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

If the police aren't doing anything wrong then they have nothing to worry about when being filmed.

I read the abstract from the link you posted, which seemed to say that coronaviruses are highly seasonal.

Could explain how developed countries in the southern hemisphere aren't as hard hit. Are there any demographics from Singapore about how many cases are Singaporeans or European/US/ANZ migrants and how many are the migrant workers that seem to live in pretty harsh conditions as they would obviously be an outlier.

Ha !😉

The only examples I have seen on my daily exercise excursions of clear breaches of social distancing guidelines have been of groups of cops, either packed into cars, or surrounding individuals. I'm surprised there isn't a higher infection rate among them.

FFS

Police have sent my two teenage sons home once.. they were out on a 5km run and got turned-back because ‘they needed a parent with them’..

Then yesterday the 13-year-old was out running and got flagged-down by a police car and given an Easter egg.

Not sure which of these scenarios more concerning to be honest.

they needed a parent with them

This is incredibly dumb. smaller groups are much safer. Families should go out in pairs or alone if possible, to keep paths etc emptier, surely?

We need a poll.

Paging @Tijmen

https://www.strawpoll.me/19805179

they needed a parent with them

Lol wut

Wow he actually said it out loud:

https://twitter.com/stefsimanowitz/status/1250894405323628545?s=21

And it’s no longer even a lack of capacity to test.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/apr/16/swab-tester-uk-germany-south-korea

Frankie Boyle on point as per usual:

What have we learned so far? Well, maybe best not to vote for people
who think of you as a “herd”. The government’s response to the crisis
reminds me, more than anything, of that bit in Apocalypse Now when
Kurtz asks “Are my methods unsound?” and Willard replies “I don’t see
any method at all, sir”. In early briefings Boris Johnson would pull a
concerned face, to show that he is a serious person. Unfortunately,
the face he pulls when he tries to look like a serious person is the
sort of face that an actual serious person pulls to show that they are
confused. In many ways, if the whole cabinet are killed by a virus
just after their election victory, it will pretty much be the ending
of The War of the Worlds. The designated survivor, Dominic Raab, who
seems to instantaneously develop every symptom of the disease whenever
he’s asked to read out a press release, looks like the very man to
lead us right over the lip of the volcano.

https://theovertake.com/~beta/frankie-boyle-did-you-ever-wonder-what-youd-be-doing-during-an-apocalypse/?fbclid=IwAR3NGNmRRcAsNbfe_PcvpWT3d6eHmaKmB03ebFgxenbZ_rMnblZjBzTxy1M

Excellent

Bringing Mr Boyle in as any form of credible critique just makes your point and reason redundant. For anything. #justsayin

Got to disagree, despite his offensive comedy shows he's actually a very thoughtful bloke. I really enjoy his more serious writing and it resonates with me.

Bringing Mr Boyle in as any form of credible critique just makes your point and reason redundant. For anything. #justsayin

He's a comedian. It's amusing. I was making no point.

Away fuck off and overdose on some Vitamin D and see if it unfurls your puss again you joyless cunt.

Careful now. Hurt feelings on the horizon.

Just in case anyone gets the "don't ride a bike you'll have an accident and clog up the NHS" routine.

I just had a video chat with some of my oldest friends back in NZ. One of their mothers slipped in the kitchen smashed her teeth out and broke her arm. Another one fell down the stairs and has broken her leg. Both of these accidents have happened since the locked down over there.

Probably should have worn a ruddy helmet then.

Guess I can put you and him in the same boat then. 😎

The plural of anecdote is not data.

Here's some of my own: We've had two parents from my daughter's school end up in A&E due to cycling accidents since the lockdown (both solo rides, one not involving any other vehicle, the other a speeding hit and run). And the news is filled with plenty of cyclists continuing to be KSI'd on the roads.

The stats that will eventually be released will be a more useful guide.

Personally I've stopped riding as I'm focusing what little time I get outside on running or walking with wife/daughter. I certainly wouldn't use this time to increase the amount of outdoor exercise I'm doing, but that again is a personal choice. I can get enough exercise to keep/improve my fitness with indoor exercise or limited running outdoors, and I'm accepting that my cycling and swimming fitness will go through the floor.

Outdoor exercise is a luxury not a necessity for me. If it comes to the point that even outdoor exercise is limited more than it is now I'll make up for it with more indoor exercise.

Put me in any boat you like as long as you and WiLliAm aren't in it to molest me with your clammy handed sermonics.

Ban houses now.