If London doesn’t lockdown by the weekend, it faces disaster

[Derbygerbil]

www.google.co.uk/amp/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2020/03/19/uk/london-coronavirus-diary-npw/index.html

That’s the most badly written and research article I’ve read in a while!

Stop with the scaremongering titles. It’s fucking irresponsible and damn right nasty.

It's also true.
The UK is 14 days behind Italy.

I agree totally. LOOK. AT. ITALY This Country's citizens cannot be relied upon to ALL do the right thing. Look around you. Look at other threads, WAKE UP. We need LOCKDOWN. Hell is coming folks,, tough if you dont like my words.

People need to exercise responsibility. They don't need ranting and hectoring messages from people who seem to be unable to control themselves.

People need to stop saying we are 14 days behind Italy we are on a different trajectory.

That article is terrible
Londoners need to be responsible for their social interactions.

Abd action on the 15th February UK had MORE cases of Coronavirus than Italy

I am saying it as it is. Whether you like it or not. People aren't listening. The government are dithering, A catastrophe.

I mean and actually

Stop with the scaremongering titles. It’s fucking irresponsible and damn right nasty.

It’s irresponsible not to raise the alarm when disaster is looming.

The UK is 2 weeks behind Italy if you check the figures... London is well ahead of most of the UK. Italy “locked down” 10 days ago. The Government needs do something similar in the next few days to maintain the catastrophe at the scale of Italy’s. If it allows things to continue into next week, it will be doubtless become worse.... and yet you insist on burying your head in the sand.

Are you okay @linabe?

14 days ago Italy had the number of deaths the UK had today.
The UK trajectory might be worse, given that the original hotspot in Italy was a small town whilst in the UK it's London.
Exponential infection doesn't change from country to country.

Why Sugarss?

@Derbygerbil I mean this kindly but what makes you assume you understand this situation more than those that are experts and advising on now we avoid the Italy situation?

@LINABE just because you sound really anxious I.e HELL IS COMING. I know it’s a stressful time so just checking in that you’re coping alright

Italy is watching the UK horror stricken that the UK govt is doing virtually nothing to avoid a situation like Italy.

The UK are actually worse than Italy in terms of deaths, over the same time period. This graph is number of deaths, starting at the 10th confirmed death.

Here is the link to the article:
mobile.francetvinfo.fr/sante/maladie/coronavirus/infographies-coronavirus-cas-confirmes-mortalite-localisation-visualisez-l-evolution-de-l-epidemie-en-france-et-en-europe_3873055.html#xtref=www.google.co.uk/

@SugarSugarShimmy

The experts are doing a difficult job in difficult times, and I have a great deal of respect for them. They have made errors though... such as pressing ahead with “delay” rather “suppression” in opposition to the rest of the world until Monday’s volte face. And even if we are on a slightly different trajectory, and I’m a week out, the direction of travel is the same. The longer we leave decisive action, the worse it will be. What is the point in delaying the inevitable at this time.

We looked worse than Italy on the trajectory graph I saw today. Why do we think we are different? We are doing less than they did. Our local pub is apparently crammed tonight....

Yes - because I have friends in Italy, Spain and France - In Italy and Spain it is Hell. Parts of France seem to be going the same way. They are in Lockdown as well. We haven't even got to the Lockdown stage and half the country don't seem to care one iota - that is the fault of the Government making too many vague decisions so people aren't taking it seriously. I fear what is going to happen and I stand by my comments.

That's correct, the UK trajectory is worse. There's a good article explaining it in simple terms in today's Telegraph online. Screenshot of the relevant graph attached.

Thank you for your concern SugarSugarShimmey. My friends cannot quite believe what is going on here - People packed in to Pubs, Elderly and vulnerable out having Coffee and doing a bit of Shopping etc etc - it is frightening.
Regards to you

I think we need to stop talking about ‘scaremongering’. I’m sorry but we should be scared and change our behaviour accordingly.
We need to stop think Italy won’t happen here.

Exactly.
And people who I think are in some kind of weird denial or just don't believe the science need to stop laying into the people who do.
I can understand people not wanting to believe it. Look at how fast the figures have grown in Italy after all. But there comes a point when people have to realise.
And then they need to first of all keep safe, them get fucking cosmically mad with a govt that has led them to the slaughter.

I dont think we should be scared, scared people do stupid shit. We need to be well informed and prepare for whatever may come our way.