Xela Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 11 minutes ago, sne said: Tin foil hat on: Anyone think that China are holding back from reporting new cases for now but will report a huge lump of them before long that they will blame on Europe and other countries not acting in time so the party can come out of it blameless? I would struggle to believe a single word china says. Was it yesterday they said they only had 1 new case? Hmmm. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post markavfc40 Posted March 18, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 18, 2020 (edited) 5 minutes ago, Xela said: i was chatting to a client today and he said that 20 years ago we wouldn't have been able to detect covid-19 and people would have just got on with their lives as per normal. It would have simply been recorded in the future as a bad year for flu deaths but no-one would have none the wiser. A life of blissful ignorance sometimes seems better! It is a nice theory but I think we'd have caught onto the tens of thousands of people over a few weeks rocking up to hospital struggling to breath and dying. Edited March 18, 2020 by markavfc40 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 We ventured out as we didn't have any fresh supplies apart from potatoes, carrots and beetroot. Shop was empty and tonnes of stuff. We bought 4/5 packs of meat and will freeze most of it and the shelves were full of loo roll after last week's emptiness I think Poland took the right measures at the right time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bannedfromHandV Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 One solution to the economic impact could be a reclamation and redistribution of wealth. If the global economy continues trending down and we’re all placed on a type of house arrest then it’s pointless sitting on large sums of personal wealth - you’d have nothing and nowhere to spend it on. You could take wealth off anyone with say, more than £5M and replace with low yield government bonds, then redistribute to people through grants, or loans, preferably grants. It would also bridge the rich-to-poor gap and could positively benefit society as a whole in the long run. Obviously never gonna happen but could be an option. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingman Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 1 hour ago, tonyh29 said: That doesn't seem to tally with the news on Sky 5 mins ago , (Number of deaths in Italy rises by 475 in a single day to 2,978 ) Yeah just seen that, I guess the mail reported it this AM before the latest Italian figures were released this PM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkyvilla Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 Is there any advice for people who think they have had it and got over it? It must be hard to prove so would you need to adhere to all the restrictions anyway? Not that I've had it yet as far as I can tell, I was just wondering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 Trump to send a 1000 bed Navy hospital ship to NY harbor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 11 minutes ago, markavfc40 said: It is a nice theory but I think we'd have caught onto the tens of thousands of people over a few weeks rocking up to hospital struggling to breath and dying. Are you telling me it wasn't Doogie Howser, M.D, that I was talking to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonLax Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 Just now, Xela said: Are you telling me it wasn't Doogie Howser, M.D, that I was talking to? The UK medical model predicts over 500,000 deaths if no action is taken. It would have been more than just a bad flu year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowychap Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 (edited) 45 minutes ago, MCU said: Go on and tell me how every other country in this global pandemic is doing it so well and so great then. Sorry? Did you read my post before you replied to it? What have other countries got to do with how terribly Johnson bumbled through answering that question? Edited March 18, 2020 by snowychap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingman Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 The rich are clearly getting tested very easily (e.g. Idris Elba, Tom Hanks and his wife, NBA stars), but I'm not sure what treatment they would get. Have any rich, powerful or famous people become very ill with this yet? https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/11/disease-dodging-worried-wealthy-jet-off-to-disaster-bunkers They can hide, but I don't know if they can hide hospitals. If they can't hide a hospital in their mansion or disaster bunker, can't it be requisitioned for public use? I think the plan is to get somewhere like this (watch the 3 minute video): https://terravivos.com/secure/vivoseuropaone.htm But I'm not sure it would be much good to get there and then find yourself infected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post LakotaDakota Posted March 18, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 18, 2020 & now waiting for a paramedic... Cya folks 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markavfc40 Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 3 minutes ago, LakotaDakota said: & now waiting for a paramedic... Cya folks Take care mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leighavfc Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 My missus had her first shift back at the hospital last night for about a week... shes saying things are a lot worse than being reported and there is simply not much testing going on at all at her hospital! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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It's Your Round Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 8 minutes ago, LakotaDakota said: & now waiting for a paramedic... Cya folks All the best mate, good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 55 minutes ago, bannedfromHandV said: One solution to the economic impact could be a reclamation and redistribution of wealth. If the global economy continues trending down and we’re all placed on a type of house arrest then it’s pointless sitting on large sums of personal wealth - you’d have nothing and nowhere to spend it on. You could take wealth off anyone with say, more than £5M and replace with low yield government bonds, then redistribute to people through grants, or loans, preferably grants. It would also bridge the rich-to-poor gap and could positively benefit society as a whole in the long run. Obviously never gonna happen but could be an option. How on Earth can you just steal money from rich people because you don’t want them to have it any more? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted March 18, 2020 Moderator Share Posted March 18, 2020 8 minutes ago, LakotaDakota said: & now waiting for a paramedic... Cya folks Best wishes, I really hope you'll be fine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
It's Your Round Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 14 minutes ago, Kingman said: I think the plan is to get somewhere like this (watch the 3 minute video): https://terravivos.com/secure/vivoseuropaone.htm But I'm not sure it would be much good to get there and then find yourself infected. Looks decent, and a snip at just €2m for a very lavish apartment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 Good luck @LakotaDakota!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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