In the report I read for stats on COVID it said No reported deaths in a week of people who have tested positive. And only 5 confirmed new cases in Scotland.
While this is a terrific achievement given the overall impact to the UK after all this. For Scotland to publish these findings is both remarkable and damning to other UK regions.
It also makes all the silly fighting in the street about not wearing masks a bit pointless.
But I find myself chewing over that last bit and thinking damn lies and statistics.
If this is the stats for confirmed cases how many deaths are being swept under the rug?
Given the delay in rolling out testing, a small niggling thought asks will the availability of tests become scarce to now keep reported figures down?
Not to put a damper on this news, I think it’s great too. The UK was second most affected only to the US on a recent list tracking total death. So to now have things coming under control is a very positive thing.
I agree the recession to follow will be hardest to recover from. A guy in my work mentioned UK debt has shot up since 2008. I thought this sounded strange given the Government’s austerity policy these past 10 years but some research backs this up.
It’s recorded public sector debt increased sharply because of: a 2008-13 recession, lower tax receipts, and higher spending on unemployment benefits. If we slip back into a recession now it could be very difficult to recover and will leave a legacy of debt for the next generation to fix. I wouldn’t advocate putting the economy ahead of public safety but measures to stimulate the economy must be a priority to help protect jobs.
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comment by Schrödinger (U9373)
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There needs to be a sarcasm emoji. 👍
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posted on 16/7/20
In the report I read for stats on COVID it said No reported deaths in a week of people who have tested positive. And only 5 confirmed new cases in Scotland.
While this is a terrific achievement given the overall impact to the UK after all this. For Scotland to publish these findings is both remarkable and damning to other UK regions.
It also makes all the silly fighting in the street about not wearing masks a bit pointless.
But I find myself chewing over that last bit and thinking damn lies and statistics.
If this is the stats for confirmed cases how many deaths are being swept under the rug?
Given the delay in rolling out testing, a small niggling thought asks will the availability of tests become scarce to now keep reported figures down?
Not to put a damper on this news, I think it’s great too. The UK was second most affected only to the US on a recent list tracking total death. So to now have things coming under control is a very positive thing.
I agree the recession to follow will be hardest to recover from. A guy in my work mentioned UK debt has shot up since 2008. I thought this sounded strange given the Government’s austerity policy these past 10 years but some research backs this up.
It’s recorded public sector debt increased sharply because of: a 2008-13 recession, lower tax receipts, and higher spending on unemployment benefits. If we slip back into a recession now it could be very difficult to recover and will leave a legacy of debt for the next generation to fix. I wouldn’t advocate putting the economy ahead of public safety but measures to stimulate the economy must be a priority to help protect jobs.
posted on 16/7/20
comment by PointyBirds (U21890)
posted 23 hours, 16 minutes ago
comment by Schrödinger (U9373)
posted 2 minutes ago
There needs to be a sarcasm emoji. 👍
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