28-03-2020, 11:54
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Re: Coronavirus
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Originally Posted by papa smurf
One thing i have noticed in the past couple of days is i can actually smell the sea,i only live about 300 mtrs from it but usually all i can smell is fumes and factory smells,the air quality seems so much better.
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-52065140
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New data confirms the improvement in air quality over Europe - a byproduct of the coronavirus crisis.
The maps on this page track changes in nitrogen dioxide (NO2) - a pollutant that comes principally from the use of fossil fuels.
Lockdown policies and the resulting reductions in economic activity have seen emissions take a steep dive
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28-03-2020, 11:56
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#1427
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Re: Coronavirus
I think the thing that has given me pleasure was how quiet it is. I was in the garden yesterday and all I could hear was bird song and the odd massive bumble bee defying gravity as it wombled around the plants. No traffic, no planes and no noisy music.
I know these pleasure are coming at a great cost but I intend to see my cup as half full.
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28-03-2020, 12:24
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Re: Coronavirus
The Scottish Secretary Alister Jack is self-isolating now as well after experiencing symptoms of the coronavirus.
https://news.sky.com/story/coronavir...ptoms-11965001
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28-03-2020, 12:24
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Re: Coronavirus
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Originally Posted by papa smurf
And that is the case here,pluss the A180 cuts through the middle and the traffic smell is usually quite bad,but with the factories shut and no traffic i can actually smell the sea or if you want to get technical about it the Humber estuary.
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Wind from your south-west(if I've got it right) won't come from the sea. A smell needs the wind to carry it, unless your extremely near the source. Sound from a major trunk road to my south, is another matter.
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28-03-2020, 12:31
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#1430
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Re: Coronavirus
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Originally Posted by nomadking
Wind from your south-west(if I've got it right) won't come from the sea. A smell needs the wind to carry it, unless your extremely near the source. Sound from a major trunk road to my south, is another matter.
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28-03-2020, 12:43
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Re: Coronavirus
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On Thursday, Derbyshire Police also broke up a large group near the Snake Pass enjoying a picnic and shisha.
Officers said those who attended had come from Manchester, Sheffield and Ipswich and added: "Seriously this is not social distancing and staying home."
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Considering activities where sharing saliva is number one in the guaranteed transmission method, they should all have been forcibly locked up in quarantine.Instead they've been allowed to potentially carry back the virus to those towns and cities.
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Dozens of worshipers at a South Korean church were infected with the coronavirus after a contaminated bottle was used to spray saltwater into their mouths in the belief it would help prevent the spread of the deadly bug, according to a report.
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“It’s been confirmed that they put the nozzle of the spray bottle inside the mouth of a follower who was later confirmed as a patient, before they did likewise for other followers as well, without disinfecting the sprayer,” local coronavirus task force chief Lee Hee-young said, according to the news site.
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Thailand has today issued a new coronavirus warning after a spike of 13 cases were traced to a group of friends who shared cigarettes and whisky while on a night out.
Dr Sukhum Kanchanapimai, the health ministry's permanent secretary, said that the cluster of cases was caused by party goers who became infected while enjoying Bangkok's nightlife.
He told reporters: 'There was inappropriate behaviour, sharing drinks, cigarettes and not avoiding social activities after returning from an at-risk country.'
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Sharing saliva does really need highlighting as a slam dunk transmission method.
Last edited by nomadking; 28-03-2020 at 12:57.
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28-03-2020, 14:11
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Re: Coronavirus
We’re fighting 2 pandemics, Coronavirus and grand stupidity.
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28-03-2020, 14:17
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Re: Coronavirus
Department of Health and Social Care daily update on Coronavirus.
https://twitter.com/DHSCgovuk/status...01924786790400
https://news.sky.com/story/coronavir...1-019-11965035
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As of 9am 28 March, a total of 120,776 have been tested:
103,687 negative.
17,089 positive.
As of 5pm on 27 March, of those hospitalised in the UK, 1,019 have sadly died.
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Last edited by denphone; 28-03-2020 at 14:28.
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28-03-2020, 14:30
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Re: Coronavirus
Lets not also forget 135 have fully recovered.
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28-03-2020, 14:41
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Re: Coronavirus
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Originally Posted by Paul
Lets not also forget 135 have fully recovered.
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And the number of fatalities currently represents 0.0016% of the population. That puts the risk of you dying from this into perspective.
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28-03-2020, 14:50
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Re: Coronavirus
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Originally Posted by Paul
Lets not also forget 135 have fully recovered.
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And lets hope that many more recover from contacting Coronavirus.
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28-03-2020, 15:01
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Re: Coronavirus
I've just seen a good Samaritan delivering shopping to my neighbours across the road. They were inside and waved to him as he left the stuff on their doorstep. I guess they must be self isolating as they normally go shopping themselves.
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28-03-2020, 15:01
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Re: Coronavirus
Ed Conway, from Sky News, who usually deals in figures for finance has just tweeted the Latest death toll update puts uk in a very "Grim" situation, worse than Italy.
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Not good
Not good at all
Avg increase in UK #COVID19 deaths over latest three day period: 30%
For perspective, here are the 3day avg increases in other countries at the same stage in their outbreaks:
Italy 20%
Spain 26%
France 25%
China 12%
Graph on the way
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https://twitter.com/EdConwaySky/stat...08366881128448
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28-03-2020, 15:06
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Re: Coronavirus
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Originally Posted by denphone
And lets hope that many more recover from contacting Coronavirus.
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They will, but given it takes about 2 - 3 weeks to be classed as fully recovered, its going to take another week or two for that number to rise more rapidly, the vast majority of our (UK) confirmed cases are still classed as "ongoing".
Lets not also forget that a large number of other people will get a few mild symptoms, shake it off, and never be counted.
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28-03-2020, 15:18
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Re: Coronavirus
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Originally Posted by Paul
They will, but given it takes about 2 - 3 weeks to be classed as fully recovered, its going to take another week or two for that number to rise more rapidly, the vast majority of our (UK) confirmed cases are still classed as "ongoing".
Lets not also forget that a large number of other people will get a few mild symptoms, shake it off, and never be counted.
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Are we not 2 weeks behind Italy as yes the a large number will recover thankfully as the worse areas currently are London and the Midlands where there is obviously a much bigger populace.
So far down here in our city we have had just over 30 people diagnosed with it and sadly 3 of those died.
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