One in seven women. Yes, breast cancer is a feminist issue. And it can be oddly funny too, if only as anthropology. So I’ll be sending occasional postcards from cancer country. Laugh, cry — I know I will. You don’t have to read them. But please, please check your breasts.
@Amelia_Torode I feel you. Different variation on the same theme. We had four days of pretend school then they cut em loose. Umpteen weeks of trying to convince a seven year old of the merits of subordinate clauses and division and I’m feeling v subordinate. No clue what the nine year old did
@ashers011@FosterChangeUK@devisridhar Every country sat the same exam paper, WHO gave us the same 'how to' cheat sheet, we *chose* not to act. Singapore copied a UK pandemic preparedness plan: the difference is they implemented it. With hindsight, perhaps we could have followed the plan we developed with foresight?
A political decision by Ministers to tell the top civil servant in the Foreign Office to apologise for saying that not participating in the EU ventilator scheme was a political decision by Ministers.
@tnewtondunn Interesting.
So, look at the numbers.
ICU beds per 100,000 pple
Germany - 29.2
UK - 6.6
Hosp beds per 1000 pple
Germany - 8
UK - 2.4
Covid-19 tests per day
Germany - 80,000
UK < 10,000
See a pattern?
Germany invested in their health service; the Tories want to sell ours off.
Please can all politicians stop talking about the PM having a lot of fight in him. I wish him well. But as one who has had cancer I can tell you this suggestion that disease respects those with “fight” is deeply offensive. It implies that those who lose are somehow to blame.
Let us not forget: our government’s initial scientific response to Covid 19 was led by a non-medical behavioural scientist. Beliefs have obscured facts.
'What about tax or VAT rebates? We have mechanisms to get cash to people now. We must to save businesses.June won't do. Those in government have little experience running things; we should make bank workers key workers & re-open high street branches'. Fascinating from Mervyn King
Chef Andrew Wong, His restaurant is closed because of coronavirus but he has kept his staff & they are producing cook-at-home boxes (50-100) free of charge for vulnerable people. He is not only a gt chef but has has a heart of gold! #nhs#andrewwong@awongSW1
Asked if he's been briefed that up to 100M could ultimately be exposed, Trump: "I've been briefed on every contingency you could possibly imagine. Many contingencies. A lot of positive. Different numbers, all different numbers, very large numbers, and some small numbers too."