Are you worried yet.

lozcb · Mar 22, 2020

As a positive in the months to come ,how nice it would be if this became the wake up call and turning point our generation has hankered for ,for over 30 years of erosion

Phil the Brit · Mar 22, 2020

daverichardson said:
It is bad in Russia
I have a married mate there with 2 children and his stories are very very bad

Anecdotal evidence does not cut it I'm afraid...........links?
Cos, they seem to be doing a great job looking at their stats

daverichardson · Mar 22, 2020

Only anecdotal I am afraid, I certainly would not believe a link from a Russian source

MarkMas · Mar 22, 2020

iainw said:
I was thinking about this earlier- where the **** are they? Never have they been more needed. The NHS is at war - and armed forces are invisible.

A colleague who is in the TA was boasting about how he was ‘scoping’ the number of people he had at his disposable and what resources they could offer. Whilst nurses wear bin bags in A and E. not sure what they are waiting for

What they are waiting for, I believe, is the possible catastrophic overload that some people are predicting. Deploying 70,000 squaddies to rough up people for buying too many tins of tuna would be both a risk of unnecessary infection and a premature use of resources (not to mention the civil liberties backlash). Also putting sick people in tented field hospitals is not yet necessary. I think the wise thing would be to keep them in barracks while we are where we are now, so that they will be fit to be deployed when the bodies are piling up and the vigilantes have got out of control.

Oneball · Mar 22, 2020

Phil the Brit said:
Anecdotal evidence does not cut it I'm afraid...........links?
Cos, they seem to be doing a great job looking at their stats

That’s because the numbers are ********.

Putin needs it to be business as usual with no lock down or quarantine so he can have a national referendum to change the constitution which limits presidential and PM terms in office. If it doesn’t happen he’s out of a job pretty soon

MarkMas · Mar 22, 2020

philw696 said:
Can you spare a minute to help Phil Wilkinson?

Suspend all travel within the UK

chng.it

Nope, not going to sign this petition because:
(a) petitions like this are silly and pointless
(b) the author admits he has no idea what he is talking about
(c) the author has no idea what he is talking about

lozcb · Mar 22, 2020

MarkMas said:
What they are waiting for, I believe, is the possible catastrophic overload that some people are predicting. Deploying 70,000 squaddies to rough up people for buying too many tins of tuna would be both a risk of unnecessary infection and a premature use of resources (not to mention the civil liberties backlash). Also putting sick people in tented field hospitals is not yet necessary. I think the wise thing would be to keep them in barracks while we are where we are now, so that they will be fit to be deployed when the bodies are piling up and the vigilantes have got out of control.

We should be commandeering all the butlins, pontins , centreparcs and any other holliday/chalet parks ......................these places are already fitted out beds and plenty of linen etc and most are in rural locations away from main towns

lifes2short · Mar 22, 2020

CatmanV2 said:
It is

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just did both sets of parents, rather surreal as you might agree, my wife and daughters all outside their front doors some couple of meters away having a chat and leaving cards/flowers on the ground for them, saw other families doing the same thing whilst driving past houses, really bizarre thing to witness

Swedish Paul · Mar 22, 2020

Phil the Brit said:
Anecdotal evidence does not cut it I'm afraid...........links?
Cos, they seem to be doing a great job looking at their stats

Links?? Seriously? One of the more oppressive regimes is hardly going to allow any negative publicity. Word of mouth may not be the most reliable, but sometimes that’s how the news gets out.

CatmanV2 · Mar 22, 2020

Swedish Paul said:
Links?? Seriously? One of the more oppressive regimes is hardly going to allow any negative publicity. Word of mouth may not be the most reliable, but sometimes that’s how the news gets out.

It is. More often IME it's how ******** gets spread. In no way to I infer that these reports are ********, but if I get one more of my intelligent friends send me the (latest, audio) version of the 'I was sent this by a colleague who knows a doctor...' and telling me I can prevent CV19 by drinking water, I might just implode

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rockits · Mar 22, 2020

I was just about to suggest the same thing. Get all the infected people into a Centre Parcs. A few regionally spaced around....plenty of resources and things to do. Perfectly geared up for this scenario are they not?

lozcb · Mar 22, 2020

rockits said:
I was just about to suggest the same thing. Get all the infected people into a Centre Parcs. A few regionally spaced around....plenty of resources and things to do. Perfectly geared up for this scenario are they not?

As i remember most also have their own onsite medical centres which would also help ........probably a couple of oxygen cylinders and respitators

lozcb · Mar 22, 2020

Seems slowly but surely one company or industry at a time is slowly switching capacity to help , just heard certain distilleries are switching to produce alcohol for sanitisers , this will be one happy man when i finally see al parties stop playing politics fo 3 months and openly state they fully support the govenment

Yes i know my typing keeps on missing the rrrrrrs its got a bread crumb stuck underneath lol

I heard earlier , that Cummings was looking for wierd and off the wall people to help out in the planning ............................somehow i think i could tick that box

philw696 · Mar 22, 2020

So for my friends in the uk that are hearing about what is happening over here in France. This is the reality...
Yes we are in total quarantine... What does that mean?
*Well everything is closed apart from pharmacies, supermarkets, petrol stations.
*All bars and restaurants and shops are closed.
*We are not allowed to leave the house unless it's to buy food or an emergency.
*We are not allowed more than 1 person in a car.
*We are only allowed to walk our pets within 50 metres of our house and a quick walk on your own to the bins and back.
*We are not allowed to just take a walk or a bike ride to get fresh air
*All childrens outdoor parks are closed. Beaches are closed.
*In supermarkets you cannot enter unless you are wearing gloves and put sanitizer on. They are provided at the door
*At the pharmacy tape 2m apart outside door, only one person can enter at a time and only go 1m away from the counter
*The majority of us have suddenly found ourselves with no work
*In supermarkets and queues we have to stay in single file with a 2 meter distance between each person.
*Many hospital appointments have been cancelled
*There are hefty fines if you do not abide by the rules.

This is saving lives!

Coming your way soon......

philw696 · Mar 22, 2020

philw696 · Mar 22, 2020

UK coronavirus death toll nears 300 after 5,683 test positive

Another 48 people have died with coronavirus in the UK, taking the death toll to 281. Earlier today, Wales recorded a further seven new deaths, with the previous figure standing at 240. Scotland later reported an additional three deaths.

metro.co.uk