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[crossing_the_rubicon] 28/2/2020 15:05

"mikemichael228 Feb '20 - 14:59 - 294535 of 29"4537
Apparently a strong vindaloo kills it off!!!!"


Ah the Tumeric ploy

[xxxxxy] 28/2/2020 15:05

News today is dominated by preparedness fears surrounding the global corona virus threat. Meanwhile, reactions to the release of both EU and UK negotiating mandates are continuing to surface.UK rejects European Arrest Warrant: The UK government's negotiation mandate for upcoming talks with the European Union has made it clear that it no longer wants to be part of the European Arrest Warrant. The EAW makes it possible for European criminals to be arrested in the EU and sent back to their home country. The government will instead seek fast-track extradition arrangements in accordance with the precedent set by Norway and Iceland that they argue will have "extra safeguards as compared to what's currently in the EAW." 'Global Britain' takes hit on Heathrow expansion: The Court of Appeal has ruled that the £14 billion Heathrow expansion project was illegal, due to the government's inability to take into account its legal duty to tackle climate change. This groundbreaking decision impacts the UK's ability post-Brexit to carry out its vision of a 'Global Britain'. Former transport secretary Andrew Adonis said "The only winners from a refusal to expand Heathrow as agreed by Parliament two years ago will be other international hubs that will take the extra traffic, especially Amsterdam, Paris and Dubai." Former chancellor George Osborne also tweeted his frustration with the decision calling it "overreaching undemocratic judicial activism"Workers' rights Post-Brexit: Frances O'Grady, the TUC general secretary has said she would like to be kept in the loop on Brexit trade deals. O'Grady said she is kept plugged in by unions in Europe who pass information onto her that comes from European leaders. She has asked for a meeting with the Prime Minister but has heard nothing back. Boris Johnson has previously promised not to water down workers' rights after the UK leaves the EU, with 'enhanced standards' set to be enshrined in the new employment bill.Coronavirus impacts global economy: Coronavirus fears have seen global markets in free-fall, with the FTSE 100 opening 3.2 percent down today due to the uncertainty. This comes after the Bank of England governor Mark Carney said the UK should prepare for an economic downgrade as there is disruption to supply chains as a result of the virus.Regulatory innovation in tech for Britain: Brexit provides Britain with the perfect opportunity for UK tech companies to influence the next decade of policy-making in their industry. The UK could become the home of regulatory innovation in sectors such as artificial intelligence and blockchain. Dominic Cummings is no stranger to doing things differently as as a technology and innovation obsessive, this government could prove to be the one to take the UK tech industry into the future.On our site today: Our chairman, Shanker Singham, takes a look at the UK and EU negotiating mandates and compares the two. He analyses the key areas of contention and where there is potential for progress. Our second article comes from Pieter Cleppe, who represented Open Europe in Brussels from 2008 until 2020. He looks back on 15 years of the think tank in Europe.For the latest news and developments throughout the day, please do follow @GlobalVision_UK on Twitter.Thanks for reading, and enjoy the rest of your day.

[diku] 28/2/2020 15:05

I think some form of western governments or Central Banks action will come either this evening after Europe closes or Sunday evening before the far East markets open Monday morning...virus is doing some of Dow froth unwinding for them...

[minerve 2] 28/2/2020 15:05

Oh FFS!

You cannot say that the death rate in Italy is 2.6% of those infected. It is such a mess in Northern Italy, as it is in Iran, that the number of infections is UNKNOWN.

To take the 2.6% and equate that to the UK population figures is a moron's game.

To make an accurate prediction of death rate you would need an accurate picture of the model you are referencing demographic - age range, general health, movement, health service availability/quality and its spread over time and then transfer that onto a similar model for the UK. You would also need to calculate latency between onset and death and include projections for vaccines and behavioural changes based on government policy and those within the home. This is not a very easy task and certainly is nothing like the BS posted above.

[1 nhs] 28/2/2020 15:04

The depression will see unemployment jump to near 28% around the globe.

The world has changed.

Mankind has no idea of what’s hitting them on a daily basis.

It’s here and now.

[k38] 28/2/2020 15:02

Clever... not!Greta say what she has been told to say.. a lots of money to be made. She's been used.

[diku] 28/2/2020 15:02

CtR...maybe a blessing in disguise if absence of testing...

[xxxxxy] 28/2/2020 15:00

More market warnings of recession and slowdowns.By JOHNREDWOOD | Published: FEBRUARY 28, 2020The UK 10 year state borrowing rate fell to 0.43% today. Meanwhile the German share index was one of the worst performers, falling another 4.6% as some in the markets pencilled in a German recession.Still no new economic actions  from western governments or Central Banks.

[mikemichael2] 28/2/2020 14:59

Apparently a strong vindaloo kills it off!!!!

[crossing_the_rubicon] 28/2/2020 14:59

Are they even testing though in India Diku

It's the absence of testing that is the problem. That and using the wrong kind of testing(ie methods that are 50/50 in giving you the actual correct result)

Africa would be another worry - Ethiopia. Gateway for Chinese to Africa.

[diku] 28/2/2020 14:56

We here of China and Japan in news...any cases reported in India with its vast population...

[crossing_the_rubicon] 28/2/2020 14:56

"Italy has a death rate of about 2.6% so we could be looking at anything between 600k and 1.5m deaths in the UK. Iran has a 15% mortality rate"

Far far worse than the flu.

Not sure why people still think it isnt as bad as the flu myself.

[pierre oreilly] 28/2/2020 14:37

To self test for coronavirus, please carefully follow the following 5 simple steps..


ffs, Anyone who's read this board for more than 5 seconds will know that that will never work!



i.e. with self testing now common, there'll be more false diagnoses than accurate ones, imv.

[crossing_the_rubicon] 28/2/2020 14:34

"ted7328 Feb '20 - 14:28 - 294520 of 294527
The Chinese have been wearing masks for the last 2 years"

The wrong masks!

They've been wearing the same kind we all wore back in SARS in 2003.

ie the Wrong ones that dont protect you!

[k38] 28/2/2020 14:33

The truth (numbers) is hidden from us all. Minimum report, minimum panic.

[ted73] 28/2/2020 14:33

How old was the man

[pierre oreilly] 28/2/2020 14:32

Not a man where logic is an argument then Poik. Oh well, you're not alone on these boards.

[stonedyou] 28/2/2020 14:31

Coronavirus: First Brit dies of disease on Diamond Princess cruise ship


The British man is the sixth person to have died on board the Diamond Princess

cruise ship which was quarantined off Japan's Yokohama port after a coronavirus

outbreak

[minerve 2] 28/2/2020 14:30

First confirmed case of Covid-19 in Bridgend - FT.








Just kidding......

😂😂

[minerve 2] 28/2/2020 14:28

A more likely scenario than re-infection is that the immune system suppressed coronavirus to a low level – too low to detect in viral tests of swabs from the patients – and the virus then surged back, causing symptoms to reappear.
Prof Rowland Kao, an epidemiologist at the University of Edinburgh, says:

Given the number of reported cases thus far, it would seem unlikely that this is a common occurrence, and thus should have only a small impact on the overall epidemic projections themselves.

[ted73] 28/2/2020 14:28

The Chinese have been wearing masks for the last 2 years

[ted73] 28/2/2020 14:27

You only here about the ones that have it