (or any model). Like it would be hard to take into consideration the level of pressure the NHS will suddenly be under. Also the model would involve a lot of assumptions, like XX% of the population following the government advice properly. Educated assumptions, but assumptions all the same

I hope they’re right. Imperial College statisticians estimated 5,700 and I’d like to think that’s accurate, coming from a prestigious university

JoeBloggs · Mar 28, 2020

Renegadedancer said:
I feel your pain, but I don’t think this post is going to end well....no don’t go ...why would you risk it ?

No I wouldn’t, go for a walk and let hubby shop. Could he FaceTime you to get the bits you want?

Cb1992 · Mar 28, 2020

Renegadedancer said:
I feel your pain, but I don’t think this post is going to end well....no don’t go ...why would you risk it ?

I really defo don’t think I will as I have been like an obsessive mad woman cleaning every inch of my house al day long.
But my husband has still got to go out and do it regardless is it still not putting me at risk?