Coronavirus

[Udayana]

I doubt that the people concerned will see it as a minor error.

hmm. they'll be contacting many strangers in any case - I assume using the same e-mail addrs.

[Udayana]

Good news:

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/may/21/boohoo-founders-team-up-with-biotech-firm-for-covid-19-home-test-kit-uk-july

Exactly what is needed - other companies are also working on home saliva tests.

Bad news:

https://www.ft.com/content/46733256-5a84-4429-89e0-8cce9d4095e4

Death toll remains high in Sweden.

[Nearly Sane]

Some interesting stats

https://www.newstatesman.com/2020/05/despite-50000-excess-deaths-britains-most-vulnerable-areas-remain-risk-covid-19

[Nearly Sane]

Good to see this has happened


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-52761052

[Roses]

And not before time, we need those workers more than ever now.

[Nearly Sane]

And not before time, we need those workers more than ever now.

Thought needs to be given to backdating it.

[Roses]

Thought needs to be given to backdating it.

I agree.

[ad_orientem]

Good news:

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/may/21/boohoo-founders-team-up-with-biotech-firm-for-covid-19-home-test-kit-uk-july

Exactly what is needed - other companies are also working on home saliva tests.

Bad news:

https://www.ft.com/content/46733256-5a84-4429-89e0-8cce9d4095e4

Death toll remains high in Sweden.

About three quarters of all deaths in Sweden have happened in care homes. Care workers were also told not to send elderly patients with the virus to hospital. The whole thing is a scandal and their chief virologist is arrogant. I find it strange that Sweden has taken a different path given that culturally us Nordic countries are all very similar. It also has to be said that Sweden's constitution doesn't allow the government to adopt emergency powers during a pandemic. Ours does, but then we became independent just a year before the Spanish Flu, so the writers of our constituion had that in mind.

[Gordon]

As each day passes it seems John Crace finds it increasingly easy to hit the back of the net: no real surprise there of course.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/may/21/matt-hancock-is-not-ok-someone-really-ought-to-furlough-him

[Roses]

As each day passes it seems John Crace finds it increasingly easy to hit the back of the net: no real surprise there of course.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/may/21/matt-hancock-is-not-ok-someone-really-ought-to-furlough-him

It is very scary.

[Aruntraveller]

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/science-and-disease/tens-thousands-coronavirus-tests-have-double-counted-officials/?

(For Ippy, Telegraph)

So I feel sorry for any satirical outlets currently, because the government is clearly trying to outdo them.

[Nearly Sane]

Not sure who is annoying me most, the people who want me to clap for Sturgeon or Johnson,or the people who say that it's like Nuremberg

[ProfessorDavey]

Not sure who is annoying me most, the people who want me to clap for Sturgeon or Johnson

Who are those people - I've never met one - I thought we were clapping for our emergency workers and key workers.

,or the people who say that it's like Nuremberg

Again - who is saying that?

[Nearly Sane]

Who are those people - I've never met one - I thought we were clapping for our emergency workers and key workers.
Again - who is saying that?

Social media. And they want separate claps from the Thursday one. And the people who reply say it's like Nuremberg.

[Roses]

Social media. And they want separate claps from the Thursday one. And the people who reply say it's like Nuremberg.

They are being stupid!

[ProfessorDavey]

Social media. And they want separate claps from the Thursday one. And the people who reply say it's like Nuremberg.

Who and where - I've never seen anyone suggest this.

[Roses]

Who and where - I've never seen anyone suggest this.

Nor have I.

[Nearly Sane]

Who and where - I've never seen anyone suggest this.

  Again social media.

[ProfessorDavey]

  Again social media.

Sorry NS - just going 'social media' isn't really answering the question is it - social media is just a collective term for a range of communication platforms. What I am asking is which people have said this and where - ideally with a link.

Just going 'social media' is about as useful as answering 'in a book' if asked where a particular view or piece of information came from.

So can you tell me please which person or people are saying this and on what platform, preferably with a link. Reason being I've never hear these claims myself and I cannot really comment on them until I see those claims.

[Nearly Sane]

Sorry NS - just going 'social media' isn't really answering the question is it - social media is just a collective term for a range of communication platforms. What I am asking is which people have said this and where - ideally with a link.

Just going 'social media' is about as useful as answering 'in a book' if asked where a particular view or piece of information came from.

So can you tell me please which person or people are saying this and on what platform, preferably with a link. Reason being I've never hear these claims myself and I cannot really comment on them until I see those claims.

Why would I need you to comment on them?

[ProfessorDavey]

I seem to remember that there was some suggestion (can't remember from whom) that we should clap for Boris Johnson on a different day back when he was in hospital in early April. But I'm sure this was a one off suggestion and was roundly ignored by everyone.

There was also a suggestion (Ben Fogle perhaps) that we should clap for the Queen on a different day, but that was roundly ignored too. People are still coming out at 8pm every Thursday to clap for the NHS and carers etc. And certainly on my street - as far as I can see up and down from my house - every household is doing it still.

[ProfessorDavey]

Why would I need you to comment on them?

Because this is a message board - that's how it works NS. Someone makes a point and other people comment on it

[Nearly Sane]

Because this is a message board - that's how it works NS. Someone makes a point and other people comment on it

But people don't have to comment. If you haven't seen something that's fine.

[Nearly Sane]

https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/18467324.coronavirus-call-clap-nic-tribute-nicola-sturgeon/

[ProfessorDavey]

https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/18467324.coronavirus-call-clap-nic-tribute-nicola-sturgeon/

So when you say 'the people who want me to clap for Sturgeon', you actually mean Howard Begg, 63 from East Lothian - FFS - I wish I'd never asked.

At least people had heard of Ben Fogle and his suggestion of clapping for the Queen was widely derided and universally ignored.

I can't image there will be many people round my neck of the woods clapping for Sturgeon between 6pm and 6:10pm (don't you just love the accuracy) tonight. I'll check in at 6:15 tonight for your update on whether anyone was clapping round your neck of the woods - somehow I suspect not.