The Coronavirus Thread - Lockdown for at least 3 more weeks

The billionaire publicly denounced a possible rescue of BA a decade ago, saying: 'We should wait for its demise.'

He said the idea of an intervention by Ministers was a 'bad idea' and that 'loss-making and inefficient airlines should be allowed to go the wall,' adding: 'The Government should not intervene to stop companies going bust.'

Lex-Man wrote:

Grumpy David wrote:

Godzilla wrote:73% Of Inmates At An Ohio Prison Test Positive For Coronavirus

https://www.npr.org/sections/coronaviru ... 7458253926

Unlike quarantined cruise ships which disproportionately represents the elderly, prisons will almost certainly disproportionately represent adults under the age of 50.

So far, no deaths in that prison, will make an interesting case study for herd immunity if the percentage who die or get seriously ill turns out lower than expected.

About a fifth of us prisoners are over 50. I have a feeling that due to poor hygiene conditions in prison Covid-19 will be more lethal.

Lex-Man wrote:

Grumpy David wrote:

Godzilla wrote:73% Of Inmates At An Ohio Prison Test Positive For Coronavirus

https://www.npr.org/sections/coronaviru ... 7458253926

Unlike quarantined cruise ships which disproportionately represents the elderly, prisons will almost certainly disproportionately represent adults under the age of 50.

So far, no deaths in that prison, will make an interesting case study for herd immunity if the percentage who die or get seriously ill turns out lower than expected.

About a fifth of us prisoners are over 50. I have a feeling that due to poor hygiene conditions in prison Covid-19 will be more lethal.

Moggy wrote:

Lex-Man wrote:

Grumpy David wrote:

Godzilla wrote:73% Of Inmates At An Ohio Prison Test Positive For Coronavirus

https://www.npr.org/sections/coronaviru ... 7458253926

Unlike quarantined cruise ships which disproportionately represents the elderly, prisons will almost certainly disproportionately represent adults under the age of 50.

So far, no deaths in that prison, will make an interesting case study for herd immunity if the percentage who die or get seriously ill turns out lower than expected.

About a fifth of us prisoners are over 50. I have a feeling that due to poor hygiene conditions in prison Covid-19 will be more lethal.

Speak for yourself, I’m under 50 and (so far) I’m free.

Amazon UK wrote:Dear valued customer,

Following the announcement of the extended lockdown, we’re all coming to realise that life will be quite different for a while. I wanted to send our heartfelt thanks to the many key workers who are tirelessly supporting the communities around us, and our warmest thoughts to all of you at this difficult time.

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We want to do everything we can to support our employees and the customers and communities we serve throughout this crisis, so I thought I’d share some detail of what we’re doing.

For customers and their families
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For our colleagues
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In recognition of their incredible contribution, we’ve increased the pay for employees in our fulfilment centres and delivery roles, adding a further £2 per hour on top of our current starting rate of £10.50 for the London area, and £9.50 for the rest of the UK. In addition, 5,000 new full and part-time positions and delivery jobs have opened across the UK to provide job opportunities for people impacted by the pandemic.

For communities, the NHS and other health organisations
As part of a coalition of companies, universities, and research institutions, we are working with the Government to boost testing capacity for COVID-19. Along with other partners, the Amazon logistics network is delivering test kits to diagnostic sites set up around the UK and to NHS staff and others on the front lines of this crisis.

To support those in the UK who are most affected by the COVID-19 crisis, we have committed £3.2 million, including a donation to the British Red Cross and a fund to support local organisations in communities where our employees live and work.

Every one of you is doing your part to save lives - whether that’s by staying home to protect your families, friends and neighbours, or by leaving home to keep the country going as a key worker. We thank you for this, and wish you and your families the very best at this difficult time.

Warm regards,
Doug Gurr
Amazon UK Country Manager

Lex-Man wrote:About a fifth of us prisoners are over 50.

Vermilion wrote:

Lex-Man wrote:About a fifth of us prisoners are over 50.

What did you do?

Lex-Man wrote:

Vermilion wrote:

Lex-Man wrote:About a fifth of us prisoners are over 50.

What did you do?

Have you watched Tiger King?

Tomous wrote:Branson on struggling airlines:

The billionaire publicly denounced a possible rescue of BA a decade ago, saying: 'We should wait for its demise.'

He said the idea of an intervention by Ministers was a 'bad idea' and that 'loss-making and inefficient airlines should be allowed to go the wall,' adding: 'The Government should not intervene to stop companies going bust.'

https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/new ... -bust.html

Grumpy David wrote:

Godzilla wrote:73% Of Inmates At An Ohio Prison Test Positive For Coronavirus

https://www.npr.org/sections/coronaviru ... 7458253926

Unlike quarantined cruise ships which disproportionately represents the elderly, prisons will almost certainly disproportionately represent adults under the age of 50.

So far, no deaths in that prison, will make an interesting case study for herd immunity if the percentage who die or get seriously ill turns out lower than expected.

Knoyleo wrote:

Grumpy David wrote:

Godzilla wrote:73% Of Inmates At An Ohio Prison Test Positive For Coronavirus

https://www.npr.org/sections/coronaviru ... 7458253926

Unlike quarantined cruise ships which disproportionately represents the elderly, prisons will almost certainly disproportionately represent adults under the age of 50.

So far, no deaths in that prison, will make an interesting case study for herd immunity if the percentage who die or get seriously ill turns out lower than expected.

Do you not find it troubling that your first response to reading about a contagious disease spreading amongst an incarcerated population is that it will be good for medical studies?

Grumpy David wrote:

Knoyleo wrote:

Grumpy David wrote:

Godzilla wrote:73% Of Inmates At An Ohio Prison Test Positive For Coronavirus

https://www.npr.org/sections/coronaviru ... 7458253926

Unlike quarantined cruise ships which disproportionately represents the elderly, prisons will almost certainly disproportionately represent adults under the age of 50.

So far, no deaths in that prison, will make an interesting case study for herd immunity if the percentage who die or get seriously ill turns out lower than expected.

Do you not find it troubling that your first response to reading about a contagious disease spreading amongst an incarcerated population is that it will be good for medical studies?

I actually saw that comment on Reddit and thought it was an interesting silver lining on an otherwise dark cloud that I hadn't considered when first learning of the story. Decided to share it here.

I didn't see much value to adding to my post here as it wouldn't encourage discussion to say what a tragic situation it is. What does that achieve? Maybe some quotes saying "Yeah I agree"? Discussions are far more interesting when different views and ideas are shared.

Oblomov Boblomov wrote:I agree to an extent. It can feel tokenistic, like how ministers are now basically forced to commit 85% of any statements/speeches to gushing reverence of the NHS, key workers, Captain Tom etc... otherwise they face the wrath of the Karen Twitter Brigade.

In defence of Knoy, I think your reputation probably precedes you a bit there, Grumps, as you are known for being a bit of a bell when it comes to things like this.

Grumpy David wrote:

Oblomov Boblomov wrote:I agree to an extent. It can feel tokenistic, like how ministers are now basically forced to commit 85% of any statements/speeches to gushing reverence of the NHS, key workers, Captain Tom etc... otherwise they face the wrath of the Karen Twitter Brigade.

In defence of Knoy, I think your reputation probably precedes you a bit there, Grumps, as you are known for being a bit of a bell when it comes to things like this.

I'm unappreciated in my own time just like Van Gogh!

I suppose I could have gone with the Stalin quote: "The death of one man is a tragedy. The death of millions is just a statistic."

I thought Knoy was just trying for a cheap shot or gooseberry fool & run but I don't know the guy to know what his intentions were behind the post but it seemed like a fairly strange post to me.

Drumstick wrote:This Branson issue is simple to my mind.

Virgin Atlantic's parent company is Virgin Group Holdings Ltd and is based in the BVIs. As the parent company pays no tax to the state, there is no way in hell the subsidiary should be eligible for a handout from the state. It utterly baffling that anybody could think otherwise.

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