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moomin75
21 March 2020 09:43:35
Thanks guys. He was working in Germany last week and picked it up there. He has been struck down so quickly and the next 24 hours are absolutely critical for him. He would be celebrating his birthday today. I am praying like I've never prayed before that he pulls through.
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Gandalf The White
21 March 2020 09:44:10


 


And for poorer countries who cant afford to print money to bail out, its not sustainable. We would have a mass collapse of modern civilisation and return to bartering and highwayman robbing people


All for a virus that will only kill 1% of the population anyway. Madness. 


 


Originally Posted by: The Beast from the East 


1%??? I think you're out by a factor of at least two, mate.


Plus, as I thought you'd realised by now, these measures are about trying to stop the NHS collapsing under the weight of severe cases, which are running anywhere between 5% and 20% depending on which stats you study.


 


I'm afraid this is a reality check about our way of life and our, in the developed world, cocoon that we take for granted that mostly spares us from nasty viruses.


 

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doctormog
21 March 2020 09:44:11


 


Still does not alter the fact the bus company have a duty of care - or doesn't social gathering count on a bus or is there a time limit that social gathering covers??????????


And they are actually genuine questions 


Originally Posted by: Gooner 


I guess it is seen as essential travel rather social gathering. The more buses that are provided the more resources are stretched and more drivers are exposed for prolonged periods of time. It’s a tricky one.


Personally I would avoid all bus travel but I am in the fortunate position that I can.

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Gooner
21 March 2020 09:45:31

Thanks guys. He was working in Germany last week and picked it up there. He has been struck down so quickly and the next 24 hours are absolutely critical for him. He would be celebrating his birthday today. I am praying like I've never prayed before that he pulls through.

Originally Posted by: moomin75 


Unbelievable and really highlights the seriousness of the virus and shows a lot of the population are at risk , fingers crossed mate 

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Rob K
21 March 2020 09:46:17

Thanks guys. He was working in Germany last week and picked it up there. He has been struck down so quickly and the next 24 hours are absolutely critical for him. He would be celebrating his birthday today. I am praying like I've never prayed before that he pulls through.

Originally Posted by: moomin75 


This is horrendous and really brings it home, as you say. Sending best wishes. 

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Gooner
21 March 2020 09:46:35


 


I guess it is seen as essential travel rather social gathering. The more buses that are provided the more resources are stretched and more drivers are exposed for prolonged periods of time. It’s a tricky one.


Personally I would avoid all bus travel but I am in the fortunate position that I can.


Originally Posted by: doctormog 


It is mate and I get people have to live and eat etc , really shows the whole logistical nightmare of the thing for the HGM

Remember anything after T120 is really Just For Fun



Marcus
Banbury
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doctormog
21 March 2020 09:50:00


 


It is mate and I get people have to live and eat etc , really shows the whole logistical nightmare of the thing for the HGM


Originally Posted by: Gooner 



There are so many people in jobs I do not envy at the moment. So many unprecedented decisions and uncertainty. 


The almost incomprehensible part of it is that essentially the entire planet is in the same position.

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Gavin D
21 March 2020 09:51:54
China have reported 41 new confirmed cases and 7 new deaths all in Hubei. China have also reported 36 suspected cases.

590 patients were discharged with 1,191 people who had been in close contact and under medical observation released.
Brian Gaze
21 March 2020 09:52:03
Panic buying in Berko market. Utter madness.
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Rob K
21 March 2020 09:54:12
Moomin - whatever the outcome with your friend (and obviously we all hope he recovers quickly) these are the stories the news ought to be highlighting right now. At the moment most young people seem to think they are safe from this disease, that it is only affecting the old and infirm. Which is why we are seeing the “carry on regardless attitude”.

I have decided against joining my friends for our Sunday MTB ride tomorrow. Even though the plan was to maintain a distance from each other I don’t think it is worth the risk. I will go for a solo ride well away from others.
Yateley, NE Hampshire, 73m asl
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Gavin D
21 March 2020 09:56:03
Israel have reported 178 new cases and its first death.

Total now 883 cases with 1 death.
Bolty
21 March 2020 09:56:25
South Africa is now looking pretty worrying - 240 cases and rising fast. This will be a lot different to Europe and Asia because 19% of adults in South Africa are HIV+ and have been affected by the rapid rise in diseases like tuberculosis that have flourished as a result. Furthermore South Africa is too poor to be able to contain and manage the spread, and the developed world has its hands too full to be able to assist. Certainly one to watch...
Scott
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Gavin D
21 March 2020 09:58:40

The USA are now close to passing all countries including China 


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21 March 2020 09:59:14


This whole horrific nightmare that is unfolding has become very real for me today.


I learned this  morning that a very close friend of mine has contracted Covid19 while working in Germany last week.


He developed symptoms earlier this week and has deteriorated rapidly and is now in intensive care in a coma and a very critical condition.


This guy is a fantastic man, newly married, and he is 35 with no underlying health conditions that I am aware of.


This is REAL guys. This is just the start. I am very very upset today. Until I heard this news this morning, I thought, this won't affect me. I thought, this is something that afflicts the elderly and infirm. 


Absolutely not. My friend was fit and healthy and young. He is now fighting for his life, and the next 24 hours is critical. I am praying for him, I feel so helpless. His wife cannot visit him, today is his birthday.


Please, everyone on TWO, pray for my friend. Positive thoughts are all I have right now. I pray that my friend pulls through.


Originally Posted by: moomin75 


I am sorry to hear about your friend, I hope he recovers. 

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Chichesterweatherfan2
21 March 2020 09:59:35


This whole horrific nightmare that is unfolding has become very real for me today.


I learned this  morning that a very close friend of mine has contracted Covid19 while working in Germany last week.


He developed symptoms earlier this week and has deteriorated rapidly and is now in intensive care in a coma and a very critical condition.


This guy is a fantastic man, newly married, and he is 35 with no underlying health conditions that I am aware of.


This is REAL guys. This is just the start. I am very very upset today. Until I heard this news this morning, I thought, this won't affect me. I thought, this is something that afflicts the elderly and infirm. 


Absolutely not. My friend was fit and healthy and young. He is now fighting for his life, and the next 24 hours is critical. I am praying for him, I feel so helpless. His wife cannot visit him, today is his birthday.


Please, everyone on TWO, pray for my friend. Positive thoughts are all I have right now. I pray that my friend pulls through.


Originally Posted by: moomin75 


 


hi Moomin, I am so sorry to hear this ....I absolutely will be praying for him..along with others known personally to me who very unwell too...we do live in frightening times...I don’t want to derail this thread...the whole issue of faith, suffering etc etc has been discussed before,elsewhere and no doubt a separate thread could be started for atheists, agnostics and those of faith (like myself - Christian faith) but discuss etc but definitely not in this thread, , but Churches across the land will be praying tomorrow and many of us will be lighting candles in the evening just as an act of symbolism .

Bolty
21 March 2020 10:00:43


This whole horrific nightmare that is unfolding has become very real for me today.


I learned this  morning that a very close friend of mine has contracted Covid19 while working in Germany last week.


He developed symptoms earlier this week and has deteriorated rapidly and is now in intensive care in a coma and a very critical condition.


This guy is a fantastic man, newly married, and he is 35 with no underlying health conditions that I am aware of.


This is REAL guys. This is just the start. I am very very upset today. Until I heard this news this morning, I thought, this won't affect me. I thought, this is something that afflicts the elderly and infirm. 


Absolutely not. My friend was fit and healthy and young. He is now fighting for his life, and the next 24 hours is critical. I am praying for him, I feel so helpless. His wife cannot visit him, today is his birthday.


Please, everyone on TWO, pray for my friend. Positive thoughts are all I have right now. I pray that my friend pulls through.


Originally Posted by: moomin75 


Sounds devastating moomin. My fingers are crossed for your friend. It's certainly a wake up call for those that are still burying their heads in the sand.

Scott
Blackrod, Lancashire (4 miles south of Chorley) at 156m asl.
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Essan
21 March 2020 10:11:53

What we need is for everyone to use common sense.


In other words, we are completely and utterly F**ked

Andy
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John p
21 March 2020 10:17:53

Thanks guys. He was working in Germany last week and picked it up there. He has been struck down so quickly and the next 24 hours are absolutely critical for him. He would be celebrating his birthday today. I am praying like I've never prayed before that he pulls through.

Originally Posted by: moomin75 


Is he still in Germany being treated?

Camberley, Surrey
Ulric
21 March 2020 10:19:50


The USA are now close to passing all countries including China 


 


Originally Posted by: Gavin D 


They are in a very bad place.

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Caz
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21 March 2020 10:20:57


 


It would be great if they were right and that a lot of people are already immune. But the spread we are seeing now makes it look almost certain to me that cases where essentially zero before early Feb. 


Originally Posted by: Rob K 

That’s what I tend to believe but other scenarios are possible.  We weren’t testing for it before so deaths of older people would have been recorded as pneumonia and others would have put it down to seasonal flu or colds.  That’s just a thought, although I know a few people who think they’ve already had it, which could lead them into false security!

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John p
21 March 2020 10:23:02


 


They are in a very bad place.


Originally Posted by: Ulric 


Who would have thought that Trump and Boris Johnson would not be the best people to preside over a Global pandemic.


As mentioned above, SA is a huge concern, with nobody likely to help.


 

Camberley, Surrey
moomin75
21 March 2020 10:24:18


 


Is he still in Germany being treated?


Originally Posted by: John p 

No. He came back from Germany after he had finished working and went downhill from earlier this week. He is in ICU in Oxford.

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Gavin D
21 March 2020 10:25:34
Iran has reported its lowest new daily cases since March 11th with 966 new cases new deaths are down to 123 the lowest since March 15th
Caz
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21 March 2020 10:37:10



There are so many people in jobs I do not envy at the moment. So many unprecedented decisions and uncertainty. 


The almost incomprehensible part of it is that essentially the entire planet is in the same position.


Originally Posted by: doctormog 

That’s true!  We also need to remember that others have different circumstances to our own, so we shouldn’t be too quick to Judge!


Mooms. I’m so sorry to hear about your friend!  

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speckledjim
21 March 2020 10:42:33

Israel have reported 178 new cases and its first death.

Total now 883 cases with 1 death.

Originally Posted by: Gavin D 


Israel closed their borders over a week ago but it doesn’t seem to have helped much.

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