new coronavirus outbreak China, Korea, USA - mod warnings in OP (updated 24/02/20)

givyjoe · 20-02-2020 02:49PM

Drumpot wrote: »

That’s not the worst side effect in the world...

You'd think until the havoc it would cause on your daily life. Walking down the stairs.. bang.. behind the wheel of a car (shouldn't drive obviously), walking on the street, on an escalator etc. You'd literally need to live your life in a giant bubble football, to avoid busting your head open every five minutes.

bodhrandude · 20-02-2020 02:51PM

Snow Garden wrote: »

Great news (not a single like)

Yeah but at the same time they did say it wouldn't possibly be developed till 18 months - two years time, so there could be a lot of fatalities during that wait.

Drumpot · 20-02-2020 02:51PM

tuxy wrote: »

It depends on how many people injure themselves or die from it.
Just imagine the chaos of a city full of people with this side effect.

givyjoe wrote: »

You'd think until the havoc it would cause on your daily life. Walking down the stairs.. bang.. behind the wheel of a car (shouldn't drive obviously), walking on the street, on an escalator etc. You'd literally need to live your life in a giant bubble football, to avoid busting your head open every five minutes.

That’s true to be fair. I suppose I was thinking of a far worse side effect like ending up with no immune system or going mad (like in “I am legend”).

SeaBreezes · 20-02-2020 02:57PM

Uk stats:
As of 20 February, a total of 5,549 people have been tested, of which 5,540 were confirmed negative and 9 positive

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/wuhan-novel-coronavirus-information-for-the-public

bodhrandude · 20-02-2020 03:05PM

Drumpot wrote: »

That’s not the worst side effect in the world...

It is if you drive, fly an aeroplane or operating complex machinery. My friend got the swine flu jab in 2009 in Galway and he has suffered from narcolepsy since that, he his trying to bring a case against his GP too.

fr336 · 20-02-2020 03:13PM

It's interesting there have been a lot of nervous people in this thread (including myself) but a UK forum I frequent has been quite calm all the way. That's changed in the last few days. Hopefully we are all worrying over nothing though, surely we can take comfort at least for now in there being no new cases in Europe. Touches wood...

littlemac1980 · 20-02-2020 03:13PM

For those of you on this thread interested in the stats and numbers coming out of China, it appears that in advance of reporting the +394 cases yesterday China changed the reporting criteria to exclude (once again) positive clinical diagnosis tests in Hubei province.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-02-20/data-mistrust-grows-as-hubei-changes-virus-count-method-again

dominatinMC · 20-02-2020 03:17PM

fr336 wrote: »

It's interesting there have been a lot of nervous people in this thread (including myself) but a UK forum I frequent has been quite calm all the way. That's changed in the last few days. Hopefully we are all worrying over nothing though, surely we can take comfort at least for now in there being no new cases in Europe. Touches wood...

I wonder why there is a change in attitude? The UK has has 9 confirmed cases, and nothing since. Appears to be well under control over there..

pc7 · 20-02-2020 03:17PM

fr336 wrote: »

That's changed in the last few days. Hopefully we are all worrying over nothing though, surely we can take comfort at least for now in there being no new cases in Europe. Touches wood...

That’s interesting, I had been more nervous but had felt we maybe had dodged the bullet over last few days. Could it be reporting of the ship? Hopefully South Korea numbers down tomorrow and not up.

bodhrandude · 20-02-2020 03:22PM

fr336 wrote: »

It's interesting there have been a lot of nervous people in this thread (including myself) but a UK forum I frequent has been quite calm all the way. That's changed in the last few days. Hopefully we are all worrying over nothing though, surely we can take comfort at least for now in there being no new cases in Europe. Touches wood...

Could you link it please would be interested in having a gawk, I'm also following a thread in We Are The Music Makers Forum, a forum dedicated to electronic artists like Aphex Twin and Squarepusher and even the Glastonbury chat forum in Efestivals has a coronavirus thread.

fr336 · 20-02-2020 03:25PM

dominatinMC wrote: »

I wonder why there is a change in attitude? The UK has has 9 confirmed cases, and nothing since. Appears to be well under control over there..

Indeed. But I think the Japan thing has spooked people who may not have been too worried before. Here's the site for those who asked https://forums.digitalspy.com/discussion/2367521/chinese-mystery-coronavirus/p68

Nijmegen · 20-02-2020 03:27PM

dominatinMC wrote: »

I wonder why there is a change in attitude? The UK has has 9 confirmed cases, and nothing since. Appears to be well under control over there..

Korea and Japan I'd say.

Graces7 · 20-02-2020 03:36PM

Drumpot wrote: »

That’s not the worst side effect in the world...

Do you know what narcolepsy is and does? Normal life is not possible with it. A major illness

wadacrack · 20-02-2020 03:54PM

The Olympics wont be going ahead , I'd be shocked if they do at this stage

bodhrandude · 20-02-2020 03:57PM

Lads and Lassies we're more than halfway through this thread already, hopefully there might not be a Coronavirus thread chapter 2 but maybe capitalise the thread title the next time around.

laurah591 · 20-02-2020 04:01PM

bodhrandude wrote: »

Lads and Lassies we're more than halfway through this thread already, hopefully there might not be a Coronavirus thread chapter 2 but maybe capitalise the thread title the next time around.

lol you've ran a sustained campaign for those capitals

gozunda · 20-02-2020 04:02PM

bodhrandude wrote: »

Could you link it please would be interested in having a gawk, I'm also following a thread in We Are The Music Makers Forum, a forum dedicated to electronic artists like Aphex Twin and Squarepusher and even the Glastonbury chat forum in Efestivals has a coronavirus thread.

The OH would dip in and out of the UK forum Mumsnet - seems it's way ahead of us and is on it's third thread relating to the Corona virus atm...

https://www.mumsnet.com/Talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/3826144-to-be-worried-about-coronavirus-part-3?pg=1&order=

wakka12 · 20-02-2020 04:03PM

wadacrack wrote: »

The Olympics wont be going ahead , I'd be shocked if they do at this stage

It was on the news today that London would be capable and willing to host if it falls through in Tokyo so it will still go ahead regardless

rebeve · 20-02-2020 04:05PM

Drumpot wrote: »

Do you know if it’s true that China has a culture of spitting? If so , I would of thought it’s a reasonable (not racist) question to ask if this has any bearing on the spread.

A few lady friends of mine visited China a few years ago , lovely country but they did notice the men did a lot of spitting .

BanditLuke · 20-02-2020 04:10PM

wakka12 wrote: »

It was on the news today that London would be capable and willing to host if it falls through in Tokyo so it will still go ahead regardless

I'll eat my hat if that happens. Londoners would be livid given the state of their transport system at present if another Olympics where allowed.

laurah591 · 20-02-2020 04:11PM

wakka12 wrote: »

It was on the news today that London would be capable and willing to host if it falls through in Tokyo so it will still go ahead regardless

I would imagine japan would seek to postpone if worst came to pass rather than let the uk hold them.

Mic 1972 · 20-02-2020 04:19PM

Daily update from Worldometer

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/

Closed Cases= 18,997
Recovered / Discharged = 16,867 (89%)
Deaths = 2,130 (11%)

Time to recovery seems longer than time to death, as a result the death rate has gone down to 11%, this is what i was expecting. This rate should continue to go down as recoveries are increasing in bigger numbers than deaths

Total Corona Cases = 75,775
Recovered = 16,867 (22%)
Deaths = 2,130 (3%)

On the other hand, due to a decrease in daily new cases v increased daily deaths, the Death Rate that includes open cases has now gone up to 3%

Snow Garden · 20-02-2020 04:21PM

Daily update from Snow Garden

Total cases in Ireland: 0
Total deaths to date: 0
Total people stockpiling: 29,300 (up 1,780)

It's very worrying.

wakka12 · 20-02-2020 04:23PM

BBC interview about coronavirus containment
03:30 -"We have to accept it as part of our daily lives now, this isnt the first and it isnt going to be the last"
03:07 - "The virus may stay with us. It may be something that can't be eradicated''
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2&v=fZPc1YYM8xw&feature=emb_title

Mic 1972 · 20-02-2020 04:24PM

Snow Garden wrote: »

Daily update from Snow Garden

Total cases in Ireland: 0
Total deaths to date: 0
Total people stockpiling: 29,300 (up 1,780)

It's very worrying.

Why do you keep trolling this thread? there are so many other threads on this boards , maybe you can find one that you like?

fr336 · 20-02-2020 04:24PM

As someone who lives near London, no thanks you can take the games elsewhere on this occasion guys lol

laurah591 · 20-02-2020 04:31PM

Mic 1972 wrote: »

Daily update from Worldometer

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/

Closed Cases= 18,997
Recovered / Discharged = 16,867 (89%)
Deaths = 2,130 (11%)

Time to recovery seems longer than time to death, as a result the death rate has gone down to 11%, this is what i was expecting. This rate should continue to go down as recoveries are increasing in bigger numbers than deaths

Total Corona Cases = 75,775
Recovered = 16,867 (22%)
Deaths = 2,130 (3%)

On the other hand, due to a decrease in daily new cases v increased daily deaths, the Death Rate that includes open cases has now gone up to 3%

The numbers id be more concerned about from that site is the drift from 20% to 21% of serious/critical cases versus mild cases. As the health system is completely overwhelmed in Hubei, id be concerned of higher risks of death in this population.

Note im not overly concerned from an Irish perspective rather i have a morbid curiosity in the development of this virus

fritzelly · 20-02-2020 04:33PM

Mic 1972 wrote: »

Why do you keep trolling this thread? there are so many other threads on this boards , maybe you can find one that you like?

In fairness it was funny

gozunda · 20-02-2020 04:33PM

Mic 1972 wrote: »

Daily update from Worldometer

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/[/url

Closed Cases= 18,997
Recovered / Discharged = 16,867 (89%)
Deaths = 2,130 (11%)

Time to recovery seems longer than time to death, as a result the death rate has gone down to 11%, this is what i was expecting. This rate should continue to go down as recoveries are increasing in bigger numbers than deaths

Total Corona Cases = 75,775
Recovered = 16,867 (22%)
Deaths = 2,130 (3%)

On the other hand, due to a decrease in daily new cases v increased daily deaths, the Death Rate that includes open cases has now gone up to 3%

As of yesterday the Chinese authorities have once again made changes on how cases are recorded btw

The number of new coronavirus cases reported by Hubei province dropped sharply after China changed the way it officially reports the number of infections for the second time in a month, raising questions over the reliability of data from the epicenter of the outbreak.

https://fortune.com/2020/02/20/china-coronavirus-count-hubei-province/

igCorcaigh · 20-02-2020 04:35PM

laurah591 wrote: »

The numbers id be more concerned about from that site is the drift from 20% to 21% of serious/critical cases versus mild cases. As the health system is completely overwhelmed in Hubei, id be concerned of higher risks of death in this population.

I think that figure had started around 20pc, then went down to14pc before rising again to 21pc

I could be wrong, just going from memory.
Would be nice if we could get a graph over time for this figure.

new coronavirus outbreak China, Korea, USA - mod warnings in OP (updated 24/02/20)

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