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Post by garstang7 on Oct 24, 2020 11:19:15 GMT
Looking at the fixtures on NPL Website - 5 games today are postponed because of Covid issues.
Stay safe Reds - down here in Lancashire despite restrictions, infections still seem to be rising.
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Post by cumbrianborn on Oct 24, 2020 20:12:57 GMT
I am at a total loss. I attended Reds home games in 1957, and was at Borough Park on January 4, 1958, when Reds played Manchester United - a lasting memory! This was during the 1957/58 'Asian Flu' pandemic - 33,000 Britons killed (from a population of 53 million) - no vaccine, no furlough (since no welfare), no schools closed, no local or national lockdown, the NHS overwhelmed (as it has been every year with seasonal flu), but all medical staff stayed at their post and did their best. Little or no media coverage - none needed - so no hysteria or panic. Life went on, and we survived and prospered.
Now the ONS confirm that, despite all the hype, 'coronavirus-related' death's are no higher than seasonal viral flu deaths, and are argeting the same demographics, i.e The elderly and those with existing serious medical conditions.
The 1968 'Hong Kong Flu' pandemic caused 88,000 deaths in the UK, but again, you are likely too young to remember it. Bet RedRay was around.
"Stay Safe', my ar*e. Please give your head a shake, and man up.
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Post by garstang7 on Oct 24, 2020 20:45:40 GMT
All i will say is I was at Borough Park long before you in the 50s. I take it that the NHS workforce are expected to work under pressure dressed in protective clothing so others can enjoy their leisure activities.
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Post by yidaho on Oct 24, 2020 23:32:23 GMT
I am at a total loss. I attended Reds home games in 1957, and was at Borough Park on January 4, 1958, when Reds played Manchester United - a lasting memory! This was during the 1957/58 'Asian Flu' pandemic - 33,000 Britons killed (from a population of 53 million) - no vaccine, no furlough (since no welfare), no schools closed, no local or national lockdown, the NHS overwhelmed (as it has been every year with seasonal flu), but all medical staff stayed at their post and did their best. Little or no media coverage - none needed - so no hysteria or panic. Life went on, and we survived and prospered. Now the ONS confirm that, despite all the hype, 'coronavirus-related' death's are no higher than seasonal viral flu deaths, and are argeting the same demographics, i.e The elderly and those with existing serious medical conditions. The 1968 'Hong Kong Flu' pandemic caused 88,000 deaths in the UK, but again, you are likely too young to remember it. Bet RedRay was around. "Stay Safe', my ar*e. Please give your head a shake, and man up. "We survived ...", 33,000 didn't. The 1968 influenza pandemic killed more than 30,000 individuals in the UK and 100,000 people in the USA, with half the deaths among individuals younger than 65 years—the reverse of COVID-19 deaths in the current pandemic and was responsible for between 1 million to 4 million deaths globally. Your response begs a question, how many people have to die before you give a f*ck! |
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