Coronavirus - is enough being done to contain it?

Trump completely dismantled the pandemic response unit, this just illustrates that the view, in the wake of the fall of Corbyn & Sanders, that voting for a centrist left candidate is the same as voting for a right wing candidate is

a further 6.6m US citizens have applied for unemployment.

Parellels with Great Depression perhaps?

Especially proud of my football club today.
The players and coaching staff at Wolves have donated a six figure sum to the Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust in response to the Corona virus emergency to assist local hospitals of which New Cross Hospital is the focal point.
Wolverhampton has been particularly badly affected by the virus outbreak.
The players have seperately also contributed to the Players Together Fund set up for Premier League players to contribute to.

The PM is now out of intensive care and back on a general ward to continue his recovery.

good news?

(09-04-2020 19:21 )snookered Wrote:  The PM is now out of intensive care and back on a general ward to continue his recovery.

Like he is on a Ward

Unless they have emptied one just for him and his spin doctors

(09-04-2020 16:07 )lovebabes56 Wrote:  a further 6.6m US citizens have applied for unemployment.

Parellels with Great Depression perhaps?

In terms of the unemployment rate it's very likely to surpass the rates seen during the depression.

https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2020/...yment-rate

it doesnt have to be to cause more damage

If trump thinks when it gets back to semi normal then it will drop significantly then i think he is in for a shock think it will take about 5 years to get it back to how it was and im sure there are some companys who will change things so workers will get a worse deal and more zero hours contracts

You could be right HP but we'll have to see. I was surprised how many signed up for unemployment,

But now I am wondering how big a financial hole Boris will face when we come out the other side of this and how many companies & industries here face a restructure project that possibly could toss some staff on furlough on the unemployment scrapheap.