Unbelievable. Donald Trump has disbanded the US Coronavirus Task Force and is telling the States to reopen. This despite deaths topping 1000 a day and expected to rise to 3,000 a day. Already 72,000 Americans have died and this number… Read more6th May 2020
More talk about lifting the lockdown, perhaps as soon as next week. I really don’t think this is sensible. The graphs below compare the UK to other European countries and i think show why we’re several weeks away from relaxing…. Read more4th May 2020
Well, Boris came back to work on Friday, and the first thing he said was that we’re past the peak. Bullshit. We may be past the peak of *hospital* deaths, but we’ve only just begun counting care homes. The death… Read more3rd May 2020
No idea where the last week has gone. Since last Thursday, the UK has gone past 20,000 dead, realised that several thousand had gone uncounted in care homes, and debated coming out of lockdown. It feels far too early: deaths… Read more30th April 2020
They’re starting to talk about easing restrictions. I can’t help feel its premature. The death toll keeps rising albeit slower and there’s still no vaccine or cure. That said the daily growth in cases and deaths seems to have stabilised… Read more23rd April 2020
Nothing much to report recently. The numbers keep rising – 125,000 cases, 16,500 dead in the UK, 785,000 cases, 41,000 dead in the US – but at least in the UK it seems to be slowing. We’re still under quarantine… Read more20th April 2020
Another 700 dead, though things seem to be plateauing a bit. Here’s hoping. No real news about lifting restrictions, though every country in the union except England has already extended by 3 weeks. John is really ill. The doc phoned… Read more15th April 2020
Another 711 deaths overnight. Its definitely slowing down but still not at the peak. Over in the US things go from bad to bizarre. Trump holds a daily press conference ostensibly to talk about Covid-19. Yesterday’s was instead an attack… Read more14th April 2020
BJ is out of hospital, though he’ll have to take time off to recover we’re told. Meanwhile Priti Patel, deputising at the daily press conference, made what can only be described as a complete car crash of it. Gibberish, avoided… Read more12th April 2020
The USA now has just under half a million cases and 15,000 dead. Trump is largely responsible for failing to stop this spread, though he is already trying to rewrite history and to blame the WHO. For posterity here’s a… Read more9th April 2020