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Being.
I accept what you say.
US flu deaths 2018 were 80,000. If there were headlines "80,000 dead" we would freak out.
I dont know - perhaps we will all know soon enough if we can avoid an Italy situation

Being.
I accept what you say.
US flu deaths 2018 were 80,000. If there were headlines "80,000 dead" we would freak out.
I dont know - perhaps we will all know soon enough if we can avoid an Italy situation

Being the Banker:
I am as cynical as they get and I agree that, for healthy average individuals, the risk of this virus may seem low. However there is something seriously wrong with the situation in Italy (if you believe the TV footage and stats) so I support the UK Gov in trying to desperately avoid us following that case trend and having our NHS overwhelmed.
Also the stats out of USA are a bit alarming.
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/

Risk. M
HGM is x20 the size of SGZ, producing and profitable plus pays a div.
Who is more mining friendly Russia or Scotland?
Didn't another co try to start up a mine in a UK national park?

All the best and give us updates on yr condition please

agreed, well done.
Had a top up today but no trades showing on LSE after 11.30am (as usual)

She could do something useful and stack some shelves

yes. I saw a notice seeking temp staff in my local tesco today. Cafe closed and at 8am there were lots of empty shelves unfortunately. Tea in short supply unless you want decaf muck

oil up.
was it the Saudi minister's comments or the ECB bond purchase news?

oil up 17%
Saudi Finance Minister being quoted on state news agency

why oil up 16%??

Guardian Politics live
The UK biotech Synairgen has joined the global race to come up with a treatment for Covid-19. It has received the green light from UK regulators to conduct a trial of its lead drug SNG001 in Covid-19 patients “to potentially assist with the global outbreak of the virus”.
The inhaled drug is being developed for chronic-obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD), a severe lung disease. In the phase 2 (intermediate) trial, 100 patients with coronavirus will be given the drug across a number of NHS trusts. The trial is expected to start imminently.
The treatment is designed to boost the patient’s immune system to help them fight off the virus. It contains interferon beta, a naturally occurring protein, which orchestrates the body’s antiviral responses. It was identified in a WHO analysis of potential Covid-19 treatments last month as the only phase 2 therapy that is inhaled.
Prof Stephen Holgate, Medical Research Council professor of immunopharmacology, said:

The reduced innate immune response that exists in the lung of those at most risk of serious Covid-19 disease such as older people and those with pre-existing lung disease makes such patients ideal candidates to receive inhaled SNG001 to replace their interferon deficiency … In the absence of a suitable vaccine, increasing the host’s own immunity to enhance protection and virus elimination would seem a logical therapeutic approach.
Synairgen was founded by three professors at the University of Southampton in 2004 and focuses on asthma and COPD. It is listed on the London stock exchange’s junior AIM market.

"testing from next week"

Got to be a multitude of opportunities for VLE at present

From March 17th - re UK deaths "according to the NHS, those who died were aged between 45 and 93 and all had underlying health conditions"

Thanks for those notes

Thanks Seible.
Maybe we can see the " light at end of the tunnel"

bought a few after 16% drop.
Government must support infrastructure spending to get economy moving again

SP down 22% now recovering.
I couldnt resist buying a few - surely div paying infrastructure cos are a good long term bet?

Not yet max panic as relatively few cases in uk.
Wait til friends neighbours relatives start getting virus- then it will hit.
At the mo we are just waiting for case numbers to rise like Italy Spain etc.
all the best.