| Corona Virus 22:39 - Mar 7 with 580840 views | SgorioFruit |
Sorry for new thread,
But how bad do you lot reckon it’s going to get here in the UK?
I just been watching the news. Looking nasty in Italy. |  |
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| Corona Virus on 20:07 - Mar 24 with 2376 views | londonlisa2001 |
| Corona Virus on 20:00 - Mar 24 by Thrasher6 |
The biggest indicator of the time frame of us coming out of this will be the markets. Forget what the scientists say on the media outlets. The best ones (scientists) will be advising the market,...for a handsome sum,...when they think it's ready to buy. So if the FTSE increases markedly you can assume that the worst is over. Because a bull market is just around the corner.... |
Bollox.
Sorry, but it is. |  | | |
| Corona Virus on 20:13 - Mar 24 with 2363 views | Dr_Winston |
| Corona Virus on 19:37 - Mar 24 by majorraglan |
4000 beds is a huge facility. A further 87 deaths today and the total is now around 420, watching the news tonight and there were lots of irresponsible people exercising in parks etc. There’s plenty of people taking the p... down here, but London looks to be heading out of control. |
500 beds initially. More space available if needed.
https://www.bbc.com/news/health-52018477 |  |
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| Corona Virus on 20:15 - Mar 24 with 2358 views | Ebo |
| Corona Virus on 19:58 - Mar 24 by dunvantjack100 |
Completely baffled that there are people with this viewpoint. |
She is a candidate for this year's Darwin awards! |  |
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| Corona Virus on 20:31 - Mar 24 with 2322 views | Neath_Jack |
| Corona Virus on 20:05 - Mar 24 by ploppy |
Er, no. |
We have lots off work with flu at the moment.
Edit: meant to quote the other chap. [Post edited 24 Mar 2020 20:33]
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| Corona Virus on 20:33 - Mar 24 with 2309 views | exiledclaseboy |
The number of people being forced to work at the moment despite not meeting any sensible definition of the word “essential” is shocking. |  |
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| Corona Virus on 20:35 - Mar 24 with 2295 views | londonlisa2001 |
| Corona Virus on 20:33 - Mar 24 by exiledclaseboy |
The number of people being forced to work at the moment despite not meeting any sensible definition of the word “essential” is shocking. |
Agreed.
And the correlation between bosses that have always been gits and those behaving worst now is unsurprising. Including the utter scumbags that own Wetherspoons and Sports Direct. | | | |
| Corona Virus on 20:42 - Mar 24 with 2272 views | exiledclaseboy |
| Corona Virus on 20:35 - Mar 24 by londonlisa2001 |
Agreed.
And the correlation between bosses that have always been gits and those behaving worst now is unsurprising. Including the utter scumbags that own Wetherspoons and Sports Direct. |
It’s not limited to the private sector either. | |
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| Corona Virus on 20:47 - Mar 24 with 2251 views | londonlisa2001 |
| Corona Virus on 20:42 - Mar 24 by exiledclaseboy |
It’s not limited to the private sector either. |
I don’t think we see as much about the public sector - it tends not to attract publicity in the same way. | | | |
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| Corona Virus on 20:50 - Mar 24 with 2237 views | exiledclaseboy |
| Corona Virus on 20:47 - Mar 24 by londonlisa2001 |
I don’t think we see as much about the public sector - it tends not to attract publicity in the same way. |
Indeed. | |
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| Corona Virus on 20:52 - Mar 24 with 2238 views | jasper_T |
| Corona Virus on 20:00 - Mar 24 by Thrasher6 |
The biggest indicator of the time frame of us coming out of this will be the markets. Forget what the scientists say on the media outlets. The best ones (scientists) will be advising the market,...for a handsome sum,...when they think it's ready to buy. So if the FTSE increases markedly you can assume that the worst is over. Because a bull market is just around the corner.... |
The markets are reactive to rumour and empty promises as much as anything else. Which is why they've been rebounding every Tuesday after each weekend futures bloodbath as Trump panics and announces some more suicidal or fantastical policies/inventions/miracle cures on the Monday.
They don't have a crystal ball, and most of the people involved only make money when the value of the whole market is consistently rising. Trump is promising companies $2 trillion in bailouts so stocks will go up briefly (as the majority of bailout money is used for stock buybacks) but then plummet again when they realise that yeah, it's still a global pandemic. Or if the democrats simply delay the bill another week (easy now that a fair number of Rep senators are in isolation). | | | |
| Corona Virus on 20:57 - Mar 24 with 2220 views | londonlisa2001 |
| Corona Virus on 20:52 - Mar 24 by jasper_T |
The markets are reactive to rumour and empty promises as much as anything else. Which is why they've been rebounding every Tuesday after each weekend futures bloodbath as Trump panics and announces some more suicidal or fantastical policies/inventions/miracle cures on the Monday.
They don't have a crystal ball, and most of the people involved only make money when the value of the whole market is consistently rising. Trump is promising companies $2 trillion in bailouts so stocks will go up briefly (as the majority of bailout money is used for stock buybacks) but then plummet again when they realise that yeah, it's still a global pandemic. Or if the democrats simply delay the bill another week (easy now that a fair number of Rep senators are in isolation). |
“ most of the people involved only make money when the value of the whole market is consistently rising”
Actually most money is made when the market is bouncing around like it is at the moment.
As much money is made by it nose diving as increasing. Just sometimes different people make it. sometimes the same. Always the richest make most.
It’s gone up today because Trump has decided to put the US economy before the health of the nation. He may not be able to stick with that, but that’s what he’s done for now at least. he can’t stand the fact China is recovering. And he’s a psychopath. | | | |
| Corona Virus on 20:57 - Mar 24 with 2222 views | Thrasher6 |
| Corona Virus on 20:07 - Mar 24 by londonlisa2001 |
Bollox.
Sorry, but it is. |
It ain't I'm afraid. Whether we like it or not, we live in a society which is intrinsically linked to the markets. I presume you have a pension going.....you're intelligent enough to know that the capitalist machine is currently working on it... [Post edited 24 Mar 2020 21:00]
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| Corona Virus on 21:36 - Mar 24 with 2160 views | Swanjaxs |
| Corona Virus on 20:03 - Mar 24 by SgorioFruit |
anyone else here got a stinking cold/flu?
no dry cough though, like the symptoms of covid suggest, but Christ we have all been unwell in this house lately. |
Sometimes you wont get a dry cough, most cases you will though.
You and your family are sef isolating at the moment yes? |  |
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| Corona Virus on 22:12 - Mar 24 with 2097 views | PozuelosSideys |
| Corona Virus on 20:57 - Mar 24 by londonlisa2001 |
“ most of the people involved only make money when the value of the whole market is consistently rising”
Actually most money is made when the market is bouncing around like it is at the moment.
As much money is made by it nose diving as increasing. Just sometimes different people make it. sometimes the same. Always the richest make most.
It’s gone up today because Trump has decided to put the US economy before the health of the nation. He may not be able to stick with that, but that’s what he’s done for now at least. he can’t stand the fact China is recovering. And he’s a psychopath. |
Well lets hope all our pension providers have been emptying their petty cash box to pick up some dirt cheap priced shares in the last couple of weeks! |  |
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| Corona Virus on 22:19 - Mar 24 with 2077 views | londonlisa2001 |
| Corona Virus on 20:57 - Mar 24 by Thrasher6 |
It ain't I'm afraid. Whether we like it or not, we live in a society which is intrinsically linked to the markets. I presume you have a pension going.....you're intelligent enough to know that the capitalist machine is currently working on it... [Post edited 24 Mar 2020 21:00]
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I understand the way it works. I’ve worked around the industry for 30 years or more.
The markets do not have the ‘best scientists’ advising. They are reacting to news - the same news are we are all seeing. The notion of perfect market information is a nonsense.
Today, the reaction was because of the US deciding For now at least to prioritise their economy over health. | | | |
| Corona Virus on 22:20 - Mar 24 with 2069 views | Catullus |
| Corona Virus on 21:36 - Mar 24 by Swanjaxs |
Sometimes you wont get a dry cough, most cases you will though.
You and your family are sef isolating at the moment yes? |
We don't have the repetitive cough nor a high temperature and some of these symptoms are things I pretty much always have, like a bad belly, loose stools. My wife always seems to have a headache which her specialist says is a side effect of her anticonvulsants.
Don't they say to look out for new symptoms? We've not had new symptoms.
Today was quite productive, myself and my son went to work on the garden, it was quite nice really. Soon I'll be taking my allowed exercise, there's no one about so it's a late night dog walk.
Our street has been quiet, not much movement, most of the cars haven't moved for a few days. Next doors did but only because he works for a firm that supplies oxygen to the NHS which is obviously an essential. Most other people (close by) are being good. and there's a lot of elderly around here anyway.
Reading about London it just keeps reinforcing how not living in a big city is a really good thing. | |
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| Corona Virus on 23:09 - Mar 24 with 2016 views | SgorioFruit |
| Corona Virus on 21:36 - Mar 24 by Swanjaxs |
Sometimes you wont get a dry cough, most cases you will though.
You and your family are sef isolating at the moment yes? |
Yes mate. We havnt left the house since Wednesday last week.
Everyone is fine and happy. Just between us 4 in this house we have had stinking colds. Plenty of sneezing, running noses,. The flu is going around my work, family and friends also.
Is this all just a coincidence? | |
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| Corona Virus on 23:17 - Mar 24 with 1999 views | airedale |
| Corona Virus on 15:01 - Mar 24 by JACKMANANDBOY |
1.4 Billion people in India locked down. [Post edited 24 Mar 2020 15:26]
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I remember not so long ago it was only 800,000 there. |  | | |
| Corona Virus on 23:17 - Mar 24 with 1996 views | Catullus |
| Corona Virus on 23:09 - Mar 24 by SgorioFruit |
Yes mate. We havnt left the house since Wednesday last week.
Everyone is fine and happy. Just between us 4 in this house we have had stinking colds. Plenty of sneezing, running noses,. The flu is going around my work, family and friends also.
Is this all just a coincidence? |
Most of my neighbours (us too) have had colds/coughs/bad chests these last few weeks before Corona took hold, my immediate neighbour reckons this has been around a lot longer than we're being told but she also reckons China did this on purpose!
I just took my allowed exercise, was out about 20 mins, took the dog about half our usual walk and the plan seems sensible because we literally saw nobody, heard a few cars in the distance but nobody else out on foot. Being a night owl has it's advantages! | |
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| Corona Virus on 23:22 - Mar 24 with 1983 views | airedale |
| Corona Virus on 19:22 - Mar 24 by exiledclaseboy |
They have. The congestion charge anyway. |
Thank goodness for the NHS, it’s free, so if you get cvd19 there’s no congestion charge there either. | | | |
| Corona Virus on 23:26 - Mar 24 with 1978 views | Joe_bradshaw |
| Corona Virus on 23:17 - Mar 24 by Catullus |
Most of my neighbours (us too) have had colds/coughs/bad chests these last few weeks before Corona took hold, my immediate neighbour reckons this has been around a lot longer than we're being told but she also reckons China did this on purpose!
I just took my allowed exercise, was out about 20 mins, took the dog about half our usual walk and the plan seems sensible because we literally saw nobody, heard a few cars in the distance but nobody else out on foot. Being a night owl has it's advantages! |
Yeah, I’ve just been out with the old girl (and the dog). About 35 minutes, a mile and a half around a residential area and we saw one person also with a dog. Not a single car on the move. I suppose there’s nowhere to go at night now. |  |
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| Corona Virus on 23:36 - Mar 24 with 1958 views | Catullus |
| Corona Virus on 23:22 - Mar 24 by airedale |
Thank goodness for the NHS, it’s free, so if you get cvd19 there’s no congestion charge there either. |
There's no charge but lots of congestion. Sorry to be flippant.
Did I see that Camerons advisor admitted today that austerity had cost 130,000 needless deaths, the same fell who recommended the 37 billion of cuts AND wanted 25 billion of further cuts. Imagine where we'd be if those extra cuts had happened? The NHS would already have collapsed, the schools and police too possibly and this steaming great t(_)rd chooses now to say this. | |
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| Corona Virus on 23:37 - Mar 24 with 1957 views | airedale |
| Corona Virus on 17:59 - Mar 24 by Highjack |
Because masks do bugger all to protect anyone and gloves get dirtier than hands ever could. |
Masks are okay when dealing with airborne nasties, but my understanding of cvd19 is that it’s not [airborne]. And that you’ve got to get is about your person somewhere (a finger?) and then stick that in your gob. Or eye? | | | |
| Corona Virus on 23:47 - Mar 24 with 1942 views | Catullus |
| Corona Virus on 23:37 - Mar 24 by airedale |
Masks are okay when dealing with airborne nasties, but my understanding of cvd19 is that it’s not [airborne]. And that you’ve got to get is about your person somewhere (a finger?) and then stick that in your gob. Or eye? |
Oh no, if someone coughs and a tiny bit of moisture gets close to your face you can breathe it in and get infected.
An FFP3 mask is what you need, you'd still need to keep your hands away from your face and wash them thoroughly for 20 seconds when you get home. To keep it simple,
https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/coronavirus-questions-answers.html?WT.ac=p-ra | |
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| Corona Virus on 23:51 - Mar 24 with 2586 views | airedale |
Breathe in the moisture? | | | |
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