Coronavirus figures and claims in UK media seem wrong....?

TV news talk of 50,000 in the UK will need to go into hospital but that seems an understatement when figures from other countries are that about 20% of people infected will need hospital treatment and up to a quarter of those die.

UK only has about 4,000 intensive care beds, 4/5ths are already full and not enough staff to have many more.

Posted By: Larry Hagman on March 10th 2020 at 13:22:45

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Coronavirus figures and claims in UK media seem wrong....? (NCFC) - Larry Hagman, Mar 10, 13:22:45
- Italy says about one in 10 infected will need intensive care (NCFC) - Larry Hagman, Mar 10, 13:38:31
- Not everyone will be ill at the same time (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Mar 10, 13:31:40
- Althoigh China with 1.7 billion people "only" has 90,000 cases (NCFC) - Jim, Mar 10, 13:26:53
  - and this is why (NCFC) - Skeleton Bob, Mar 10, 14:22:20
  - 1.4 billion not 1.7 billion (unless China includes the USA now) (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, Mar 10, 13:51:36
    - They did but the hygeine and sanitation conditions in the Uk are also, I would imagine (NCFC) - Jim, Mar 10, 15:26:04
- Government hasn't released any figures today (NCFC) - duke of york, Mar 10, 13:24:05
  - Is it because they’re tories? (n/m) (NCFC) - yellowman, Mar 10, 13:47:14
    - naughty (n/m) (NCFC) - ghostof barry butler, Mar 10, 13:50:58
      - Well,it just seems like someone is trying to politicise a virus.and I am not .... (NCFC) - yellowman, Mar 10, 13:52:59
        
        Oh do fuck off (NCFC) - duke of york, Mar 10, 14:07:08
        
        “Goverment doing nothing” “Goverment haven’t released figures,wonder why” (NCFC) - yellowman, Mar 10, 14:11:09
        
        Both statements of fact with literally not a word about politics or Tories (NCFC) - duke of york, Mar 10, 14:13:08
        
        And breeeaaathheeeee (NCFC) - Old Git, Mar 10, 14:16:28
        
        Well, FFS (NCFC) - duke of york, Mar 10, 14:17:40
        
        WASH YOUR HANDS! (n/m) (NCFC) - Tombs, Mar 10, 14:21:05
        
        Doing DIY so done it many times today (NCFC) - duke of york, Mar 10, 14:27:01
        
        yup, the devil is in the detail... (NCFC) - Tombs, Mar 10, 14:33:42
        
        Too sore. Bit chafed from all that dragging (n/m) (NCFC) - duke of york, Mar 10, 14:36:34
        
        chip and pin machines will be the death of us (NCFC) - Tombs, Mar 10, 14:48:02
        
        LOLF! (n/m) (NCFC) - Chris Peacock, Mar 10, 14:36:08
        
        Nice,enjoy your day. (n/m) (NCFC) - yellowman, Mar 10, 14:14:37
        
        Though you didn't have an answer (n/m) (NCFC) - duke of york, Mar 10, 14:15:36
        
        Nah.... (NCFC) - yellowman, Mar 10, 14:18:56
        
        Haha, I guess that legendary swearer Stephen Fry is a knuckle-dragger too (NCFC) - duke of york, Mar 10, 14:22:49
        
        🤔 (NCFC) - Tombs, Mar 10, 14:10:46
        
        Alex Salmond is a classic sex pest hiding in plain sight (NCFC) - Old Git, Mar 10, 14:15:11
        
        exactly my thoughts as well (n/m) (NCFC) - ghostof barry butler, Mar 10, 13:56:48
        
        the response is a political decision. the virus isn't. (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, Mar 10, 13:56:29
        
        I really don’t think it is Ralph .... (NCFC) - yellowman, Mar 10, 14:00:58
        
        every country's response is a political decision (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, Mar 10, 14:17:05
        
        Where did I say I knew what to do? I literally said "I don't know" (n/m) (NCFC) - duke of york, Mar 10, 14:08:05
        
        But you know they are doing it wrong? (n/m) (NCFC) - yellowman, Mar 10, 14:12:23
        
        And I said that where? (n/m) (NCFC) - duke of york, Mar 10, 14:13:23
        
        are they political decisions (NCFC) - ghostof barry butler, Mar 10, 13:59:31
  - perhaps they are busy reading this? (NCFC) - Tombs, Mar 10, 13:28:08

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