Coronavirus: Prime Minister Boris Johnson tests positive
The health secretary also has the virus, England's chief medical officer has symptoms, and the number of UK deaths jumps to 759.
www.bbc.co.uk
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M17TT C
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Well he's clearly not wash his hands and sing happy birthday for long enough....
How's he been tested anyway?
Seems quite convenient that it comes out just as Parliament is suspended and also the day after it comes out we turned down an offer from the EU to help procure more ventilators.
How's he been tested anyway?
Seems quite convenient that it comes out just as Parliament is suspended and also the day after it comes out we turned down an offer from the EU to help procure more ventilators.
Miles Away
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Us plebs are dead lucky the virus only seems to attack the wealthy and famous.
ThaiSweetChilli
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Interestingly Germany have three times as many cases but half the deaths that we do. The virus seems to have infected a lot more of their younger population than older. I wonder if that's pure luck.
Age seems to be an important factor in death rate but I wonder if there are actually varied strains of this disease that we don't know about. Italy has an extremely high fatality rate as does Spain.
My mate in Sweden said the following:
It's just interesting seeing their approach but I suppose we are a very different country in terms of population size , diversity, incoming tourism and flights etc.
We've still got so much to learn about COVID-19. Now seems to be affecting younger people worse. Though overwhelmingly mild symptoms, you can ne young and healthy it may still affect you badly.
Age seems to be an important factor in death rate but I wonder if there are actually varied strains of this disease that we don't know about. Italy has an extremely high fatality rate as does Spain.
My mate in Sweden said the following:
It's just interesting seeing their approach but I suppose we are a very different country in terms of population size , diversity, incoming tourism and flights etc.
We've still got so much to learn about COVID-19. Now seems to be affecting younger people worse. Though overwhelmingly mild symptoms, you can ne young and healthy it may still affect you badly.
pork pie fox
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It’s not that difficult to explain, it’s just more extensive testing.
Coronavirus: Why Germany has such a low COVID-19 death rate
Germany has had around 200 coronavirus deaths despite having more than 37,000 confirmed cases of the disease.
news.sky.com
ThaiSweetChilli
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It’s not that difficult to explain, it’s just more extensive testing.
Coronavirus: Why Germany has such a low COVID-19 death rate
Germany has had around 200 coronavirus deaths despite having more than 37,000 confirmed cases of the disease.
Extensive testing in that the more tests you do, the more mild infections you find.
Whilst UK cases are officially registered as they get more serious, Germany's figures includes plenty more mild. So our fatality rate may not be too far from Germany's.
It's also quite lucky that only 20% of German cases are in over 60s.
Testing when in isolation in theory isn't as useful when everything isn't locked down. Let's just hope people adhere to quarantine.
ThaiSweetChilli
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It’s not that difficult to explain, it’s just more extensive testing.
Coronavirus: Why Germany has such a low COVID-19 death rate
Germany has had around 200 coronavirus deaths despite having more than 37,000 confirmed cases of the disease.
Essentially this proves that figures cannot be compared as it's pointless unless you know who's testing what and how much.
pork pie fox
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Yes. Unless we’re doing the same amount and type of testing, then it’s pointless comparing fatality percentages and infection rates.
mabrah
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Feriol
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Mystery In Wuhan: Recovered Coronavirus Patients Test Negative ... Then Positive
NPR interviewed four residents of Wuhan who contracted the virus, recovered — but then had a retest that turned positive. What does that mean for China's recovery from COVID-19?
www.npr.org
Mystery in Wuhan. Recovered Coronavirus Patients Test Positive
RHYDAL
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I would take all data coming from China with a pinch of MSG.Mystery In Wuhan: Recovered Coronavirus Patients Test Negative ... Then Positive
NPR interviewed four residents of Wuhan who contracted the virus, recovered — but then had a retest that turned positive. What does that mean for China's recovery from COVID-19?
Mystery in Wuhan. Recovered Coronavirus Patients Test Positive
Joe_Fox
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Glad the predictions are still higher than the actuals. Maybe the social restrictions are having an effect.
Lako42
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It's all completely pointless though.
We aren't testing people unless they are celebrities, politicians or old people.
Yesterday there were 20 flights into the UK from New York, the most heavily infected place in the US. Do you know how many of the tightly packed passengers were tested before they were released to travel all over the country?
Joe_Fox
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Naturally I'd expect them all to be tested and/or placed in fixed quarantine. Is that not the case?
pork pie fox
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Nope
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