9 minutes ago, mauGR1 said:

Tbh, i doubt things like corona can be prevented, moreover it's not impossible that it has been created on purpose.

They are starting to test a vaccine, but maybe next year when it is available.

What a joke, do they realise just what is involved.

1st a design. then it is unlikely any company can make all the components, let alone medical grade, so this needs to be an open sources very basic, no frills design, with specialist companies tendering to make the components.

The obvious question... Are they washable? 

In the UK they are going like hot cakes on Ebay, someone is selling them for £6 (over 200THB) each...

1 hour ago, NCC1701A said:

social distancing is the way to stop the virus. if everyone stayed home the pandemic would end sooner.

that is what i am doing. 

 

And stopped swapping girlfriends every night.

1 hour ago, sandrabbit said:

Also the F1 organisation must have known the writing was on the wall from the cancellation of the main motogp race at Qatar because Italians were banned from travelling there and I think there are 4 Italian motogp teams. 

 

 Eventually F1 would have had a race where Ferrari couldn't travel to, I couldn't imagine the whole set up staying out of Italy and finding a corona free country to carry out their business for the racing year. I would have been disappointed if they has started without Mclaren as it's one of the teams I follow.

It took 8 hours from when it was agreed to cancel before it was announced...

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Legal complications delayed the announcement of the cancellation but the farcical situation will be seen by many to have damaged the reputations of both the F1 and the FIA. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/51849163

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Coronavirus: F1 season to begin in May as Bahrain and Vietnam races called off https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/51871615

I doubt that it will not start util end of June possibly France.

3 minutes ago, Logosone said:

Why travel to the US anyway?

well said...

34 minutes ago, CG1 Blue said:

I don't believe for a second the UK only has 459 cases. It's a lot more. 

Agreed.

Yesterday I heard in the UK we have the ability to only carry out 1,500 tests a day, seems to me they have been rationing tests, so a lot of people not tested, including some who may have died.

Predicted worst case scenario 20% of workers off sick, given the UK population is 65M plus, that's 13m sick, so say over a fortnight  we would need to test nearly 1 million a day.

Latest official figures:

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Two more people have died after testing positive for coronavirus, bringing the total number of UK deaths to 10.

There are now 596 confirmed cases in the UK, up from 456 on Wednesday - with 491 in England, 60 in Scotland, 20 in Northern Ireland and 25 in Wales.

It comes as the government is expected to announce within hours that it is stepping up its coronavirus response.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-51845861

And the Australian F1 GP has been cancelled.

On 3/4/2020 at 5:44 AM, NCC1701A said:

I always carry those very small bottles of 3% Hydrogen Peroxide and 70% alcohol when on Sox 6.

 

and I don't drink it.  

I make my own 80% Isopropyl alcohol (or Ethanol), 20% Aloe Vera Gel and a few drops of Tea tree or lavender oil.

7 minutes ago, 3NUMBAS said:

now 319 as of monday .all over the place

But we are still at Phase one of Boris's 4 stage plan, "Containment"

The next stage "Delay" then "Research" and finally...     "PANIC!!!"

12 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

I imagine the length of time this person has been ill and the delay in starting tracing makes it pretty much a waste of time. Tracing everyone in every place he went to, talked to, touched, tracing every one on the plane that brought them home the same.

I do think the figures reported reflect the situation 7-14 days ago given the time for the infection to show, the time to collect the samples and then test them.

5 hours ago, rhyddid said:

BS BJ is clearly hiding the real UK data, which suppose to be over 2,000 infected.

BS... who told you that? Julian???

11 hours ago, Truth Will Set You Free said:

I am happy that it has been cancelled. Farangs have destroyed the true tradition of it and the Thai only doing it for the money they can get in selling the water guns. 
 

Bottomline, this what Farangs do, they go to other countries and destroy their culture traditional and the people don’t care until it late to correct it. 

SAongkran = Thais profiteer from AH's that get their kicks by pissing other people off...

Bahrain Grand Prix: Fans banned because of coronavirus

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Fans will not be allowed to attend this month's Bahrain Grand Prix because of the coronavirus outbreak.

Organisers said the race - scheduled for 20-22 March - would be "participants only" because allowing spectators at the event "would not be the right thing to do".

The Chinese Grand Prix from 17-19 April was postponed last month.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/51789298

Last Sunday I recall the count as 35 midday and a further four later in the day, the last 3 days the numbers each day has been in excess of 40, by next weekend the numbers will probably be hundreds each day and the death toll in double figures barring some miracle, MINISTERS have reportedly warned local councils to brace themselves for 100,000 coronavirus deaths in the UK.

Already in Italy a quarter of it's population is on lockdown, including a ban on Weddings & Funerals, expect that by the time the UK is reporting the same sort of numbers we will realise such actions "too little, too late"...

On 3/6/2020 at 10:28 AM, emptypockets said:

And all the grumpy old gits danced around their room with their zimmer frames.

 

You can bet your bottom dollar soi 6 will be awash with water regardless of any announcements.

Do not bet on it, Soi 6 will probably be closed by then any way...

How many cameras?

OK maybe able to get half decent cameras of Alibaba for a thousand THB but the they will need wiring up all the way to Soi 9 or connecting to the internet, and connecting to power.

Agree no point in panicking, the Genie is out of the bottle, but there are a number of things one can do to reduce the risk until this virus dies out, but for most of us all we are doing is delaying getting it.

The good news is for many they hardly feel unwell which is causing a big problem in containing it, the bad news it is a killer for 1-2% of those who get it.

As for panic buying, I do not have to worry about loo rolls as my mum who passed away last year forsaw this and I still have a years stock of loo rolls and tissues, as for hand gels that is a big problem, we had loads lying around the house that careers had left lying around but I had a big clear up after mum passed away and only had two 20ml bottles left which I have nearly depleted and every shop seems to be sold out of them.

On 3/1/2020 at 8:57 PM, webfact said:

"We've found about 35 people in this country have, or have had, the illness and clearly there may be more. That is likely now to spread a bit more," Johnson said during a visit to a public health facility in London, before another case was reported in Scotland.

35 that was Sunday...

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BREAKINGUK coronavirus cases rise to 51

There are now 51 confirmed cases of coronavirus in the UK, Health Secretary Matt Hancock says.

"It's becoming more likely that we will see widespread transmission here in this country," he added.

He stressed, however, that the UK government and the country's national health service were "well-prepared" to respond to the crisis.

that's up nearly 50% in 48 hours...

And the latest...

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Up to a fifth of the workforce may be off sick during the peak of a coronavirus epidemic in the UK, the government says in its latest plans.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-51718917

Lets hope that is worst case scenario.

10 hours ago, Loiner said:

The UK fishing industry would grow significantly without even trying or doing anything extra. Simply ditching the EU quotas would permit them to keep all they catch. 

And how long before our waters over fished?

On 3/1/2020 at 1:45 AM, keith101 said:

With a mortality rate of around 2% think yourself luckier than some .

At 50:1, one lottery I wish to stay clear of...