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  1. Project Manager on the business side in the Oil & Gas industry. I haven't been on here for years, but I actually find it a good and normally reliable place for discussion in times of crisis like this.
  2. The UK strategy so far is only to test those who have been admitted to hospital, so effectively the data only tells us the death rate for those who have had symptoms serious enough to be admitted into hospital. Possibly a good benchmark for the actual death rate in Europe is Germany, as they are testing more than any other country in Europe, and their death rate is about 0.2 to 0.3%. However, they have 25,000 ventilators in Germany (population: 84M), as opposed to 5,900 in the UK, (population: 64M) so they are able to provide better and more widespread treatment. The underfunding of the NHS is about to be seriously exposed! It's an evolving situation though, every day brings new data and knowledge on the behaviour of the virus. There are also a lot of social circumstances to consider. In parts of Italy for example, it's normal for 2 or 3 generations of a family to be staying in the same house, so greater exposure to the elderly.
  3. My own gut feel is that a few things will change in the world as a result of this, but 2 of the major changes will be; 1. Freedom of movement will be restricted and borders will be reinstated 2. The west will start to 'question' China
  4. The mortality rate in Italy is now more than 8% 😨
  5. As far as I know this is a hoax, however, it is known that ibuprofen can make respiratory conditions worse. Current advice is if you are taking ibuprofen for an existing condition, contact your GP. If you are experiencing symptoms of COVID-19, take paracetamol (NOT ibuprofen) to reduce your temperature and drink plenty of water. For the record, the French authorities are advising against taking ibuprofen, which is in line with my point in a previous post about UK sending out different messages to the rest of Europe! https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/14/anti-inflammatory-drugs-may-aggravate-coronavirus-infection
  6. Also, below is a link to the report published by 'the experts' which sent the UK government into panic mode on Monday; https://www.imperial.ac.uk/media/imperial-college/medicine/sph/ide/gida-fellowships/Imperial-College-COVID19-NPI-modelling-16-03-2020.pdf
  7. The truth is that we are only testing those who have been admitted into hospital, so in actual fact we have no clue what the actual numbers are, trends etc. Also, people in their 30s & 40s in France & Italy with no pathological history are seriously ill are requiring intensive care. Mainland Europe have realised already that this is 'not just the flu' and have put more drastic measures in place. Our government have adopted a 'we know best' attitude based upon advice from medical experts in the UK which are contradicting those produced in mainland Europe. We are an island, we had the chance to isolate sooner and protect ourselves (border controls, quarantine etc.), but we didn't and I fear this will turn out to be a huge mistake.
  8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_Military_World_Games Read the 'Controversies' section
  9. In Rainbows is one of the best albums ever made, in my opinion. Really looking forward to giving the new one a proper listen. From what I've heard from it on Radio 6, it sounds great.
  10. There are 2 bottles thrown in that video clip. One bottle of beer from the opposite side of the road at the bus. One bottle of buckfast thrown out of the bus driver's window on this side, by one of the passengers by the look of it.
  11. Talking as someone who works in the oil industry, I'm starting to like this guy more and more; http://oilpro.com/post/19574/russia-says-ready-to-fight-opec
  12. If you haven't seen it, this is worth a watch; https://youtu.be/Ykb5sxTl1Rw
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