Coronavirus

[Deutsch Wolf]

Might explain those gold exports. Some fucker somewhere knows where this will lead ( And it ain't Bozo the Clown)

By the way, I don't know either :icon_lol: It just looks very, very weird.

 

[arklowolf]

Fairly sure I had Coronavirus on 20th December looking back on it...that was a rough few days.

I feel I had it end of November, but maybe it was just a flu bug.
Weird I was bad with a temp and cough on the Weds and Thursday, felt I was over it on the Friday even went to the gym and did a spin class, by the Sunday felt like I was dying was totally tired, it went onto my chest and then sinuses. Took me nearly three weeks to shake it off altogether.
Wife was worse. Didn't get out of bed for 5 days, off work for two weeks. Not like her at all.

 

[Papper]

Not like i know anything other that what i've been reading the same as most people but i think it's definitely a possibility that it has been around in this country for a while too. How many deaths before we started counting have happened over the first 2 months have been similar to those attributed to Covid-19.

A possible route to deflating the hysteria that is going on. Interesting to see the stats relating to November, December, January in relation to hospital admissions and a comparison with previous years (taking into account flu etc).

 

[Papper]

By the way, I don't know either :icon_lol: It just looks very, very weird.

None of us do. I remember looking at that link and thinking wtf. Hey, maybe a career in investigative journalism beckons for ya !

 

[SLA]

This thread is getting weird.

 

[leedswolf]

https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202003/12/WS5e6a1a53a31012821727e9dc.html

Those unreliable Chinese...

 

[b3h]

I have some investments, I just add a bit to it monthly whereas my 2 mates also lump when there's a downward curve. We leech off the investment company my mate works for, been amazing til now. It hadn't updated this morning and I'm currently too scared to look haha! One of my investments had passed 20% profit, that was in the negative already last night. The advice the company has given to customers this morning is to not panic and that they aim to profit from this basically...there's opportunity here...

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

I have some investments, I just add a bit to it monthly whereas my 2 mates also lump when there's a downward curve. We leech off the investment company my mate works for, been amazing til now. It hadn't updated this morning and I'm currently too scared to look haha! One of my investments had passed 20% profit, that was in the negative already last night. The advice the company has given to customers this morning is to not panic and that they aim to profit from this basically...there's opportunity here...

Assuming this doesn't turn into the genuine apocalypse then most stocks will recover in time (unless you're invested into businesses that will literally go bump as a result, anyone holding airline shares should probably write those off for a while).

Back to HBOS for a second, I got about £2k worth of shares off them as part of my bonus in 2007. Hung on to them thinking they'd be a worthwhile investment. Er, that didn't work out. Wasn't allowed to hold them any longer after I left either (only a year or so later) so I don't think I even got £50 back in the end.

So don't listen to me would be my advice there...

 

[The Bear]

I've had an investment portfolio for the last 20 years, and I've found that when there's a dip in the market I tend to make money long term, as everything is then cheaper to buy with my monthly top ups, and the existing stuff recovers in time.

 

[Parkins left foot]

Assuming this doesn't turn into the genuine apocalypse then most stocks will recover in time (unless you're invested into businesses that will literally go bump as a result, anyone holding airline shares should probably write those off for a while).

Back to HBOS for a second, I got about £2k worth of shares off them as part of my bonus in 2007. Hung on to them thinking they'd be a worthwhile investment. Er, that didn't work out. Wasn't allowed to hold them any longer after I left either (only a year or so later) so I don't think I even got £50 back in the end.

So don't listen to me would be my advice there...

Still have nearly 4000 Barclays shares from various profit share options when I was working for them - were worth over £25000 at one point (really should have sold them then!)

Currently worth £4700

 

[Alan]

https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202003/12/WS5e6a1a53a31012821727e9dc.html

Those unreliable Chinese...

Can't trust em obviously

 

[UKYankieWWFC]

I’d wager that the situation in the US will be worse then here by the time you fly.

I kinda figure that too. Based off population and community spreading ofthe virus
If it all goes tits up we stay a little longer.
However they did let the cruise ship guy come back to work and didn't follow the same protocol...

 

[AndyWolves]

If anyone is interested i'm feeling much better today and have worked from home. Coughed up some really chunky green stuff this morning but no fever or anything today and have been quite coherent but feeling knackered at the same time.

Agreed with work to WFH the rest of the week and i don't really have any plans or desire to leave the house this weekend either.

I'm not sure about monday as i could really do with going into work next week but i really don't want be near anyone right now, especially on public transport

If it is coronavirus i'll expect round 2 to start friday evening / saturday morning

 

[Dennisons Wrong Foot]

I own a liquor store and have been speaking with various sales people today. None of them have any idea what will happen if a warehouse worker or delivery driver gets Covid, but one worker has been threatened with the sack if he does not attend a mandatory sales meeting.

An educated (non-redneck) customer just asked me if I own a gun and said to get one. "This is Texas, if I don't have water and you do - I'm gonna take it."

On a side note, Corona beer is actually selling very well.

 

[Templeton Peck]

Can anyone explain the difference between the contain and the delay phase as I don't see any in reality.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

They now think we actually have somewhere between 5k and 10k infected.

 

[Donegal Wolf]

Just been given the news. Not surprised, but happy that finally someone has been decisive, as tbh, the whole country has been very complacent about it.

Our work has been prepared since last week, but every day at the BCP meetings, the outcome was BAU and lets wait and see...

Yep seems we are completely shutting down for two weeks,

Phone pinging all afternoon with various things being cancelled, all schoolboy soccer, all GAA (rugby and rest expected to follow) all banned until end of the month, horse racing and greyhound racing to take place behind closed doors etc.

Banks have said that upon request they will defer all repayments and loans for upto 3 months.

Will see how it works, was on site in Dublin on tuesday when heard lads in canteen discussing the St Patricks parade being postponed, consensus seemed to be that people will just spend all day on the piss instead, which probably ties in with some people saying it is counter intuative to cancel open air events.

 

[playtheace]

So, the scientists plans after weeks of research are out but the journalists seem to be ridiculing them already.

The scientists have obvisouly have carefully studied other countries to try to supress the peak but i envisage many negative headlines tomorrow which wont help.

 

[leedswolf]

Yep seems we are completely shutting down for two weeks,

Phone pinging all afternoon with various things being cancelled, all schoolboy soccer, all GAA (rugby and rest expected to follow) all banned until end of the month, horse racing and greyhound racing to take place behind closed doors etc.

Banks have said that upon request they will defer all repayments and loans for upto 3 months.

Will see how it works, was on site in Dublin on tuesday when heard lads in canteen discussing the St Patricks parade being postponed, consensus seemed to be that people will just spend all day on the piss instead, which probably ties in with some people saying it is counter intuative to cancel open air events.

I remember the St Patrick's Day parade being banned in 2001 (IIRC) because of foot and mouth...

 

[The Saturday Boy]

Can anyone explain the difference between the contain and the delay phase as I don't see any in reality.

Contain is mapping out what is happening where and literally trying to contain it where they find it. Delay is accepting that it isn't worth doing that anymore and take increasing levels of action to make the inevitable increase in infection as slow as possible. It's like a large bucket with an ever increasing number of holes, you can hold it back for a while but soon you give up and start building a dam.

From a purely sociological perspective, I am really interested to see how the UK approach pans out. Whole chunks of it seem completely counter intuitive but if it works it could become the model for dealing with situations like this. We all know what's coming and when it does we will all be ready to do it. I think the aim is to actually get over 70% of people infected but in a controlled way - then it won't be a new virus any more.