Entire football season 'could be declared "null and void’’ - Coronavirus'

[Boab]

Just now, vegas-voss said:

85,000 cases and 3000 dead 

 

In Italy it's more like 5% fatal

No it’s not. Half that 5% if not lower.

[SE16 3LN]

12 minutes ago, vegas-voss said:

85,000 cases and 3000 dead 

 

In Italy it's more like 5% fatal

There will be thousands if not millions who have it and don"t know/don't seek treatment. Be aware but don't panic. 

 

[Mysterion]

On 28/02/2020 at 14:10, WheatfieldWarrior said:

Entire football season 'could be declared "null and void" if the Government orders sports events to be cancelled to combat the rapid spread of coronavirus'

 

The article is written from an EPL perspective, but imagine the seethe if this happened here.

 

 

 

100% for this if it means Liverpool don't get the title. 

[Lfhearts]

Kbers knowing more about significance of the virus than  WHO, an all time sad classic.

[Geoff Kilpatrick]

5 minutes ago, Lfhearts said:

Kbers knowing more about significance of the virus than  WHO, an all time sad classic.

Said no one. All "KBers" are doing is pointing out the relative risk.

[Mr Elwood P]

2 hours ago, Sir Gio said:

No idea if true,  not a vaccine but a breakthrough in treatment of the virus has been made.

Hope it doesn't get in the way of golf season 

Where did you hear / read that?

[JJ93]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/51676300
 

swiss league suspended 

[FarmerTweedy]

10 hours ago, Geoff Kilpatrick said:

Said no one. All "KBers" are doing is pointing out the relative risk.

In a lot of cases, they're actually pointing out their own ill-informed impression of the relative risk, rather than the actual relative risk!

[Section Q]

On 28/02/2020 at 14:10, WheatfieldWarrior said:

Entire football season 'could be declared "null and void" if the Government orders sports events to be cancelled to combat the rapid spread of coronavirus'

 

 

The article is written from an EPL perspective, but imagine the seethe if this happened here.

 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-8056083/Liverpool-NOT-assured-title-Government-orders-games-cancelled-coronavirus.html

 

Got my backing......👍

[Enzo Chiefo]

1 hour ago, FarmerTweedy said:

In a lot of cases, they're actually pointing out their own ill-informed impression of the relative risk, rather than the actual relative risk!

No-one knows the relative risk but most of us are long enough in the tooth to have experienced so-called experts whether it be World bodies, economists, politicians warning and forecasting about everything under the sun.  Given that 0.005% of the Chinese population have been affected and they say it may have peaked there, forecasts here about 80% of the population getting it are quite clearly nonsense.  Perhaps they are trying to frighten the minority of the people who still don't follow basic hygiene practices in terms of coughing and sneezing etc but the rest of us can make our own mind up about the relative risks. That may change but with millions of people passing through London daily, from every part of the globe, and 40 confirmed cases in the UK as a whole, most of us look at a common sense approach at this stage. 

[Lord Beni of Gorgie]

11 hours ago, Mr Elwood P said:

Where did you hear / read that?

Senior official at work 

[highlandjambo3]

Thing on tv this morning saying we are going to be swamped by English holidaymakers this summer as people won’t be going abroad.  People like to get their summer holidays booked in March/April time and, travel agents are currently not doing so well.........being self employed in the hospitality & tourism trade...... bring it on.......face mask worn of course 😁

[manaliveits105]

Masks should only be employed by people who have the virus to stop them spreading it and by health professionals who are treating them and not the bufties who are buying up the world supplies to swan about in them - they are of little use as opposed to washing your hands.

[Mr Elwood P]

1 hour ago, Sir Gio said:

Senior official at work 

Thanks.

[John Findlay]

7 hours ago, Enzo Chiefo said:

No-one knows the relative risk but most of us are long enough in the tooth to have experienced so-called experts whether it be World bodies, economists, politicians warning and forecasting about everything under the sun.  Given that 0.005% of the Chinese population have been affected and they say it may have peaked there, forecasts here about 80% of the population getting it are quite clearly nonsense.  Perhaps they are trying to frighten the minority of the people who still don't follow basic hygiene practices in terms of coughing and sneezing etc but the rest of us can make our own mind up about the relative risks. That may change but with millions of people passing through London daily, from every part of the globe, and 40 confirmed cases in the UK as a whole, most of us look at a common sense approach at this stage. 

For once we are in agreement. It makes good news headlines.

[Seymour M Hersh]

7 hours ago, manaliveits105 said:

Masks should only be employed by people who have the virus to stop them spreading it and by health professionals who are treating them and not the bufties who are buying up the world supplies to swan about in them - they are of little use as opposed to washing your hands.

 

Just took delivery of mine. Tried it on for size and job's a good un! 

 

 

[Dunks]

22 hours ago, Sir Gio said:

No idea if true,  not a vaccine but a breakthrough in treatment of the virus has been made.

Hope it doesn't get in the way of golf season 

 

Is that the one from the Polish/Italian scientists? Was reading about that earlier.

[Lord Beni of Gorgie]

6 minutes ago, Dunks said:

 

Is that the one from the Polish/Italian scientists? Was reading about that earlier.

No idea to be honest.  Director responsible at our company was upbeat that medical professionals were making progress 

[Frankfurter]

6 minutes ago, Sir Gio said:

No idea to be honest.  Director responsible at our company was upbeat that medical professionals were making progress 

Just trying to keep morale up, while booking his private jet to a remote South Pacific island.

[joondalupjambo]

The London suits are saying that there will most likely be a 12 week window where it is at it's worst.

No doubt priming folk for next weeks decision which will be no social gartherings of 5k or more.  So that would be sporting events with football front and centre.

Rather than play behind closed doors or end the league could we not let 4750 attend home games and have a ballot for the seats?  Just thinking of us here and other clubs who easily get over the 5k.

[Frankfurter]

17 minutes ago, joondalupjambo said:

The London suits are saying that there will most likely be a 12 week window where it is at it's worst.

No doubt priming folk for next weeks decision which will be no social gartherings of 5k or more.  So that would be sporting events with football front and centre.

Rather than play behind closed doors or end the league could we not let 4750 attend home games and have a ballot for the seats?  Just thinking of us here and other clubs who easily get over the 5k.

I know that's the threshold France are using, but 5000 does seem rather arbitrary and on the high side. Contact tracing such an event would seem just as impossible as a 50000 event.

 

It's 1000 in Switzerland.

Edited March 3, 2020 by Frankfurter