coronavirus

billynomates said:
Thanks Will, thats very interesting. This strategy seems to be a large gamble. Its based on the assumption that those infected with CV and recover then become immune, but there's evidence in Asia of people getting re-infected after recovering from the initial infection?? In theory the strategy makes a lot of sense, but as all the experts are saying- this is a new virus and very little is known about it. The assumptions on which it is based may not hold true.

In an alarming development, Dr Nattino said younger patients were being affected, saying the ages of patients ranged from 46 to 83 with only a small number having important underlying conditions.

He added: “The last days are showing a younger population involved as if the elderly and weaker part of the population crashed early and now younger patients, having exhausted their physiological reserves, come to overcrowded, overwhelmed hospitals with little resources left.”

One UK doctor said this latter point needed careful consideration by NHS hospitals, adding: “We need to be careful to have some ICU capacity for younger patients. This is where important difficult decisions need to be made.”

WILLSAN said:
full article - https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/coronavirus-italy-doctors...

BigMacca said:
We will end up putting more Italy like quarantine measures in (close schools, no going to work, only leaving house for food/hospital etc), but they will be too late (they are already a week to late as it is)...

dannyboy73 said:I postulate UK government trying to hold out until easter break to limit the economic damage.
As you say...it will be to little to late.

BigMacca said:
My thoughts as well, but that's another two weeks and if that turns out to be another two weeks with no actual preventative measures put in place we will be absolutely f**ked!
The last 'measures' of self-isolate for 7 days if you have a cough, have done absolutely nothing as everyone is just ignoring them - 'Sorry boss, can't come for 7 days today as I have a tickle in my throat' would not go down well with 99% of employers.

matthewvc said:10% get severe pneumonia or ARDS. without any intervention the fatality rate at this stage is sky high - you are just left to drown in your own pus and plasma. An overwhelmed NHS will see many die as they’ll simply have no ICU spaces left. Looking at other countries with inadequate healthcare (eg Iran) - 3% fatality rate is optimistic if the government continue to pursue their idiotic herd immunity experiment and let millions get sick at the same time sinking the NHS. UK should see itself as though it’s WW2 again.. martial law needs declaring and a total lockdown.

Wayne_Cowdrey said:
2.5