Coronavirus: Follow virus advice or 'tougher measures' likely, says PM

[sasguru]

Also you do not get the virus from being in 1 metre of someone who has it.

It's a pity the govt. didn't consult you (and all the other "experts" like Whorty) before they gave the 2 m advice.

[Whorty]

What that guy said.

Most people from different family groups were more than 1/1.5 metres apart.

Also you do not get the virus from being in 1 metre of someone who has it.

It still needs to be passed on and assuming they are not flinging pools of drool at everyone then unlikely to get it.

I get we need to be careful though.

Feck, I'm agreeing with oPM ......

We've been told to keep 2m apart, keep washing hands (why do we need to be told to do this?), not cough onto others, or on to hands and then touch things (why do we need to be told to do this?). None of this is rocket science, Covid-19 or not

Keep safe oPM

[scooterscot]

We've been told to keep 2m apart, keep washing hands (why do we need to be told to do this?),

Always amazed at the number of blokes that walk out of the public loo without washing their hands. Filthy buggers.

Was at services along the M4 a few months back, practically had the sinks to myself.

[CheeseSlice]

Walked by my local pub yesterday and 'all' of the outdoor benches were occupied by people enjoying the sunshine. They'd brought their own booze, sandwiches and flasks of tea.

Idiots.

[suityou01]

It’s hard to do it if you are the only country - whole of Europe is doing it, this fking inaction will cost a lot of lives.

WHS

[suityou01]

So ordering people inside is draconian, but “triaging” them to choose who dies later is not draconian.

FFS

Absolutely WHS

[Whorty]

It's a pity the govt. didn't consult you (and all the other "experts" like Whorty) before they gave the 2 m advice.

For someone who claims to be a SAS expert, and therefore presumably understands mathematical and statistical analysis, you really do seem to be struggling with the simple mathematics here. Maybe fear is blinding your judgement.

[sasguru]

For someone who claims to be a SAS expert, and therefore presumably understands mathematical and statistical analysis, you really do seem to be struggling with the simple mathematics here. Maybe fear is blinding your judgement.

What mathematics am I struggling with?

[Whorty]

Always amazed at the number of blokes that walk out of the public loo without washing their hands. Filthy buggers.

Was a services along the M4 a few months back, practically had the sinks to myself.

And this is why viruses like this, and Flu, spread so easily. Seems unnecessary to have to tell people to wash their hands, and yet, it is required

[Whorty]

What mathematics am I struggling with?

We could start with the last sentence here. Surely you can work out why the mortality rates as reported for covid-19 is much lower than the real figure? Have a think about it, and let me know if you need any help

Basically CV19 has a death rate at best 5 times that of normal flu (on average) and more likely 10 times (0.5 to 1% compared with 0.1%; and those are very conservative figures)

Oops ... edit ... I meant lower