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[Followtheox1]

Why there are so many cases of coronavirus in Gwent

CLOSENESS to England and more coronavius testing are key reasons why health experts believe Gwent is a hotspot for cases in Wales.

www.southwalesargus.co.uk

The English are at fault for high levels of Coronavirus in Gwent/Newport apparently....

I'm glad the comments balance that rubbish out.

I saw that. They talked about the hot spot in London and linked it to Gwent. Riddicolus.

 

[Marked Ox]

I saw that. They talked about the hot spot in London and linked it to Gwent. Riddicolus.

Yes, ignoring that the surrounding English areas have less infections.

 

[RyanioBirdio]

Today’s death count breaks 100 for the first time.

 

[carefreeoufc]

Today’s death count breaks 100 for the first time.

Obviously it’s concerning but I am pleased (so far) we’ve dropped away from tracking the Italian death rate. According to the image shared on here a few pages back they were at 1015 on the same day as opposed to 578.

 

[Robie]

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I echo that. Italy is now close to overtaking China!

A note of caution though because we stopped testing for a bit and I expect it to rise the more testing we do.

 

[RyanioBirdio]

Obviously it’s concerning but I am pleased (so far) we’ve dropped away from tracking the Italian death rate. According to the image shared on here a few pages back they were at 1015 on the same day as opposed to 578.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1243104190202818561

Bit of a to do about the fact that we’ve moved the goalposts in terms of announcing figures / cause of death in recent days. Government saying they can only report deaths and include them in the figures with family consent of each deceased, but plenty of very qualified people rebutting this and saying consent is only required to name a specific individual, and that nothing of the sort is required to include them anonymously as part of a number. Which is true, hence why when a plane crashes they very quickly tell you how many people were on board. It’s only to say names and show photos etc that permission is needed. So quite why the health department are saying this now I really don’t know.

I very much hope that we aren’t ‘flattening the curve’ by being rather economical with the reporting. The fact that this is even being questioned is a pretty sad indictment of where this country has gone in recent years.

 

[Northstandboy]

A new study from Oxford University was published yesterday (albeit unreviewed) which suggests that C19 was spreading undetected in the general population in January.

The only way we are going to know is to get these testing kits out - and in the words of the head of the WHO "Test, test, test"

In January I had 2-3 days of feeling so tried, achy etc.. I said at the time of I hadn't had my flu vaccination I would have thought I had the flu!

I might get a test.

 

[RyanioBirdio]

Coronavirus: 'Mix-up' over EU ventilator scheme

Labour demands an "urgent explanation" from ministers over why they did not join EU equipment plan.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Scotchegg]

Has anyone checked on Jamie Mackie?

His family must be fed up of the shirt tugging at lunch time, the chirping when he someone spills a drink and general excitement in the household. A cure for COVID-19 can't come soon enough.

After all. There are only so many times he can go on the naughty step...

I imagine he's at home with his family doing nothing until 2 minutes before the kids bedtime before coming on to chants of "super, super Dad, super Daddy Mackie!"

 

[Gary Baldi]

Still trying to be relevant in the dying days of his failed leadership

Coronavirus: Jeremy Corbyn says he was proved 'right' on public spending

The government now realises it has to invest in the state, the outgoing Labour leader tells the BBC.

www.bbc.co.uk

At least he can admit he didn't win the election now!

 

[Sarge]

Still trying to be relevant in the dying days of his failed leadership

Coronavirus: Jeremy Corbyn says he was proved 'right' on public spending

The government now realises it has to invest in the state, the outgoing Labour leader tells the BBC.

www.bbc.co.uk

At least he can admit he didn't win the election now!

and Bojo is still a buffoon
.... check your fuckin' spam folder!!! ....

The government regrets to announce that a chance to procure ventilators somehow ended up in Boris Johnson’s spam folder

Still, we are told that the government will consider taking part in ‘future rounds’ now that we’ve missed out on this one

www.independent.co.uk

 

[SteMerritt]

There is nothing more petty and unnecessary than political points scoring during a time of crisis ?

 

[werthersoriginal]

Still trying to be relevant in the dying days of his failed leadership

Coronavirus: Jeremy Corbyn says he was proved 'right' on public spending

The government now realises it has to invest in the state, the outgoing Labour leader tells the BBC.

www.bbc.co.uk

At least he can admit he didn't win the election now!

Johnson is doing a reasonable job, with some stumbles and mixed messages. The main thing is that he's using the input of experts and not running the operation on an ideological basis. I don't have any faith that Corbyn would have done better.

 

[IsleofWightYellow]

Johnson is doing a reasonable job, with some stumbles and mixed messages. The main thing is that he's using the input of experts and not running the operation on an ideological basis. I don't have any faith that Corbyn would have done better.

Agreed - But he also wouldn't have done any worse.

 

[Sarge]

Everyone please get tested !!!

The UK is taking this seriously

New testing is now being conducted without the need to leave your house, so no hospital visit necessary.

All you have to do is mail your stool sample to:
Swindon Test-centre For Covoid (STFC)
County Ground
Swindon

Please note :Large samples give a more accurate result

 

[Oxford57]

Everyone please get tested !!!

The UK is taking this seriously

New testing is now being conducted without the need to leave your house, so no hospital visit necessary.

All you have to do is mail your stool sample to:
Swindon Test-centre For Covoid (STFC)
County Ground
Swindon

Please note :Large samples give a more accurate result

Perhaps it might be a good idea to have a curry the night before

 

[Whingit]

Whilst we're all bored, does anyone on the right want to try and explain how their beloved free market economics would have been a better way to go about things rather than the, let's be honest, socialist policies the chancellor has come up with?

 

[ZeroTheHero]

Surely the free market way is 'survival of the fittest' and all that entails ...

 

[Oxford57]

I am not that bored !

 

[Sarge]

Surely the free market way is 'survival of the fittest' and all that entails ...

seems EFL/FA adopt an Orwellian approach , along the lines of all the survivors are fit, but
some survivors are fitter than others

with the different ways that Bury & Bolton were treated as a prime example!