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« Reply #2295 on: Wednesday, April 8, 2020, 13:40:32 » |
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This virus is a bastard. Pass on condolences.
I know 9 people here in spain who I regards as friends who have now died
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« Reply #2296 on: Wednesday, April 8, 2020, 13:46:58 » |
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My missus is over 60 and is semi-retired, but the hospital is now requiring her to wear scrubs, wear all the PPE from now on and nurse in a COPD ward with some corona-virus. I am 78, and she is worried about catching it, and passing it on to me or having to separate within the house.
She says she would resign if I wished her to, but without being heroic I think we all have to carry on, and take our chances, while being as careful as we can.
I've bought my season ticket anyway, life goes on.
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« Reply #2297 on: Wednesday, April 8, 2020, 14:12:01 » |
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What an absolute fucking weapon: https://twitter.com/JackLopresti/status/1247508135029411841(For those without twitter, this is a Bristol Tory MP who has "#StayHomeSaveLives" next to his twitter handle tweeting a link to an article in the Telegraph entitled "Open the churches for Easter – and give people hope". Or "and give people a lethal virus" as it perhaps should have been entitled)
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« Reply #2298 on: Wednesday, April 8, 2020, 17:29:40 » |
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My missus is over 60 and is semi-retired, but the hospital is now requiring her to wear scrubs, wear all the PPE from now on and nurse in a COPD ward with some corona-virus. I am 78, and she is worried about catching it, and passing it on to me or having to separate within the house.
She says she would resign if I wished her to, but without being heroic I think we all have to carry on, and take our chances, while being as careful as we can.
I've bought my season ticket anyway, life goes on.
All the best to both of you.
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« Reply #2299 on: Wednesday, April 8, 2020, 19:23:12 » |
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All the best to both of you.
Thank you.
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« Reply #2300 on: Wednesday, April 8, 2020, 20:03:13 » |
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938 deaths in 24 hours
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« Reply #2301 on: Thursday, April 9, 2020, 08:44:57 » |
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938 deaths in 24 hours That's only deaths in hospital reported in the timeframe. Add on the time lag of deaths that happened over that 24 hours but hadn't yet been reported and the deaths outside hospital (around an extra 10% looking at the ONS weekly stats) and that's over 1000. We are well on course to surpass Italy and Spain to record the most deaths of any European nation.
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« Reply #2302 on: Thursday, April 9, 2020, 09:00:16 » |
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I mean, a huge proportion of deaths in Italy and Spain aren’t in the official numbers either - and given quite how overwhelmed they were, particularly in Italy, I’d assume the numbers of those to be greater than they were/are here
And, while searching for the biggest bit of wood to touch, our healthcare service doesn’t appear to being quite as overrun as Italy’s yet - which is admittedly not a huge bar to hurdle, and not one we’ll be able to hurdle by much
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« Reply #2303 on: Thursday, April 9, 2020, 09:01:04 » |
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And yesterday’s numbers also included numbers from Leeds and Manchester that weren’t previously recorded. So the true figure in previous days was higher, and yesterday’s lower
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« Reply #2304 on: Thursday, April 9, 2020, 09:07:13 » |
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And yesterday’s numbers also included numbers from Leeds and Manchester that weren’t previously recorded. So the true figure in previous days was higher, and yesterday’s lower
ONS have been averaging this out over the week. We're not *yet* at the stage of the NHS being overwhelmed in the way that Italy and Spain have been but that's because we're a few weeks behind them, and we are on a worse trajectory than they were. Sorry, but I think you're clutching at straws, although obviously hope you're right.
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« Reply #2305 on: Thursday, April 9, 2020, 09:21:50 » |
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An ED Locum doctor at GWH has died of the virus, announced this morning to staff. I guess it will be in the news later. He was a grandfather too.
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« Reply #2306 on: Thursday, April 9, 2020, 09:23:28 » |
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An ED Locum doctor at GWH has died of the virus, announced this morning to staff. I guess it will be in the news later. He was a grandfather too.
Sad times. That temporary mortuary is filling fast.
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If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you're gonna see some serious shit...
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« Reply #2307 on: Thursday, April 9, 2020, 09:24:05 » |
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oh Jesus. There are no words to convey the bravery and gratitude to those quite literally making the ultimate sacrifice.
Condolences to the friends and family..
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« Reply #2309 on: Thursday, April 9, 2020, 09:27:13 » |
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I still think people do not realise how bad it is. I genuinely believe some people do not have a clue. Until they know of someone who has been affected by this nasty little shit of a virus then they are blase about it!
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If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you're gonna see some serious shit...
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