Yeh true, hope they stay well.

Thanks. I spoke to them both earlier. Dad has a bad throat (although he says it doesn't feel sore) but no coughing and no sign of a temperature. I just hope it's a standard winter cold.

A man with underlying health problems who has died after contracting Covid-19 has been named as retired police officer Nick Matthews, 59, of Nailsea, near Bristol.

 

His wife, Mary, paid tribute on Facebook, saying she had lost her "soul mate" and "best friend", following Mr Matthews' death at Bristol Royal Infirmary in the early hours of Saturday.

 

Its even more awful when you get personal stories like that rather than just numbers. :( Only 59 too, but he's unlikely to be the youngest UK victim sadly.

Thanks. I spoke to them both earlier. Dad has a bad throat (although he says it doesn't feel sore) but no coughing and no sign of a temperature. I just hope it's a standard winter cold.

 

 

Hope he'll be okay. My best wishes to them both. Sadly I lost my dad in 2001 and mum in 2016. At least they weren't here to see Rachel go as they'd have been totally heartbroken.

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Thanks. I spoke to them both earlier. Dad has a bad throat (although he says it doesn't feel sore) but no coughing and no sign of a temperature. I just hope it's a standard winter cold.

 

Best wishes to them Suedehead. If they try and self isolate as much as possible they should be OK and not get the virus.

Some people have hayfever at this time of year or just a tickle in their throat? Doesn't mean they have Corona :lol:

 

Didn't think there would be hayfever in March, there's not many Buds on the trees yet!

Didn't think there would be hayfever in March, there's not many Buds on the trees yet!

 

Cherry blossom is in flower.

Cherry blossom is in flower.

 

Well true, usually comes off the trees before the heat of the proper summer.

Yes, sadly I have realized its an idea that would decline the spread of the virus but could lead to deaths from starvation and poverty :(

 

I read that UV light can stop spread of viruses, maybe they should introduce UV lights to supermarkets - but of course the problem is it can cause skin cancer if overused :(

 

ARE YOU HAVING A LAUGH?! Let's just douse ourselves with RADIATION and cause permanent skin damage and increase everyone's risks of melanoma eh!

Well true, usually comes off the trees before the heat of the proper summer.

 

So NI's peak might be a bit later than the rest of the UK based on the figures (good news if so as that pushes it more into the summer when NHS has less pressure), or we we will get it a bit less than most places (hopefully) or the number is lower just because of the lower NI population. Anyway Wales has way overtaken us when we were pretty much level on numbers of confirmed cases at the start.

ARE YOU HAVING A LAUGH?! Let's just dose ourselves with RADIATION and cause permanent skin damage and increase everyone's risks of melanoma eh!

 

They have apparently used UV light to disinfect some public transport in China. Better when nobody is in the area though.

The. Whole. Reason. We. Have. Suncream. Is. To. Prevent. UV. Light. Damage. Do. Not. Douse. People. In. UV. Light.

The Republic of Ireland has closed all its pubs, two days before St Patrick's Day. That's how real things have got.

The Republic of Ireland has closed all its pubs, two days before St Patrick's Day. That's how real things have got.

 

Close them in NI RIGHT NOW. I swear Arlene, Michael McBride and Swann are almost as bad as Boris and Prof Whitty when it comes to this, very disappointed in them.

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Italy had its deadliest day so far, with 368 people passing :(

That's a lot of people :( So sad to read

Italy had its deadliest day so far, with 368 people passing :(

 

They should set up a public memorial for the victims once the outbreak is over.

That's a lot of people :( So sad to read

 

They should reach their peak very soon, probably this week. They tested 125,000 people today, the most so far.

They should reach their peak very soon, probably this week. They tested 125,000 people today, the most so far.

 

Yes hopefully both Italy and Iran will both reach their peak this week and then things can get better in these countries.

Edited March 15, 20205 yr by The S***e

Italy had its deadliest day so far, with 368 people passing :(

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The Republic of Ireland has closed all its pubs, two days before St Patrick's Day. That's how real things have got.

Berlin shut its nightclubs (amongst other things) yesterday afternoon. And then sent cops round to enforce it.

 

Berlin sacrificing its club culture is a big moment for the city easily on par with that move for Ireland