Coronavirus in the UK

[Cleoriff]

The BBC have announced that two patients in the UK have been diagnosed with the coronavirus.

No further details have been given other than they are both members of the same family and are receiving specialist NHS care.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-51325192

At present, 83 Britons and 27 foreign nationals are flying back to the UK from Wuhan, the Chinese city at the centre of the outbreak.

The flight is due to land at RAF Brize Norton at 13:30 GMT.

The UK passengers will then be taken to Arrowe Park Hospital on the Wirral and quarantined for two weeks.

[pgn]

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@Cleoriff wrote:

Oh just get on with it man. Either do it or not.

Interesting article about Spain being responsible for the increase in cases @pgn 

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Reporting disparities aside, the US early cases over on the western side, Washington state as I recall, were shown to be more closely related to some of the Chinese strains than were those in New York. Travel patterns may have been blamed. 

And if it is the same predominantly in England that the strain matches that common in Spain, well - what was it about travel again? Where do people from these chilly climes tend to go to most often?

Speaking of which, travel controls and the Canaries were mentioned in dispatches again last night, can't remember the context this time.

Travel is all fine and well, but some form of test, track and trace would really help us understand, I think. 

[pgn]

This, posted by our local MP, on Twitter this morning:

This article from @DR_simon in the @spectator on the reality of the Swedish approach to dealing with the pandemic is essential reading.

https://t.co/UP8umrZ3lB

I have to go read it again more carefully. 

[Cleoriff]

It doesn't surprise me about Spain though.....most popular country to travel to.

[jonsie]

It seems Boris will be making the announcement that was leaked to the media last night at 4pm today.
Are the leaks designed to take the pressure off Boris so that he doesn't seem such a bad guy?

[TallTrees]

Yes of course the leaks are purposeful an old trick from the trickster BJ.
Still waiting for the man to say it🙃

[Cleoriff]

Here we go again...

My grandson came here for Qualifying. He said the  road going into town to was blocked with traffic. All off to stock up again no doubt!!

[Cleoriff]

England lockdowns from Thursday for a month. ..... Jeez

[sheepdog]

SO the scientists are saying more lockdown because its needed based on dodgy new modelling figures based on tenuous data gathering and hey look, we've got new coloured charts we discovered Excel can do! 

Bonus: people in Wales get the added prize of being effectively locked down for another 3 weeks since we can't get out of Wales now. 

[pgn]

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@sheepdog wrote:

Bonus: people in Wales get the added prize of being effectively locked down for another 3 weeks since we can't get out of Wales now. 

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Devolved governments may follow suit, I suspect, @sheepdog - although the local assembly leaders in Northern Ireland have said they still plan to reopen close-contact businesses (hair salons, beauty treatment clinics, etc) on 13-Nov-2020 as planned, despite the lockdown in England.  Schools return on Monday 02-Nov-2020 after a two-week stop.

[Cleoriff]

Little continuity re schools is there? Despite it being a lockdown in England, schools and Universities will remain open.