On the death statistics - if someone is being treated in hospital for COVID-19  and they die, it is pretty obvious what the cause of death is.

When someone dies outside hospital, it must be more difficult to discern cause of death.

Yes, a good friend of my wife. She was hospitalised with breathing difficulties, came home after a week. Scared the life out of her, but she's pretty much alright now.

Spraying with any sort of poo kind of defeats the object - and I doubt that it'd make any difference TBH. I think it's more a territorial thing in my case as I don't have any pets - and my garden is reasonably sized (240sqm at the back), so is a nice void zone for them.

No-one in my contacts or wider network has had it - nobody at school (out of ~200 staff), nobody at the wolf centre, none of my friends or their families, no-one in my family (the few that are left).

I suspect some of them will have had it, but with no testing how can we be sure?

The family living a few doors away from us all have it. They are the first acknowledged cases on the street which has about 60 houses 

What's the situation in the hospital where your daughter works?

TWO member Paul Harrison (PNE Paul) is just coming out of hospital after a bout of Covid19

Worcestershire Royal Hospital - for a long time it was very quiet and far less busy than usual (since all non-urgent cases and operations had been cancelled). But in the last two weeks, cases in Worcester itself have picked up and 46 have died at that hospital alone. ICU bed spare capacity is very low now, but I don't have the latest numbers in intensive care.

edit: He was rubbish with the Scores Predictions comp, apart from the odd 3-4 correct result - clearly a bit of divine intervention there     

😳 Poor Paul - get well soon!

My ex partner had a confirmed case a few weeks ago. He is a doctor and cared for one of the first confirmed positive patients in Manchester. He was very unwell but no hospital treatment was required, it was similar to the flu. 

So schools won't be going back straight after Easter then.

(The new term starts on the 16th for my school and for those in London etc I think it's earlier than that.)

That's good to hear that he's on the mend 😊 Best wishes to him and his family.

I know of nobody confirmed. I only know of a friend of mine and his wife who probably had it.

I am becoming more and more of the opinion that ~99% of the population doesn't have it or have had it.

I was just sent those 2 links and I thought of Justin 

Revolting 

From the BBC Website: https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-52208591

On Tuesday, European Union leaders failed to agree on financial tools to help countries in the bloc struggling with the coronavirus pandemic.

New data has since suggested a deep recession in two of its largest economies, France and Germany.

The Bank of France said that the country's economy shrank by about 6% in the first three months of 2020, the worst contraction seen since 1945.

In Germany, gross domestic product is set to shrink by almost 10% between April and June, five top economic institutes said in a report prepared for the German government.

That would be the biggest decline since quarterly record-keeping began in 1970, they said.

That’s the latest date permitted by the legislation, I believe?

I wonder if there'll be an extension for a defined period or an enouncement that it just won't be ending yet.

BREAKING: The Prime minister remains in ICU and is responding to treatment

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Sky Update

Downing Street gives latest update on PM's health

Boris Johnson's spokesman told journalists at a briefing just now that he is clinically stable and responding to treatment. He is still in intensive care and in good spirits. 

As yesterday, he is also still receiving oxygen support. 

The spokesman did not answer on whether the PM's temperature has gone down, as was reported overnight in The Times.

They did confirm though that he isn't doing any work at the moment but he has the ability to contact those that he needs to.

Dominic Cummings, who went into self-isolation at the same time as the PM 12 days ago, is also not back in Downing Street but has been in contact with Number 10 officials.

Two.

One was the original transmission chain I spoke about at the start of the month (although I don't know her personally). Her case was very serious and she nearly died.

In the last few days one of my best friends was also confirmed positive, though I don't believe his case was serious.

What can we deduce from this? 

1. That he is still very poorly


2. He is still receiving oxygen


3. His temperature has not gone down despite reports last night


4. He is no longer in charge

This morning they said he was "breathing by himself"?

Technically I suppose he is

And how can anyone be in "good spirits" in an ICU ward? (unless he is getting some "extra attention" from a busty nurse)