Coronavirus

[Dunners]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-54371559

Vaccine seems like a fantasy, after reading that.

Not surprised. Aside from the concern about any vaccine that has been rushed to market, it would still take a time to manufacture, distribute and then administer.

Still, our government has said that the strategy is to suppress Coronovirus until a vaccine is available.

[Story of O]

The longer it takes the more we will have to learn to live with it. These restrictions can't be sustained without serious consequences

[kokomO]

The longer it takes the more we will have to learn to live with it. These restrictions can't be sustained without serious consequences

If only 10 years of conservatism hadn’t trashed the NHS eh....

[Ronnie Hotdogs]

The longer it takes the more we will have to learn to live with it. These restrictions can't be sustained without serious consequences

If only 10 years of conservatism hadn’t trashed the NHS eh....

Don’t blame the tories, they had to deal with the mess they’d inherited and get that National Debt down.

[kokomO]

The longer it takes the more we will have to learn to live with it. These restrictions can't be sustained without serious consequences

If only 10 years of conservatism hadn’t trashed the NHS eh....

Don’t blame the tories, they had to deal with the mess they’d inherited and get that National Debt down.

Of course they did.

Funny the magic money has suddenly appeared now though isn’t it?

But hey, you keep believing the spin....

[Dunners]

Ignore Ronnie Hotdogs, kokomO. He's just another Tory apologist.

[A Pedant]

Don’t blame the tories, they had to deal with the mess they’d inherited and get that National Debt down.

National debt as a proportion of GDP was 69.6% when the Tories came into coalition government in 2010, and had risen to 86.4% by 2015 when they became a majority government. They'd managed to get it down to 85.2% by March 2019, but still massively higher than at any time in the previous Labour government (source).

[Ronnie Hotdogs]

Shows just how bad the mess was then, if the debt kept on rising despite all that austerity.

[kokomO]

Shows just how bad the mess was then, if the debt kept on rising despite all that austerity.

Austerity was a choice, it wasn't a no-option scenario by any means.

[Long slender neck]

12872 new cases

[Story of O]

But only 49 deaths

[Thor]

12872 new cases

That’s obviously high however, we are testing more than ever before so you would expect that number to increase especially as the R number remains above 1. Thankfully the death numbers are not increasing in the same rate or matching the earlier increase in the infections curve.

If only people did what you’re supposed to do we would have a greater chance of surprising this virus more effectively. It’s a shame so many people don’t listen to the advice given.

[BoniO]

12872 new cases

That’s obviously high however, we are testing more than ever before so you would expect that number to increase especially as the R number remains above 1. Thankfully the death numbers are not increasing in the same rate or matching the earlier increase in the infections curve.

If only people did what you’re supposed to do we would have a greater chance of surprising this virus more effectively. It’s a shame so many people don’t listen to the advice given.

The small increase in recent testing is not the cause of the increase in new cases of Covid. That needs to be completely debunked. Looking at Sept:-

On 31st August - 181038 tests were processed, and there were 1258 new cases

On 30th September - 232212 tests were processed, and there were 4456 new

The % increase in tests over this period was 28%, the increase in infection (new cases) was 254%

The numbers speak for themselves.

Source: https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk/

[Long slender neck]

They're saying some sort of f*** up responsible for high number yesterday?

[Currywurst and Chips]

Under reporting on previous days so all those bell pieces with their "Look how wrong Witty's 50k prediction was" (Not a prediction by the way) will have to amend them

[Disoriented]

12872 new cases

That’s obviously high however, we are testing more than ever before so you would expect that number to increase especially as the R number remains above 1. Thankfully the death numbers are not increasing in the same rate or matching the earlier increase in the infections curve.

If only people did what you’re supposed to do we would have a greater chance of surprising this virus more effectively. It’s a shame so many people don’t listen to the advice given.

The small increase in recent testing is not the cause of the increase in new cases of Covid. That needs to be completely debunked. Looking at Sept:-

On 31st August - 181038 tests were processed, and there were 1258 new cases

On 30th September - 232212 tests were processed, and there were 4456 new

The % increase in tests over this period was 28%, the increase in infection (new cases) was 254%

The numbers speak for themselves.

Source: https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk/

Did you just get a calculator as a present or something?

[BoniO]

Haha - does look like that. To be fair I’d worked it roughly in my head and then threw it into excel. Old habits die hard.

[Long slender neck]

They're saying some sort of f*** up responsible for high number yesterday?

[BoniO]

Strange feeling of deja vu....

[Mick McQuaid]

Haha - does look like that. To be fair I’d worked it roughly in my head and then threw it into excel. Old habits die hard.

Well, if it's good enough for Dido....

Our world class track and trace system is a f*cking excel spreadsheet. Clearly she really learnt the lesson from Talk Talk on data security.

[Dohnut]

Letter from the docs to book an appointment for a vaccine. Phone or online. After 20+ busy calls, decided to use online. Set up account etc etc. Went to book. Not available online.

15++++ calls finally got through, usual 20 minute wait, made booking for 6 weeks time, earliest. Mentioned online issue, they knew (so why put it in the sodding letter). Blamed Covid. Err. Not for a letter generated in their surgery it’s not.

None of this is massively important, routine jab offered to old farts. But it’s easy to see the spin off impact on the health of the nation and especially the oldies who perhaps can’t handle the phone/online crap.

Numbers issued each day, cases and deaths is the tip of a largely invisible iceberg.

Still, I’ve no doubt those who choose to flout the regulations don’t really give a toss do they

[Ronnie Hotdogs]

Letter from the docs to book an appointment for a vaccine. Phone or online. After 20+ busy calls, decided to use online. Set up account etc etc. Went to book. Not available online.

15++++ calls finally got through, usual 20 minute wait, made booking for 6 weeks time, earliest. Mentioned online issue, they knew (so why put it in the sodding letter). Blamed Covid. Err. Not for a letter generated in their surgery it’s not.

Hope ur ok.

It's almost as if the system is at breaking point after 10 years of needless tory austerity.

[Mistadobalina]

Haha - does look like that. To be fair I’d worked it roughly in my head and then threw it into excel. Old habits die hard.

Well, if it's good enough for Dido....

Our world class track and trace system is a f*cking excel spreadsheet. Clearly she really learnt the lesson from Talk Talk on data security.

Depresses the f*ck out of me on how little consequence there will be politically for the Tories decision to appoint mates, acolytes and former colleagues to positions of massive importance in dealing with this pandemic, and who seem to be all massively out of their depth. The curve in the UK now looks worse than the French one, where they are in full panic mode about the resurgence in cases.

They've completely f*cked this a second time. Defies belief.

[Mistadobalina]

I thought the spreadsheet comment was a joke but :

'The problem was caused by an Excel spreadsheet reaching its maximum file size, which stopped new names being added in an automated process'.

[BoniO]

Haha - does look like that. To be fair I’d worked it roughly in my head and then threw it into excel. Old habits die hard.

Well, if it's good enough for Dido....

Our world class track and trace system is a f*cking excel spreadsheet. Clearly she really learnt the lesson from Talk Talk on data security.

Depresses the f*ck out of me on how little consequence there will be politically for the Tories decision to appoint mates, acolytes and former colleagues to positions of massive importance in dealing with this pandemic, and who seem to be all massively out of their depth. The curve in the UK now looks worse than the French one, where they are in full panic mode about the resurgence in cases.

They've completely f*cked this a second time. Defies belief.

Yes, but at least they have been consistent throughout this crisis.