Coronavirus around the world thread

[satanboy]

England plunges back into lockdown with COVID-19 spreading faster than scientists' worst-case scenario

Prime Minister Boris Johnson orders England into a month-long lockdown as the United Kingdom passes the milestone of 1 million COVID-19 cases, with scientists warning the virus is spreading faster than their worst predictions.

www.abc.net.au

 

[biometrics]

This is how you do it.

Slovakia tested most of the country in two days. Here's how they did it and what they found

As countries around the world struggle to scale up their coronavirus testing, Slovakia managed to test more than 3.6 million people -- two thirds of its population -- in just two days.

edition.cnn.com

 

[Düber]

This is how you do it.

A nice practical and sensible approach

 

[biometrics]

A nice practical and sensible approach

With the reward of freedom if you participate. You don't, you stay home. If every country does this, this thing will be over in a few months, without vaccines.

 

[Düber]

Exactly, more carrot, less stick and everybody is on your side.

 

[sand_man]

With the reward of freedom if you participate. You don't, you stay home. If every country does this, this thing will be over in a few months, without vaccines.

Asians generally showing the way with non pharmaceutical measures. Far more adaptable and mature audience compared to their western counterparts. Europe will burn before any twat takes his face mask off his chin and covers his mouth and nose with it. Enjoy lockdown fuckwits.

 

[satanboy]

US reports over 100,000 COVID-19 cases in single day

Wednesday's recorded cases hit a record high.

www.cnet.com

 

[satanboy]

Peter Sutcliffe has died of Covid 19.

 

[Dave]

Peter Sutcliffe has died of Covid 19.

Good news for a change.

 

[satanboy]

Covid-19 has killed 250,000 people in the US. That's 10 times the deaths from car crashes in a year

In less than 10 months, Covid-19 has killed more people than strokes, suicides and car crashes typically do in a full year -- combined.

edition.cnn.com

 

[satanboy]

COVID-19: Coronavirus was third most common cause of death in October - having not been in top 10 month before

The figures for England and Wales show mortality rates for deaths due to coronavirus have increased for the second month in a row.

news.sky.com

 

[Tribs]

 

[satanboy]

Passing gas?

Who was pissed off at this saying? @Spizz?

 

[Spizz]

Passing gas?

Who was pissed off at this saying? @Spizz?

Erm, dunno.

 

[biometrics]

Passing gas?

Who was pissed off at this saying? @Spizz?

Erm, dunno.

He was commenting a while ago on the PC expression "xyz passed" rather than saying "xyz passed away " or "xyz died".

 

[Spizz]

Tenuous but

 

[satanboy]

Sweden continues to reject masks as Covid-19 cases soar and ICU beds fill up

’We don't see that we are at a point where we might recommend general use of face masks on public transport,’ Karin Tegmark Wisell, head of the Public Health Agency in Stockholm, told reporters.

www.iol.co.za

The number of Covid-infected people in intensive care beds doubled to 182 over the past fortnight.

 

[Düber]

I think Sweden is now becoming a prime example of the delicate balance needed with something like this.

 

[sand_man]

They were trumpeting on about their herd immunity with 80k confirmed cases. Surely common sense along would tell you if 80k out of a population of 10m have been infected you nowhere near herd immunity?

Currently they have 80k active cases.

 

[satanboy]

Church patriarch dies from Covid-19 after leading open-casket funeral of bishop killed by the virus

The head of the Serbian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Irinej, died in a Belgrade hospital on Friday after contracting coronavirus, according to a statement from the church.

edition.cnn.com