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? 

1 hour ago, Mr Grey said:

He talks sense does Proff Ferguson, expecting at least 3 weeks lockdown extension but not sure on this social distancing for another 12 months, be careful yes, but how are some businesses going to cope

A Vaccine may never come, theres no guarantee it will be in the next 12 months even if they find one. The UK seem to be ahead on that front regarding research.

 

If this is going to going on for any length of time, I'd be voting for taking my chances with getting it and getting on with it

Might feel different if I was 20 but years of this isn't living

8 minutes ago, peelyfeet said:

wonder if the football will restart behind closed doors with players only allowed to play if they've passed a test immediately before the match - I'd pay more than normal to watch one via pay per view.  At the moment I'd pay to watch Wigan V Preston.

It’s an interesting one across live ents as how it’ll chance pricing models and online experiences as we move out of this. People have been exposed to paying for live services and like the experience for not as much money; so the market for this hopefully will expand.

Traffic use up

People are gently returning to normality?

Taking it in their own hands?

I get a sense that the roads are a bit busier.

Let’s hope we can continue to be trusted and sensible.

4 minutes ago, Casino said:

If this is going to going on for any length of time, I'd be voting for taking my chances with getting it and getting on with it

Might feel different if I was 20 but years of this isn't living

Won't be years mate, I suspect the lockdown we have for the next few weeks will be the worst of it, we'll get all of our freedoms back eventually 

Its not going anywhere though, it will mutate for years to come,  and will kill people every year as it does, but will gradually weaken itself - they always do, its the best way for them to survive - we'll have to have a new vaccine every year. The signs so far are that it doesn't mutate as much as seasonal flu in the part of the genome that deals with binding to the host, which is good 

3 more weeks 

end up being an alcoholic after this 

1 minute ago, radcliffewhite1 said:

3 more weeks 

end up being an alcoholic after this 

Who you trying to kid 😂😂

Another month in New York 

And we are in for a long haul gents if one of the key metrics is avoiding a second peak. We simply cannot do that without a vaccine can we? @peelyfeet would you say this one metric means we are in for the long haul mate?

2 minutes ago, Escobarp said:

Another month in New York 

Had a a couple of scary days. 
Inhave an uncle and Auntie who live in New York. Didn’t hear from him for a while then when these numbers kept coming it you fear the worst. Luckily he’s alright but it gave me a fright 

I’m with Cas - get the kids back to school and then get folk slowly back to work - although, like I say I’m not a scientist or dr so I wouldn't take my position on this. 
 

Exit strategy or not, people need to see there is a plan, just shutting up shop indefinitely will cause other issues (not just with the economy)

36 minutes ago, Casino said:

If this is going to going on for any length of time, I'd be voting for taking my chances with getting it and getting on with it

Might feel different if I was 20 but years of this isn't living

 

Genuine question, in this scenario would you also agree not go to hospital if you ended up with a bad case?

Even if there was an appetite for it, I don't see a feasible way of resuming normality (or rescuing the economy) if dead bodies are piling up on the streets. Or how we'd square it with the rest of the world.

FWIW, I think this part - staying at home with a government paying peoples wages - will turn out to be the easy bit.

Edited April 16, 20206 yr by Tombwfc

One of our Health Care Assistants at the Hospital died of COVID today. 

If you're clapping tonight - clap for Lourdes Campbell....... ♥️

 

9 minutes ago, kent_white said:

One of our Health Care Assistants at the Hospital died of COVID today. 

If you're clapping tonight - clap for Lourdes Campbell....... ♥️

 

Agreed my mrs worked with her

Very nice woman by all accounts  rip

7 minutes ago, kent_white said:

One of our Health Care Assistants at the Hospital died of COVID today. 

If you're clapping tonight - clap for Lourdes Campbell....... ♥️

 

Fucking hell, that’s awful.

Dying because of your job is simply not right. Even in the military, when it’s a known risk.

Gutted for you and all the guys up there Mr D. X

7 minutes ago, Escobarp said:

And we are in for a long haul gents if one of the key metrics is avoiding a second peak. We simply cannot do that without a vaccine can we? @peelyfeet would you say this one metric means we are in for the long haul mate?

I'm afraid so

This virus isn't going anywhere until we get to herd immunity, either by vaccine or not, or until we have vastly better treatment to reduce deaths. 

Although the government won't give a figure,  if you extrapolate their assumed mortality rate (0.9%) against the total deaths expected at the end of this peak, it shows that we will be at around 4-5 million infected/recovered/dead, so miles off the % required for herd immunity, and the government isn't going to allow natural herd immunity to progress at the moment, so miles off in terms of timescale, well over a year.

Vaccines are in the pipeline - there's a race on like never before -  78 being worked tested now - some will be shit, some will work  

New drugs and treatments will come on board, and will help, and we'll work out which restrictions work better than others, so overall - its going to be many months before normality,  but I think it will start to gradually get better in a few weeks time.

We'll get used to not having certain things and bored of some restrictions, but we will beat it eventually.  

 

13 minutes ago, Not in Crawley said:

I’m with Cas - get the kids back to school and then get folk slowly back to work - although, like I say I’m not a scientist or dr so I wouldn't take my position on this. 
 

Exit strategy or not, people need to see there is a plan, just shutting up shop indefinitely will cause other issues (not just with the economy)

I think that will start to happen end of may and into June, with a careful eye on our European neighbours doing it first

But I'd say be fully prepared to go through lockdown again at some point later, and repeat

18 minutes ago, kent_white said:

One of our Health Care Assistants at the Hospital died of COVID today. 

If you're clapping tonight - clap for Lourdes Campbell....... ♥️

 

RIP, Lourdes, luv

Where are these fucking antibody tests?

 

Just now, Spider said:

Where are these fucking antibody tests?

 

Last I'd heard we send them back as they weren't reliable?

another 3 weeks, i'll have redone every room in the house by then ffs

27 minutes ago, kent_white said:

One of our Health Care Assistants at the Hospital died of COVID today. 

If you're clapping tonight - clap for Lourdes Campbell....... ♥️

 

Condolences. 

11 minutes ago, Spider said:

Where are these fucking antibody tests?

 

I think they're a very long way off mate

39 minutes ago, kent_white said:

One of our Health Care Assistants at the Hospital died of COVID today. 

If you're clapping tonight - clap for Lourdes Campbell....... ♥️

 

Sorry to hear that pal.

Poor girl. RIP

So some fella on sky news ( worked with Boris before) has presented the government with an exit strategy

goes along the lines of red Amber & green steps 

different areas opening back up within the 3 colours 

looking at mid/late June to be fully functional 

4 minutes ago, Mr Grey said:

On top of you already being a alcoholic, double bubble 😁

End up like Jim carver