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  • FireFire Posts: 19,096
    edited March 2020
    It seems the authorities haven't been openly testing for at least a week, so can't see how the stats mean anything. I don't think they are trying to "trace and isolate" cases. That seems out of date info.
  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    edited March 2020
    Fire said:
    It seems the authorities haven't been openly testing for at least a week, so can't see how the stats mean anything.
    better than no stats at all ???
    It does say " confirmed cases" , I'm happy to accept many more will have it yet not have been identified as such.
    Devon.
  • FireFire Posts: 19,096
    Punk doc would have a better take on this, but I think it's giving a false impression that the govt know how the virus is progressing across the country. I would say that they can now have little idea as they are not collecting the data. They cannot know.
  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    Fire said:
    Punk doc would have a better take on this, but I think it's giving a false impression that the govt know how the virus is progressing across the country. I would say that they can now have little idea as they are not collecting the data. They cannot know.
    Would you prefer NO figures being published?
    Devon.
  • FireFire Posts: 19,096
    @Hostafan1 Possibly. Or at least with phrasing making it clear what the stats represent.
    The detail does not show "how many cases are there in your area?" Nothing like it. In my specific view we should be specific and clear. This is especially relevant as other countries have taken and are taking different approaches to testing and making it widely and openly available. We can't do that. You end up comparing apples and oranges or zebras and can openers.

    (BBC News)
  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    ok, in which case I can see no point in following this thread. 
    If I die from it I'll leave word for Hubby to call @Dovefromabove and let her know.
    Devon.
  • FireFire Posts: 19,096
    "ok, in which case I can see no point in following this thread. "

    Why? Because one BBC article has some dodgy phrasing, in my opinion?

  • punkdocpunkdoc Posts: 15,039
    I really am not sure about the testing buisness.
    My personal feeling [ not evidence based ] is that once you reach a certain point, you can pretty much work out how the spread will go and how many new cases a day there will be, but I would willingly accept that it may be guess work.
    In an ideal situation, which imo we are well beyond, everyone should be tested.
    How can you lie there and think of England
    When you don't even know who's in the team

    S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    .my daughter has the sniffles and no other symptoms. She's pretty sure she has a bog standard cold.  Does she stay at home?   ( rhetorical question)
    The normal viruses haven't gone away.
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • StevedaylillyStevedaylilly Posts: 1,102
    Hostafan1 said:
    I wonder how much the cabin crew get paid on repatriation flights??
    My daughter is cabin crew and no extra pay for such flight just all in a day or night work 

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