IMF warns that “dire economic forecasts may be too optimistic”. bbc.co.uk
And yet this detail - which is part of a broader forecast that sees world GDP dive 3% in 2020, creating “a global recession we have not seen in our lifetimes” - may not be the end of it.
Ok then. Can you sugar coat it just a little, even for just a moment.
A double yoker. Possibly the highlight of my day.
Boris Johnson moved to intensive care. www.bbc.co.uk Raab’s in charge. Now we’re really f*cked.
A plane just flew over the house…
That’s not normally worth a mention but in 2020 that seems remarkable.
New profile photograph seems appropriate. I’m hoping my “sentence” is short lived.
One of those days where you catch yourself looking up the psychological effects of self-isolation.
I can’t bear this for another 13 weeks…
Lost an entire day to persistent crashes with Microsoft OneDrive consuming literally ALL of RAM and ALL of the SWAP Memory. Then I disabled the new Files On-Demand “upgrade” and all is well. Quality Control has never been a big thing in Redmond.
I love Jason Snell’s experience and insight but on this rare occasion I have to disagree with his praise of the iPadOS 13.4 cursor. The format of the cursor isn’t broken but regardless Apple seem intent on fixing it.
Asking the Police to administer “rules” on “social distancing” is unsustainable regardless how it looks on day 1.
It’s looking like selfish Londoners will cause a lockdown for the rest of the country.
TV presenters in March 2020.
Boris tells UK pubs and restaurants told to shut in but that they will,
We will review the situation each month
Month. Not week. Month. That’s entire industry killed to say nothing of the social wellbeing of the country.
But’s all ok cause they can apply for a £50k grant. Unbelievable.
Sweeping powers announced, we descend into a Police State run by Johnson & Cummings.
It’s official. There is literally no political opposition.
Ever the diplomat
The United States will be powerfully supporting those industries, like Airlines and others, that are particularly affected by the Chinese Virus. We will be stronger than ever before!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 16, 2020
Read the BBC News story on the disclosures to Big Brother contestants in Germany, Canada and Brazil. If this wipes us all out then they will be the last remaining humans left to rebuild society.
Brexit Party group leader Mark Reckless self-isolates.
Too late. The damage has been done.
Tomas Pueyo on Medium. Clearly a well researched piece but takes statistics from one area, applies them to another geographical area as a forecaster of future events.
It’s this kind of false logic that political “leaders” have been shouting about but disregards micro geographical, economic and social details. Rural and suburban areas will be different, just as with variations in transport infrastructure, population densities, countries with mandatory national vs private health insurance.
BBC News reports Virus isolation for over-70s ‘within weeks’:
All deaths so far have been of people over 60 or with underlying conditions.
This is exactly my point. A measured action rather than multiple over reactions.
The Dies irae. 👏🏻
We’re seeing governments small and large try to manage a virus, panicking, over reacting and over reaching.
Why are they closing events and gatherings of healthy people?
Why close anything?
Restrict care home and hospital access. Protect the elderly and those most at risk. Protect those for which this virus could have a life-threatening effect. But keep schools, Universities and businesses open.
We must continue on. We have evolved from “cave men” with an immune system capable of fighting a wide range of infections. What are we to do? Go back to our caves and dwell until this storm passes? Few businesses can survive such a shutdown of more than a few days, and the economic impact of a few individuals being off ill is far better than quarantining entire populations of healthy people just in case they get sick.
The speed of transference around the globe underlines the size, speed and scope of global air travel. But the number of healthy people dwarfs the number of cases.
However politicians feel duty bound to stand at lecterns and tell us how they are managing the situation.
Elections postponed for a year. An unsurprisingly opportunistic move from this “government”.
I remember the good old days when conference calls used to start with,
“how’s the weather near you?”
Now it’s all,
“how’s the virus near you?”
How to clean your phone. Seriously. Quality BBC journalism.