shurlock

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/24/key-workers-denied-coronavirus-tests-as-hancock-scheme-falters-on-first-day Too much demand now?

Supposedly many many people can’t be arsed

It’s easy to apply weights after the survey to adjust for sampling and nonresponse errors and ensure particular groups i.e. BAME aren’t over- or under-represented relative to their distribution in the population as a whole.

Precisely.

Proper lockdown started on March 23 - even the weekend before (21-22) was carnage in terms of the crowds outside and relative indifference to social distancing rules.

See the FCO’s Simon McDonald is a bit confused or his arm’s in a plaster cast

I see US oil is now trading at negative prices for the first time on record - you can't give the stuff away. Anyone got a spare shed or garage?

What's happened to Global Britain pal - giddy Brexiter visions of the UK buccaneering across the world, trading freely with the high-growth economies in Asia and not the scelerotic EU?

Yep a positive. At the same time, haven't some said there's a bit of 'seasonality' in reported hospital deaths? That Sunday and Monday tend to be lower, then you see an increase on Tuesday.

FFS Westie give it a rest. You misunderstood the Chief Medical Officer's statement. CB Fry correctly pulled you up on it and you've been unravelling ever since. This thread is becoming unreadable due to you.

Keep squirming pal Transmisssion rate of 80% - on that classic westie, I'm checking out for the evening. Thanks for the mirth and chuckles.

Well done you accept that talking about a transmission rate of 80% is complete jibberish. Take a break pal for your own good. #classicwestie

Oh dear. Seriously pal, take a break. It doesn't help you or anyone when you're so clueless about basic concepts. You mentioned the transmission rate and then proceed to discuss something else entirely. Either way its not expressed as a %. Estimates suggest that its ranged from 2-3 (even higher), though the hope is that it's now below 1 thanks to the lockdown.

Don't you know you're dealing with a leading epidemiologist - he's already debunked Taiwan's widely praised approach and record by pulling some random photos off the web. I'm sure he can enlighten you on transmission rates. If you're lucky he might even serve you up a 99 Flake too. #classicwestie

What script? Stop trying so hard, you’re just making yourself look silly again, little Westie. FWIW the jump (tiny in absolute terms) was accounted for by a navy ship issue, so hopefully will have limited community transmission. Either way, the authorities continue to aggressively test and trace people. Remind me what the total number of cases (imported vs. local) and deaths is in Taiwan again? Actually don’t bother as it will only embarrass you. Excuse me if I just listen to the experts who point to Taiwan as an exemplar of good practice rather than some bumpkin on a football forum with a comprehension problem.

You’re forgetting Taiwan. They’ve ‘played a blinder’, especially given the close travel and business links to China.

Your general point is correct, though there are some specific agreements in place with the US such as the 'open skies' aviation pact. Pity the terms of the agreement are inferior to the rights the UK enjoyed as an EU member.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/02/germany-told-it-needs-to-massively-increase-coronavirus-testing As Doctoroncall pointed out a few pages back, the RKI’s official mortality figures include both people who have died of the virus as well as those infected and with underlying health problems, where the precise cause of death cannot be determined.

#mess

Where did I say it was developed as a weapon? Do you know what a hypothetical conditional sentence is? Is English your first language? I know you’re embarrassed because you dismissively trivialised the impact of the virus (what my post was highlighting following the announcement of an unprecedented lockdown -and yes mocking- given your Classic dribbling Westies on the first page of this thread i.e. ‘Not exactly a 'potent' weapon then! Back to the drawing board methinks!!’ after someone had mentioned the ‘low’ mortality rate of covid-19). But crack on misinterpreting what I said and making yourself look sillier in the process dinlo.

Yep am a big Philip Roth fan - read it when it came out.

HBO is launching its own streaming service - all this content fragmentation and subscription fatigue will only fuel piracy.

Better Call Saul has really hotted up the last few weeks. I thought it would be hard to replace Chuck or Werner. But Lalo has stolen the season. Plot Against America on HBO is also excellent - if you’re disappointed by recent Nazi alternative history shows, it’s from the makers of the Wire.