Off Topic Thread

[John Folan]

[Ryan]

@john-folan They better bloody not be! Wont be many of us left, endangered anyways!

[A Former User]

One more thing to add to the virus conversation.

We have already had a worldwide contagion, much worse than annual flu & any random virus epidemic like corona. It was called Spanish flu & millions died from it. This Covid jobby has a long way to go to even come close to Spanish flu. Knowing what we know today compared to back then, the entire world is far better able to fight off such things.

On the other hand, the world could do with a large drop in population. :angry_face_with_horns:

[A Former User]

@john-folan Yes, this is one of those times when you can actually feel sorry for the people running countries, even if they are utter twats.
I've always secretly admired* people who want to be Prime Minister or lead any country, it's not a job I would ever want, even when I am the last one standing after the apocalypse.

*Only for that one reason mostly.

[A Former User]

@richard-latimer I agree completely with this view, I am one of the already compromised.
We already know how to attack this virus, the Chinese have shown us what we need to do. With the knowledge we currently have, any country not following China's methods is doing it wrong.

[John Folan]

@richard-latimer said in Off Topic Thread:

Please, please guys. Here in northern #Italy we made one big mistake. Everybody kept saying "It's just flu" and now our intensive care units are collapsing. Everybody kept going outside like nothing happened and now our grandparents and parents are dying.
#coronavirus is not #flu

Posted by an Italian on twitter

We know it’s not going to be great. We know it’s worse than flu or our and other governments wouldn’t be crapping themselves. Sadly they are torn between the economy and doing what’s needed. This would be the same no matter who’s in power.

[Richard Latimer]

Please, please guys. Here in northern #Italy we made one big mistake. Everybody kept saying "It's just flu" and now our intensive care units are collapsing. Everybody kept going outside like nothing happened and now our grandparents and parents are dying.
#coronavirus is not #flu

Posted by an Italian on twitter

[John Folan]

@Ryan-Carruthers had better watch it. Apparently a lot of people are eating gingers as they think it will protect them against Coronavirus. At least I think that’s what the article said.

[John Folan]

@neil-mallett said in Off Topic Thread:

Reality. Flu affects way more people
Indeed and you know when you have flu, some people have no idea that they have the Corona virus, one of the reasons it spreads so easily.
We've seen the likely outcome of the new virus, it infects rapidly, the vast majority have a mild illness, those who are already sick are affected worse, infections peak, then fall off fairly quickly then life will begin to return to normal. A vaccine will likely be developed, we'll stop worrying about it and await the next big virus. The one that will kill most of the human race will likely start off fairly benign, we won't see it coming or it will look harmless & nobody will care much. Then it'll mutate and it will be too late.
Then the flu will get the rest of us.

Good theory that.

[Richard Latimer]

@neil-mallett said in Off Topic Thread:

Reality. Flu affects way more people
Indeed and you know when you have flu, some people have no idea that they have the Corona virus, one of the reasons it spreads so easily.
We've seen the likely outcome of the new virus, it infects rapidly, the vast majority have a mild illness, those who are already sick are affected worse, infections peak, then fall off fairly quickly then life will begin to return to normal. A vaccine will likely be developed, we'll stop worrying about it and await the next big virus. The one that will kill most of the human race will likely start off fairly benign, we won't see it coming or it will look harmless & nobody will care much. Then it'll mutate and it will be too late.
Then the flu will get the rest of us.

A vaccine in 12-18 months of which not everyone will be able to get the first batch. Fit and healthy people will throw it off easily and scarcely even know they've had it, thus being an unwilling carrier and spreading it far and wide amongst the frail.

I can laugh about it but really don't see it as anything to be dismissed so casually.

Have you seen the 20 miinute video where an expert discusses in depth. He hesitates to say it will be like in Italy over here but that it is in our own hands to mitigate the outcome.

[A Former User]

Reality. Flu affects way more people
Indeed and you know when you have flu, some people have no idea that they have the Corona virus, one of the reasons it spreads so easily.
We've seen the likely outcome of the new virus, it infects rapidly, the vast majority have a mild illness, those who are already sick are affected worse, infections peak, then fall off fairly quickly then life will begin to return to normal. A vaccine will likely be developed, we'll stop worrying about it and await the next big virus. The one that will kill most of the human race will likely start off fairly benign, we won't see it coming or it will look harmless & nobody will care much. Then it'll mutate and it will be too late.
Then the flu will get the rest of us.

[Richard Latimer]

@neil-mallett said in Off Topic Thread:

Perspective:

Country Corona virus Cases

Diamond Princess 696
UK 321

World 198 Corona virus deaths last 24 hours
World 671 Seasonal flu deaths last 24 hours

Reality. Flu affects way more people so more people die. In actual terms Corona is killing a much higher percentage.

Flu is something like 0.1% mortality. Corona has been 4% in the states apparently.

[A Former User]

Perspective:

Country Corona virus Cases

Diamond Princess 696
UK 321

World 198 Corona virus deaths last 24 hours
World 671 Seasonal flu deaths last 24 hours

[Akiva Anderson]

Italian death toll in relation to coronavirus has been horrific. Nearly 100 in 24 hours

[Akiva Anderson]

@john-folan said in Off Topic Thread:

After the Government’s latest advice regarding coronavirus that people should isolate themselves in an empty room which is free of any items and one that is unlikely to be visited by human life within the next 10 years, Tottenham Hotspur have today requested that people stop ringing them to ask for access to their trophy cabinet.

Bet you were crying when you were typing this!

[John Folan]

After the Government’s latest advice regarding coronavirus that people should isolate themselves in an empty room which is free of any items and one that is unlikely to be visited by human life within the next 10 years, Tottenham Hotspur have today requested that people stop ringing them to ask for access to their trophy cabinet.

[John Folan]

[John Folan]

Since that little Man Utd fan wrote to Klopp asking them to lose they have lost three out of four games

[John Folan]

Aren’t they still touching hands tho? Footballers are THICK!!

[John Folan]

@ryan-carruthers said in Off Topic Thread:

@john-folan Shame the Simpsons cant predict the winner of a few horse races ey?

Just call me Homer lol