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@canefan said in Coronavirus - Overall/Rest of the World:
65 days is unprecedented. Won't be widely available for at least a year, but perhaps they can roll it out sooner for high risk patients?
Possibly nothing to lose. Perhaps the risk and value criteria will change quite quickly in this crisis.
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@Victor-Meldrew said in Coronavirus - Overall/Rest of the World:
Read today that Korea, who have a big testing and isolation strategy, is seeing the disease flare-up in a number of places and if it continues, may change their approach.
I hadn't heard that. I thought Sth Korea had things under control
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@Rembrandt said in Coronavirus - Overall/Rest of the World:
Well Woolworths has stopped online shopping. Expected, but was hoping to maybe squeeze one more normal shop in. Now shopping requires battling potentially diseased crowds.
Why bother, there's nothing on the shelves.
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@canefan said in Coronavirus - Overall/Rest of the World:
@Victor-Meldrew said in Coronavirus - Overall/Rest of the World:
Read today that Korea, who have a big testing and isolation strategy, is seeing the disease flare-up in a number of places and if it continues, may change their approach.
I hadn't heard that. I thought Sth Korea had things under control
Asia isn't looking as good as was thought, sadly. Taiwan has also seen a big increase.
The number of coronavirus cases has spiked across Asia, crushing hopes that the region had contained the outbreak.
Officials in South Korea, Taiwan and parts of China and south-east Asia are rushing through new measures after a second wave of new infections following weeks of declines.
Experts say the sudden increase in cases has revealed the limits of both China’s sweeping lockdown of citizens and of the massive public testing and social distancing campaigns rolled out across Asia.
In South Korea, which has suffered Asia’s worst outbreak outside China, the emergence of new clusters and the risk of imported cases has rattled officials.
Authorities in Daegu — South Korea’s fourth-largest city where mass testing and isolation had led to a big reduction in new cases — are now increasing inspections at high-risk facilities after the emergence of new clusters at nursing homes and churches.
“We believe the next two to three weeks will be very crucial,” said Yoon Tae-ho, a senior government health official.*
https://www.ft.com/content/859e9336-68db-11ea-a3c9-1fe6fedcca75
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@Victor-Meldrew Suggestions are that it is mainly people returning from abroad?
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All the restrictions came into effect here yesterday at noon. The nightly news showing people still not taking it seriously police were berating people in the street sending people home and closing shops, that thought the rules didn't apply to them.
Here in the countryside its not as much of a disruption but still noticeably less traffic around today.
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@Catogrande said in Coronavirus - Overall/Rest of the World:
@Victor-Meldrew Suggestions are that it is mainly people returning from abroad?
Make you wonder how effective the border testing, tracking and isolation strategy Taiwan and Korea have using, is in reality, I guess.
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Been generally impressed with politicians here in the UK, asking sensible questions in Parliament and rising to the occasion. But there's always an exception....
*Andy Carter, a Conservative, asks for an assurance that the government will do all it can to save lives.
Yes, says Johnson.*
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@Victor-Meldrew said in Coronavirus - Overall/Rest of the World:
Been generally impressed with politicians here in the UK, asking sensible questions in Parliament and rising to the occasion. But there's always an exception....
*Andy Carter, a Conservative, asks for an assurance that the government will do all it can to save lives.
Yes, says Johnson.*
Likely a set up, saves Boris from having to give such assurances to Corbyn.
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@Catogrande said in Coronavirus - Overall/Rest of the World:
@Victor-Meldrew said in Coronavirus - Overall/Rest of the World:
Been generally impressed with politicians here in the UK, asking sensible questions in Parliament and rising to the occasion. But there's always an exception....
*Andy Carter, a Conservative, asks for an assurance that the government will do all it can to save lives.
Yes, says Johnson.*
Likely a set up, saves Boris from having to give such assurances to Corbyn.
No, he's just thick or wanted his day in the sun in an empty chamber.
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"Always look on the bright side of life..."
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@Victor-Meldrew said in Coronavirus - Overall/Rest of the World:
"Always look on the bright side of life..."
Wrong thread. Move it to the "positives" thread".
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@Victor-Meldrew I hear EastEnders has stopped filming too.
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Wales and Scotland to close schools from Friday, many of my friends here in Midlands have already received emails from their schools saying closing Friday so looks like Boris is following suit.
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@R-L said in Coronavirus - Overall/Rest of the World:
Wales and Scotland to close schools from Friday, many of my friends here in Midlands have already received emails from their schools saying closing Friday so looks like Boris is following suit
They are all following the same advice. Educations Sec due to make an announcement tomorrow.
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@Bones said in Coronavirus - Overall/Rest of the World:
@Victor-Meldrew I hear EastEnders has stopped filming too.
I've written to the BBC Director General asking for multiple replays of England's RWC2003 campaign to fill the slots
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@Victor-Meldrew said in Coronavirus - Overall/Rest of the World:
@Bones said in Coronavirus - Overall/Rest of the World:
@Victor-Meldrew I hear EastEnders has stopped filming too.
I've written to the BBC Director General asking for multiple replays of England's RWC2003 campaign to fill the slots
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@MajorRage said in Coronavirus - Overall/Rest of the World:
My kids are done Fridsy as well. Only one additional week with term break following anyway
Schools will only be teaching children of essential workers. NHS/delivery drivers, etc..
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