UK declares coronavirus a serious and imminent threat to public health

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UK declares coronavirus a serious and imminent threat to public health

 

FILE PHOTO: A woman wearing a mask is seen in Newcastle, Britain January 31, 2020. REUTERS/Lee Smith

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain said on Monday that the new coronavirus was a serious and imminent threat to public health, a step that gives the government additional powers to fight the spread of the virus.

 

“The Secretary of State declares that the incidence or transmission of novel coronavirus constitutes a serious and imminent threat to public health,” the health ministry said.

 

“Measures outlined in these regulations are considered as an effective means of delaying or preventing further transmission of the virus,” the ministry said.

 

The ministry designated Arrowe Park Hospital and Kents Hill Park as an “isolation” facility and Wuhan and Hubei province in China as an “infected area”.

 

(Reporting by Guy Faulconbridge; editing by Michael Holden)

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2020-02-10

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[steven100]

well i'll be ......   

[GeorgeCross]

it's just the flu bro ????

[smedly]

 

 

FILE PHOTO: A woman wearing a mask is seen in Newcastle, Britain January 31, 2020. REUTERS/Lee Smith

 

 

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the blurred writing on the sign in the background looks like Thai to me, could be wrong

[Caiman]

BBC news are suggesting this could mean "self isolation" for 14 days when returning from "high risk" countries, Singapore & Thailand were mentioned!

[Crossy]

51 minutes ago, smedly said:

the blurred writing on the sign in the background looks like Thai to me, could be wrong

 

Or she's in front of this sign.

Source https://www.bannedbook.org/bnews/worldnews/20200201/1269006.html

It's next to the photo of the young lady.

 

 

@smedly Sorry, Google Image Search was my friend.

 

[Tomy yupyup]

1 hour ago, smedly said:

 

 

FILE PHOTO: A woman wearing a mask is seen in Newcastle, Britain January 31, 2020. REUTERS/Lee Smith

 

 

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the blurred writing on the sign in the background looks like Thai to me, could be wrong

Either way it’s an brown Asian person with sloped eyes who like to wear masks. More than likely to keep the chill of her face. 

[justin case]

in the meantime with still 100.000 chinese in thailand, TIT does nothing at all, more chinese please

 

maybe this is an extra option for the government to do some people cleanup, after the road death kind of population control

[Salerno]

18 hours ago, smedly said:

the blurred writing on the sign in the background looks like Thai to me, could be wrong

 

17 hours ago, Crossy said:

Or she's in front of this sign.

 

Versatile image ...

[Proboscis]

19 hours ago, GeorgeCross said:

it's just the flu bro ????

Actually the flu (real influenza, not a "cold") at this time is affecting more people and kills a greater percentage

[Vacuum]

19 hours ago, smedly said:

 

 

FILE PHOTO: A woman wearing a mask is seen in Newcastle, Britain January 31, 2020. REUTERS/Lee Smith

 

 

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the blurred writing on the sign in the background looks like Thai to me, could be wrong

Thapae Gate?

[Ventenio]

I'm GUESSING this is done for different reasons.  Perhaps NOW they can force quarantine and break into a place to get an infected person....Yes, it's obvious to us, but in 1st world countries they need to follow protocol before they can get you...

 

I say put it to DEFCON 1 and play Tick-tac-toe....

[mikecha]

21 hours ago, Tomy yupyup said:

Either way it’s an brown Asian person with sloped eyes who like to wear masks. More than likely to keep the chill of her face. 

silly    talking    

[GeorgeCross]

5 hours ago, Proboscis said:

Actually the flu (real influenza, not a "cold") at this time is affecting more people and kills a greater percentage

 

do you know how percentages 'actually' work?

 

[dunroaming]

On 2/10/2020 at 8:16 AM, Caiman said:

BBC news are suggesting this could mean "self isolation" for 14 days when returning from "high risk" countries, Singapore & Thailand were mentioned!

Yes that is being repeated on most news items now.  People are also being strongly advised to not travel to countries in South East Asia IF they are elderly, the young or infirm.  The death toll is rising daily, more than a thousand so far, albeit mainly in mainland China

 

What I would say to those who are saying "it's just flu" is that, as you probably know, all old people and children in the UK are given flu jabs every year because, for them, flu can be fatal. 

[Sydebolle]

And whereabout are those 5 million Chinese who managed to sneak away prior to Beijings locking down of another 60 million of red brethren? 

The truth is something completely else; we've been lied upon by the Chinese in the first place and by the rest of the plot afterwards. Nobody wants to tell me that there is NOT A SINGLE case in Laos; open (most uncontrolled) border, neighbouring China and absolutely dependent from China in most aspects. 

The Thais, holding a trump card, are too weak (or the government is not allowed) to put their foot down. Close the borders until the full truth is known and then start helping each other to overcome this crisis. It is not about a virus, it is about a dress rehearsal of order, control and how far governments can go! 

[freestyle]

3 hours ago, Sydebolle said:

It is not about a virus, it is about a dress rehearsal of order, control and how far governments can go! 

This!

 

I actually like the way that Thailand is more laid back in all this.

 

[7by7]

14 hours ago, Proboscis said:

On 2/10/2020 at 7:51 AM, GeorgeCross said:

it's just the flu bro ????

Actually the flu (real influenza, not a "cold") at this time is affecting more people and kills a greater percentage

 

Does 'flu kills a greater percentage of sufferers than coronavirus? Too early to say. 

 

From How does the Wuhan coronavirus compare to seasonal flu?

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Around 2% of people who have caught the new coronavirus have died but this figure is likely to change as treatments are developed and the virus is contained.

In comparison, SARS, which is considered similar, had a mortality rate of more than 10% when it was active in the early 2000s and the seasonal flu has a mortality rate of around 1%.

Although flu might not seem like a deadly illness, on average it kills around 17,000 people in England a year.

Public Health England told ITV News: "The number of flu cases and deaths due to flu-related complications varies each flu season.

"The average number of deaths in England for the last five seasons, 2014/15 to 2018/19, was 17,000 deaths annually.

"This ranged from 1,692 deaths last season, 2018/19, to 28,330 deaths in 2014/15."

 Note those figures are just for England.

 

[7by7]

8 hours ago, Sydebolle said:

Nobody wants to tell me that there is NOT A SINGLE case in Laos; open (most uncontrolled) border, neighbouring China and absolutely dependent from China in most aspects.

 

Why Laos Has Not Reported Any Coronavirus Cases

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A hotline was promptly set up for citizens to voice their concerns or report potential cases of the coronavirus, and temperature screening began at all the country’s airports.

Laos then effectively closed its borders to tourists from China, but not before at least one known carrier of the virus entered the country, traveling from Vientiane, through Vang Vieng, and then Luang Prabang.......

the virus is likely here, perhaps lurking among the population, but remains undetected or unreported.

 

[nausea]

Oh my, I'm really scared. I am actually worried about my father, who's 90+. Should this hit the UK. As for Thailand, a bit of a cull might not go amiss. I'm a heavy smoker, but they're menthol, so that's OK.

[champers]

On 2/10/2020 at 3:10 PM, smedly said:

 

 

FILE PHOTO: A woman wearing a mask is seen in Newcastle, Britain January 31, 2020. REUTERS/Lee Smith

 

 

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the blurred writing on the sign in the background looks like Thai to me, could be wrong

Wai ay pen rai.

[Salerno]

3 minutes ago, champers said:

Wai ay pen rai.

 Gold although there'll be a few lost BMs with that one.

[Sydebolle]

7 hours ago, 7by7 said:

 

Why Laos Has Not Reported Any Coronavirus Cases

 

I happen to know the area between Laos and China pretty well; trust me, most border crossings go uncontrolled in the sticks of Luang Namtha and Phongsaly - the real backyard of Indochina .... 

[overherebc]

20 hours ago, Ventenio said:

I'm GUESSING this is done for different reasons.  Perhaps NOW they can force quarantine and break into a place to get an infected person....Yes, it's obvious to us, but in 1st world countries they need to follow protocol before they can get you...

 

I say put it to DEFCON 1 and play Tick-tac-toe....

There was a gov' spokesman who said on UK news it was done when one guy in isolation claimed there was no legal reason existing to allow him to be held in isolation so he was going to go home. Bringing in this measure provides the 'legal reason' to hold people in isolation until they are cleared.

 

( Probably the guy had been talking to some dumb lawyer, that's my thought anyway. )

[3NUMBAS]

just 1 super spreader on the tube would be disaster in london..it has the capacity to overwelm hospitals and the NHS ,terrorists must have seen by now its better than bombs on the tube..

[overherebc]

Report on uk news that the people in Iso' in the Wirral facility have all been cleared and are going home. Not sure, were they the ones from Wuhan?

[elliss]

On 2/10/2020 at 3:16 PM, Caiman said:

BBC news are suggesting this could mean "self isolation" for 14 days when returning from "high risk" countries, Singapore & Thailand were mentioned!

 

     UK family visit planned for April , maybe they not welcome me, anymore ...

 

 

[champers]

1 hour ago, overherebc said:

Report on uk news that the people in Iso' in the Wirral facility have all been cleared and are going home. Not sure, were they the ones from Wuhan?

I'd rather be in Wuhan than Birkenhead. ????

[overherebc]

11 hours ago, champers said:

I'd rather be in Wuhan than Birkenhead. ????

I werkt in a werks in Berkinned makin gerders but kept rippen all me sherts.

[OJAS]

11 hours ago, champers said:

I'd rather be in Wuhan than Birkenhead. ????

And both are far preferable to being in Milton Keynes IMHO! ????