China Coronavirus

[93-DY-SAM]

NI trina cheile as DUP align with fruitcake Tories and the more rational Shinners follow developments down South.

https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/coronavirus/coronavirus-row-over-sinn-feins-u-turn-on-school-closures-as-health-minister-says-nhs-services-in-northern-ireland-must-be-curtailed-39043439.html

This is a seriously high risk game of poker being played out now by the Tories. Frightening.

[Milltown Row2]

Was with a lecturer from Trinity yesterday, his classes are closed till September, now I was all for closing schools at the start but 4 months plus A levels and GCSE's to be done, mental.

What's the best fix? Can't have them being looked after by grandparents surely?

[Itchy]

Well here is one for the DUP. In what age bracket are there most protestants vrs Catholics in the north. What age bracket will  have have the highest mortality rates.

It's like Brexit, following the Tories blindly as it's the British thing to do even though its completely against their interests. Those interests this time of course are everyone's interests. I can't believe what the Brits are at.

[marty34]

Was with a lecturer from Trinity yesterday, his classes are closed till September, now I was all for closing schools at the start but 4 months plus A levels and GCSE's to be done, mental.

What's the best fix? Can't have them being looked after by grandparents surely?

I can't see, in the timeframe, any exams being completed this year.
What will happen? Repeat the year perhaps???

[Milltown Row2]

Was with a lecturer from Trinity yesterday, his classes are closed till September, now I was all for closing schools at the start but 4 months plus A levels and GCSE's to be done, mental.

What's the best fix? Can't have them being looked after by grandparents surely?

I can't see, in the timeframe, any exams being completed this year.
What will happen? Repeat the year perhaps???

That's madness, whole schools having an extra year group in place? What about the lack of teachers, then it comes back (the Virus)  again in September?

No easy answers, proper cluster f**k

[redzone]

Did I see something about the Cubans having some sort of cure

[Joeythelips]

The Dutch have discovered an antibody that works apparently but it has to be properly tested and mass produced which will take the guts of a year, byt which time this pandemic will have run its course. Herd immunity will happen by that stage, that where 80% of the population will have got the virus and there bodies will have dealt with it and given them immunity from future infection. However that means there will be a lot more deaths to come Im afraid.

[Square Ball]

US travel ban now extended to the UK and Ireland

[Itchy]

The Dutch have discovered an antibody that works apparently but it has to be properly tested and mass produced which will take the guts of a year, byt which time this pandemic will have run its course. Herd immunity will happen by that stage, that where 80% of the population will have got the virus and there bodies will have dealt with it and given them immunity from future infection. However that means there will be a lot more deaths to come Im afraid.

Sound. You might just tells what evidence there is to support this herd immunity theory and any real world examples where it worked before.

[imtommygunn]

The herd immunity thing is bullshit.

[Itchy]

Prediction. Since uk isnt going to test people now we will never know how many people are infected. I bet when people start to die they won't categorise them as Corona victims either. We will never know where this stands in the uk. I'm afraid if north refuses to follow the lead of the republic border may have to be closed.

[Milltown Row2]

Prediction. Since uk isnt going to test people now we will never know how many people are infected. I bet when people start to die they won't categorise them as Corona victims either. We will never know where this stands in the uk. I'm afraid if north refuses to follow the lead of the republic border may have to be closed.

People are being tested, and if someone shows signs of a cold or flu like symptoms they should isolate, is everyone in the south being tested? Or recommended to self isolate?

[larryin89]

Very worrying times .

[larryin89]

Second death .

[Cunny Funt]

Second death .

And 39 new cases today, 129 confirmed cases in ROI now.