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 “ If I saw something wrong, if I saw a massive breakout, I’d come down hard” ( Trump on States with no lockdown)

Just how ill informed, or how despicably deliberately obtuse, can someone get.

You want to scream at him “By Then IT Will Be Too Late You Scumbag”

Its horrible to watch.

The extent to which that man muddies the waters around this will cost hundreds of lives.

He sounds like he’s discussing plans for a wedding not the gravest crisis in decades.

” great/ beautiful/ amazing/ wonderful/ terrific/ special/ fantastic/“

Just now, bickster said:

It;s either that or they'll have to lockdown further and that will be deeply unpopular.

Will it though ?

I know some won’t like it - some already don’t.

Most people I’ve spoken to would rather stay alive. I know nobody personally who goes anywhere, who wants to go anywhere, or who wants an early end to the lockdown.

If some don’t like it, let them go and work in the Hospitals and after work they can spend as long as they like outside.

Just listened/ listening to Trump.

Indescribably vile vile man.

I know that’s not news but he really is excelling himself now.

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36 minutes ago, LakotaDakota said:

Split of Covid deaths in England as of last night :

Total - 3,939

Over 80 years old : 2071 (53%)

60-79 years old : 1549 (39%)

40-59 years old : 282 (7%)

20-39 years old : 32 (0.8%)

0-19 years old : 5 (0.1%)

 

92% over 60 years old.

More than every other person over 80

Really wish the 60-79 bracket was broken down far more into 5 year sections or something.

I know the whole world is in lockdown panic chaos but it really does look like this is primarily just wiping those out that the flu missed this year. The hospitals could more than likely cope with the actual numbers of people ok but the problem (much like the supermarkets running out of very specific items) is that everyone has the exact same thing and it is all happening at the same time. This is still only 4000 people in a month

England & wales registered 56,000+ deaths in Jan 2020

England & wales registered 43,600+ deaths in Feb 2020

Like so many you are forgetting

1: this isn’t the dead, it’s those who died, in Hospital, having been diagnosed. There are others, not in Hospital, not diagnosed..

2: these dead are likely to have initially been sick when the “ cases” were lower, even up to 2 weeks ago....we will see the numbers of dead from the current cases later...

3:: the “cases” are those sick enough to be Hospitalised, for the most part, tens of thousands are estimated to be sick but at home.

and more, but I’ve said it many times so that’ll have to do 

1 hour ago, DCJonah said:

Exactly the same last week. 

Headache for a couple of days, the shits for 4/5 days and complete lack of energy. 

To be honest, I'm putting it down to anxiety. I'd love to have had a very mild version of it and get it out the way but I don't think I have. 

 

Me too. 
Ive not been out for a month, if I’ve got it we are truly doomed.

1 hour ago, HanoiVillan said:

. . . Do you have a garden? Do you have more than 3 rooms?

I don't.

I get that, and I get there will be all sorts, and I get it will be a need rather than a want in some cases...my Son is in a flat....but as a rule, why risk it....I guess I could rephrase it....why risk going any further than is absolutely essential, for any longer than is absolutely essential.

1 minute ago, AVFC_Hitz said:

My Mom's birthday today. So I called her early this morning. Turns out her friend had organised a surprise BBQ party for her at her house and was most offended when my mom asked her 'what the **** do you think you're doing?'

Wish your ma Happy Birthday from me and tell her a Thank You !

3 minutes ago, chrisp65 said:

In defence of billionaire man of the people Richard Branson, if he isn’t bailed out, how will we benefit from the trickle down?

Richard Branson and the rest have been “trickling down” on us all for a long time

22 minutes ago, villa4europe said:

i go for a walk every day, I went out this afternoon for a walk through the hills by me, I would say at a lazily guess maybe around 500 people doing the same, loads of cars, various different routes and lots of distancing

hits 25 degrees next week

people are going to go out, its not against the law either

I get it, and I know many will disagree with me, I understand that, and I’ve no wish for a row with anyone.

But..

Those 500 people have been advised/asked to stay at home unless it’s essential. 
Those 500 people needed the means of getting there. That’s cars, petrol, garages, breakdown services, pothole fixers, buses, drivers,  trains, maintenance people, litter pickers and God knows what else.

And it involves touching handles, using public toilets, and whatever else. 
Then it becomes “ let’s take a few cans”.

Then it’s a group of lads drinking too much. And where that leads ?

Then it’s warm weather, and there’s a fire started in the Pennines, or wherever, imagine the fires of previous years in the current situation.

Then there’s the sunburn - hospitals experience an increase in incoming through it.

Im not talking about you, or the place you go ( every person will argue their particular place is no problem).

But - this is serious. It’s life threatening, game changing. I say again....why would anyone risk it ? 
Stay home. Stay close to home. Walk round the block. In a very short time in the scheme of things people can do more.

1 minute ago, Davkaus said:

I guess I asked for that.

2 minutes ago, Jareth said:

You seriously need to correct this spelling

You beat me to it !

3 minutes ago, Stevo985 said:

Ive been waking or running in my local park every day during the lockdown. 
 

 

I’m not certain whether you meant this or something else....I can think of two others.

I hope you meant walking and not the other one

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Business after business after business asking for Government ( ie taxpayers) money.

I don’t mind, just so long as when this is over they are happy to give it back in the form of higher taxes so we can properly prepare for the next one, and live in a civilised way,  by having a Country that makes Health, Homes, and Care a priority.

1 hour ago, Mic09 said:

What I don't get in this whole tragedy is how a Mr and Mrs Smith are supposed to have 3 months savings for a rainy day and deal with the problems, yet a 4 week closedown and Football Clubs, Airlines, Massive corporations are suddenly out of business and needing bailing out.

Shows what a shit show of an economy we live in. How is it supposed to be sustainable if massive businesses don't even have funds to keep them going for a month or two?

Great post sir

1 hour ago, LakotaDakota said:

Seems to be the same everywhere, Mail are having a field day with it. Loads of pictures & videos of hundreds of people out & about. This is not lockdown. Just a few shops are closed.

Video below needs to be seen to be believed really

https://videos.dailymail.co.uk/video/mol/2020/04/04/2003732278786017431/640x360_MP4_2003732278786017431.mp4

 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8186935/Police-tell-holidaymakers-stay-home-Easter-holiday-period.html

With temperatures heading for the mid to high 60s, health chiefs were afraid people would ignore the government's coronavirus lockdown rules, jeopardising the strategy of limiting the spread of the deadly Covid-19 virus. 

Officials warn the lockdown may have to be extended if people continue to ignore the advice to stay at home and only go out for essential reasons. 

In London's Regent Park, dozens of 'Middle-Aged Men in Lycra' (MAMILs) ignored the Government's Covid-19 lockdown rules to congregate in Regent's Park in London to ride their bicycles in large groups. 

Groups of men, clad in lycra, riding in close formation. Across in Paddington, keep fit fans were photographed training in a recreation ground - again ignoring social distancing rules.  

In Cambridge, groups of people lazed on the banks of the River Cam enjoying the sunshine. 

Groups of people were also spotted in Brighton, jeopardising the government's Covid-19 strategy.   

Police chiefs have warned that people breaching the coronavirus lockdown rules face being fined.

Forces plan to step up patrols in beauty spots and major routes to the coast, as officers warn 'lockdown in Easter shouldn't be much different from lockdown' on any other day.

I would say, having watched the video, it could be worse. Pretty much everyone was keeping some distance. 
Why you’d risk it is utterly beyond me though. 
Ive not been past my front step for nearly a month, why risk it ?

1 hour ago, Mic09 said:

Just make fines £10k and see how quickly people decide to meet up for a party or gather in the parks.

Conscription.

One warning. Then you are drafted into Risk areas to help.

Seriously.

I know I will be mocked, but this isn’t a DRILL !!!!

23 minutes ago, briny_ear said:

Where did you get the bog roll from? Is it you that's bought up the entire nation's stocks?

Used my Pride Reward Points....

1 hour ago, chrisp65 said:

He’s got 4 years to build a decent and competent team that don’t over promise, don’t scare the billionaire media men and to get on Laura Kuennsberg’s favoured contacts list.

So many massive projects he could win with. Pick a small number of them, start slow, ramp up.

 

Oven ready !

Terrific. I’m well ready.
Strewn bog roll all over the toilet floor, lit a fag threw it inside and waited for it to go out before I used the lav, eaten a half cooked pie, stuck a tenner in an envelope marked “ William Hill” and threw it in the bin.

Now all I need is to get really pissed off for half an hour and spend the rest of the day arguing with @TRO as to why it weren’t the Managers fault.

Bring it on !

Ah, good old religion.

Like those interviewed by CNN yesterday coming out of Church in Tennessee

“ I’m covered in the blood of Jesus Christ so I am protected”....

” What about those you might infect ?” 

“ What about them it’s a free Country”.

Compassion and togetherness there.

24 minutes ago, chrisp65 said:

I reckon that by Monday, 2% of Newport will have it.

I don’t wish to be pedantic, but many many more than that will “ have it”.

Its such a misconception ( not having a dig) that the figures indicate either the spread or the seriousness I feel compelled to keep pointing this out, sorry

28 minutes ago, chrisp65 said:

World War II ?

I would say it’s the equivalent of having had Dunkirk, seeing Hitlers battle barges in Calais, and giving the RAF a holiday.

So, no.

3 minutes ago, LondonLax said:

Yes South Korea is the model country in all of this. 

And we are the opposite.

I can’t think of another historical event where a Government ( ours and that in the U.S.) had so much information about an impending disaster and did so little about it. 
Unforgivable.