Slow news day? The real deal? End of the world? 
 

They’re saying it probably came from an animal, has Somebody been shagging monkeys again? 

https://ourworldindata.org/covid-vaccinations

 

How we are doing against the world

 

Be interesting to see how Israel are doing on numbers positive and deaths, presumably we'll follow them

7 hours ago, Ani said:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-55566404
 

good news. 

Indeed.

Although I thought they'd have "ironically" used Cheltenham racecourse 😉

Have we seen/are we seeing the peak of this new strain up ere yet then?

10 hours ago, athywhite1958 said:

Any more than a handful is a waste

Worst post of this entire thread.

12 minutes ago, gonzo said:

Have we seen/are we seeing the peak of this new strain up ere yet then?

Have the case numbers per 100k not gone up by about 70% recently? And read somewhere NE hospitals icu’s are at bursting point? 

19 minutes ago, gonzo said:

Have we seen/are we seeing the peak of this new strain up ere yet then?

I'm sure I heard some scientific bod say that we should be getting near the peak in the next couple of weeks, and that they think we could unfortunately push towards 1500~2000 deaths per day, before it starts to reduce. I'm assuming they're basing that on the amount of people that require hospital treatment, which is still rising. Presumably, this week is seeing those who caught it at Xmas being admitted to the hospitals

I’ve been reading up on infectious diseases, specifically flu’s, smallpox, Ebola etc.

Basically, coronavirus has become the perfect disease to cause havoc.

It’ll be a disease that wipes us out. 100%

Just now, Spider said:

I’ve been reading up on infectious diseases, specifically flu’s, smallpox, Ebola etc.

Basically, coronavirus has become the perfect disease to cause havoc.

It’ll be a disease that wipes us out. 100%

It will thin out the population for sure (no play on words intended). Survival of the fittest

74% of all infectious diseases we catch as humans came from animals (mainly pigs, goats and bats). All influenzas in particular have crossed species boundaries because we live in such close proximity to farm animals. 

not all that long ago, humans would allow pigs and goats into their houses to stop them being stolen. Bat droppings would litter the floor of single story dwellings.

In modern day China, bats are eaten, fondled and God knows what else. Bats are a known breeding ground for infectious diseases.

The chinks really need to stop fucking about with bats.

4 minutes ago, Spider said:

74% of all infectious diseases we catch as humans came from animals (mainly pigs, goats and bats). All influenzas in particular have crossed species boundaries because we live in such close proximity to farm animals. 

not all that long ago, humans would allow pigs and goats into their houses to stop them being stolen. Bat droppings would litter the floor of single story dwellings.

In modern day China, bats are eaten, fondled and God knows what else. Bats are a known breeding ground for infectious diseases.

The chinks really need to stop fucking about with bats.

And making viruses in labs 

Or just slaughter animals early doors 

7 minutes ago, Spider said:

I’ve been reading up on infectious diseases, specifically flu’s, smallpox, Ebola etc.

Basically, coronavirus has become the perfect disease to cause havoc.

It’ll be a disease that wipes us out. 100%

If it continues to mutate, then it'll be a bit of a hassle, especially if it mutates to the point where the current vaccine doesn't work.

 

As an aside, one of my contacts has told me that they've had another breakout near to their factory in China this week  -they've gone into an instant 3 week lockdown - which I think is only local, but basically he's said they're not allowed to leave their apartments until February.

11 minutes ago, Escobarp said:

And making viruses in labs 

I agree, but if we want them to stop it, then we'll have to stop doing it as well, as will every other country in the world, sadly nobody is going to stop doing that

21 minutes ago, Spider said:

74% of all infectious diseases we catch as humans came from animals (mainly pigs, goats and bats). All influenzas in particular have crossed species boundaries because we live in such close proximity to farm animals. 

not all that long ago, humans would allow pigs and goats into their houses to stop them being stolen. Bat droppings would litter the floor of single story dwellings.

In modern day China, bats are eaten, fondled and God knows what else. Bats are a known breeding ground for infectious diseases.

The chinks really need to stop fucking about with bats.

I'm not sure they're eaten all that often these days. I've asked, generally in a piss taking way, and none of my contacts have ever eaten bat, or seen bat meat for sale - although they're in the larger cities, maybe they do out in the sticks.

The Chinese do eat some weird shit though, it must be said. And the cheeky fuckers think we're wrong 'uns for eating cheese! 

Sir Keir says we should prosecute non-vaxxers

 

51 minutes ago, Spider said:

74% of all infectious diseases we catch as humans came from animals (mainly pigs, goats and bats). All influenzas in particular have crossed species boundaries because we live in such close proximity to farm animals. 

not all that long ago, humans would allow pigs and goats into their houses to stop them being stolen. Bat droppings would litter the floor of single story dwellings.

In modern day China, bats are eaten, fondled and God knows what else. Bats are a known breeding ground for infectious diseases.

The chinks really need to stop fucking about with bats.

There's a school of thought that is the reason pig products are considered haram. 

Makes sense when you think about it (once you've taken the sky wizard out of the equation).

2 minutes ago, boltondiver said:

Sir Keir says we should prosecute non-vaxxers

 

Really?

He'd better get a motion drawn up to make it illegal not to have one.

9 minutes ago, boltondiver said:

Sir Keir says we should prosecute non-vaxxers

 

He hasn't.

But it does sound like he's suggested we should draw up legislation to deal with people attending anti vax rallies during the lockdown.

17 minutes ago, boltondiver said:

Sir Keir says we should prosecute non-vaxxers

 

has he really? - seems a bit of an odd thing to say

4 minutes ago, kent_white said:

He hasn't.

But it does sound like he's suggested we should draw up legislation to deal with people attending anti vax rallies during the lockdown.

...that makes a bit more sense, and he's right about that (or people attending any rally for that matter)

15 minutes ago, kent_white said:

He hasn't.

But it does sound like he's suggested we should draw up legislation to deal with people attending anti vax rallies during the lockdown.

Thanks, must have misheard in passing.

All rallies should be banned in lockdown anyway, I thought they were?

3 minutes ago, boltondiver said:

Thanks, must have misheard in passing.

All rallies should be banned in lockdown anyway, I thought they were?

They are, maybe they need strengthening so the police can shoot them.

A few were arrested outside Parliament yesterday. Turnips.

4 minutes ago, Tonge moor green jacket said:

A few were arrested outside Parliament yesterday. Turnips.

Not guilty.

Just now, ErnestTurnip said:

Not guilty.

You?

32 minutes ago, Mr Grey said:

Sir Kier says free Jimmy Saville 

https://fullfact.org/online/keir-starmer-prosecute-jimmy-savile/

A better source ^ than 'The Sun'...

Who even buys it these days when it's sans seins à la page trois?

Fucking hogwash for folk with a reading age of eleven.

And those with an irrational dislike of Scousers.