M-m-m-my Corona…

[Don Julio]

There was a really interesting piece on the BBC explaining that they don't know what number of additional deaths over and above the norm in any one year will result from Covid-19, I think because they haven't modelled it. The point being that if about half a million people die each year in the UK, how many more will die from the virus versus how many would have died in any event because of whatever underlying condition makes them vulnerable. It's quite interesting that they don't know that (they seem to know for instance that seasonal flu leads to about 8,000 additional deaths per year I recall).

Obviously that's not the whole picture anyway. Even if not one single additional person died, the virus would accelerate and bring forward all those deaths to earlier in the year, which would put a huge strain on the NHS. Plus it's almost inconceivable that there won't be additional deaths, even if we don't know how many (e.g. people with diabetes who have already died, and presumably would have otherwise been fine).

[Jupiter]

This is from 2 weeks ago. Regular flu has already killed 20,000 Americans this winter. And nobody even noticed.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/flu-dea...-children-cdc/

[mondo_notion]

This is from 2 weeks ago. Regular flu has already killed 20,000 Americans this winter. And nobody even noticed.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/flu-dea...-children-cdc/

Covid-19 is more than twice as contagious as normal flu. Hospitals get busier during periods where flu is most common but they aren't put under the kind of pressure we are seeing from this virus.

[afc1903mad]

Covid-19 is more than twice as contagious as normal flu. Hospitals get busier during periods where flu is most common but they aren't put under the kind of pressure we are seeing from this virus.

America’s diagnosed over a 30% jump in one day in confirmed Coronavirus patients.
Up 10,152 in one day from 33566

[dons8321]

America’s diagnosed over a 30% jump in one day in confirmed Coronavirus patients.
Up 10,152 in one day from 33566

Mexico have had 367 confirmed cases and 4 deaths...maybe they should build a wall.

[57vintage]

Tom Russell premiered this at the 2006 Cambridge Folk Festival, and got such a good reception that he released it as a single.

That was when the Bush loon was hard-wired to the idea.

"A white man in a golf shirt with a cell phone at his ear".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZkAoosVLkA

EDIT: in a huge coup, Tom is booked to play at The Blue Lamp in late July, but of course that's in doubt.

Fuuck you Thatcher.

[Pacman1903]

Havent read the above so this might be in there but the Yanks are having their worst mortality rate for flu ever in this "season" according to the guys i work with. Not even making the news

[Aldo1983]

Havent read the above so this might be in there but the Yanks are having their worst mortality rate for flu ever in this "season" according to the guys i work with. Not even making the news

Probably because they done away with Obama Care and there are so many of them avoiding flu jags, etc.

[Don Julio]

Mexico have had 367 confirmed cases and 4 deaths...maybe they should build a wall.

I live in Mexico. Not sure I’d believe the statistics. But you’re right that our biggest risk is from the north!

[Jupiter]

Oxford uni scientists think half the population have been infected already. If true, governments have severely overreacted and shut down a load of countries for nothing.

https://www.ft.com/content/5ff6469a-...f-2437841d178a