International News Covid-19 .....

Numbers..........
As at midnight on 28 May 2020
Patients currently being treated for COVID-19: 130
Total patients treated for COVID-19 who have been discharged: 754
Total confirmed and nationally announced deaths positive for COVID-19: 343

As at midnight on 31 May 2020

Patients currently being treated for COVID-19: 122
Total patients treated for COVID-19 who have been discharged: 782
Total confirmed and nationally announced deaths positive for COVID-19: 347

Still too many folk coming in.
Expecting an increase in cases.
The "tail" is starting to look more like a series of speed bumps than a decreasing line.

It is time for the Government to pull on the big boy pants, utilise the remaining furlough & support scheme time, and to tell folk to stay the feck at home.
 
As at midnight on 31 May 2020

Patients currently being treated for COVID-19: 122
Total patients treated for COVID-19 who have been discharged: 782
Total confirmed and nationally announced deaths positive for COVID-19: 347

Still too many folk coming in.
Expecting an increase in cases.
The "tail" is starting to look more like a series of speed bumps than a decreasing line.

It is time for the Government to pull on the big boy pants, utilise the remaining furlough & support scheme time, and to tell folk to stay the feck at home.

I get the distinct feeling the economic impact is overriding all other concerns now... all about getting things back up and running as soon as possible.

If this lockdown was not going to be done properly and for the right amount of time, it makes me wonder why they bothered in the first place.

Really worried about this rapid loss of patience and aggressive reduction in easing of lockdown.

Judging by the beaches, for many this is already over ?
 
Nice to get some recognition from the Big Boss....

"The past few months have been a challenge in many ways for everyone and yet you, as a Pathology team, have excelled in so many ways, supporting patients through these difficult times.
We want to highlight this and thank you all for your contribution to these amazing achievements.

Here are a few examples, recognising also that those who not have been directly involved in these activities have covered work for colleagues assigned to these tasks or absent from work due to SARS-COV-2 and thank you for this.

Microbiology: the Virology team successfully introduced PCR testing for SARS-COV2 and were in the first group to achieve this within the UK. They have gone on to develop and deliver this across a range of platforms, extending working hours to deliver the required testing volumes. The service has supported other regional Trusts with these tests. Medical staff have provided invaluable clinical advice and support for colleagues.

Cytogenetics: a team of staff set up and delivered high throughput DNA extraction to support the PCR testing in Virology, again extending hours to deliver what is needed for patients.

Cellular Pathology: a new high capacity mortuary has been set up which provides resilience both for UHL and the region. There is huge potential for developing this, with our interests in CT-PM and forensics, into a flagship service and we are looking to do this.

Blood Sciences: the Immunology and Chemistry teams, together, have successfully set up and delivered antibody testing for SARS-COV2 at high scale and in super quick time. This service is for staff and patients across locally but will also be rolled out to cover Northamptonshire and north Nottinghamshire. Our specimen reception team are booking in the many thousands of samples expected. The Blood Transfusion service has led in the set-up and support of the trials of convalescent plasma to treat patients with SARS-COV-2 infection as well as delivering the increased demand for blood products often required by these very sick patients. These patients often have complex clotting issues and the Haematology team have supported additional testing relating to this, including trials work ongoing at UHL.

  • POCT: worked in partnership with clinical colleagues to provide, implement and train staff needing equipment to support patients with SARS-COV-2 including additional blood gas analysers, stat strips and ACT devices.

Staff working in all labs should be commended for their flexibility in creating different ways of working including the ED lab where staff have maintained TRT while working in a particularly challenging environments .

We are grateful to the medical staff re-assigned to help in ward areas, the stores team, key to ensuring the labs have the equipment needed, the pathology delivery drivers who supported changes in working practices and administrative teams who continue to provide invaluable support for the service.

It’s clearly nowhere near over yet but your dedication, hard work and achievements to this point are something you should be really proud of. Thank you."

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You can get very wrapped up in a "bubble" of just doing the job and lose sight of what you are contributing too both locally, nationally and globally as are many others across the world.
 
No chance will they tighten up lockdown now, the economy is teetering on the edge as it is, going back in would kill it.

We should of gone in harder and stayed in till it was sensible to come out, that would of done damage to the economy but saved lives and we could of rebuilt. Instead we went soft and came out early, the idea of going in and out of lockdown though is unworkable, it would destroy a lot of businesses as their is no way any economy in the world can function like that.
 
No chance will they tighten up lockdown now, the economy is teetering on the edge as it is, going back in would kill it.

We should of gone in harder and stayed in till it was sensible to come out, that would of done damage to the economy but saved lives and we could of rebuilt. Instead we went soft and came out early, the idea of going in and out of lockdown though is unworkable, it would destroy a lot of businesses as their is no way any economy in the world can function like that.

The Stay at home and work from home if you can messages are fine BUT the feel free to have your bbq's congregate in the parks and on the beaches are not and if you're unable to go to work then you shouldn't even be in those places imho and those there should have the 80% Government handout taken away....Then you have the Government encouraging spending in the shops car showrooms etc but the morons are not going to even think about spending in such places when they can have a P**s up virtual everyday of the week.....it does make me wonder just how many people would be willing to help their employers by taking the 20% pay cut

There was always a feeling that all this would lead to people not trusting each other and who is even contemplating going into shops and the like anyway let alone when you risk mixing with the beach goers etc..
 
No chance will they tighten up lockdown now, the economy is teetering on the edge as it is, going back in would kill it.

We should of gone in harder and stayed in till it was sensible to come out, that would of done damage to the economy but saved lives and we could of rebuilt. Instead we went soft and came out early, the idea of going in and out of lockdown though is unworkable, it would destroy a lot of businesses as their is no way any economy in the world can function like that.
Correct.

Which means the government has proven itself to have badly failed in a time of crisis and has cocked up enormously, and as such needs to hold its hands up, or they’ve been more than willing to let us all just get the thing from the off. Those are the two options, and both of them are failures. Yet not only do we not even get meaningful admissions of making mistakes, or a simple “We should have done better, and we need to make sure that we learn from this”, we’re told that a fabulous job has been done. Even though we can plainly see it’s a simple choice between A and B, and both are sackable offences at their core.

It’s really that simple at this stage.
 
No chance will they tighten up lockdown now, the economy is teetering on the edge as it is, going back in would kill it.

We should of gone in harder and stayed in till it was sensible to come out, that would of done damage to the economy but saved lives and we could of rebuilt. Instead we went soft and came out early, the idea of going in and out of lockdown though is unworkable, it would destroy a lot of businesses as their is no way any economy in the world can function like that.
I'm wondering what the New Zealand tourism industry is going to do. And every other country that is closing their borders.
The 2 week or even 1 week foreign holiday isn't going to happen if people have to quarantine during or after it.
 
I'm wondering what the New Zealand tourism industry is going to do. And every other country that is closing their borders.
The 2 week or even 1 week foreign holiday isn't going to happen if people have to quarantine during or after it.

I read NZ is using the current situation to encourage citizens to holiday domestically. People still have money and time off, so why not spend it locally?
Also, expect the opening of bubbles e.g. NZ open to Aussies and vice-versa.

Not sure if it will be enough for countries that heavily rely on tourism e.g. Greece but it could put the whole tourism industry on a more sustainable and greener (if smaller) footing. Whilst at the same time improving quality of life for residents in areas where tourism has spiralled out of control.

Flip side for UK is, of course, that the drunken louts who like to puke their guts out and urinate their way around southern Europe will be forced to do so domestically.
 
I read NZ is using the current situation to encourage citizens to holiday domestically. People still have money and time off, so why not spend it locally?
Also, expect the opening of bubbles e.g. NZ open to Aussies and vice-versa.

Not sure if it will be enough for countries that heavily rely on tourism e.g. Greece but it could put the whole tourism industry on a more sustainable and greener (if smaller) footing. Whilst at the same time improving quality of life for residents in areas where tourism has spiralled out of control.

Flip side for UK is, of course, that the drunken louts who like to puke their guts out and urinate their way around southern Europe will be forced to do so domestically.
Already happening, judging by last weekend.

I think sadly, the majority of domestic destinations that were once worth going to could well be places to avoid this year.

Mind you, if we gt a traditional and typical British Summer during high season(ie it lashes it down), they might escape the worst of it.
 
As at midnight on 31 May 2020

Patients currently being treated for COVID-19: 122
Total patients treated for COVID-19 who have been discharged: 782
Total confirmed and nationally announced deaths positive for COVID-19: 347

Still too many folk coming in.
Expecting an increase in cases.
The "tail" is starting to look more like a series of speed bumps than a decreasing line.

It is time for the Government to pull on the big boy pants, utilise the remaining furlough & support scheme time, and to tell folk to stay the feck at home.

When was the peak death rate in your area? And which is your area again, somewhere in Midlands isn’t it?

There are I believe 50 health trusts in U.K. showing no covid19 deaths for over a week.
 
I read NZ is using the current situation to encourage citizens to holiday domestically. People still have money and time off, so why not spend it locally?
Also, expect the opening of bubbles e.g. NZ open to Aussies and vice-versa.

Not sure if it will be enough for countries that heavily rely on tourism e.g. Greece but it could put the whole tourism industry on a more sustainable and greener (if smaller) footing. Whilst at the same time improving quality of life for residents in areas where tourism has spiralled out of control.

Flip side for UK is, of course, that the drunken louts who like to puke their guts out and urinate their way around southern Europe will be forced to do so domestically.
This ‘drunken louts’ shtick is a bit of an old cliche these days isn’t it? Or are we still stuck in the days of Euro80?
 
I read NZ is using the current situation to encourage citizens to holiday domestically. People still have money and time off, so why not spend it locally?
Also, expect the opening of bubbles e.g. NZ open to Aussies and vice-versa.

Not sure if it will be enough for countries that heavily rely on tourism e.g. Greece but it could put the whole tourism industry on a more sustainable and greener (if smaller) footing. Whilst at the same time improving quality of life for residents in areas where tourism has spiralled out of control.

Flip side for UK is, of course, that the drunken louts who like to puke their guts out and urinate their way around southern Europe will be forced to do so domestically.
Based on last weekend, I think they’ve already started Mark.
 
Flip side for UK is, of course, that the drunken louts who like to puke their guts out and urinate their way around southern Europe will be forced to do so domestically.

Unfortunately, I think some have already started ?
 
Young people actually drink much less nowadays. I was a magaluf drunken lout back in the nineties and it’s much less widespread now than back then.
 
When was the peak death rate in your area? And which is your area again, somewhere in Midlands isn’t it?

There are I believe 50 health trusts in U.K. showing no covid19 deaths for over a week.

Leicester, our peak was late April or so.
Showing "no deaths" whilst eminently positive news, needs to be balanced against number of tested positive inpatients.
Without wanting to sound to dramatic it can take a long time to die from Covid.
 
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