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Originally posted by The-Reverend View PostWas given option to go to the actual hospital but my reasoning is 'why take up a bed if not in immediate danger?'
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Originally posted by Diable Rouge View PostAs AP warned earlier, the death rate in Sweden, which had been notably low until recently, has started to spike, and now stands at 66 today.
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Unbelievable even from this lot. Is Cummings on some kind of bender? His lies are generally much accomplished.
https://twitter.com/johnestevens/status/1243221091679719427
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Originally posted by Janik View PostRev, don't be British about this, i.e. don't let yourself fall into 'I don't want to be a burden' thinking. Let the pros make the call. If they have offered you a hospital bed, which they will know better than anybody is a scarce and valuble resource, then take them up on it. For them to be offering that makes it very plausible their assessment of you is that you could suddenly find yourself in immediate danger at any time, and if you do and are still at home then the wait for an ambulance to get there is potentially crucial. Call 111 and get yourself admitted, mate.
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Hope you're feeling well soon Rev.
Interesting that dizziness is part of the symptoms, haven't heard that before and I was having that very strongly on Monday, to the point where I had to sit down several times walking around the house because I was worried I was going to fall over. I didn't take it as seriously as I should have as I'd actually been to the doctor six months ago about bouts of light-headedness and they couldn't find any underlying physical causes, so reckoned it was most likely my anxiety, which led me to believe that it was likely the same situation now, as these aren't exactly calming circumstances. Haven't had any fevers come back yet and feeling less fatigued as well. Wife continues to have a cough and shortness of breath, we're keeping an eye on each other and have plenty of friends in the area should the need arise.
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Originally posted by tracteurgarçon View Post
As I understand it, Sweden was one of the few countries that had taken the early UK approach of "herd immunity" and not locking down very quickly, so its not really a surprise they're seeing an increase.
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Originally posted by anton pulisov View PostSweden still hasn't locked down. Pubs and cafés are open as I write this. And primary schools.
This side of the Baltic, we're pushing the 1000 mark in confirmed cases, something like 70% of them in the Helsinki area, which is now in lockdown. Two more deaths in the last 24 hours take our nationwide total to five.
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We expect more from Sweden.
I have a lot of dizziness lately, but when it started a few weeks ago, I had a whole blood test. If I had any virus, it would have been clear from that and yet all my cell counts were normal. So whatever I have is not that.
I have noticed a bit of congestion when I go out, but that’s just normal when it’s a bit cold. For me anyway. Besides, they say it’s a dry cough, right? I don’t think I’ve had a dry cough in my life. Just lots of snot.
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Originally posted by Patrick Thistle View Post
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Originally posted by ursus arctos View PostUnbelievable even from this lot. Is Cummings on some kind of bender? His lies are generally much accomplished.
https://twitter.com/johnestevens/status/1243221091679719427
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- Mar 2008
- 19051
- Revelling In The Hole
- England, Chelsea and Tooting and Mitcham. And Surrey CCC. And Wimbledon Dons Speedway (RIP)
- Nairn's Cheese Oatcake
One of my mates, who decamped to the south of Spain about six months ago, has just revealed that he has had the virus and spent time on a respirator, though he somehow seems to have managed to avoid passing it on to his partner and young children.
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At this point, I am starting to think think that nothing but martial law would get people to behave in some countries. I feel rotten thinking about what the NHS staff is going through now, for obvious reasons. I am privy to some information not in the public domain and the coming weeks will see people finally realise what a cancer Covid is on the NHS.
Good luck everybody...
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Originally posted by Hot Pepsi View PostI don’t know if it makes sense to compare confirmed cases, either over time or between countries, because the testing is so erratic. Number of people hospitalized or number of people who have died, sadly, are “harder” endpoints.
Different jurisdictions have very different regimes for both testing and reporting, and those different regimes are themselves in flux.
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