Coronavirus

[ewerk 30409]

An unnamed cabinet minister in self isolation now. Fingers crossed it’s Priti Patel.

[Dr Gloom 21868]

All shops in Italy now closed except grocery stores and chemists 

[Howay 12496]

The Juve centre back Daniele Rugani has tested positive for it, is he the first big name player to test positive for Coronavirus? I know there have been lower division players before him. 

Edited March 11, 2020 by Howay

[Isegrim 9741]

37 minutes ago, ewerk said:

An unnamed cabinet minister in self isolation now. Fingers crossed it’s Priti Patel.

Nah, even a nasty virus does have its pride.

[Howay 12496]

3 hours ago, Gemmill said:

If his experience is typical, the official figures are waaayyyy wrong. 

I’m pretty sure the numbers in the US are massively wrong.
They have 46 confirmed cases in NYC, one of the cases is a lawyer who works in an office just down the street from Grand Central station, he took the train in and out of Grand Central, spent the day at work, got home felt ill so his neighbor drove him to the hospital. The neighbor has tested positive as have both families, but if that’s the case I would expect a lot of people who come in contact with him that day to have contracted it, then the people they contact etc. there’s no way it’s only 46. 

Edited March 11, 2020 by Howay

[Dr Gloom 21868]

The numbers are way higher than we think

https://medium.com/@tomaspueyo/coronavirus-act-today-or-people-will-die-f4d3d9cd99ca

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[Howay 12496]

 

NBA is shut down indefinitely too 

[Monkeys Fist 42205]

3 hours ago, Dr Gloom said:

The numbers are way higher than we think

https://medium.com/@tomaspueyo/coronavirus-act-today-or-people-will-die-f4d3d9cd99ca

That’s a pretty sobering read. 

[RobinRobin 11193]

11 hours ago, Monkeys Fist said:

I was in Morrisons at Killingworth earlier and there was still no toilet roll! 
I went to the customer services desk to ask if they had any in the stock room and got a funny look and a stern “No!”, from the customer bint. 
 

I’m normally fairly chilled about stuff, but I was furious, and my mood wasn’t made any lighter when I realised I’d have to hop back to the toilets with my pants round my ankles. 

[RobinRobin 11193]

11 hours ago, Kid Dynamite said:

I reckon by Saturday the shit will have really hit the fan 

Clearly, that won't be much fun in Killingworth, then

[RobinRobin 11193]

48 minutes ago, Howay said:

 

NBA is shut down indefinitely too 

He'll get little joy in Oz.  We still haven't really decided what to do or how best to do it, hoping that the virus will respect our borders, like refugees  

Doubt there will be closed door sporting events for a week, because the AFL season is due to begin, and not even a pandemic is allowed to stop people going to the footie and spreading germs (and racism) 

[Alex 34954]

9 hours ago, ewerk said:

An unnamed cabinet minister in self isolation now. Fingers crossed it’s Priti Patel.

If it was Johnson would anyone notice? 

[ewerk 30409]

Trump has closed the borders to any non-US citizen travelling from the Schengen area claiming that the EU countries haven't done as much as the USA have prevent the spread.

He's taking the piss now.

[Alex 34954]

It’s like Brexit all over again in that the stuff I’m working on is never off the telly. There is no escape  

[Renton 21451]

6 minutes ago, ewerk said:

Trump has closed the borders to any non-US citizen travelling from the Schengen area claiming that the EU countries haven't done as much as the USA have prevent the spread.

He's taking the piss now.

 

Surely this time people will see through him. I called this last week iirc. The US is potentially looking at millions of deaths (yes, millions) and a recession which will destroy his stock market legacy. This will blow apart the idea an advanced society can function without some socialised healthcare. This fucker is toast, I just hope this particularly germophobe octagenatian dies from it. Karma. 

[Alex 34954]

People on their death bed will still be saying universal healthcare is un-American 

[wykikitoon 19998]

16 minutes ago, Alex said:

People on their death bed will still be saying universal healthcare is un-American 

Same as the people who have had their kids shot dead saying it's their right to carry firearms.

[ewerk 30409]

Not an actual parody.

 

[Renton 21451]

11 minutes ago, wykikitoon said:

Same as the people who have had their kids shot dead saying it's their right to carry firearms.

But they don't think that when it's their kid which is shot dead. There is a tipping point. I think this may be it. 

[ewerk 30409]

Shooting kids is a pretty radical way of promoting gun controls but you have my vote.

[Isegrim 9741]

53 minutes ago, ewerk said:

Trump has closed the borders to any non-US citizen travelling from the Schengen area claiming that the EU countries haven't done as much as the USA have prevent the spread.

He's taking the piss now.

 

[PaddockLad 17166]

1 hour ago, ewerk said:

Trump has closed the borders to any non-US citizen travelling from the Schengen area claiming that the EU countries haven't done as much as the USA have prevent the spread.

He's taking the piss now.

 

Yeah and it will be impossible to fly from mainland Europe into the UK then on to the US

 

 

[ewerk 30409]

Well technically no if you've been in the Schengen area within the last 14 days. Won't stop a lot of people trying though.

[Renton 21451]

Europe should be relieved tbh. 

 

Of course, leaving the UK and Ireland open will be nothing about political and personal gain?

.where are his golf resorts again?