bojo is king, brexit is on, stuff is fvcked, tomorrow starts here -- new govt new thread new battle

Piers.... Corbyn?

He's always been one of the tin foil hat brigade hasn't he?

Yes, the not-the-prime-minister's-brother Piers Corbyn

He has, the Alex Jones vibe seems to be a new vibe though.

how can you refuse a vaccine that might not even exist for another 18 months?

There's no vaccine against being a Piers

Being dead would be a good start on the whole vaccine refusal process.

Tragedy and comedy are two sides of the same coin:

The government took a decision not to cancel mass events. This @stereophonics concert when ahead on Saturday night. Wales has 173 critical care beds. https://t.co/erLmFIw5X9

— Carole Cadwalladr (@carolecadwalla) March 16, 2020

omg

even louise m3nsch was laying into the stereophonics at the weekend

My sources say the death penalty, for treason, being considered for @stereophonics. I am pro-life and take no pleasure in reporting this.

It only takes one match...

ha! so now we know what that stupid song was about after all these years

It only takes one match...

― groovypanda, Monday, March 16, 2020 12:11 PM (four minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

*doffs cap*

Okay so the rich of Surrey can afford to stay home now do a live stream of my packed commuter bus from Lewisham into the city https://t.co/jC5SHWGqWt

— Elliott (@ElliottBenL) March 16, 2020

TFL says tube travel down 19% and bus down 10% compared to the equivalent day last year.

Slightly surprised it’s not more than that.

(That was last week, presumably that drop will increase this week.)

my commuter train last Thursday wasn't really noticeably emptier. neither was the tube although I did get a seat, but tbh that's a 50/50 on a regular day because I come in at 10 instead of 9. possibly people were avoiding rush hour and coming in later which offset the people not coming in at all... which I am now doing as of this week

My daughter (10) has coronavirus. I'm so angry about the official response to the situation that I'm going to fucking well tweet about it.

— Rachael Gilmour (@Rachael_Gilmour) March 16, 2020

Didn't realise that only rich people used Waterloo Station.

Seen that thread as well,one of a number complaining about the unavailability of testing

it's definitely enraging but i'm not sure anyone should be tweeting 'my daughter has coronavirus' when they haven't been tested!

Don't tweet that or they'll all want it.

Seen that thread as well,one of a number complaining about the unavailability of testing

This seems to be a common thread across the West at the moment. Italy is the exception but only now that it's too late (well, it never really is, but you catch my drift).

They are ramping up the antibody testing (according to Today) which is the one that tells you reliably that you've had it and are "safe" (pending confirmation of long-term immunity)

Oh thank god.

it's definitely enraging but i'm not sure anyone should be tweeting 'my daughter has coronavirus' when they haven't been tested!

― Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Monday, 16 March 2020 12:28 (twenty-eight minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

Yes they should. In the presence of symptoms and the absence of tests she can only assume the worst and quite rightly call out the bullshit guidance that currently still has close contacts advised to keep spreading the virus around.

French minister of health tweeted that you should avoid ibuprofen as it can worsen the symptoms. Portuguese minister of health called a press conference to deny this and says a Europe-wide announcement to that effect is on the way.

if she could get arrested for walking around in public with the symptoms, then effectively you have it

*you can't be arrested for this - yet

BREAKING: Virgin Atlantic tells staff to takes eight weeks unpaid leave amid coronavirus crisis

Voluntary redundancy offered to all staff. BA / IAG probably not far behind.

https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/03/coronavirus-pandemic-herd-immunity-uk-boris-johnson/608065/

This is really good and balanced look at the shitshow here.

8 weeks unpaid. um, fuckin yikes??

Stet - thanks that's a good summary. Think the UK government comes out pretty badly although it's good to get a write-up of the long-term view that was being taken.

I think these press conferences better be really thought out and sharp on the communications front.

boris is going to need some brass balls when he's announcing a rapidly increasing death toll day after day

fwiw, this person has corona virus, so this is the level of coughing we are talking about. You man not want to watch it.

https://t.co/gZk6PElZxl

— New Scot for Indyref2 (@daTARTANSPARTAN) March 14, 2020

It may well be different for everyone, of course.

boris is going to need some brass balls when he's announcing a rapidly increasing death toll day after day

― ymo sumac (NickB), Monday, March 16, 2020 2:30 PM (forty-two minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

Like he's actually going to do this himself?

no more dither and delay pal, get carxit done

Very depressing.

The bleakness just hit me. pic.twitter.com/UcgEk2WXzc

— Grudge Unit (@MediocreDave) March 15, 2020

Fucking hell, that's some grim shit.

Statement in from the HSE, responding to some muddled claims last night: despite Covid19, people should continue using any anti-inflammatory medications they’re already on, unless their GP says otherwise https://t.co/ueAIA2Fb7o pic.twitter.com/sBpa6om4dX

— Gavan Reilly (@gavreilly) March 16, 2020

statement from HSE contradicts French health minister's claims about anti-inflammatories aggravating C-19.

From the depressing to the good.

Schools are shutting down today, but childcare is still a collective social responsibility. I've spent the last few days working with a crack team of coders to build this (incredibly cool) tool for scheduling MICRO childcare co-ops https://t.co/AuXwrzPZul pic.twitter.com/X1lurMYoyP

— Malcolm Harris (@BigMeanInternet) March 16, 2020

“I would advise against that,” said Prof Ian Jones, a virologist at the University of Reading. “There’s good scientific evidence for ibuprofen aggravating the condition or prolonging it. That recommendation needs to be updated.”

Paul Little, a professor of primary care research at the University of Southampton, said: “The general feeling is that the French advice is fairly sensible. There is now a sizeable literature from case control studies in several countries that prolonged illness or the complications of respiratory infections may be more common when non-steroidal anti-inflammatories (NSAIDs) are used.”

A trial by Little and his colleagues, published in the BMJ, found patients with respiratory infections such as coughs, colds and sore throats who were prescribed ibuprofen rather than paracetamol by their GP were more likely to subsequently suffer severe illness or complications. Several other studies have linked anti-inflammatory drugs to worsened pneumonia.

HSE really need to get their shit together perhaps? Not a good time to be putting bad advice out there.

here we go

Social distancing to begin. Londoners in particular to avoid pubs restaurants etc.

From next week vulnerable people to take isolation for 12 weeks

Everyone who can WFH should do so

No mass gatherings will get emergency workers support.

London is ahead of the curve (more cases)

14 days isolation if anyone in your house has symptoms, don't go out except for exercise.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-51903319

welp

At least four days late

“From next week”

Yeah what

Abandon your dumbfuck plan NOW you literal shithead

they are saying this is ahead of when other countries implemented the same measures.