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I work from home on occasion, and get more done as there are fewer distractions (phone calls, office conversations, etc)

UEFA have told them they have to

The ridiculousness of this has now been exemplified by all the Olympiakos players being confirmed NEGATIVE for coronavirus. The likelihood of them having had prolonged close contact with their own club's owner is rather higher than a casual handshake or fleeting nod to the Arsenal players.

I think the main problem with the early SARS vaccines is that they were NASTY! But each coronavirus will have a slightly different make-up, so it's unlikely that the vaccines would cross-react, even if the symptoms are identical. It's been the perennial problem with generating a vaccine for the...

The Uni has been running a pilot of what they call "agile working", and i think the latest nastiness is likely to lead to an acceleration of the wider adoption of the programme. Essentially, if you are able to work from home (no meetings in your calendar, etc), then you may do so. It is part of...

FWIW, that individual is now confirmed NEGATIVE, and has been readmitted to the general population. The experience is helping us to formulate robust processes for how to manage future possible and confirmed cases. Take a look at Insite for the latest information, which generally follows PHE...

Even more reason for the barge-pole though!

This latest peak has been caused by well-off people coming back from their holidays in Italy (which is why Hertfordshire and Kensington & Chelsea have the highest incidence rates - 18x a city the size of Birmingham!), and when that stops, I think/hope the rates of new cases will decline. The...

Seriously? The best one i've seen is that the makers of Dettol wipes knew about the impending outbreak as early as October, because someone bought a pack that said they were effective against "coronaviruses"

I meant conspiracies about coronavirus in this context, but i agree with you! Never bought into them - and people who do get on my tits!

Best post i've seen on the subject, full stop!

WHERE is the evidence that it is "more deadly"? Absolute rubbish! You cannot calculate a headline case fatality rate on so few deaths when all those who have died are in an identified at-risk group.

How everyone appears to be an expert in viral epidemiology all of a sudden. And don't get me started on the conspiracy theorists ....

The term "lockdown"

I don't necessarily think it's the case that the old and otherwise vulnerable are being tossed aside. The fact of the matter is that, on average, 8000 people in that category die from seasonal flu in England every year, but we don't tell anyone to "self-isolate" to prevent the spread of flu do...

This table is taken from PHE's annual influenza report for the latest whole-year figures from 2018/19 (which was VERY light for flu deaths), but just LOOK at these figures for the official number of deaths associated with influenza for ENGLAND only, for each of the past 5 years. We should stop...

Was that the one with Michaela Strachan???

At least she looks alive in that one. Although if she lives under any bridges on the Severn i hope she can swim!

Mostly pouting, as seems to be the (ghastly) trend these days??

She's almost like an 18th century portrait (and not a very good one, at that!) - doesn't look quite real, does she?