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[supernumerary] 22/4/2020 15:54

Well, the obvious one is Sweden, where the authorities reckon they'll probably reach herd immunity in May. The death rate there is not good, but that's because they let it get into the care homes, where it cut a swath through the highly susceptible residents. In the population at large, C-19 really doesn't seem to be much of a problem.

[hjb1] 22/4/2020 15:31

really!! And where on earth might that be then?

'some populations, C-19 is widespread and more or less harmless'

[supernumerary] 22/4/2020 14:56

Well it would certainly help to explain a wide spread of the disease if the virus had been passing around unnoticed for another month. But fundamentally, as far as I can see, no survey result can be taken as much more than anecdotal.

This is typical of the comments currently being made on the Stanford paper: and it's clear from that that there are unresolved problems in sampling, methodology eg statistical correction, results extrapolation, and not least, fundamental test accuracy.

The other surveys I've seen seem to be subject to similar concerns, but I think there is now a reasonable body of evidence to support the contention that at least in some populations, C-19 is widespread and more or less harmless. The danger comes in care homes, where victims are fragile, and hospitals, where they're likely to have a high viral load to fight off; both these communities have been desperately ill-served by the authorities.

[lavalmy] 22/4/2020 13:47

O/T

Super

I see that the first US deaths are now believed to have been on 6th and 17th February in Santa Clara County, not on 29th in Washington state. The Stanford study may be explicable as a result?

[alter ego] 21/4/2020 13:04

I recall talking to Louise at the 2018 AGM about buoy trackers used in Canada. She said the ones they were using were easily damaged when nets were hauled aboard and a false economy. EmTrak kit on the other hand lasted much better and worked out cheaper in the long run.

[goodapple] 21/4/2020 12:53

120 hours should be ample for most fishing requirements

[lavalmy] 21/4/2020 11:55

Weren't SRT trying to get US approval of it?

I see that their kit has 120 hours of battery charge. Has anyone any idea of how long a fisherman would leave his gear out for?

[goodapple] 21/4/2020 11:30

Thanks owenski, my tech skills are quite limited!

[goodapple] 21/4/2020 11:19

www.panbo.com should find it, with the article being top of their list - today's blog.

[fredfishcake] 21/4/2020 11:07

Can't find the article, any chance of a link please?

[goodapple] 21/4/2020 10:32

Interesting little article on Panbo.com today featuring SRT's BuoyTracker. Worth a quick read and it explains the legality issues, particularly in the US.
SRT's model is the real deal for this job, but the USCG are slow in granting the correct waiver to legalise its use. Works fine in Europe.

[yumyum] 20/4/2020 15:39

Interesting, LaValmy. Thank you.

[lavalmy] 20/4/2020 15:11

Over in the Philippines, the head of NEDA resigned on Friday citing differences with some cabinet colleagues. From what I can gather, he was keen to bin quite a number of the "Build, Build, Build" projects, already approved, as being either impractical or ruinously expensive. Whether that was part of the disagreement is unclear but he warned his successor not to agree to everything proposed, so probably it was.

The budget discussions have started between the congress and the executive and the overall budget is expected to be substantially higher for 2021. So SRT's project(s), if sufficiently well advanced as at least one is supposed to be, should be in the mix already.

[yumyum] 20/4/2020 15:06

homeboy...mkt cap now £55m. Seems your judgement was good in some ways and not in others....like the share price ;-)

[supernumerary] 20/4/2020 15:03

ext - thanks for the link - I'll have a scan later - looks like fun :)

I think the asymptomatic transmission has been known about pretty much from the beginning, and is the main reason for the explosion in cases when it does arrive. I'm fairly certain we'll all get it sooner or later - very hard to avoid in such circumstances.

I agree about testing, although the current tests aren't reliable enough. At the moment the government is acting as though it's a panacea and will show the golden path out of danger. Sadly the tests aren't very accurate, and even if they manage to hit the stretch goal of 2% false negatives, 2% false positives, that's still 4 in a hundred that are wrong. On top of that there's no certainty that the presence of antibodies confers any degree of protection.

If I'd just had a test and discovered I had C-19 antibodies, I think I'd carry on much as before. First of all I wouldn't trust the result; then I'd avoid unnecessary contact with others because I wouldn't know how much innate protection the prior infection gave me; and finally I'd try to avoid contact anyway because even if I couldn't be infected myself I could still carry virus particles on my hands, clothes etc, which I could then pass on to others. So I struggle to see the point of such a test.

Sorry for the OT folks - please just skip if of no interest.

Meanwhile, I see the Saudis are trying to pull out of Yemen. Perhaps if they can stop pouring money into that particular pit, they can find a better use for it...

[hjb1] 20/4/2020 14:29

bet they all wished they had done now. 34.70 paid, keep going please!

[goodapple] 20/4/2020 13:30

I thought I'd read something in the small print of the PrimaryBid issue about participation in the offer by ST.
I read it in a hurry (as the offer was about to close) and can't find it now.
Anyway, a commendable gesture by Mr Tucker. A pity that the Chairman didn't raid the piggybank to buy some at the same time.
Onwards....

[2vdm] 20/4/2020 13:04

Well ST will be happy having bought 400,000 shares at 25p. Shows confidence too.

[extrader] 20/4/2020 13:03

Hi supernumerary,

A bit O/T, but www.lockdownsceptics.org has some interesting stuff re 2 x Boston tests + Santa Clara/Stanford + the experience of the French aircraft carrier, the Diamond Princess and a Dutch submarine that all show high percentages of frequently asymptomatic contagion (without requiring hospitalisation).

Anecdotally, we know of several families / friends who've had what are believed to be mild (and sometimes not so mild ) cases, none of whom make the statistics.

It makes one wonder why Gubmint hasn't done a random sample of Londoners , for instance, to have some data to help inform their decision-making.

Or maybe they have, and for whatever reason don't want to share the results...;-<<br />
ATB

[supernumerary] 19/4/2020 21:00

Interesting interview on covid with a Swedish epidemiologist. He seems to be one of the very few respectable pundits to share my initial position - see post 9641 - and he remains very sceptical about the UK policy, and how the government is going to get out of lockdown.



This report in the Economist supports his view:



I switch on the news every day in the hope that a belated attack of common sense has taken hold amongst our leaders. Unfortunately, that's one battle coronavirus is certainly winning...

[lavalmy] 19/4/2020 09:31

Just reading about how few companies can get access to the CBIL scheme, so well done indeed SRT. It seems that there is some guidance that the loan amounts bear a relation to turnover, not just in gross £5-45 million terms, but in that to get the full £5 million loan you would need turnover of close to £45 million. SRT getting £2.5 million bears this out. Or otherwise it could just be the banks scaling down requests.

[lavalmy] 18/4/2020 09:40

This suggests that an exit strategy is being initiated:



'..the Ministry of Health aims to conduct more than 9,000 COVID-19 tests for randomly selected citizens and residents.'

Meanwhile in Saudi, they are targeting Mecca and Medina with some mass tesing, boosting the numbers reported on the one hand, and reducing the risks of transmission by them on the other.

[hjb1] 17/4/2020 22:14

with all the wonga coming in over the next year then nothing is a problem, except just how big the divi will be. lol.

[pinkfoot2] 17/4/2020 20:34

The other way of looking at it is they had another profit warning and ran out of road and cash again-but I think on this occasion, there is a sound excuse.

These loans will need repaying but it’s better than a big paper issue which was a concern for all