Coronavirus

[orkneycadian]

Don't lose heart kosacid. If they, or anyone else tries that on again, just put your hand up, traffic officer asking you to stop style, and remind them about social distancing and the ban on raising your voice, as that apparently spreads this elusive virus.

[orkneycadian]

So when Aberdeen gets 14 positive cases per 100,000 people its "Lockdown! Shut everything down, close the pubs, shops, cafes, offices, etc"

When Glasgow gets 33 positive cases per 100,000 people its "Gonnae nae go visiting so many o yer pals?"

Nicola didn't really think her discrimination would go unnoticed did she?

https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/p...s-22616270.amp

Aberdeen council leader accuses Scottish Government of 'central belt bias'

And how right that Council leader is. It's quite shameful the way Aberdeen have been treated.

[orkneycadian]

So in one day, Greater Glasgow and Clyde turn in more positive cases than the whole of Wales. And this is the area that Queen Nic thinks needs less of a lockdown than Aberdeen. And on top of that, folk think she is making a good job of this. You couldn't make it up. You really couldn't.

[orkneycadian]

Ahh, so the herd immunity theory works after all then?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-54000629

Coronavirus: Tests 'could be picking up dead virus'

[Fulmar]

It has nothing whatsoever to do with herd immunity. Picking up dead virus on the tests is not the same as the antibody test. The jury is still out on whether people who have had the virus can be re-infected sometime later and how long any initial immunity conferred by antibodies may last.

[The Horseman]

Russia to the ‘rescue’. Nice friendly people.... eh!

[orkneycadian]

And slowly, but surely, Scotland wakes up to the smell of coffee......

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-54042003

Anti-lockdown protest as coronavirus cases rise by 141

[ecb]

From the BBC web site, titled "Coronavirus: Five reasons why rise in cases is not all it seems … ":

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-54064347

[orkneycadian]

Simon of Simon's Cat gets the common cold.....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNAZ...axbGG5&index=1

Simon of Simon's Cat gets a positive Conoravirus test result and has to work from home....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWIPZvwcnX8

[Fulmar]

You are ploughing an even more lonely furrow now. Restrictions now UK wide (with the agreement of most people, it seems) and face masks now compulsory in all indoor settings in Wales. Virus cases rising fast everywhere and we are thought to be following the pattern of France where the initial rise in cases among the young is now starting to affect the older folk who are arriving in the hospitals there in increasing numbers because they are ill with Covid 19. Of course, no more cases on Orkney so you can continue to spout that it is all some kind of over-reaction and not a problem even though 41,000 plus people in the UK have died from this virus. I know of absolutely nobody who agrees with you in my personal circle but perhaps there is a little group of you on Orkney who all feel the same- or is just you, I wonder.

[orkneycadian]

even though 41,000 plus people in the UK have died from this virus.

Get with the terminology Fulmar. Its 41,000 plus people have died with the virus. Not from it. That's the terminology used by government, and for a reason which we all know.

For months, deaths in England and Wales have been below the 5 year average. There have been a couple of exception weeks, but the ONS state that (and to quote them from https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulat...ng28august2020) "however, the rise was not driven by the coronavirus (COVID-19)."

At some point, we are going to see the deaths back up above the 5 year average, with the ONS stating its not coronavirus as the cause. Instead, its likely to be all the folk dying of untreated conditions, undiagnosed cancers and the likes.

[orkneycadian]

How much flatter does the curve have to be?



Source - Worldometers

[kosacid]

its a well known fact they are saying it's only 6% of that 41.000 have died directly from covid like I say everyone needs to get a grip including this government and come clean with facts, or is this whole dam thing about controlling the sheep and reducing the population by all means possible this is going to have a big knock-on effect for years killing more than covid will ever do

[orkneycadian]

Not sure what the latest number is, but certainly the government were putting about the number of 4% a few months ago. Whether you use 4% or 6%, thats still less than 2,500 people. Still equal to or a bit more than the 1784 road fatalities in 2018, but I havn't noticed that we have abolished all forms of motor transport to save 1784 lives a year.

[orkneycadian]

I think this one has been kicking around since at least March, but it does complement the chart a few posts up;

[Alrock]

I think this one has been kicking around since at least March, but it does complement the chart a few posts up;

If only they took all these other causes of death as seriously as they take covid-19

[orkneycadian]

And the other sad fact is that you could re-do that sign to say "Welcome to NHS [insert region here]" and the only queue that would be moving would be the Convid19 one. All the others would be completely static, with folk getting iller and dying in them.

[Fulmar]

That is complete rubbish and not true. People, for example, are having cancer surgery now for primary tumours (thank goodness) in all parts of the UK and with short waiting times. Why do you consistently run down the NHS?

[orkneycadian]

How's the Caithness General doing for in patients? Balfour is still like a ghost town. Folk with appointments for things like CT scans that were cancelled in March still waiting.

[orkneycadian]

You would kinda think we would be seeing the benefits of wearing farcemasks by now, wouldn't you?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-54131591

Coronavirus in Scotland: Covid cases hit four-month high