COVID-19 Pandemic

[kold weather]

Netherlands have 155 new cases, they are probably the closest match to us and have bring very close to our numbers the whole way through.

[snefnug]

4 minutes ago, Snowycat said:

Absolutely spot on.  I realised this morning I’m almost out of soap!  I’ll put it on the Waitrose shop but will be surprised if they have any.  If not, I’ll be dipping my hands in Anistel disinfectant on a frequent basis  I have plenty of alcohol gel and have the ingredients to make more up.   

Wash your hands in washing up liquid, does the same thing.

[kold weather]

So for those wondering about the possible fallout of this herd immunity:

Obviously some assumptions there, but thats some scary numbers!!

Edited March 14, 2020 by kold weather

[lottiekent]

1 minute ago, Norrance said:

Where did this information come from? If not from a reliable source I will remove.

I’m fairly sure there were a number of similarly themed things going around online yesterday which were then debunked by medical professionals 

[Beverley Lass]

10 further Deaths reported in England

[Nick L]

My holiday to Fuerteventura has been cancelled and I highly doubt storm chasing will be happening this year. Ho hum.

[Summer Sun]

Breaking: Department of Health and Social Care announce 10 new deaths bringing the UKs total to 21

[Guest Delete Me]

2 minutes ago, Nick L said:

My holiday to Fuerteventura has been cancelled and I highly doubt storm chasing will be happening this year. Ho hum.

Off topic I know, but where were you staying?

[cyclonic happiness]

This is our local tesco in Bedworth....stripped :-0

[MATTWOLVES 3]

2 minutes ago, Norrance said:

Where did this information come from? If not from a reliable source I will remove.

The same theory of antiseptic mouth wash gargling I would have thought. There is gonna be a hell of alot of wild theories now as this virus takes hold and people will be clutching at the possibility of all kinds of crazy things helping. I've had previous probs with wisdom teeth and slight infections that have been kept under control by salt water rinsing. I suppose if alcohol substances can kill the virus outside the body, then in theory they can do the same on the inside. Dental approved oraldene is very efficient for these purposes, it's also quite pricy, so perhaps less likely to sell out. Listerine would also be good. But this is me taking a stab in the dark and hoping for something to help,, I'm pretty sure mother nature already has something out there to help stem this... Finding it will be the problem.. Forsythia perhaps! Something may help for one person, but do nothing for another!! Then we have that dreaded placebo effect to think about.. Sometimes if we believe it works, it actually feels like it does work. 

[kold weather]

2 minutes ago, Summer Sun said:

Breaking: Department of Health and Social Care announce 10 new deaths bringing the UKs total to 21

Are we going to just get death cases now, or are we still going to get case numbers?

Still, thats a very concerning jump in deaths I've got to say, a doubling, which would suggest a sharp rise of cases...

[Summer Sun]

CMO Chris Whitty has said the ten who died "were in the at-risk groups"

[Guest Delete Me]

Over 60 and with underlying health conditions

[philglossop]

Yes I agree, that doubling has shocked me.

[Guest Delete Me]

As of 9am on 14 March 2020, 37,746 people have been tested in the UK, of which 36,606 were confirmed negative and 1,140 were confirmed as positive. 21 patients who tested positive for COVID-19 have died.

342 new cases

Edited March 14, 2020 by Delete Me

[Guest Delete Me]

Last 3 days:

130 > 208 > 342

[Zak M]

 

[Boro Snow]

2 minutes ago, Paul Faulkner said:

Over 60 and with underlying health conditions

All 10 ?

[kold weather]

1 minute ago, Paul Faulkner said:

As of 9am on 14 March 2020, 37,746 people have been tested in the UK, of which 36,606 were confirmed negative and 1,140 were confirmed as positive. 21 patients who tested positive for COVID-19 have died.

Yes we have lift off Paul, that is well over 300 new cases, looks like we are now con the upward trend as have been so many other countries out there.

Also, those people being diagnosed would probably be from last weekend and maybe Monday, so wonder if we are about to see just how bad a mistake it was not to ban gatherings sooner.

[WillinGlossop]

1 minute ago, Paul Faulkner said:

As of 9am on 14 March 2020, 37,746 people have been tested in the UK, of which 36,606 were confirmed negative and 1,140 were confirmed as positive. 21 patients who tested positive for COVID-19 have died.

343 new cases....that’s a jump... guess more testing being done catching more cases

[Snow Queen one]

Coronavirus: Ten reasons why you ought not to panic

THECONVERSATION.COM

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Pandemic does not refer to the lethality of a virus but to its transmissibility and geographical extension.

This is reassuring reading.

[lottiekent]

2 minutes ago, Paul Faulkner said:

As of 9am on 14 March 2020, 37,746 people have been tested in the UK, of which 36,606 were confirmed negative and 1,140 were confirmed as positive. 21 patients who tested positive for COVID-19 have died.

342 new cases

Have you got a link please?

[kold weather]

Just now, Boro Snow said:

All 10 ?

Yes and over 60, which fits perfectly with the pattern we have seen world wide (IE over 60s are more at risk, over 80s are at quite considerable risk).

[Guest Delete Me]

1 minute ago, lottiekent said:

Have you got a link please?

 

Number of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases and risk in the UK - GOV.UK

WWW.GOV.UK

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Find out the number of cases and risk level in the UK, what to do if you have symptoms, and what the government is doing about the virus.

 

[Nick L]

8 minutes ago, Paul Faulkner said:

Off topic I know, but where were you staying?

A villa on the east coast. I suspect travel bans will become increasingly commonplace over the coming days.