epping blue wrote:Rather ominously the infections are up the best part of 50% today which suggest there's worse to come in the next week. And Wales is 25% above the infection rate for the UK as a whole so it could be even bleaker.
EastleighBlue wrote:The lack of testing in this country and lack of PPE for health workers is deeply worrying. My brother in law normally works as a fire fighter but he has been redirected to drive ambulances in London. Part of his duties are to ferry bodies from hospitals to the morgue. He says its utterly grim there and to expect huge increases in the coming days. He describes his PPE as ridiculous. You'd get more protection making sandwiches. Now is not the time for politics but when this done I think we'll know how woefully slow our government has been to react to this crisis and how their inadequate funding has cost the lives of many working for the NHS. Our country is about to be scarred for years by this.
EastleighBlue wrote:The lack of testing in this country and lack of PPE for health workers is deeply worrying. My brother in law normally works as a fire fighter but he has been redirected to drive ambulances in London. Part of his duties are to ferry bodies from hospitals to the morgue. He says its utterly grim there and to expect huge increases in the coming days. He describes his PPE as ridiculous. You'd get more protection making sandwiches. Now is not the time for politics but when this done I think we'll know how woefully slow our government has been to react to this crisis and how their inadequate funding has cost the lives of many working for the NHS. Our country is about to be scarred for years by this.
TopCat CCFC wrote:Cardiff hospital preparing for 'huge wave' -
A senior figure at Wales' largest hospital says staff are in unchartered territory as it prepares to face "a huge wave" of coronavirus cases.
So far 14 patients have been admitted to intensive care at the University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff with the virus.
But Dr Richard Skone said efforts by staff so far had been monumental.
More than 800 clinicians from across different departments have been given specialist Covid-19 training.
TopCat CCFC wrote:Morning ALL - It's Thursday and this means one thing to do today -
" CLAP FOR CARERS " - Same as last week @ 8.00 pm .
Forever Blue wrote:Spain at new record death toll
But last nights Sky report said UK would pass Spain & maybe even Italy
epping blue wrote:Forever Blue wrote:Spain at new record death toll
But last nights Sky report said UK would pass Spain & maybe even Italy
With us being so much bigger than Spain that's probably inevitable. I've just been reading that Pakistan airlines are to resume flights between Islamabad and London, Birmingham and Manchester. I cant see any justification, both countries will be well and truly in the throws of an epidemic within days / weeks. Why spread it around any more ?
TopCat CCFC wrote:BREAKING
UK death toll rises to 2,921
A total of 2,921 people have now died from coronavirus in the UK, according to the Department of Health and Social Care.
In a tweet, the government department said the figure was accurate as of 17:00 BST on 1 April and covered those who had been hospitalised and tested positive for the virus.
It was also confirmed that 163,194 people had been tested as of 09:00 on 2 April, with 33,718 testing positive.
epping blue wrote:TopCat CCFC wrote:BREAKING
UK death toll rises to 2,921
A total of 2,921 people have now died from coronavirus in the UK, according to the Department of Health and Social Care.
In a tweet, the government department said the figure was accurate as of 17:00 BST on 1 April and covered those who had been hospitalised and tested positive for the virus.
It was also confirmed that 163,194 people had been tested as of 09:00 on 2 April, with 33,718 testing positive.
Very similar figures to yesterday. Hopefully the academics are right and the lockdown should start taking effect soon. They have to shut down our cities though or it will have limited effect.
langstoneBlue wrote:I found this very interesting, about the current and future situation.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-51979654
bluebirdoct1962 wrote:epping blue wrote:TopCat CCFC wrote:BREAKING
UK death toll rises to 2,921
A total of 2,921 people have now died from coronavirus in the UK, according to the Department of Health and Social Care.
In a tweet, the government department said the figure was accurate as of 17:00 BST on 1 April and covered those who had been hospitalised and tested positive for the virus.
It was also confirmed that 163,194 people had been tested as of 09:00 on 2 April, with 33,718 testing positive.
Very similar figures to yesterday. Hopefully the academics are right and the lockdown should start taking effect soon. They have to shut down our cities though or it will have limited effect.
Fingers crossed that these figures could plateau as they are similar, as you say to yesterday.
TopCat CCFC wrote:Here's the breakdown of UK fatalities
The number of deaths from coronavirus have now been broken down across the UK.
In England, the figure has reached 2,698, up by 561 from yesterday.
NHS England said the patients were aged between 22 and 100, with 44 of those 561 - who were aged between 25 and 100 - having no known underlying health conditions.
In Scotland, 126 patients have now died - up by 50 from yesterday.
In Wales, the total number of deaths is now 117 - a rise of 19.
And in Northern Ireland, a further six people have died - bringing the total to 36.
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