China Coronavirus

[five points]

What's the story with reducing social distancing from two metres to one?  WHO seem to be happy for this to be the case with most other countries taking it on board.  This would be a game changer for pubs and restaurants.  Is it best to leave it at two metres until later in the summer until further scientific evidence is sought?

who mentioned reducing it. Be no surprise if they do it, in work we have 160 desks but due to social distancing we can only use 32, odd but that's what we're told. We have people shielding and some working from home. The remaining are on a rota but more laptops arriving soon so be all back full time. With a reduction I would say we could get to 80-90 in work.

There's no way that companies will continue long term employing staff to work exclusively or almost exclusively from home. If you become invisible to your employer you'll slowly but surely become dispensable too.  It's always easier to mistreat someone if you don't have to look them in the eye.

And then there's this. 

https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2020/05/21/facebook-pay-cuts-employees-could-have-reduced-salaries-if-they-move/5239532002/

[Smurfy123]

WHO are saying 1m so why are we saying 2m?
Just don't get it?
To cautious in this country. The big waves that were expected never came
A massive wave at the beginning or April because of Cheltenham didn't come
The big wave because of Easter didn't come
The big wave on VHE didn't didn't come
Reopening things the big wave hasn't come
People not sticking to the rules many people saying second wave it hasn't come

[PadraicHenryPearse]

WHO say at least 1 metre..

[RadioGAAGAA]

Radio the WHO guidelines are 1 m
Go and check on the official website
You either follow or not which is it?

I know they are.

I don't agree with it. I think the conclusion they have drawn is very wrong and there is a significant body of evidence against it.

Coughs and sneezes project far more than 1 metre.

I've even seen research suggesting up to 4 metres.

[Square Ball]

Radio the WHO guidelines are 1 m
Go and check on the official website
You either follow or not which is it?

I know they are.

I don't agree with it. I think the conclusion they have drawn is very wrong and there is a significant body of evidence against it.

Coughs and sneezes project far more than 1 metre.

I've even seen research suggesting up to 4 metres.

Was just reading this.
https://www.edexlive.com/news/2020/may/23/study-shows-six-feet-social-distancing-may-not-be-enough-to-avoid-covid-19-spread-12203.html

[Maroon Manc]

How many in ICU in Ireland? I can recall reading a week ago it was at 60 which was down from 76 the week before.

[Rossfan]

I heard 51 mentioned yesterday.
Around 500 in Hospital with the Virus.
There were around 3,200 hospitalised altogether.

[Taylor]

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/coronavirus-uk-hospital-weston-super-mare-nhs-general-ae-patients-a9531116.html

[Smurfy123]

Taylor watch that one blow over very quick
Very quick
Just like the r number in Germany
No word of it now as it's at 0.5
Switzerland 0.3 and opened from April
Watch that story disappear very quick

[Taylor]

Why would it good over very quickly?

[Smurfy123]

Because it's a none story?
It's a precautionary measure because of the high number of Coronavirus patients
Precautionary
Why is this a story?

[five points]

Race against time to develop a vaccine before the virus disappears.

Seriously.

https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-disappearing-so-fast-oxford-vaccine-has-only-50-chance-of-working-11993739

[RadioGAAGAA]

Race against time to develop a vaccine before the virus disappears.

Seriously.

https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-disappearing-so-fast-oxford-vaccine-has-only-50-chance-of-working-11993739

I hope the virus disappears before any vaccine can be trialled!

Unfortunately, the odds are definitely against.

[five points]

"We're in the bizarre position of wanting COVID to stay, at least for a little while." is like saying "I wish polio hadn't been eradicated because we could have made money out of it."

[Rossfan]

Meanwhile in the real World

https://www.rte.ie/news/coronavirus/2020/0525/1140413-covid-19/