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Heavy Weather 2013
15 March 2020 17:12:27


 


Only because there was a reduction in numbers tested - 1400 less


Originally Posted by: speckledjim 


I think it was less that that. Down almost 2.5k

Mark
Beckton, E London
Less than 500m from the end of London City Airport runway.
Retron
15 March 2020 17:12:39



Yes, this is the problem.  I  was trying to  get my elderly parents  (mid 80s) set up for on-line   grocery shopping this morning.  Ocado   have stopped new registrations  and Waitrose  had some kind of log in problem


Originally Posted by: Bugglesgate 


Tried the milkman? They're the elderly person's friend and you can order over the phone (or via a note in the bottle) if needs be.


https://www.milkandmore.co.uk/


I've used them for 37 years (since I was a toddler, in fact, albeit it was my mum running the account then) - Unigate, Dairy Crest and now Milk and More.

Leysdown, north Kent
Gavin D
15 March 2020 17:13:00
Breaking: Italy report 3,590 new cases and 368 new deaths

total now 24,747 cases and 1,809 deaths
xioni2
15 March 2020 17:13:04


All Dutch schools are to be closed from 16 March, while all restaurants and bars are to be closed from today (18:00 CET), the government announced at a press conference this afternoon.


Originally Posted by: Brian Gaze 


These measures taken by European countries are desperate, unsustainable on the long term and they will harm their economies, but they might not have many other options now to reduce the intra-community transmission and the subsequent overwhelming of their ICUs. Quantum was right (on this) that European governments (including HMG) have been too slow and too complacent.


PS. As I mentioned in the other thread, Greece has nationalised all private hospitals with immediate effect.

Caz
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15 March 2020 17:13:55



Yes, this is the problem.  I  was trying to  get my elderly parents  (mid 80s) set up for on-line   grocery shopping this morning.  Ocado   have stopped new registrations  and Waitrose  had some kind of log in problem that was almost certainly caused by being swamped.   (they have a Waitrose account that I set up for them years ago).  We eventually managed to register for an account with Tesco and put an order in, but the soonest delivery  I could get was  Next  Saturday.  What actually gets delivered of course is a moot point !


They really need this service, (as I don't want them going into town  like they usually do) and we struggled to obtain it becuase of "headless chicken"  syndrome.


WRT to meds,  fortunately they have a bulk load of paracetamol and Ibuprofen (they both have various painful old age related conditions).  I had a hernia operation back in the autumn and was given a load of these.  I wasn't in particular discomfort so stopped taking them so loads left.


Originally Posted by: Bugglesgate 

I think what you’re doing for your parents is exactly what HMG are suggesting they may need to implement at some point for over seventies!  

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Gooner
15 March 2020 17:14:18

Lombardy region of Italy has seen 1,587 new cases and 252 new deaths

Full Italy data to follow

Originally Posted by: Gavin D 


Quite incredible numbers , god help the UK if we get to that , panic in the supermarkets today 

Remember anything after T120 is really Just For Fun



Marcus
Banbury
North Oxfordshire
378 feet A S L


Arcus
15 March 2020 17:15:21


Both my wife and daughter have blood conditions that mean they are restricted to using only paracetemol for main relief. My daughter has to take them most days, but now has only 6 tablets left. She lives in Berko, I'm sure you might know where that is, but couldn't find a pack anywhere. End result of panic buying is her GP will give her a prescription and she will have to pay an exhorbatant price for something she normally gets for about 30p in the supermarket. Well done to those who've bought them because of.....what I'm not sure.


Originally Posted by: llamedos 


Yes, that's appalling.


My wife is in a higher risk group, and is now WFH, probably for the next 3 months. We've also taken the option for her to isolate now as well. 


 


There was someone ahead of me at the supermarket today at the till who was coughing constantly into her hand. Then she used the card reader and entered her PIN. When it was my turn to pay I really tested the limit on the contactless range on the device.


 

Ben,
Nr. Easingwold, North Yorkshire
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xioni2
15 March 2020 17:16:11

Lombardy region of Italy has seen 1,587 new cases and 252 new deaths

Full Italy data to follow

Originally Posted by: Gavin D 


Their healthcare system (one of the best in the world apparently) is still coping, but they are now very close to the point of collapse. They cannot add any more ICU capacity (they are now close to 800 beds!) and they desperately want to reach the point where the lockdowns will have some of their lagged effect. 

speckledjim
15 March 2020 17:16:14


 


I think it was less that that. Down almost 2.5k


Originally Posted by: Heavy Weather 2013 


Correct I got my maths wrong, should have said 2400 👍

Thorner, West Yorkshire


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Ulric
15 March 2020 17:17:00

Breaking: Italy report 3,590 new cases and 368 new deaths

total now 24,747 cases and 1,809 deaths

Originally Posted by: Gavin D 


If that's true, the death rate in Italy is stupendous!

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speckledjim
15 March 2020 17:18:08


 


If that's true, the death rate in Italy is stupendous!


Originally Posted by: Ulric 


yes if you don’t count the tens of thousands that show no symptoms or mild symptoms 

Thorner, West Yorkshire


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Brian Gaze
15 March 2020 17:21:49


 


If that's true, the death rate in Italy is stupendous!


Originally Posted by: Ulric 


I agree and as repeatedly has been said it is happening in a wealthy region (by anyone's standards) with one of the best health systems in the world. The UK government simply can not run the risk of the same thing happening here and must lockdown immediately. 

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Essan
15 March 2020 17:24:14


I'm wondering how much of this hoarded food will eventually end up in the wheelie bin 


Originally Posted by: Bugglesgate 



Probably quite a lot

And I expect toilet paper to be on big discount in a few weeks since everyone will have 2 years supply and will have stopped buying it ....

Andy
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Northern Sky
15 March 2020 17:25:28


 


yes if you don’t count the tens of thousands that show no symptoms or mild symptoms 


Originally Posted by: speckledjim 


Absolutely 

llamedos
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15 March 2020 17:27:11


 


 



Yes, this is the problem.  I  was trying to  get my elderly parents  (mid 80s) set up for on-line   grocery shopping this morning.  Ocado   have stopped new registrations  and Waitrose  had some kind of log in problem that was almost certainly caused by being swamped.   (they have a Waitrose account that I set up for them years ago).  We eventually managed to register for an account with Tesco and put an order in, but the soonest delivery  I could get was  Next  Saturday.  What actually gets delivered of course is a moot point !


They really need this service, (as I don't want them going into town  like they usually do) and we struggled to obtain it becuase of "headless chicken"  syndrome.


WRT to meds,  fortunately they have a bulk load of paracetamol and Ibuprofen (they both have various painful old age related conditions).  I had a hernia operation back in the autumn and was given a load of these.  I wasn't in particular discomfort so stopped taking them so loads left.


Originally Posted by: Bugglesgate 

I do use Waitrose on line, because they do have some good wine offers  (I can recommend TiKi Ridge Sauv Blanc), but when I tried to place an on-line order my earliest delivery date. as your's, was next weekend. So wine,but no pain killers!    

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speckledjim
15 March 2020 17:27:41
The rise in Italian cases has been an average of 20% over the past 5 days which is a lot lower than it has been so we can but hope.
Thorner, West Yorkshire


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Justin W
15 March 2020 17:30:12

The rise in Italian cases has been an average of 20% over the past 5 days which is a lot lower than it has been so we can but hope.

Originally Posted by: speckledjim 


Yes and a slowing here in the past 24 hours from 43% to 20%

Yo yo yo. 148-3 to the 3 to the 6 to the 9, representing the ABQ, what up, biatch?
speckledjim
15 March 2020 17:32:55


 


Yes and a slowing here in the past 24 hours from 43% to 20%


Originally Posted by: Justin W 


but that is due to the decrease in numbers tested - down by 2400

Thorner, West Yorkshire


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Gavin D
15 March 2020 17:33:41
Pubs and hotel bars asked to close until March 29th in Ireland
Justin W
15 March 2020 17:34:19


 


but that is due to the decrease in numbers tested - down by 2400


Originally Posted by: speckledjim 


Yes, I know. Just trying to maintain some balance

Yo yo yo. 148-3 to the 3 to the 6 to the 9, representing the ABQ, what up, biatch?
speckledjim
15 March 2020 17:34:25

Pubs and hotel bars asked to close until March 29th in Ireland

Originally Posted by: Gavin D 


that will not go down well 

Thorner, West Yorkshire


Journalism is organised gossip
John p
15 March 2020 17:35:59


 


but that is due to the decrease in numbers tested - down by 2400


Originally Posted by: speckledjim 


I think day to day fluctuations are likely - unless you are implying we've already reached the peak?


Edit - quoted wrong post 


 

Camberley, Surrey
Gooner
15 March 2020 17:36:09


 


I agree and as repeatedly has been said it is happening in a wealthy region (by anyone's standards) with one of the best health systems in the world. The UK government simply can not run the risk of the same thing happening here and must lockdown immediately. 


Originally Posted by: Brian Gaze 


Which is baffling as to why they haven't 

Remember anything after T120 is really Just For Fun



Marcus
Banbury
North Oxfordshire
378 feet A S L


Gooner
15 March 2020 17:37:40


 


Yes and a slowing here in the past 24 hours from 43% to 20%


Originally Posted by: Justin W 


New working week , see what that does 

Remember anything after T120 is really Just For Fun



Marcus
Banbury
North Oxfordshire
378 feet A S L


Justin W
15 March 2020 17:38:03

Current mortality rate in Italy is 7.3%

Yo yo yo. 148-3 to the 3 to the 6 to the 9, representing the ABQ, what up, biatch?

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