Coronavirus

[Sriram]

Do you really think that's true?

In your position, I would be extremely concerned that most cases are going unreported.

That could be true of every country in fact.  Even so, it is pretty low at the moment in India and medical professionals say we are still at stage 2. We are hoping to avoid stage 3....or keep it to the minimum.   

So, fingers crossed. 

But it certainly didn't start in India.....

[Nearly Sane]

From BBC's rolling coverage


'Iran's Supreme Leader has rejected America's offer of aid to help the country with its battle against coronavirus.

In a televised speech, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said the US was Iran's "most evil enemy" and hinted at a conspiracy theory, also voiced by some Chinese officials, that America was responsible for the pandemic.

“I do not know how real this accusation is but when it exists, who in their right mind would trust you to bring them medication?" Mr Khamenei said. "Possibly your medicine is a way to spread the virus more.”

Without offering any evidence, he also alleged that the virus “is specifically built for Iran using the genetic data of Iranians which they have obtained through different means”.'

[jeremyp]

That could be true of every country in fact.

It is true of the UK for sure. But I am confident that we are at least doing something to monitor the situation and people who need treatment are getting it. We aren't testing enough people but the numbers bear some relation to reality.

Even so, it is pretty low at the moment in India and medical professionals say we are still at stage 2. We are hoping to avoid stage 3....or keep it to the minimum.   

The problem is that, if your numbers are under reporting the incidence of coronavirus, you might find they unexpectedly explode.

But it certainly didn't start in India.....

It started in China, but blaming countries is not helpful at the moment. It's more important that we get things under control.

[jeremyp]

From BBC's rolling coverage


'Iran's Supreme Leader has rejected America's offer of aid to help the country with its battle against coronavirus.

In a televised speech, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said the US was Iran's "most evil enemy" and hinted at a conspiracy theory, also voiced by some Chinese officials, that America was responsible for the pandemic.

“I do not know how real this accusation is but when it exists, who in their right mind would trust you to bring them medication?" Mr Khamenei said. "Possibly your medicine is a way to spread the virus more.”

Without offering any evidence, he also alleged that the virus “is specifically built for Iran using the genetic data of Iranians which they have obtained through different means”.'

I'm surprised that the USA has offered to help Iran considering they have enough on their plate with their own cases - which also gives the lie to the idea that the USA engineered the virus to target Iran.

[Nearly Sane]

I'm surprised that the USA has offered to help Iran considering they have enough on their plate with their own cases - which also gives the lie to the idea that the USA engineered the virus to target Iran.

Well not if you think in paranoid fashion that the medicine will increase the problem. The help issue is in part related to the US having sanctions imposed on Iran, and this was a way to be compassionate but appear strong. Iran managing to leap to the top of madness league.

[Nearly Sane]

Ffs!


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-51994504

[Aruntraveller]

A handy list of fake remedies etc concerning the virus:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-51735367

[Walter]

Ffs!


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-51994504

similar sights in the Yorkshire Dales according to my boy who lives there !

We were discussing wether or not it would be a good idea for me to park up on his land next to his house . I could self isolate and he could get get my supplies

I'm still thinking about it ?

[Nearly Sane]

similar sights in the Yorkshire Dales according to my boy who lives there !

We were discussing wether or not it would be a good idea for me to park up on his land next to his house . I could self isolate and he could get get my supplies

I'm still thinking about it ?

Makes sense to me.

[Roses]

Ffs!


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-51994504

Some people are totally idiotic!

[Roses]

A handy list of fake remedies etc concerning the virus:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-51735367

It is sad that the gullible will fall for those fake remedies hook, line and sinker without checking out their credibility first.

[Walter]

A handy list of fake remedies etc concerning the virus:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-51735367

natural selection ?

[Walter]

Makes sense to me.

thank you for your input👍

As the nun said to the bishop 

[Walter]

It is sad that the gullible will fall for those fake remedies hook, line and sinker without checking out their credibility first.

Lr

Unless you've spent a considerable amount of time on YouTube , you are
 probably not aware of the number of "health" channels there are and how many followers they have .
Most of them are from content providers in the US
And they are all anti vaxers too !

[Roses]

Lr

Unless you've spent a considerable amount of time on YouTube , you are
 probably not aware of the number of "health" channels there are and how many followers they have .
Most of them are from content providers in the US
And they are all anti vaxers too !

I don't use you tube, but I have come across many of these so called, 'health channels', on the internet, and their, 'I believe it all to be true', followers, many of whom are anti vaxers.

[Nearly Sane]

Don't understand why we haven't restricted most of public transport to key workers. India's call seems right.


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-51957936

[Nearly Sane]

The announcement on Friday that pubs and restaurants were being told to shut without being ordered to shut lead to some places staying open. Police in Scotland taking emergency measures to shut those who have remained open. Despite my worries about some aspects of that, good.

[Udayana]

Don't understand why we haven't restricted most of public transport to key workers. India's call seems right.


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-51957936

Maybe the bad ass super-forecasting 'weirdos and misfits' think that people are capable of sorting it out for themselves on twitter?

[Walter]

I don't use you tube, but I have come across many of these so called, 'health channels', on the internet, and their, 'I believe it all to be true', followers, many of whom are anti vaxers.

Lr

Unless you've completely closed your mind to new information , education and entertainment then YouTube provides hours of free enjoyment . Give it a try 👍

[Udayana]

The announcement on Friday that pubs and restaurants were being told to shut without being ordered to shut lead to some places staying open. Police in Scotland taking emergency measures to shut those who have remained open. Despite my worries about some aspects of that, good.

https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/news/5412675/greenock-pub-cheers-nicola-sturgeon-coronavirus-scotland/

Apparently some new emergency powers legislation comes into force tomorrow. They need to start using it as soon as.. .

According to the Guardian rolling news the powers used today by Police Scotland only enforce closing for 24 hrs (?)

 

[Nearly Sane]

https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/news/5412675/greenock-pub-cheers-nicola-sturgeon-coronavirus-scotland/

Apparently some new emergency powers legislation comes into force tomorrow. They need to start using it as soon as.. .

According to the Guardian rolling news the powers used today by Police Scotland only enforce closing for 24 hrs (?)

 

I think that is the intention, and Police Scotland are being adaptive to get through this. And that the incident you linked to happened in my hometown is both depressing and unsurprising.

[Gordon]

I see the MD of the CofE has decided that we need prayers, and has kicked this off as follows:

May the God of all hope show us his face and his way within the darkness that enfolds us. In all things, God can work with us to transform and bring light, however desperate our present may be

https://twitter.com/hashtag/NationalDayOfPrayer?src=hash

One wonders if those praying to 'God' might ask it why it didn't step in much earlier, such as before this all kicked off. 

[Walter]

I see the MD of the CofE has decided that we need prayers, and has kicked this off as follows:

https://twitter.com/hashtag/NationalDayOfPrayer?src=hash

One wonders if those praying to 'God' might ask it why it didn't step in much earlier, such as before this all kicked off.

the religious won't get the irony

Outrageous !

[SteveH]

One wonders if those praying to 'God' might ask it why it didn't step in much earlier, such as before this all kicked off.

One wonders if you might drop LR's tiresome habit of referring to God as "it".

[Gordon]

One wonders if you might drop LR's tiresome habit of referring to God as "it".

I've always done so, mainly because a gendered term implies a known characteristic when, it seems to me,  the use of 'he' is more a matter of a patriarchal tradition than I'm not wedded to.