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Sit Back and Relax. We're Here for at least a Year
There is an "incredibly small" chance of having a highly effective vaccine or treatment for the coronavirus within the next year, England's Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty said today. "Until we have highly effective vaccines and/or highly effective drugs - and the probability of having those... -
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UK official COVID death figure is hugely underestimated ...
... according to this research that brings in ONS figures: UK coronavirus deaths more than double official figure according to FT study | Free to read | Financial Times Shocking how many are dying in care homes and at home. Those dying at home is particularly concerning - the 111 advice... -
Shocking, totally unexpected surprise
“ Government will not commit to a public inquiry on coronavirus response Dominic Raab has said that he would not commit to holding a public inquiry into the government's handling of the coronavirus epidemic. "I have to say I won't take up his offer of committing to a public inquiry. I think... -
The end of (extreme) right wingers
We've got the cretins in the USA against a lockdown, especially those with their guns, what are they going to do, shoot the virus? Then there are people like Trump, Bolsonaro, Erdogan, etc who think it's all a joke and last weekend we had the right wing German extremists out in Berlin: Kritik an... -
Second Wave
“ There’s a possibility that the assault of the virus on our nation next winter will actually be even more difficult than the one we just went through,” CDC Director Robert Redfield said in an interview with The Washington Post. “And when I’ve said this to others, they kind of put their head... -
Brexit delay INEVITABLE
Brexit delay INEVITABLE: Boris Johnson issued dire warning Will he, won't he? He's sufficiently incompetent that you could imagine he won't delay and go on holiday for 4 weeks in January whilst leaving his minions in charge. :D- BlasterBates
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Digital contact tracing will fail unless privacy is respected, experts warn
Digital contact tracing will fail unless governments build the technology in a way that respects user privacy, a group of “nearly 300 experts have warned. If public health bodies like the NHS build centralised contact tracing apps that transmit superfluous data they will struggle to win the... -
More good news
Just in case any of you gloomsters are feeling smug, Michael Gove has confirmed that the UK will meet its 10,000 tests per day by the end of April target. So put that in yer pipe and smoke it. -
Self Sufficiency
This is the new mantra, Britain should move all the badly paid jobs back and move people from highly paid "cushy" office jobs providing services in a globalised market to working 12 hour days to churn out PPE for the NHS. I have a feeling this won't work Discuss- BlasterBates
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Belgium and UK have the highest COVID case fatality rates (CFR)
Yes I know the data is incomplete and things will come out in the wash, but its already clear that Germany, for example, will never be close. It's also worth noting that Belgium includes community deaths as well, but the UK is only counting hospital deaths. I suspect if community deaths are... -
Coronavirus: Lack of political leader leaves scientists in charge, say Tories
Coronavirus: Lack of political leader leaves scientists in charge, say Tories | News | The Times Oh wow, what would those scientists know that Tories don’t? :rollin: -
EU helps protect weak firms from foreign takeovers
This is a strong message from the EU that they will protect companies in member countries from predators. It is a shame that the UK will not receive the same level of protection. Brexit is not looking like such a good idea now is it? source: EU helps protect weak firms from foreign...- scooterscot
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Crono19 and man sex
Did professor egg head say having mansex is a high risk of dying from coron19 tonight ? Sent from my iPhone using Contractor UK Forum- GhostofTarbera
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Lack of demand
“ The UK government says it now has the capacity to carry out 35,000 coronavirus tests a day. Earlier this month, England's Health Secretary, Matt Hancock, set a target of reaching 100,000 tests a day by the end of the month. But halfway through April, the actual number being carried out was... -
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How a leader should lead (HEALTH WARNING: BR14 TRIGGER)
Compare and contrast with Trump or Bojo. But then Merkel is generally brainy and not a horrible AND dim rich boy. Watch Angela Merkel’s Coronavirus Speech - English Subtitles -
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Is Matt Hancock out of his depth? (HEALTH WARNING: BR14 TRIGGER)
This made I laff (Needs sound): ‘Do your job’: Piers Morgan tells Matt Hancock to admit government mistakes in heated GMB row | The Independent -
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Where are Dyson's ventilators? (HEALTH WARNING: BR14 TRIGGER)
Just asking like.... Billionaire Dyson’s 10,000 Ventilators Risk Missing Coronavirus ‘Peak Week’ In U.K. Hospitals -
Impending house price crash
“ The economic situation will hit renters the hardest, the very people who landlords make their money from. A survey of renters in the Guardian found that one in five had been forced to choose between food and bills or paying rent, while six in 10 said they had suffered financially due to the... -
UK expected to miss 100,000 a day virus testing target
“ Ambition of reaching figure within next fortnight seen as ‘political’ by some experts Devi Sridhar, professor of global public health at the University of Edinburgh, described the 100,000 figure as a “political target rather than one grounded in a testing strategy or in what was feasible”. “... -
Unemployment in the UK
If unemployment levels are currently reaching an all time high, then why did a plane arrive at Stanstead today with 180 Romanians on it to pick fruit, and another 5 planes coming? What will happen next year after a 'no deal' Brexit and the points based immigration system comes into place?
