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that was chris whitty and he was saying 500,000 might die last week. he's just picking a figure

absolutely - they talked about helicopters to get people to other parts of the country, but presumably not enough helicopters, and logistics would be mad. I think that's why the fact that Italy's health service is pretty good, just doesn't matter so much and it's about pure...

it's on the telegraph and others now, within days a lockdown expected. fits into the regional thesis, but because they haven't been fucking testing, they have no idea what's going on outside london. and the south-east is already awash with coronavirus, so to only lockdown london is nuts.

you're right, infection rate is 12.5% increase, lowest since feb 21. Definite massive positive. Uk currently 26% as said what's happening in Ireland, there's precious little reporting here? i know ICU beds are at a premium

what's the source, Kumar? On Italy and regions, this is interesting: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1099389/coronavirus-deaths-by-region-in-italy/ Beyond the very north, the death rate drops off incredibly fast, so this seems to be really, really concentrated in particular areas. By the...

Why aren't the death rates in Italy slowing down (319 deaths in Lombardy *alone*yesterday)? This is terrifying me more than anything, as it suggests the lockdown strategy takes ages to have effect, or isn't enough. The UK looks so fucked at this moment - they surely have to act right now, at...

they're worried it will infect the flat - it's just paranoid mania

worth watching Sunak in front of treasury committee now https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2020/mar/18/uk-coronavirus-live-boris-johnson-pmqs-cbi-urges-government-pay-businesses-directly-saying-350bn-loangrant-package-not-enough no, sorry, that was a batshit suggestion

Othering, and because some of them are vampires.

Yes. I've been to a supermarket twice, but not sure how to avoid that, and there's no social distancing so it's just a case of get out quickly, and ask staff if they've got stuff that they haven't got.

Uk policy results: 26% increase in recorded cases over the past 24 hours, to 2626 overall. The maths says that this means a doubling of cases almost exactly every three days. So if this goes on, in approx 10 days we will have more cases than Italy does now (31000 ish). With a health system even...

Shops are soon going to be pretending to sell loads of other things in a really random, haphazard way as a front for a secret password-only toilet paper and hand sanitiser operation out back. You have to go in and ask if Dave's around. "But why does this neighbourhood corner shop sell yoyos yet...

They have very strong immune systems, so when viruses try to counter this immune system, they mutate by spreading more rapidly between cells. Hence when the viruses reach humans, we're screwed. Also, their use of hand sanitiser is awfully patchy.

I ended up finding this after reading your comment, so I'm going to make you watch it too. Goddamn.

can't fault these guys' weekly branding meetings really: https://twitter.com/BrewDog/status/1240208876408123393

Arnold Schwarzenegger quarantined with miniature horse and pony "The gymnasiums - out the window"

pangolins, sadly

No exact idea about reinfection tbh; what I probably should have said is that all patients in the hospital for things other than coronavirus are gonna get it if staff are not tested, which, every time I write it, looks more lunatic. Mutation, definitely....the longer this goes on, the more...

you mean overall beds, or ICU beds? I think in general bed capacity is vital for proper treatment and so it doesn't become absolutely chaotic and more dangerous. Improvising beds will not go very far, hence for example why China built a new hospital/s. Look at Italy for the impact of lack of...

Makes sense. The kettlebells I have will be a sanity saver over the coming weeks. Meditation too...need to have access to the most calm possible...