Corona Virus - part 4· Page 68

speckledjim
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15 March 2020 12:49:39

#1676

Switzerland is now 2nd only to Italy in terms of % infected. Another 842 cases so far today

Thorner, West Yorkshire

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Caz
Advanced Member

15 March 2020 12:52:28

#1677

Amazing. It turns out that all of Twitter knows everything there is to know about the virus. I don’t know why we have scientists.

— Jeremy Clarkson (@JeremyClarkson) March 15, 2020

Originally Posted by: Gavin D

Are we sure that’s not Doc in disguise?

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doctormog
Advanced Member

15 March 2020 13:01:47

#1678

Are we sure that’s not Doc in disguise?

Originally Posted by: Caz

Aberdeen
Current conditions (personal WS)

Arcus
Advanced Member

15 March 2020 13:01:48

#1679

Unprecedented scenes at the little Co-op in Easingwold just now. Only 6 parking spaces left and they had to open a second checkout lane. Thankfully I managed to get one of the last 12 trolleys.

To be fair they had run out of tins of Tuna in Springwater, which was irksome. Time now to clear some space in the chest freezer for the butchers order that's coming tomorrow.

Ben,
Nr. Easingwold, North Yorkshire
30m asl

Brian Gaze
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15 March 2020 13:05:51

#1680

Unprecedented scenes at the little Co-op in Easingwold just now. Only 6 parking spaces left and they had to open a second checkout lane. Thankfully I managed to get one of the last 12 trolleys.

To be fair they had run out of tins of Tuna in Springwater, which was irksome. Time now to clear some space in the chest freezer for the butchers order that's coming tomorrow.

Originally Posted by: Arcus

I would pop down to our local Waitrose and take some pics but I don't want to waste another pair of nitrile gloves and a face mask.

Brian Gaze
Berkhamsted
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Quantum
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15 March 2020 13:06:07

#1681

Now is not the time to panic.

Yes it's going to be a rough few months but we are going to get through this.

Keep calm and carry on.

Twitter: @QuantumOverlord (general), @MedicaneWatch (medicane/TC stuff)
2023/2024 Snow days (approx 850hpa temp):
29/11 (-6), 30/11 (-6), 02/12 (-5), 03/12 (-5), 04/12 (-3), 16/01 (-3), 18/01 (-8), 08/02 (-5)

Total: 8 days with snow/sleet falling.

2022/2023 Snow days (approx 850hpa temp):

18/12 (-1), 06/03 (-6), 08/03 (-8), 09/03 (-6), 10/03 (-8), 11/03 (-5), 14/03 (-6)

Total: 7 days with snow/sleet falling.

2021/2022 Snow days (approx 850hpa temp):

26/11 (-5), 27/11 (-7), 28/11 (-6), 02/12 (-6), 06/01 (-5), 07/01 (-6), 06/02 (-5), 19/02 (-5), 24/02 (-7), 30/03 (-7), 31/03 (-8), 01/04 (-8)
Total: 12 days with snow/sleet falling.

Brian Gaze
Administration Topic Starter

15 March 2020 13:09:06

#1682

Now is not the time to panic.

Yes it's going to be a rough few months but we are going to get through this.

Keep calm and carry on.

Originally Posted by: Quantum

What's your latest prediction for the number of UK infections and deaths in the next few months? (Let's say between now and the end of June).

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speckledjim
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15 March 2020 13:10:01

#1683

Now is not the time to panic.

Yes it's going to be a rough few months but we are going to get through this.

Keep calm and carry on.

Originally Posted by: Quantum

Absolutely, I reckon certain individuals’ health will be more damaged by stress than the virus

Thorner, West Yorkshire

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Caz
Advanced Member

15 March 2020 13:10:34

#1684

Now is not the time to panic.

Yes it's going to be a rough few months but we are going to get through this.

Keep calm and carry on.

Originally Posted by: Quantum

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doctormog
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15 March 2020 13:12:48

#1685

Absolutely, I reckon certain individuals’ health will be more damaged by stress than the virus

Originally Posted by: speckledjim

I think you are correct on this. The biggest risk for the vast majority is from the control measures and from stress as well as the financial implications (discussed in the other thread).

Aberdeen
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Gooner
Advanced Member

15 March 2020 13:13:13

#1686

This morning I have been to Sainsbury's to shop for my Mother

There is no doubt rationing will have to happen - there was literally NO parking spaces , it was mental and this was 10:10

No toilet roll - crisps / biscuits / soap / dishwasher tablets / lemonade / bottled water all virtually gone.

People running around , growling , bumping trollies

Madness

Remember anything after T120 is really Just For Fun

Marcus
Banbury
North Oxfordshire
378 feet A S L

Brian Gaze
Administration Topic Starter

15 March 2020 13:13:36

#1687

On the other hand this shouts panic!

UK government lying again, this time about #CoronaVirus. Look at https://t.co/XvEINh2MZr. The worldwide death rate is 7%, while in UK more are dying than recovering (21 dead, 18 recovered). Even Italy and Iran have better ratio.

— Charles Wallace (@ChasWallace) March 15, 2020

Brian Gaze
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Saint Snow
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15 March 2020 13:14:16

#1688

After being shot in the buttocks in Vietnam, chased around the globe by the Illuminati, stranded in space, marooned on a desert island, dodging bullets and bombs on the beaches of Normandy, ship hijacked by Somalian pirates, stranded in an airport, mugged by youths in East Germany etc.

And now, tested positive with a potentially fatal virus whilst in another foreign country ... you would have thought Tom Hanks would have learned his lesson about the dangers of travelling by now!

Originally Posted by: NMA

Reading that first paragraph, I thought it was a excerpt from the diaries of Brigadier-Major-General Mark Francoise.

Martin
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Gooner
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15 March 2020 13:14:24

#1689

Have any overnight figures been released for the UK yet

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Marcus
Banbury
North Oxfordshire
378 feet A S L

Caz
Advanced Member

15 March 2020 13:15:03

#1690

Absolutely, I reckon certain individuals’ health will be more damaged by stress than the virus

Originally Posted by: speckledjim

That’s what I’ve been saying all along and way back in thread 1, Brian posted that stress lowers the immune system! What we need is true ‘Brit Grit’!

(Oh, and clear communication!).

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The Beast from the East
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15 March 2020 13:15:09

#1691

This morning I bought the ST from a local garage as usual. The guy working behind the counter was coughing, spluttering and had a runny nose. I know the runny nose is not a classic symptom but surely he should be self-isolating? My guess is he needs the money. Worrying.

Originally Posted by: Brian Gaze

Don't worry. Next week the army will arrest him, or shoot him

The average grunt is poorly trained and poorly educated. The far right have infiltrated regiments as well.

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Kelly-Ann Conway - special adviser to the President

Brian Gaze
Administration Topic Starter

15 March 2020 13:16:24

#1692

This morning I have been to Sainsbury's to shop for my Mother

There is no doubt rationing will have to happen - there was literally NO parking spaces , it was mental and this was 10:10

No toilet roll - crisps / biscuits / soap / dishwasher tablets / lemonade / bottled water all virtually gone.

People running around , growling , bumping trollies

Madness

Originally Posted by: Gooner

Indeed. I know some people have difficulty telling which of my posts are serious and which aren't. However, I'm 100% serious that the situation around here is similar to the one you describe. I also was being totally upfront about a lot of parents keeping their kids off school already. I realise that in more remote and possibly northern areas the situation is different. I suspect the panic is spreading outwards from densely populated parts of the south.

Brian Gaze
Berkhamsted
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Darren S
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15 March 2020 13:19:02

#1693

Switzerland is now 2nd only to Italy in terms of % infected. Another 842 cases so far today

Originally Posted by: speckledjim

Apart from Iceland and San Marino. For some reason the Worldometer site doesn’t have a cases per population figure for them, but you can google it and find they both have a worse score than Italy itself.

Darren
Crowthorne, Berks (87m asl)
South Berks Winter Snow Depth Totals:
2023/24 0 cm; 2022/23 7 cm; 2021/22 1 cm; 2020/21 13 cm; 2019/20 0 cm; 2018/19 14 cm; 2017/18 23 cm; 2016/17 0 cm; 2015/16 0.5 cm; 2014/15 3.5 cm; 2013/14 0 cm; 2012/13 22 cm; 2011/12 7 cm; 2010/11 6 cm; 2009/10 51 cm

The Beast from the East
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15 March 2020 13:19:34

#1694

On a much more speculative note there are concerns about whether having COVID-19 provides sufficient level of protection against future infection. There are also concerns it will mutate making a vaccine / herd immunity not applicable. I suspect most of us have considered the "apocalypse" in terms of 99% of the human population being wiped out and the few survivors going back to very basic existence. What would happen if the "apocalypse" actually turned out to be 50% of the world's population dying? In that scenario would the survivors be the fortunate or unfortunate ones? What on earth would happen to civilisation and economies?

Originally Posted by: Brian Gaze

We are going to actually live out those disaster movies we have been watching all our lives, but no one knows the outcome

If people are bored at home, I strongly recommend the new Canal + production of "War of the Worlds", available on FOX

As good as Chernobyl

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Bugglesgate
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15 March 2020 13:20:55

#1695

I would pop down to our local Waitrose and take some pics but I don't want to waste another pair of nitrile gloves and a face mask.

Originally Posted by: Brian Gaze

I've registered the folks (mid 80s) for on-line shopping this morning and shoved their first order through fro next Sat. No real problems.

.... they don't like it though, especially Mum, who thinks it's a total crime to buy anything you can't see first hand - It's a generational thing. Fortunately Dad is more than capable of buying on line and frequently uses Amazon, but many of that age won't be able to do this stuff and may not even have an internet connection. I am sceptical that a lot of this age group will be able to isolate to any sensible degree.

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Gooner
Advanced Member

15 March 2020 13:25:27

#1696

Indeed. I know some people have difficulty telling which of my posts are serious and which aren't. However, I'm 100% serious that the situation around here is similar to the one you describe. I also was being totally upfront about a lot of parents keeping their kids off school already. I realise that in more remote and possibly northern areas the situation is different. I suspect the panic is spreading outwards from densely populated parts of the south.

Originally Posted by: Brian Gaze

I agree Brian , I was stunned this morning its xmas 10 fold really is. It is quite alarming and needs to be addressed ASAP

Remember anything after T120 is really Just For Fun

Marcus
Banbury
North Oxfordshire
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Retron
Advanced Member

15 March 2020 13:25:44

#1697

There is no doubt rationing will have to happen - there was literally NO parking spaces , it was mental and this was 10:10

No toilet roll - crisps / biscuits / soap / dishwasher tablets / lemonade / bottled water all virtually gone.

People running around , growling , bumping trollies

Originally Posted by: Gooner

At least modern houses don't have much storage, so all the panic-hoarders* will run out of space soon enough. That, coupled with the supply chains gearing up, would - I hope - mean some semblance of normality will return in a week or two.

(Of course, by then the number of cases of Coronavirus will really be ramping up!)

* NB, before anyone wonders, I use "panic-hoarders" to label those people who are stocking up with months and months worth of stuff, not just for a week or two.

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