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Coronavirus could be 'wiped out in London in weeks'
Coronavirus could be 'wiped out in London in weeks'
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A modelling study by Public Health England and the Cambridge MRC Biostatistics Unit has concluded that the R number in London could be as low as 0.4, with an estimate of just 24 new cases a day.
But government scientists are understood to be sceptical that the number of new infections is that low. There were 49 patients admitted to hospitals in London yesterday. For every admission there are likely to be 20 other cases in the community - bringing the total number of new infections closer to 1,000. Estimates of the R number are notoriously difficult because of the lag between the point at which people are infected and the time that data is collected. |
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Paid idleness is rather attractive at the moment and gets more so as the weather improves
 I think the Government has backed itself into a corner here. My job could have been done easily right through this lock down with minimal risk. I was fuming at the time. Then the furlough came out and I thought ok. Was bored and wanted to go back to work but now think F it. I can ride my bike and catch up with all the stuff I should have done. I am not scared to go back to work but Healthy and Safety are going to have a mare over this. I can understand why employers would not want to start work yet because of fears over being sued. 80% was too generous but anything less probably would not have worked as many people are fully committed.Frankly I am told we may be going back late June but I don't think we will and I have now stopped drinking from Monday for the first time since this started so am going to increase the work outs thank you very much tax payer. It is an unholy mess and will drag on until October I am convinced. I can't be a*rsed to go back because until we have a fully functioning public transport system and children going back to school the economy cannot possibly recover as businesses need turnover, margins are thin. I thought they could have got construction, transport, parks and recreation, garden centres and DIY working straight away but no. They have dug themselves a hole, which, is going to get bigger because hundreds of thousands of people will be losing their jobs. We are in deep dudu and it is of the Governments making. It is not completely catastrophic but it is a terrible terrible mess. |
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My next door neighbour works at a primary school. The head has sent out an email to all parents asking their intentions on sending their children back before September. Just 18% are in favour of doing so...!
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the top torys,the real hard liners want the workers back at their jobs making money.this will happen whatever.the figures will be issued via the media to support whatever agenda they have.they want londoners back,their figures have miraciously plummeted. other sectors figures will drop as they need to fit the agenda
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The stories we are regularly hearing now from here and the states about this off shoot of covid that affects children will be enough to make plenty of parents of young children scared enough to keep their kids off. They won't reason about how rare it is, kids becoming ill is a different animal altogether.
Even Trump might think twice in ordering children to sacrifice in order for him to win an election. |
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this is how slow mp,s, mayors , councillor,s are, bloke on from Newcastle council today saying the older kids should go back 1st,he actually thinks the tory,s are bothered about your kids education, they,ve picked the young kids so mam and dad can go back to work,they want school to be used as child care,baby sitters,surely there isn't anybody ,never mind a politician ,who cant grasp that,FFS
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A teachers' union has attacked the government after attending a crunch meeting to discuss reopening schools on 1 June.
The NASUWT said the talks "raised more questions than answers" - and it claimed Number 10 provided no information "to change the widely held view that the evidence base for opening schools from 1 June is weak". |
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General secretary Dr Patrick Roach said: "The NASUWT remains clear that no school should reopen until it can demonstrate that it is safe to do so.
"No clear information was provided on what modelling has been undertaken in relation to potential transmission rates when schools open more widely. Nothing in the meeting provided reassurance for the deeply worried and anxious school workforce." |
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Cases down in Florida and some other states that have reopened! Mind you lets see what they are like in a couple of weeks! I do think if we are careful and observe hygienic protocols we should avoid catching it to a large degree.
Why are the Northern monkeys getting it? haven't we all been in lock down for 8 weeks? Dirty salty peanut eating bstards! |
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