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bamber678 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 05, 2020 10:14 pm

David881 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 05, 2020 10:09 pm

Hmmm, in the 20th century another new strain of flu infected 20% of the world’s population and killed more people than lost their lives in WW1

By that measure we shouldn’t go outside because the common cold infects more people

Bingo wrote: ↑Thu Mar 05, 2020 10:41 pm Like most things it won't arrive in barrow for another 20 years stop worrying

Jim wrote: ↑Fri Mar 06, 2020 8:40 am I listened to a debate on the radio a couple of days ago and one person said that there were 10 million cases of TB worldwide in 2017, and in 2018 TB killed 1.5 million people. Over 20% of the cases were in India, but nobody suggested banning travel to India, or group gatherings in India, or screening arrivals in UK from India.

Corona seems much the same as flu, the only difference at present is that there is no available vaccination against it for the elderly and most vulnerable. I was working in the NHS when swine flu was all the rage: there was a lot of fuss about it at the time and I always suspected it wouldn't come to anything.

I think the media like things like this because they can fill a lot of airtime or newsprint. Also, they love wheeling out analysts and pundits to give their forecast (speculation) about the doom it will bring. And of course a lot of media people have been short of a topic since Brexit was sorted

Bingo wrote: ↑Thu Mar 05, 2020 10:41 pm Like most things it won't arrive in barrow for another 20 years stop worrying

barrowfan wrote: ↑Fri Mar 06, 2020 5:25 pm The Government is meeting with sporting bodies and broadcasters on Monday, so it looks like they are preparing to play games behind closed doors.

SayitagainSam wrote: ↑Fri Mar 06, 2020 6:11 pm

barrowfan wrote: ↑Fri Mar 06, 2020 5:25 pm The Government is meeting with sporting bodies and broadcasters on Monday, so it looks like they are preparing to play games behind closed doors.

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Yeah right, my initial thread that Coronavirus could affect Sporting events is 'Nonsense and should be deleted'.

Expect you'd now like to shake my hand, bear hug and French kiss me as an apology.

barrowfan wrote: ↑Fri Mar 06, 2020 6:59 pm

SayitagainSam wrote: ↑Fri Mar 06, 2020 6:11 pm

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Yeah right, my initial thread that Coronavirus could affect Sporting events is 'Nonsense and should be deleted'.

Expect you'd now like to shake my hand, bear hug and French kiss me as an apology.

On 28th Feb you wrote:

CORONAVIRUS!
'The rapid spread of the virus has raised the prospect of the Government ordering the cancellation of all sporting events in the UK for more than two months, something that could mean some football fixtures never being played. The entire season could be declared 'NULL & VOID'.

Not quite the same as playing behind closed doors is it, which is what IF ANYTHING is likely to happen!

I took the info re Monday’s meeting from a report on 5 Live this evening.
That is fact not fiction.

If anyone is scaremongering it’s you!

Bingo wrote: ↑Thu Mar 05, 2020 10:41 pm Like most things it won't arrive in barrow for another 20 years stop worrying

SayitagainSam wrote: ↑Fri Mar 06, 2020 7:19 pm

barrowfan wrote: ↑Fri Mar 06, 2020 6:59 pm

On 28th Feb you wrote:

CORONAVIRUS!
'The rapid spread of the virus has raised the prospect of the Government ordering the cancellation of all sporting events in the UK for more than two months, something that could mean some football fixtures never being played. The entire season could be declared 'NULL & VOID'.

Not quite the same as playing behind closed doors is it, which is what IF ANYTHING is likely to happen!

I took the info re Monday’s meeting from a report on 5 Live this evening.
That is fact not fiction.

If anyone is scaremongering it’s you!

My so-called 'scaremongering' were NOT my words, nor was it fiction but a fact, a copy of an Article from the Daily Telegraph (which you conveniently don't mention - you must be a Politician) a reputable Newspaper.

Don't shoot the Messenger buddy!

Bingo wrote: ↑Fri Mar 06, 2020 7:39 pm On the type of crowds we get there won't be any playing behind closed doors it would be a total over reaction, there will be more footfall in adsa on a Saturday afternoon than at Barrow football, what's next only two at a time into supermarkets

barrowfan wrote: ↑Fri Mar 06, 2020 7:44 pm

Bingo wrote: ↑Fri Mar 06, 2020 7:39 pm On the type of crowds we get there won't be any playing behind closed doors it would be a total over reaction, there will be more footfall in adsa on a Saturday afternoon than at Barrow football, what's next only two at a time into supermarkets

I think it was mentioned earlier in the thread that any closure would apply to crowds of more than 5000, but again that is supposition. We'll no doubt know more - or perhaps not - on Monday!