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Wonder if she's a member on here....Unbelievable. I just hope she doesn't get the virus and pass it onto her husband and her friend and who could die.
View: https://youtu.be/VM2lApW1kMU
Wonder if she's a member on here....Unbelievable. I just hope she doesn't get the virus and pass it onto her husband and her friend and who could die.
View: https://youtu.be/VM2lApW1kMU
think it's reasonable as our head politico that he gets tested if he's showing symptoms. He might not meet the criteria as such but it's important for them to put in succession planning etc just in case.
They can ask where you live, they'll know which direction you're heading in, and they'll know where Tesco is......they don't need to be detectivesBut I dont see the valkue of the checks. Say I am driving to meet some friends, or go to a park. I get stopped so say to the police I am head to Tesco for food. They wont know if I am telling the truth so pointless?
So how come Boris gets tested ahead of frontline staff? Same BS excuse that he "meets the criteria?" if he's not in hospital with it, he doesn't.
Q. What does Boris Johnson and my mum have in common?
A. Neither of them can manage to get their whole face into a video call.
Just got back from my daily walk exercise, just walked and saw only one person on a bus so folk are taking this more serious now.
Same for Lettuce which is just planted this week in most of the East of England. Ready in about 6 weeks.Just about time to start planting beans for picking in summer so going to be a bit of a wait for those home (as in UK) grown runners...
But I dont see the valkue of the checks. Say I am driving to meet some friends, or go to a park. I get stopped so say to the police I am head to Tesco for food. They wont know if I am telling the truth so pointless?
MIGHT make some people think twice about unnecessary trips if they get stopped and checked a few times.
The cynic in me thinks this is a stunt so he can be a 'man of the people'
I don't disagree with the sentiment but he is supposed to be the man coordinating policy and strategy. I don't think he did a great job initially but can't really argue against him being a priority for testing.I think it would be reasonable if there were an abundance of tests.
Those NHS frontline staff who are either asymptomatic and spreading the infection, or on lockdown at home but may not have the virus and could be at work saving lives are surely higher priority?
With parliament on recess it should be easy for Boris to take it on the chin and self isolate
I have no medical/scientific qualifications therefore a little explanation would be greatly appreciated, Toni.
I think that the body produces red cell antibodies to fight infection and that donated blood with antibodies cannot be used for transfusion ........... is that correct ?
If 30% of dontated blood has antibodies then presumably a similar proportion of the general population is infected ......... is that correct ?
I can see how that will affect the number of people who die, but cannot grasp how that affects the death rate.
What am I failing to grasp, Toni.
Thanks for all your posts. Always welcome.
Lettuce can be grown in the UK all year round.Same for Lettuce which is just planted this week in most of the East of England. Ready in about 6 weeks.
Not just hydroponics, there is winter lettuce as well which is grown in the UK during the autumn and winter.Using hydroponics, yes but there are far better crops that could/should be grown using those "farms". The hydroponic and associated lighting systems are fairly energy intensive too.
Grass them up.My neighbours are starting to pee me off.
Just like every other day since the beginning of the year they have all their familial tradesmen round working on their house, even though since the lock down it is only minor decorating left to do so nothing that couldn't wait. And today they have spent most of the day in the garden with their parents, brothers and all their families, about 15 of them all together. All talking about how often they are washing their hands and what a good job of social distancing they are doing. My arse. People like these are going to cause this to drag out for ever.
View: https://BANNED/AllieHBNews/status/1243520576007872513PM tested +'ve
I went for a cycle with my daughter.Just got back from my daily walk exercise, just walked and saw only one person on a bus so folk are taking this more serious now.
FTFY, so annoys* me, he is the leader of the Conservative party .Because he is theleaderruler of the country - seems obvious he would be at the front of the queue. Even more so when you think about the people he comes into contact with.
Italy and China have about the same number of reported cases, but Italy has more than double the number of reported deaths. Does this mean that there is something special about the Italian epidemic (e.g. older people on average, or a collapse in the healthcare system that means many people are dying who could otherwise be saved), or could it be that the Italian epidemic is simply much larger than the epidemic in China, with many more unreported cases? A serological survey (testing blood for antibodies to the virus produced by white cells) gives us a handle on this. If this is a large, recent, representative sample of the Italian population and the results are correct, then it does imply that large numbers of Italians have been infected already, perhaps tens of millions rather than the tens of thousands we currently know about. This could explain why there are so many deaths, and in fact the proportion of deaths begins to look relatively low rather than relatively high.
The antibody test wouldn't tell us how many are currently infected, just that they've been exposed at some point, though because some types of antibody (IgM) are produced earlier than others (IgG), it may be possible to draw inferences about what stage an individual's antibody response is at if the test detects both. To detect a live infection you need to swab the respiratory system and do an RT-PCR test that picks up the genetic material of the virus (all the testing you've heard about up till now will have been done this way - it's the easiest test to develop rapidly). There'll be a period when a patient with an active infection is positive both by RT-PCR and by the antibody blood test, but as the infection is cleared they will only be antibody positive (hopefully for a long time). You could therefore use antibody testing to identify immune individuals who could (say) return to work safely.
Edit: Coronaviruses aren't thought to be bloodborne or to persist long-term, so it's not like being HIV antibody positive (which implies your body fluids are permanently infectious unless the virus is suppressed by medication). I believe viral RNA is, in a proportion of cases, detectable in the blood by RT-PCR, but I don't think anyone has found infectious virus, or reported infection by transfusion of this or any other coronavirus.
MIGHT make some people think twice about unnecessary trips if they get stopped and checked a few times.
How would you decide what is an unnecessary trip. People need excercise for physical and mental wellbeing (especially during lockdown).
Many folk live in areas where a walk would take them through areas where they would encounter many people.
People can drive to a place where they can walk without encountering people. It is very clear that those who drive to a quiet place to walk are posing no risk to themselves or others. Their journey to that walk is justified.
I'm waiting to hear what explanation our leader has for this extraordinary volte-face...
https://www.stourbridgenews.co.uk/n...-ventilators-government-chief-executive-says/
That does seem like the obvious conclusion.They'd rather give the money to their mate Dyson I assume.
The problem is if everyone starts doing it. The fact they are driving may not put anyone at risk of coronavirus, but could put someone at risk if they have an accident, and they may then need medical treatment when the NHS are stretched.How would you decide what is an unnecessary trip. People need excercise for physical and mental wellbeing (especially during lockdown).
Many folk live in areas where a walk would take them through areas where they would encounter many people.
People can drive to a place where they can walk without encountering people. It is very clear that those who drive to a quiet place to walk are posing no risk to themselves or others. Their journey to that walk is justified.
From what they were saying on TV, Exercise should be taken locally, there was even mention of a run being no more than 1km.How would you decide what is an unnecessary trip. People need excercise for physical and mental wellbeing (especially during lockdown).
Many folk live in areas where a walk would take them through areas where they would encounter many people.
People can drive to a place where they can walk without encountering people. It is very clear that those who drive to a quiet place to walk are posing no risk to themselves or others. Their journey to that walk is justified.
They need to make things clearer I think.From what they were saying on TV, Exercise should be taken locally, there was even mention of a run being no more than 1km.
Journeys to take exercise isn't justifiable. An unnecessary journey in a car poses the risk of being involved in an accident and possibly getting hurt. The idea of the lockdown is to reduce the amount of traffic on the roads and reduce the possibility of accidents and unnecessary work for the NHS.
They have street cameras that they use for parking offences etc. They could easily track a car especially as the roads are now significantly quieter and there are fewer cars and people about. Especially if the same car is seen very often.
Is that an oxymoron?Not much different from toilet licking challenge but on whole different level now.
They need to make things clearer I think.
I've not seen anything that says how long a run should be, or how long you should walk or cycle.
I think I did hear Boris say that people shouldn't be driving to exercise or take their dogs out though.
Is your hat made out of tinfoil?And it will be there to stay long after virus is gone. People will better get bloody outraged over this and other authoritarian power grabs.
Honestly if you go out walking your dog or to supermarket you are now much better off leaving your phone at home and wearing a nice big hat. I've already adopted these measures a few days ago.
Is your hat made out of tinfoil?
The cameras have been there for years.
What have you got to hide?
Aren't you becoming a bit paranoid?Soon you will be getting fines through the post for stepping out of your local 1km perimeter, Italy style. The up the horror incrementally.
Any large hat will do, even tinfoil or KKK style. Burqa would be my favourite actually with face mask inbuilt.
Aren't you becoming a bit paranoid?
Or are you winding us up?
He's gotta be in the running what a twatt!Do we finally have the clear and undisputed winner of the COVIDIOT-19 competition?
What a great idea /off to see Amazon has any sombrero's leftand wearing a nice big hat.