Thread: Corona Virus

Originally Posted by cuppabillytea

According to Worldometer, which I view as credible Infections world wide are:171,963,628 to date. That's not quite 700 mill.

from oct last year

WHO: 10% of world'''s people may have been infected with virus

WHO: 10% of world’s people may have been infected with virus

The head of emergencies at the World Health Organization said Monday the agency’s “best estimates” indicate roughly 1 in 10 people worldwide may have been infected by the coronavirus — more than 20 times the number of confirmed cases — and warned of a difficult period ahead.

Originally Posted by cuppabillytea

Yes you can. It just takes a little longer. A bit like every thing else in SA.

Just the way we like it, none of that rush rush rush & tear arsing around around with pushin' & shovin' all going on.


SA has & will always do me. But then I was Centenary Baby, & no, that doesn't mean I entered the world all red faced wrinkled & ****ing my pants & not much hair. Some of that came later.

Originally Posted by Eevo

from oct last year

WHO: 10% of world'''s people may have been infected with virus

WHO: 10% of world’s people may have been infected with virus

The head of emergencies at the World Health Organization said Monday the agency’s “best estimates” indicate roughly 1 in 10 people worldwide may have been infected by the coronavirus — more than 20 times the number of confirmed cases — and warned of a difficult period ahead.

May have been does not mean verified. How many people dose the WHO reckon may have died?
The figures I go on are ferrified deaths from verrified cases. In Australia where we live that means 3.1288% of those infected have died.What's the point of talking about Australia's response using guesstimate world figures?

Originally Posted by Eevo

its too late! lockdown has failed! you're all going to die!*



*change of dying is 1 in 200 cases.

So not so bad then Eevo, but by jeezuz you had me really going for a wee bit, I thought I read DIET.

Originally Posted by 4bee

Just the way we like it, none of that rush rush rush & tear arsing around around with pushin' & shovin' all going on.


SA has & will always do me. But then I was Centenary Baby, & no, that doesn't mean I entered the world all red faced wrinkled & ****ing my pants & not much hair. Some of that came later.

D. Bee, prominent cool guy. 1870 -

Originally Posted by cuppabillytea

May have been does not mean verified. How many people dose the WHO reckon may have died?
The figures I go on are ferrified deaths from verrified cases. In Australia where we live that means 3.1288% of those infected have died.What's the point of talking about Australia's response using guesstimate world figures?

verified number are never going to represent real numbers going by other infectious diseases. why is covid any different?

Here are a few tips for those who are determined to downplay the seriousness of the current pandemic.
1: Minimise the infection rate by counting only confirmed cases.
2: Minimise the death rate by converting to using the speculated number of cases, but sticking with only officially confirmed deaths.
3: Ignore the clear evidence of the huge number of excess deaths almost certainly caused by COVID but not tested and therefore not included in official numbers.


On second thoughts this advice is superfluous. Obviously these techniques are already well known and regularly applied.

Originally Posted by V8Ian

D. Bee, prominent cool guy. 1844 - To Evermore. I think that might be the Holbrooks sauce slogan.

Not so cool at the mo though. Bought a refurbed iPhone 5S all works as it should except I cant get past the "Bubble/Screen" & cannot get past it to locate a SEND button.
All works ok Receive SMS, call & rec phone calls, Camera great & I can get 4/4 bars reception WOW eh?. That is all I need & my 3GS ceased to work after being dropped a few times because of it's shiny case.

Rang Mac Centre here late today to spoke to some junior person who didn't have a bloody clue about the phone. Finished up I was cutoff from their stupid announcements telling me how they value blah blah blah they'd be with me in jiff. BOLLOCKS!

Have just done an online chat with the mob it came from in Melb. Of course I was talking to a bloody computer with my woes & "they" said they'd be in touch tomorrow. We'll see.


Hope I make it through the night now. I'd hate to miss their call or e-mail. I wonder if they have mobies on the other side?

BTW, your date is a couple of years out.

BTW2 1844 to Ever more is Penfolds Wines Motto. Classy eh?