Chat about Novel Coronavirus - 2019-nCoV - COVID-19

Morbidity

I misread or misunderstood this yesterday and completely blew him off because of that claim.

Do we have any visibility into the government model that shows the likely start of the ramp, and the peak of infection?

There are several hundred Greenland Geese on the heath outside our place as I type.

I'm gonna fetch my goosing net!

I misread or misunderstood this ... and completely blew him off ..

That's the way we roll now ;)

blew him off

fnar

Wonder how many Canada geese I could get back from the park in my Bakfiets? Or there's herons on the canal - longer neck vs spiky beak...

Dogs love a lick of shit. Those with pet dogs have a self cleaning and reusable nipsy cleaner in the house already.

This is not helpful

Forum advice time - my week next week was looking like this...

1. Going to Bristol for small gig on Sunday night, staying in travel lodge (conflicted about whether to go to this any more.)
   
2. Visiting elderly relatives in midlands (cancelling this for sure)
   
3. 5 days walking in snowdonia staying in rented holiday house - wife still really wants to go
   
   

So 1 and 3 - would you go? (Not taking any geese either)

Geese carry bird flu btw, would be a bad look a group of people from a cycling forum starting another pandemic in London.

3 probably yes, 1 and 2 no

I feel you lack ambition

@PQR

Who's up for a forum goose?

A goose.

You're proposing sharing it?

What do people class as elderly? My parents are late 60s with no known underlying health conditions.

For how long should we be washing our geese?

Wasn't there something upthread about the median age of hospital cases in Italy being 65?

I thought the update from the CMO was very good just now. Answered a lot of questions about why no banning of sporting events etc.

Off to Kelsey Park now. Will have my pick of wildfowl there.

re chipping in for a part share in a goose
before i commit my hard earned money do you have a photo i could have a gander at

There is no way that I'm allowing am angry goose anywhere near my balloon knot.

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My elderly relatives (that I was supposed to be visiting next week) are 85+, parents are 60's.

https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24532733-400-why-the-coronavirus-is-different-from-flu-and-warrants-major-action/?utm_source=NSNEW&utm_campaign=3e7fc15851-nsday_120320&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_e65fab71ff-3e7fc15851-377840847

do you have a photo i could have a gander at

Sure.. just need to crop it.

Bingo

My understanding is informed by following the likes of @T_Inglesby and @mlipsitch who I think qualify as experts. They are worth looking at if not on your radar.

Thanks, I'll check those out.

Have a look at Piers Morgan's Twitter for the exact opposite, a catastrophically uninformed lunatic whipping up a frenzy amongst his 7m followers...

He must be on the forum as well, I wonder which user: https://twitter.com/piersmorgan/status/1238119283282120704