I totally agree with puncdoc. In past times. Iread medicine for three years, so despite our online differences etc. When it comes to life protecting measures. Perhaps government guidlines and demos might well assist the public.
It seems as if there were zero reported Covid deaths anywhere in the UK yesterday. And I can’t find one single headline telling us about it. Have I misunderstood? Or are we so preoccupied by the second wave that we can’t be bothered to mark the end of the first?
Not sure how useful daily figures are in a pandemic @chicky where the incubation is lengthy, effects so variable and recovery times erratic. I'm not sure we have escaped the first wave yet, still caught in the swell I suspect.
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It seems as if there were zero reported Covid deaths anywhere in the UK yesterday. And I can’t find one single headline telling us about it. Have I misunderstood? Or are we so preoccupied by the second wave that we can’t be bothered to mark the end of the first?
There were 89 recorded Covid deaths in the UK yesterday and 670 new cases.
Daily deaths in the UK are on average around 1,370 a day in normal circumstances (500,000 a year).There are seasonal changes of course. So although the numbers were very high for Covid deaths at the peak of the outbreak they are now at more normal levels. Around 150,000 die in the World every day and 350,000 babies will be born every day. So there is an increase in the population of 200,000 everyday. Numbers of course are relative. For example the 2004 Boxing day tsunami killed 227,898 most within a few hours. That is nearly 5 times the amount of UK deaths from Covid-19 in nearly 5 months.It also destroyed homes,livelihoods and whole families all within a short space of time. It is easy to get paranoid about getting/dying from Covid-19 when it is very easy to die of something else. That does not mean we must be complacent about the virus and must continue social distancing,hand washing etc. but we must also remember that it is a fairly small amount of deaths overall in the world scheme of things.
“Every day is ordinary, until it isn't.” - Bernard Cornwell-Death of Kings
Items rendered useless by covid: Shoes with heels Handbags Reusable water bottles Bus pass Art fund pass National Trust, RHS and other passes Umbrella For the hygienically challenged amongst us, there are many more items to add to the list.
To this I will add: Bra - as someone else has also said Iron - I'm permanently in my gardening clothes so just fold them as they come off the line Car and house keys - not entirely redundant, but used less than once a week, and I live in the relative middle of nowhere Any shoes that are not gardening shoes CAMRA/Brewdog membership/shareholder cards (fairly redundant in rural Aberdeenshire anyway, but utterly redundant now) Summer clothes of any description, but that's because of where I live, not Covid! One day I will live further south and will be vindicated in keeping all of my skirts and vest tops!
On a more individual level I have had no use for my lifejacket and rowing gloves for the past 5 months. As a coastal rower in a St Ayles skiff I haven't been out since early March as the boat has a crew of 5 who sit less than 1m apart so it's well down the list of things we can do right now. I've managed not to put on any weight these last few months, but my middle is sagging due to the lack of rowing!
No longer newish but can't think of a new name so will remain forever newish.
No bra!! my double DD's would be around my knees. If I had £1 for everyone I see wearing masks incorrectly, I could be millionaire, PS, I am just off to live in the south seas on my own private island. Two friends have complained in the last couple of days, The government should have made masks manditory back in March, informed them, we were in lockdown then, there wasn't enough PPE even for the medics, can you imagine, no,flour,pasta,loo paper or masks.My "local" and bigger stores dont inforce masks, although it says on the doors you have to wear them. Local Barbers says you cant come in without one, Oh, yes you can!! One of my grandchildren, (who has been shielded March to June, was taken by a relative for a haircut, bloke was wearing, er clothes, no mask or visor, ( I see it says from 8th August, Hairdressers have to wear both,) Mother NOT happy.
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And I agree that daily deaths may not be a great measure, but they were reported ad infinitum when they were terrifyingly huge numbers.
So although the numbers were very high for Covid deaths at the peak of the outbreak they are now at more normal levels.
Around 150,000 die in the World every day and 350,000 babies will be born every day.
So there is an increase in the population of 200,000 everyday.
Numbers of course are relative.
For example the 2004 Boxing day tsunami killed 227,898 most within a few hours.
That is nearly 5 times the amount of UK deaths from Covid-19 in nearly 5 months.It also destroyed homes,livelihoods and whole families all within a short space of time.
It is easy to get paranoid about getting/dying from Covid-19 when it is very easy to die of something else.
That does not mean we must be complacent about the virus and must continue social distancing,hand washing etc. but we must also remember that it is a fairly small amount of deaths overall in the world scheme of things.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-53656852
To this I will add:
Bra - as someone else has also said
Iron - I'm permanently in my gardening clothes so just fold them as they come off the line
Car and house keys - not entirely redundant, but used less than once a week, and I live in the relative middle of nowhere
Any shoes that are not gardening shoes
CAMRA/Brewdog membership/shareholder cards (fairly redundant in rural Aberdeenshire anyway, but utterly redundant now)
Summer clothes of any description, but that's because of where I live, not Covid! One day I will live further south and will be vindicated in keeping all of my skirts and vest tops!
On a more individual level I have had no use for my lifejacket and rowing gloves for the past 5 months. As a coastal rower in a St Ayles skiff I haven't been out since early March as the boat has a crew of 5 who sit less than 1m apart so it's well down the list of things we can do right now. I've managed not to put on any weight these last few months, but my middle is sagging due to the lack of rowing!