Lloyds Banking Share Discussion Threads

[aljm] 16/4/2020 12:22

LADE, i agree 100% we have to get tested, what happened to the Government testing regime ?? yet another exposure of how shyte this government is !!!

[ladeside] 16/4/2020 12:19

The key to ending the lockdown is to get more testing done and done as quickly as possible.

I don't have any stats for England but it was confirmed yesterday that over 40% of all care homes in Scotland (from one end of the country to the other) have all had the virus in them, as such it makes you wonder what percentage of the wider population has ALSO had the virus already and fully recovered, most of them not even knowing they had it as either displaying no symptoms at all or just normal cold like symptoms.

This being the case, one could easily assume that the worst may in fact already be over.....

[xxxxxy] 16/4/2020 12:11

NoThankEU , Thursday, April 16, 2020, 07:17:Reply to Hugh (1) :Totally agree with you & hope we do end up going the WTO route - it will be better than any deal the EU will agree to.The charade has to be worked through, however pointless it may be.

[mikemichael2] 16/4/2020 12:10

Nearly half the staff in care homes (that have been tested) have had or have the virus,if you expand that to the nation, probably a third of UK have had it or got it!!!

Just need to protect the vulnerable and the rest get back to work and hope we get a vaccine soon as pos.

[cheshiremoggie] 16/4/2020 12:08

Coronavirus has pushed the death toll in England and Wales to its highest level since official weekly statistics began 15 years ago, with fatalities running at almost 40% above the average.The Office for National Statistics said that in the week to 3 April, 16,387 people died in England and Wales, an increase of 5,246 deaths compared with the previous week and 6,082 more than the five-year average.

[aljm] 16/4/2020 12:04

Poikka, exactly the same scenario as Italy, Italy think the TRUE number of Covid 19 ONLY deaths is actually @ 15% of their TOTAL deaths, exactly the same here, ONS figures do not lie ! someone has checked back now 10 years, and this year is STILL lower than the 10 year average !!!

[poikka] 16/4/2020 12:03

Maxk - spot on.

The only "uncertainty" would be if Brexit were delayed further.

[poikka] 16/4/2020 12:01

"Meanwhile, MORE THAN nine in 10 people dying with coronavirus have an underlying health condition, analysis by the Office for National Statistics has found."

[xxxxxy] 16/4/2020 12:01

No Extension.No Delay.NO DEAL.NO DEAL.NO DEAL

[minerve 2] 16/4/2020 11:56

Knowing Boris he will plough ahead regardless.

[maxk] 16/4/2020 11:55

As if she'd say anything else...

[alphorn] 16/4/2020 11:51

With the global economy already struggling, the IMF director Kristalina Georgieva said it would be "wise” not to “make it any tougher”. The UK should ask for an extension to its post-Brexit transition period to protect the economy from "unprecedented uncertainty" during the coronavirus pandemic.

But don't worry it will be alright on the night. I have read it here.

[aljm] 16/4/2020 11:49

Maxi, if my wife had not gone to Hospital a couple of weeks ago, my family would have had it and dismissed it without even knowing what it was ! how many other people are in the same category ? i bet thousands !

[alphorn] 16/4/2020 11:48

M2 - he doesn't have a brain to engage.

[minerve 2] 16/4/2020 11:40

maxk

Wearing a N95 mask is helpful because your breathing creates negative pressure into your lungs.

Wearing eye goggles stops people sneezing into your eyes and the odd aerosol virus attaching to your eye surface.

As far as your clothes are concerned, unless someone sneezes on you directly, by the time you get home any virus that attempts to attach to your clothing will most likely have shedded away - walk around your garden for 10 minutes if you are worried.

Put your clothes in the washing machine at 60c or above, job done.

Nothing is perfect but this isn't a virus that easily catches like measles.

If you reduce your risk it means that even if the virus gets into you it most likely will be a very low viral load which means you have a greater chance of not getting ill at all or having a mild set of symptoms if you have it.

[maxk] 16/4/2020 11:33

You have to touch the clothes to do that.


Come on Min, you aint that slow.

[alphorn] 16/4/2020 11:32

1carus - yes, pension plans will have taken a big hit. The risk with final salary schemes rests with the employer - if they stay solvent. The government will have to pick up that loss if the employer goes belly up.
I am not so optimistic about current lows.

edit: have just seen Ken's post. Will the government also pick up losses on those annuities too?

[minerve 2] 16/4/2020 11:30

Yes, and you put your clothes in the washing machine.

[kenbachelor] 16/4/2020 11:30

1carus - I've said repeatedly that the pension companies can't survive for ever. Phoenix have been paying me 8.16% for nearly 30 years and I'm even questioning whether I'll get it next month, let alone next year.

[maxk] 16/4/2020 11:24

You have to take the kit off.