Coronavirus

[Mr Stevens]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-52362707 might explain a little

Ta for that. I think it demonstrates the figure is meaningless.

[Arriba]

 Oh. 
https://zelo-street.blogspot.com/2020/04/the-awesome-movement-isnt.html?m=1

[Bogus Dave]

Latest daily chart - still going down. The one off number today was surprisingly low - whether a one-off or not, will have to track

[pauld]

Assuming what Hancock has said about the increase in testing is a) true and b) actually gets implemented (and we know from the pronouncements on PPE that those are two *very* big caveats), it does sound like they are starting to get to the stage where we can start doing some proper testing and actually get an understanding of how prevalent the virus is in frontline workers at least. Which is good news. The capacity will have to be increased dramatically beyond that before you can start to think about safely easing lockdown for everyone else though.

[Nemo]

The tests they're talking about rolling out, are they purely the 'do you have it now' type tests or the antibody ones that would show if you've had it in the past?

[pauld]

The tests they're talking about rolling out, are they purely the 'do you have it now' type tests or the antibody ones that would show if you've had it in the past?

Think it's the "do you have it now?" ones. Not sure exactly what was said today, relying on a live blog update.

[Chunkyhair]

This  briefing tonight is a car crash and very frightening. Hancock is just repeating himself. The difference between testing capacity and actual testing is huge. Like having 400,000 items of PPE in Turkey and only a fraction that getting here (late)....

[pauld]

The contact tracing stuff is encouraging. Again, it will depend on whether they actually manage to implement it instead of just announcing it and then not managing to implement it (or fucking it up), but it at least shows that they know they need to do it and are at least starting to think about implementing it. Although, like the testing, they should have been doing this months ago

[Ardiles]

This  briefing tonight is a car crash and ver fy frightening. Hancock is just repeating himself. The difference between testing capacity and actual testing is huge. Like having 400,000 items of PPE in Turkey and only a fraction that getting here(late)....

At one point, Hancock was in full 'father of the nation' mode and, when referring to the general population's adherence to social distancing, said something like 'I'm proud of you all'.  The radio nearly went through the window right then.

[STFC_Manc]

This  briefing tonight is a car crash and very frightening. Hancock is just repeating himself. The difference between testing capacity and actual testing is huge. Like having 400,000 items of PPE in Turkey and only a fraction that getting here (late)....

I don't agree with you, how is it a car crash?

The expanding of testing to essential workers and increasing the access to online appointments will increase the number tested massively, hopefully to the 100k or more

[Chunkyhair]

Aside from Ardiles comment - I nearly put my foot through the telly at that point  - not one question actually answered (Kuensberg actually cut off), testing promised (capacity v actual tests) which we know isn’t going to be delivered (if they get to 44 testing centres that’s over 2000 a day per centre),banging on about anti-body testing which he acknowledged is unproven/ not ready (tho Boris told us a month ago it was gonna be a “game changer”), and of course how proud he is of us all.

I know they are busting every sinew, but...

I just wish they would be honest and not worry about telling us what they think we want to hear which has time after time proven to be unrealistic. Be honest.

And I would LOVE to be proven wrong.

[pauld]

You are fucking kidding me:

https://www.thenational.scot/news/18400160.trump-asks-ministers-aid-scottish-golf-courses/

[STFC_Manc]

Aside from Ardiles comment - I nearly put my foot through the telly at that point  - not one question actually answered (Kuensberg actually cut off), testing promised (capacity v actual tests) which we know isn’t going to be delivered (if they get to 44 testing centres that’s over 2000 a day per centre),banging on about anti-body testing which he acknowledged is unproven/ not ready (tho Boris told us a month ago it was gonna be a “game changer”), and of course how proud he is of us all.

I know they are busting every sinew, but...

I just wish they would be honest and not worry about telling us what they think we want to hear which has time after time proven to be unrealistic. Be honest.

And I would LOVE to be proven wrong.

You have the PHE and NHS labs, as well as the mobile sites (run by the army) and home testing (1k a day at the moment).

I don't think they will get to 100k but you got to hope it will increase a lot, which is good

[tans]

You are fucking kidding me:

https://www.thenational.scot/news/18400160.trump-asks-ministers-aid-scottish-golf-courses/

That orange pasty headed twat can fuck right off. Cunt.

I bet Boris will say we’ll end up bailing him out i suspect

[Ardiles]

That orange pasty headed twat can fuck right off. Cunt.

I bet Boris will say we’ll end up bailing him out i suspect

Not sure if you're aware of the work of Janey Godley, but she covers it very well here.

https://twitter.com/janeygodley/status/1253323385846693895?s=12