Florentine_Pogen Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 Latest from John Campbell..... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 6 minutes ago, bendan said: The death rate might well go up, because they are only testing people in hospital now, and only the more serious cases will get to hospital. I think they should put out an estimated infections figure every day to stop people panicking over the death rate. The estimate now is 5000-10000, daily updates would be meaningless. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparky88 Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 50 minutes ago, Jacksgranda said: Not necessarily, they could be quite easily downplayed. For instance I have COPD, if I get this and then die my death certificate could read - cause of death: Complications due to emphysema. The fact you would have had coronavirus would definitely be recorded somewhere,but it's possible your family wouldn't be able to access that information without asking. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandon Par Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 7 minutes ago, Jacksgranda said: Tbqh, if this kills me I don't think I'll be too concerned what's on my death certificate. Any self-respecting P&B poster will simply have this in their death certificate: 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 1 minute ago, Distant Doonhamer said: Yep I’m sure you won’t be. Just trying to make the point that there is a legal obligation to disclose Coronavirus should such an event come to pass. As others have said concerns over the death rate will be increased because we don’t have an accurate denominator for the total number of cases. The number of deaths will be pretty accurate and the mortality will look higher than it is. Only if people are that f****** stupid that they don't realise that because we don't know the number of cases the % death rate means f*** all. Hmmm, you might have a point. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonS Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 51 minutes ago, WATTOO said: I Poland another prime example, the narrative that our Government and media love to hear repeated is the old moronic favourite of "why are they all over here then" ? This makes people believe that Poland is a very poor country and miles behind the UK in living standards and basic public services etc, however NOTHING could be further from the truth. So, so true. Average disposable household income in the West Midlands is lower than in the regions of Warsaw, Bucharest, Vilnius, Prague and Bratislava, as well as every region of mainland France, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Austria and Northern Italy. Probably Switzerland, Norway and Iceland too. The British are the least wealthy people in north-western Europe yet how many people would just refuse to believe that? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 1 minute ago, sparky88 said: The fact you would have had coronavirus would definitely be recorded somewhere,but it's possible your family wouldn't be able to access that information without asking. Listen if I get it and die, she'll be dead, too... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmitch Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 18 minutes ago, WhiteRoseKillie said: Britain's media really does love the "bread and circuses" ethos. I listen to 5 live while driving to work in the morning - from about 0610 until 0700. This morning, with no sport to speak of at the weekend*, they were reduced to repeating phone-in calls from the weekend. I could have filled an hour easily asking questions of the Government, like when did the Telegraph become an official communication channel, why we're not receiving daily briefings from the Prime fucking Minister of the country, exactly what level of mortality do our masters expect the country to just "take on the chin" - but the BBC can't, even now, channel even one percent of the anger I'm hearing all around me and demand answers on behalf of the people who fund it. All we get is discussions as to what boxsets the presenter will be watching if they'r e self-isolating - again, I'd like to hear some tips for people asked to self-isolate who are in shared or overcrowded accommodation, temporary digs, or even homeless. You know, actual useful stuff. Aye UK are really poor about keeping people informed. NZ health ministry have a daily live briefing. This is in a country with eight confirmed cases. However in terms of people arriving here, if you got off a plane from overseas after 1am Monday morning you are required to self isolate for two weeks. The TV stations were interviewing people at the airport saying "I'm not going to self isolate, catch me if you can". One absolute dick got tested for coronavirus in Australia (so it can be safely assumed he was a suspected case). Next thing he does is jump on a plane to NZ and go out to restaurant in Wellington, the following day he is confirmed as having the virus. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrankChickens1 Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 44 minutes ago, WhiteRoseKillie said: British propaganda OK, though? Christ, one minute I'm being told off for Tory-bashing, the next I'm getting grief for suggesting that the Chinese govt is evil. Russia, China, US, UK - all their govts are absolute shiters, and all control their countries' media narratives. I would have pre-stated that in my original post if I hadn't thought it was blindingly obvious. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurkst Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 1 hour ago, PauloPerth said: You've got to love celebrities doing their bit to help spread the message.. Some Nigerian award show apparently, many were making a statement wearing blinged up facemasks, this one with the message "let's join hands to fight covid19" Yes, that should do it... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forest_Fifer Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 Has this twat been posted yet?Fucking hell. [emoji1] Sounds like he's channeling Chuck Norris. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin.Hood Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 Meh. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philpy Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 One major housebuilder with a few sites in the lothians is having meetings today with a view to shutting sites down as soon as this week. f**k. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny Danger Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 2 minutes ago, G_Man1985 said: Meh. Shouldn’t that be “Meh store”? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Moomintroll Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 Meh. People are cretins. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottmcleanscontacts Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 Girlfriend has been put into isolation, not good.Sounds like a Morrissey lyric. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 8 minutes ago, G_Man1985 said: Meh. If anyone's looking for a wire basket they better get in there quick. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forest_Fifer Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 Tesco this morning. No flour, no hand wash, no bog roll, no pork chops or steaks, no pasta, hardly any chicken, hardly any eggs.People are dicks.That is all. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zidane's child Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 I work for an online retailer and one of our top selling products this week and last has been stand alone freezers... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 4 minutes ago, Forest_Fifer said: Tesco this morning. No flour, no hand wash, no bog roll, no pork chops or steaks, no pasta, hardly any chicken, hardly any eggs. 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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