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[xxxxxy] 19/4/2020 08:37

NO DELAYNO DEAL

[xxxxxy] 19/4/2020 08:36

Hospitals and isolationBy JOHNREDWOOD | Published: APRIL 19, 2020I have some questions for the senior managers at the top of the NHS.Why did they decide that all the main District General hospitals should become the isolation and treatment centres for Covid 19?Why did they decide to add several mega hospitals in open Exhibition space, but prefer not to use them as specialist and isolation units all the time case numbers could be absorbed by General hospitals?Why didn't they opt to hire hotels with separate bedrooms with individual bathrooms for virus patients? Wouldn't it have been easier to control infection through simple modification of airflow systems for each room in such a configuration?How do they  keep enough non emergency surgery and treatment going when the general hospitals are so preoccupied with virus cases? What has happened to workloads for non virus patients?Isn't  preventing  cross infection from the virus for people needing other emergency treatment in a general hospital more difficult than if there were specialist virus hospitals?What are plans for handling the backlog of other work as the virus subsides, bearing in mind obvious pressures on all staff involved fighting the virus cases.

[stonedyou] 19/4/2020 08:35

Successful Covid-19 drug trial boosts global stock markets


University of Chicago hospital are taking part in a study where 113 patients showed a rapid recovery after taking coronavirus drug.

Patients on the antiviral medicine remdesivir, developed by Gilead Sciences, were nearly all discharged within a week.

The drug was initially designed and used for Ebola which helped push global stock markets up.



The FTSE 100 closed higher up 158.53 points, or 2.8%, at 5786.96, after the details of the successful drug trial it was published in the Stat News, which helped markets to close higher.

The French CAC 40 was up 3.4%, whilst the German Dax 30 up 3.2% which also helped by recent announcements of restrictions eased in Italy, Spain and Austria.

Overnight Chinese GDP figures showed a dramatic 6.8% drop in the first quarter of 2020.

Joshua Mahony, senior market analyst at share trading firm IG said, “Trial results have breathed a new sense of optimism into markets, with many seeing this as the potential beginning of the end for this coronavirus crisis.”

[xxxxxy] 19/4/2020 08:33

Chinese takeaway.htTps://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2020/04/18/hungry-chinese-investors-line-floundering-british-targets/

[maxk] 18/4/2020 23:37

If this story has any legs...it's becoming clear that a full on break is the only way of ridding ourselves of these leeches.




Britain would be forced to subsidise EU response to coronavirus if it agreed to Brexit extension

No 10 has been facing growing calls to seek an extension to the current transition period, which is due to end on December 31


By
Edward Malnick,
SUNDAY POLITICAL EDITOR
18 April 2020 • 9:00pm



Downing Street's refusal to extend the Brexit transition period is partly based on a concern that the EU will demand "massive" payments to help deal with the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, The Telegraph has been told.

A source close to the negotiations said that paying into an increased EU budget was "clearly not in the national interest", adding: "We need to spend money on our own needs in our own way."

The Telegraph also understands that No 10 is refusing to publish detailed proposals on fishing rights in a future trade agreement because UK negotiators believe there is currently "no common basis for discussion". The UK side insists that Brussels is effectively insisting on replicating the existing Common Fisheries Policy....

[patientcapital] 18/4/2020 23:21

BBC -"Speaking in Geneva, the World Health Organization's (WHO) Dr Maria van Kerkhove cast doubt on the benefit of rapid serology tests due to a lack of evidence around coronavirus immunity.She said: "There are a lot of countries that are suggesting using rapid diagnostic serological tests to be able to capture what they think will be a measure of immunity."Right now, we have no evidence that the use of a serological test can show that an individual has immunity or is protected from reinfection.""

[utrickytrees] 18/4/2020 22:35

Refreshing to learn the UK government are rethinking their decision to involve Huawei in the 5G roll out. Evidently Donaldo was correct all along. SACK THE CCP.

[utrickytrees] 18/4/2020 22:21

I'm just saying interpretation services might be a bit thin on the ground atm M2. Obviously theres no excuse for labour supporters & Asda customers.

[minerve 2] 18/4/2020 22:00

Utricky

What language you speak is very much secondary to me against how you view and treat others.


I don't really care what language you speak - it is not important to me, it isn't how I judge people.

[alphorn] 18/4/2020 22:00

Here is that star:




She can provide the numerical support to Raab as he is still looks for Dover.

ROFLMAO

[minerve 2] 18/4/2020 21:58

I'd rather have a Romanian than a Little Englander is the country any day.


Do you think the Little Englanders are descendants of those that escaped Australia?

LOL

[utrickytrees] 18/4/2020 21:58

Tbf M2, there are plenty of labour supporters or people who dont have english as a first language in London.

[minerve 2] 18/4/2020 21:57

Priti Patel - Can't you just visualise the energy her grey cells generate.

LOL

[utrickytrees] 18/4/2020 20:05

What's the point of the Brits observing social distancing when the Romanians are lined up like sardines at Bucharest airport waiting to board flights to the UK to pick Strawberries & pockets?

[diku] 18/4/2020 20:04

What did the share buy backs do?...nothing zero...that was even before the Coronavirus....

[maxidi] 18/4/2020 19:04

Inflate the figures so as to keep the plebs are more terrified and tow the line!

[utrickytrees] 18/4/2020 18:50

Agreed Bobster! Lloyd's is worse than a jock at a charity auction.