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'I cannot emphasise enough to everybody watching today that you have the chance to save a life' NHS England medical director Stephen Powis 'it really is as simple as that'

Global infections have topped 600,000. According to latest figures by Johns Hopkins University, the number of deaths in Europe has surpassed 20,000.

Spain’s coronavirus death toll has risen by 832 in 24 hours, bringing it to 5,690. However the number of people recovering from the virus is also increasing, with a total of 12,285 out of over 72,000 cases.

 

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20,000? where are you getting these figures from? Why not under 2000? Also what are the guarantee the healthcare workers will survive? what is the probability of the front line workers in the NHS surviving after all of this?

No comfort when transmission rates are exponential

Done well with 20.000 deaths, casually said. In Spain they are scared of the virus but also scared of the police. If you are out when you shouldn’t be you are treated like a criminal We should have had the same lockdown as them over a week ago.

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The government had the chance to save lives when they were warned a both a potential pandemic pathogen. In January. The government reacted with jokes about singing whilst washing hands...

It's time not to be complacent about how to combat this threat since it is not acting any differently from the other places and it is our preparation not luck that would help us ride over this crisis with expanding our capacity building and creating more resources and aids.

We must continue to shine a light of were folks congregating against government advice and close them down.

But will he be losing his job?

Down to us as a nation, it really is that simple.......StayAtHomeAndStaySafe

Full lockdown needed, before more die.

here's a simple explanation on social distancing and how we all play a part in saving lives:

Room for a few more. HerdImmunityismurder

So where has 'herd immunity' gone? Was it in Dom Cummings' rucksack as he legged it away from Downing Street last night?

Agree The government also must now follow WHO guidelines Trace Test Treat Better late than never

Why can’t you address the question directly, which was how full are intensive care beds around the UK. I know for a fact in Scotland they are no busier than a normal winters day. Start to regionalise the strategy or the publics mindset and support will change 2 weeks from now.

Mr Boris Johnson is a strong man👍

Did he say, if we keep deaths below 20,000 we would’ve done very well?

indeed complacency should not be encouraged. When will the uk Gvmnt start disinfecting the streets and public places across the u.k .... and at what intervals will disinfection occur? thank you

Try telling the to Leeds and Bradford mosques !

Did Churchill throw a sickie?

20,000 deaths is not 'doing very well', try telling that to the family & friends of those 20,000! The warnings were there from China & Italy but government failed to act, & why are our borders still open, risking more infections entering, when so many others have closed theirs?

If Kings College London are talking about 6.6 million Brits may have the virus already, how in the world can there only be 600,000 infections globally ? If that many Brits have the virus, then the fatality rate is very low indeed.

BBCPolitics Is that another BBC deliberate mistake: 'We're at capacity yet in London' They should be saying 'We're NOT at capacity yet in London. ScraptheBBCLicenceFee

By not taking supressing measures at the start, the virus has spread beyond control We are now following 'herd immunity' but without vaccine, regardless

Indeed....but is it true that we are still unable to track and trace to enable strict isolation, stopping 'spread and transmission'?

Subtly seems to blame people being slow to follow guidance rather than Govt. delay in acting, failure to plan for pandemic since 2016, failure to support NHS re 10000 doctors 40000 nurses short since 2010 despite aging population, lack of PPE, respirators, ICU & bed shortages

Alok Sharma & gov't medical expert say it is imperative for public to follow social distancing advice.... coronalockdownuk

lockdown StayAtHomeAndStaySafe

KarlTurnerMP Indeed, now is not the time to be complacent. Unfortunately 6 weeks ago was not time to be complacent either, but the government clearly were...

Where are the 1.5m letters supposedly sent to vulnerable people

Why can’t we do testing on every one, lock down should have been weeks ago then the country could carry on working eventual x

The figure I can’t understand ... NHS Nightingale, has 4000 beds, the same as 8 operating general hospitals. It’s appalling that it’s taken a mass pandemic for the goverment to fund that kind of increase in our NHS. What will happen with the equipment after COVID19?

Spain is going through hell now. Your Gov't should take immediate action: confine people at home, close all shops except for supermarkets and pharmacies and basic needs stores, get medical supplies, right NOW. We, Spaniards, regret not having done it much earlier.

Why use the word ‘ makeshift ‘ - cant you support the efforts of very hard working people by more thoughtful and supportive use of language ?

It's now clear that we can use technology to work, completely invalidating the case for HS2. Get it cancelled and save taxpayers £150B!

In consideration of that few of English people have accepted COVID-19 virus detection. The real number of people infected with the COVID-19 virus must bigger than annouced. I think ,maybe nearly 100,000 have been infected by COVID-19 virus.

mitigation and suppression of COVID19.

Difficult to lockdown when you can't get food deliveries.

Of course he continues to lead, that's his job. Stop trying to point it out as an act of heroism.

20,000 deaths - imo that’s unacceptable.

So please, why are factories, offices and construction areas still operational? Surely a tighter lockdown will make a bigger difference. Why do 10DowningStreet feel we are better than Italy etc?

Oh tell , they may not already know that

Tell that telegraph moron that the reduced projection isn’t a new study - was always that with lockdown

bbc5live Because of Europe ? What will be the excuse this time

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