Topic: Corona Virus Panic/Discussion Thread

@themcnoisy I see what you’re saying but I’m not sure that’s exactly right. A more extreme example might be to say that in the UK we are free from getting shot so readily because we have laws against gun ownership. Not that I’d want guns to be legal here but you can’t take a freedom away and say it’s been replaced by another freedom. In terms of holiday entitlement an American might just say the owner of the company who was free to set up his business has his every right to dictate holiday conditions. Having the state decide is ultimately eroding freedoms.. although I don’t argue this benefits the majority and of course I prefer it that way, having lived here my whole life. But I guess that’s the cultural difference.

@kyleforrester87 That's true. Essentially we just need shelter, warmth and sustenance. Everything else is a bonus.

Edit - it's an assumption that you can't own a firearm in the UK. You definitely can. There are 700,000 registered firearm certificates (mostly shotguns). That's a rate of over 1% of the population eeeek. Its just way harder if you live in an urban environment, there's no reason to own one.

@themcnoisy yeah exactly.

OK so back on track with covid 19, the antibody rollout has started in New York. 3000 results are in and its good news.

It's prevelant to a higher degree than originally thought, Cuomo reckons 1.7 million residents has had covid-19. Of course more antibody testing needs to be done but if that bears out is amazing news! The Death rate will be around 0.5% way lower than previously thought.

@themcnoisy I mean, that’s assuming the guns are licensed. Plenty crime goes on with unlicensed guns. Some dude my uncle went to school with got gunned down at the local Asda with a ‘Clint Eastwood-looking gun’. Alas, poor Gerbil, wee bit of a nutter and small-time gangster but he gets our Asda on the news.

@themcnoisy yeah, what @kyleforrester87 said. I agree that it’s a two sided coin. And yes — I’d love more holiday time. Absolutely I would.

Interesting article on the social mobility. I think access to education is probably a large player there.

@LaJettatura It can’t be easy under these circumstances but the work you and others do is so, so important. Not only because of this pandemic though, HCW have been underappreciated for years and if one good thing comes out of this, let it be proper appreciation for what you and your colleagues do on a daily basis.

@LaJettatura the rash you are referring too is new. Thanks for the info share, that could be interesting moving forward. Seems covid 19 has more tells than a temperature and dry cough.

@nessisonett there's another way to look at gun ownership though, women are as empowered as men and you would be way less likely to be randomly mugged if you could carry in public.

Prior to joining the military, I had only ever seen a real gun in person at a clay pigeon shooting introduction course as a team building exercise about twenty years ago, I didn't even get a go for some reason. In the RN the initial buzz of holding a weapon soon gives way to a harsher reality. You never forget you are holding a semi automatic rifle on duty. They are a massive inconvenience when literally nothing happens.

With all that said If I was in America I would still definitely own a gun.

Hm, here’s an idea - has anyone thought about injecting patients with disinfectant???

@kyleforrester87 I literally just saw that there. Perhaps if Trump kills enough Americans, he’ll win the election.

So, suppose we hit the body with a big truck at 100mph, fast enough to knock the virus out. I say, suppose we bring it inside the body. It sounds interesting. You're going to test that, right? Is there a way we could do something like that? It sounds interesting to me.

It’ll be beautiful

@nessisonett Not if it’s his own supporters he takes out.

@Thrillho I guess that’s true, the only ones that would have actually injected bleach probably would have voted for him anyway.

@nessisonett And perhaps the worst this is that none of his advisers correct him, because they know they'll be out of job the next day.

@kyleforrester87 Way ahead of you on that. I tried it last night and my wee hasn't burned this badly since I came back from Amsterdam. Also, I appear to be dying.

@Rudy_Manchego that's just it flushing the toxins out of your lungs

@LN78 that’s because they are planning on repackaging it as a cure and charging 1000x the price.

@kyleforrester87 Cheers mate - I will take any old advice me...

@LN78 Yeah but I mean, POTUS admits he isn't a doctor it's just that he is, you know, (points at general brain/head area). Good enough for me to guzzle industrial chemicals.

Is there a way we could tempt the virus away from the lungs into the stomach with some strawberry jam on toast? And then point and laugh as the virus is completely DESTROYED!
They're going to test that, right? Is there a way we could do something like that? It sounds interesting to me.