Covid-19

[Matthew Storrs]

Sorry if I heard it correct I thought he said if it ISNT between 50-100k by mid April then you’ll know that what he is saying is correct. Well it looks like it certainly will be between 50-100k by mid April... I could have mis heard him to be fair

[Rob D]

Watched the vid and agree with it - or at least it makes sense - that's not to say what he is saying is true... time may tell. Even if the death rates are lower than the flu it will be claimed 'it's because we acted so quickly and robustly' The slogans I see everywhere about 'save lives' 'save the NHS' reminds me of this poster...  I've also noticed that if you offer an alternative viewpoint to the Corona virus then you are quickly talked down - as if somehow you yourself were responsible for the outbreak! You're not allowed to think differently...

[Rob D]

5 minutes ago, Matthew Storrs said:

Sorry if I heard it correct I thought he said if it ISNT between 50-100k by mid April then you’ll know that what he is saying is correct. Well it looks like it certainly will be between 50-100k by mid April... I could have mis heard him to be fair

He does say that ie. if it isn't between 50-100k by mid April - and likely it will be in that bracket - but I don't think it debunks what he is saying.

 

[woodwizzard]

12 minutes ago, Rob D said:

Watched the vid and agree with it - or at least it makes sense - that's not to say what he is saying is true... time may tell. Even if the death rates are lower than the flu it will be claimed 'it's because we acted so quickly and robustly' The slogans I see everywhere about 'save lives' 'save the NHS' reminds me of this poster...  I've also noticed that if you offer an alternative viewpoint to the Corona virus then you are quickly talked down - as if somehow you yourself were responsible for the outbreak! You're not allowed to think differently...

Mass brainwashing slogans to make you feel bad if we don't all do as we are told.

[Matthew Storrs]

1 minute ago, Rob D said:

He does say that ie. if it isn't between 50-100k by mid April - and likely it will be in that bracket - but I don't think it debunks what he is saying.

 

The government are damned if they do damned if they don’t though. They may well be being over the top and media are certainly enjoying whipping everyone in to hysteria, but imagine if gov played it down the same as that chap has just done then it would be egg on their faces to say the least, surely better to take all precautions given how new it all is. 
For what it’s worth I potentially agree with a lot of what that Dr says, but all of us on here are in a comfortable position of being able to speculate as much as we like because we won’t have to face the scrutiny after this is all over.

[eggsarascal]

6 minutes ago, Matthew Storrs said:

it would be egg on their faces to say the least, 

Leave me out of this, Matthew...

[woodwizzard]

http://www.vernoncoleman.com/main.htm

 

[Rob D]

27 minutes ago, Matthew Storrs said:

The government are damned if they do damned if they don’t though. They may well be being over the top and media are certainly enjoying whipping everyone in to hysteria, but imagine if gov played it down the same as that chap has just done then it would be egg on their faces to say the least, surely better to take all precautions given how new it all is. 
For what it’s worth I potentially agree with a lot of what that Dr says, but all of us on here are in a comfortable position of being able to speculate as much as we like because we won’t have to face the scrutiny after this is all over.

Yep I'm not saying it's an easy call to make but we are currently not in a comfortable position at the moment [due to the imposed lock down]. Or maybe speak for yourself - for myself trying to work in a flat with a 3 year old at home 24/7 is not comfortable! Have I taken the additional stress out on my daughter at times over the last 2 weeks - yes I have. Do you think in some families this may run to violence at home - it makes sense that it has and it will. It's a hard line to walk but it reminds me of health and safety - being too heavy handed can and does cause more issues than it solves.

 

 

[The avantgardener]

Interesting that lots of the Scandinavian countries are not limiting movements and locking down on the levels that us and other countries are, but they aren’t seeing massive death rates and overwhelmed health services. Sweden seem very low key with the whole Covid  situation.

Edited March 31, 2020 by The avantgardener

[Woodworks]

A great explanation of how epidemics spread and can be controlled