I saw on the news last night there's a case in Haslemere; far too close for comfort.
I keep singing Corona in the style of Daytona
Assuming you catch it, your chances of survival are 99.6% (source). A 0.4% chance of dying. The chance of 'winning' the lottery are 1 in 45 million.
Yes - even on the basis of a 0.4% mortality rate, if 70% of the UK were infected (in line with some estimates if it was left unchecked), it could potentially lead to additional deaths in the UK of a city the size of York (160,000 ish). Given the threat to older people it means that a considerable number of people would lose a parent or grandparent as a result - definitely not something to be dismissed as trivial.
its a discussion I see every day (I do office fit outs). Sometimes the antiquated way is still the best, but like you say - sometimes people haven’t ever actually tried/seen any alternatives.integrale_evo wrote: ↑Mon Mar 02, 2020 1:02 pm Be interesting to see whether the uk can cope with a much larger proportion of people working from home. If it does then it's about time there was a shakeup to the antiquated idea of having to commute to a fixed place of work to sit at a desk in front of a computer.
or they could just trust their employees to get their job done however they deem appropriate.Mito Man wrote: ↑Mon Mar 02, 2020 1:27 pm It’s one of those things which will get utilised more as the software gets more advanced and offers workers less freedom. Once all firms start using software which tracks every click and uses it to ensure productivity remains at the same standard then it will be widely adopted.