Any incoming positives today?......we live in hope

Players at some clubs across Europe - including Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund - have agreed to take temporary pay cuts.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/52070969

The pay cuts will need to be permanent. Nonetheless it is a start. Hopefully teams in the English Premier League will follow and raise up the stakes.

I’m sure it will be tricky for some of them to cope on only 200000 Euros a week.

Positive news or positive tests?

From the closed thread

Really sorry  to hear  about your Mum  Jason- fingers crossed it's not as bad as it sounds 

We all have our threshold   for necking  booze - nobody is going to judge you in the least.

From the diary of Samuel Pepys:

London, 16th October 1665

“But Lord, how empty the [city] streets are, and melancholy, so many poor sick people in the streets, full of sores, and so many sad stories overheard as I walk, everybody talking of this dead, and that man sick, and so many in this place, and so many in that. And they tell me that in Westminster there is never a physitian, and but one apothecary left, all being dead – but there are great hopes of a great decrease this week: God send it.”

My deepest sympathies to Haghir, whose position is really dire, but is likely to be overlooked as it was the last post in yesterday's thread.

Daily total increase by 146

It was supposed that smoking prevented you from catching this, the bubonic plague, because [it was said] no tobacconist ever died of it. They had fake theories then, too, even without benefit of social media

My thoughts are with everyone who is going through these difficult times. In particular Haghir from the last thread. Just back from my walk outside the gulag. The birdsong, in particular from the larks was incredible today.

Interesting that this cheery weekly death tracker shows below average rates at present

Brunei now added to the fatalities list

I opened a bottle of beer last night and really enjoyed it. That makes one whole pint I have consumed in the last three weeks.

Thanks for pulling this into today’s thread. It was very sad to read his post and I’m absolutely sure that everyone’s anxious about their elderly relatives.  To be laid off at the same time is dreadful.

Stay safe everyone; this is spreading and the risk of catching it is rising everywhere day by day.

Time to grit our teeth and get through the next month or two, even if there’s a good chance of getting only mild symptoms.

Not sure if this had been posted before, but some  interesting data here :-

https://www.icnarc.org/DataServices/Attachments/Download/b5f59585-5870-ea11-9124-00505601089b

Tory MP Laura Trott on LBC: Non-essential workers are still able to go to work if they can't work remotely as long as they maintain social distancing. This is because the government is very mindful of the economy.

Personally I would extend the lock-down to stop these workers going to work.

Had a call from my son this morning.  He and his partner have been furloughed.  They moved into their first home together in January, having previously lived with us and they’ve worked hard to get their place nice.  He sounded a bit despondent and she was distraught. But, they have us to fall back on and they really have no need to worry. They’re in a far better position than a lot of people. 

I understand it’s a shock and it might seem that all you’ve worked for is suddenly in vain.  But you will always adapt to life’s knocks and you will always come through it a stronger person.  It’s not easy having to adapt but I think you will soon realise that you can manage with much less and when all this upset ends, you’ll still manage with less and you’ll appreciate the little luxuries.  Take it from one who has lived, lost and survived.

Once again that puts the onus back on the public. No pressure

For example:  My brother-in-law is a golf club green keeper.  Obviously the course is closed but the course still needs maintaining. He drives to work in the morning on his own, does his job out in the open, without being near anyone else and then drives home.  He’s neither putting himself or anyone else at risk, so I don’t see why the government should pay him to stay at home.  It wouldn’t make economic sense.

To be honest I can see Brian’s point have been working at the school all week with few support people and teachers I have to say it’s near on impossible to keep to the guidelines you just don’t know what the person next move is.

Agreed. There is absolutely no point in squeezing the economy to a trickle if it can be avoided. I’m collecting a new car next week as booked in January - all important paperwork done online, dealer is open with two staff only to administer new car business (already previously arranged) and I’m on my own. 
They get some income and no one is put at risk. 
You could argue it’s non essential but if challenged I will argue it’s no greater risk than going round three shops for supplies (which I will do on the way).

I think if people are able to work whilst following the rules, they should continue.  I don’t see the point in laying everyone off if they’re not risking lives.