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« Reply #135 on: Tuesday, March 3, 2020, 10:18:24 » |
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Not really been following this much, because frankly, i don't care. Its mass propaganda and scaremongering.
Had an email from a colleague in the states telling me that someone legitimately arrived to work yesterday in full hazmat suit. I have not reason to believe this person is lying.
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« Reply #136 on: Tuesday, March 3, 2020, 10:58:52 » |
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Not being one to read the tabloids, all I've read is mostly 'sober' reporting on what the WHO are saying.
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« Reply #137 on: Tuesday, March 3, 2020, 11:33:19 » |
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i don't care. Its mass propaganda and scaremongering.
The press are certainly reporting what *could* happen in a sensationalist way. But its hardly bullshit, just may not happen. The govenment are very much preparing for the worst and hoping (and taking measures) for the best.
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The Artist Formerly Known as Audrey
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« Reply #138 on: Tuesday, March 3, 2020, 12:05:53 » |
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I’m struggling to make sense of the government’s scenario.
So far, there have been 90,000 cases of Coronavirus with approx 3000 deaths - worldwide.
The government reckons there’s a possibility of 48 million cases and 500,000 deaths - in the UK!
Bring out yer dead!
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« Reply #139 on: Tuesday, March 3, 2020, 12:18:19 » |
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Are you looking forward to your visit in a few weeks Aud?
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« Reply #140 on: Tuesday, March 3, 2020, 12:26:22 » |
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The government reckons there’s a possibility of 48 million cases and 500,000 deaths - in the UK!
Possibility not probability. Its too late to plan if things turn for the worst. Hancock was on radio 4 earlier, it was pointed out that 2-4% of the population needing hospitalisation would be 2 million+ - hence no chance - hence home nursing. Said they were in the process of buying use at home respirators! Timeframe given for it to get worse was "weeks" and timeframe for getting back tgo normal was months. But again - what *could* happen not will. -- its much like bird flu to my mind. The government stockpiled tamiflu - then realised it didn't do as muuch as they thought. Thankfully not needed en-mass.
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« Reply #141 on: Tuesday, March 3, 2020, 12:34:35 » |
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It's akin to buying travel insurance.
The chances are that you will not need to use it, but you'd be very glad that you did have it if you did need it.
Could you imagine if it did hit the country and the government had no plans to deal with it? That, and it's all very well of accusing people of scaremongering, but the chances of it becoming a pandemic would likely switch from possible to inevitable if measures were not taken to contain it.
If it does not become a pandemic, then the reason would probably be down to the restrictions that have been made on movement and what not. Still, you'd get rather a lot of people saying the restrictions were all a waste of time because the pandemic didn't happen *logic*
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The Artist Formerly Known as Audrey
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« Reply #142 on: Tuesday, March 3, 2020, 13:10:53 » |
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Are you looking forward to your visit in a few weeks Aud? Yep. I’ll be there OK. Unless football has been turned off!
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« Reply #143 on: Tuesday, March 3, 2020, 13:22:05 » |
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There are plenty of valid reasons on a daily basis to criticise this government.
Preparing for the worst in this scenario isn’t one of them. They have to do it, it would be downright irresponsible to not plan in this way, it certainly isn’t scaremongering.
I’m sure the plans would be a shambles should the worst occur but that’s not the point
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Peter Venkman
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« Reply #145 on: Tuesday, March 3, 2020, 15:57:27 » |
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« Reply #146 on: Tuesday, March 3, 2020, 16:17:38 » |
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Fair fucking play from RC-C there. I think he's redeemed himself.
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« Reply #147 on: Tuesday, March 3, 2020, 16:22:59 » |
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Fair fucking play from RC-C there. I think he's redeemed himself.
Just for the record, I made it up
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« Reply #148 on: Tuesday, March 3, 2020, 16:23:18 » |
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Fair fucking play from RC-C there. I think he's redeemed himself. I think that's going to turn out to be a parody account. Just for the record, I made it up Ah, damn good work.
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« Reply #149 on: Tuesday, March 3, 2020, 16:28:10 » |
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Just for the record, I made it up Glad to have been well and truly rogered on that one. Would love it if he tweeted it though. Would show great humility. Good work and happy returns for the other
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'I'm gonna tell you the secret. There's a threat, you end it and you don't feel ashamed about enjoying it. You smell the gunpowder and you see the blood, you know what that means? It means you're alive. You've won. You take the heads so that you don't ever forget.'
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