tonyh29 Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 1 hour ago, hippo said: Probably 10 weeks after said GP has said "I don't think this is anything to worry about - but comeback and see me if its gets worse, I should have a leaflet by then" I received a text message from my GP last week about this , can't speak for every GP of course but mine are certainly on the ball Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hippo Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 1 hour ago, tonyh29 said: I received a text message from my GP last week about this , can't speak for every GP of course but mine are certainly on the ball Did it go viral ? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 (edited) On 11/02/2020 at 10:01, Stevo985 said: We could just all agree not to eat any animals... To be fair if I was an animal lover I probably wouldn’t eat meat! Edited February 12, 2020 by Vive_La_Villa 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villakram Posted February 12, 2020 Author Share Posted February 12, 2020 5 hours ago, Vive_La_Villa said: To be fair if I was an animal lover there is no way I would ever eat meat! Nice option to have though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 6 hours ago, Vive_La_Villa said: To be fair if I was an animal lover there is no way I would ever eat meat! Are you saying you eat meat because you don’t like animals? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 (edited) 17 minutes ago, chrisp65 said: Are you saying you eat meat because you don’t like animals? No. I said if I loved animals or a particular animal I probably wouldn’t eat meat. I eat meat because of the Taste, nutrients and protein content. Edited February 12, 2020 by Vive_La_Villa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 22 minutes ago, Vive_La_Villa said: No. I said if I loved animals or a particular animal I probably wouldn’t eat meat. I eat meat because of the Taste, nutrients and protein content. No you didn’t. For some weird reason you went back and edited it. You originally said no way would you ever eat meat. It really wasn’t that big a deal to bother doing that, it was just a random question, no biggy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 14 minutes ago, chrisp65 said: No you didn’t. For some weird reason you went back and edited it. You originally said no way would you ever eat meat. It really wasn’t that big a deal to bother doing that, it was just a random question, no biggy. I realised it was a bit of an exaggeration so I edited what I originally said. Good spot though 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted February 13, 2020 Share Posted February 13, 2020 Massive spike in reported cases over night, 15000 new confirmed cases and almost 250 more dead. This comes after China changed how they diagnose so nothing new has probably happened. Almost all new cases are from the Hubei province. No real surprise as the numbers reported are never going to be the actual number of affected people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted February 13, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted February 13, 2020 China also hasba bizarre way of reporting deaths which basically means the official figures aren't comparable to a Western equivalent - basically the virus will have killed people that China won't have noted as dying as a result of the disease, but some other condition they have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mic09 Posted February 13, 2020 Share Posted February 13, 2020 2 hours ago, Chindie said: China also hasba bizarre way of reporting deaths which basically means the official figures aren't comparable to a Western equivalent - basically the virus will have killed people that China won't have noted as dying as a result of the disease, but some other condition they have. Isn't it the case that the virus does not kill in itself, but weakens the organism so that the victims die of pneumonia and similar illnesses? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted February 13, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted February 13, 2020 18 minutes ago, Mic09 said: Isn't it the case that the virus does not kill in itself, but weakens the organism so that the victims die of pneumonia and similar illnesses? Yes, but in most of the world your cause of death would note that you died of pneumonia caused by the virus. In China, they just put down pneumonia. If you have a dodgy heart and the virus pushes you over the edge, here they will say you died of heart failure with complications of the virus. In China, you died of heart failure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awol Posted February 13, 2020 Share Posted February 13, 2020 1 hour ago, Chindie said: Yes, but in most of the world your cause of death would note that you died of pneumonia caused by the virus. In China, they just put down pneumonia. If you have a dodgy heart and the virus pushes you over the edge, here they will say you died of heart failure with complications of the virus. In China, you died of heart failure. There’s been a lot on Twitter about many pneumonia cases in Beijing hospitals that weren’t being recorded as Coronavirus deaths, probably because they can’t possibly quarantine the capital. It’s a fair bet to say they’ve lost the containment effort, in which case a global pandemic over coming months seems nailed on now. Could do wonders for house prices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted February 13, 2020 Moderator Share Posted February 13, 2020 3 hours ago, Awol said: Could do wonders for house prices Bungalows might reach a reasonable level Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mozzavfc Posted February 13, 2020 Share Posted February 13, 2020 Will be able to get a cracking deal on cruises as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted February 13, 2020 Share Posted February 13, 2020 Wonder how much money it would take to get Karl Pilkington to make another visit to his beloved China now for a An Idiot Abroad special episode? I'd pay to see that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villakram Posted February 13, 2020 Author Share Posted February 13, 2020 5 hours ago, Chindie said: Yes, but in most of the world your cause of death would note that you died of pneumonia caused by the virus. In China, they just put down pneumonia. If you have a dodgy heart and the virus pushes you over the edge, here they will say you died of heart failure with complications of the virus. In China, you died of heart failure. unfortunately similar to how the US DoD counts civilians perhaps... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Czechlad Posted February 13, 2020 Share Posted February 13, 2020 1 hour ago, Mozzavfc said: Will be able to get a cracking deal on cruises as well Going on one saturday. Hoping it'll be a quieter crowd since I've seen numerous posts on various message boards asking can they get a refund because they are scared of coronavirus. Although I am fighting a cold right now so I am hoping I don't get turned away when trying to check on board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAuthority Posted February 13, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted February 13, 2020 5 minutes ago, Czechlad said: Going on one saturday. Hoping it'll be a quieter crowd since I've seen numerous posts on various message boards asking can they get a refund because they are scared of coronavirus. Although I am fighting a cold right now so I am hoping I don't get turned away when trying to check on board. Just show up wearing a mask - that'll go down well 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted February 13, 2020 Share Posted February 13, 2020 8 hours ago, Mic09 said: Isn't it the case that the virus does not kill in itself, but weakens the organism so that the victims die of pneumonia and similar illnesses? Most flu causes inflammation of the lungs which in turn causes a water reaction within the lung. I think the majority with flu, technically, drown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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