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Latest estimate from Imperial is that unchecked this virus would kill 40 million people worldwide. Interesting article on Spanish flu I caught today : "Additionally, hospitals in some areas were so overloaded with flu patients that schools, private homes and other buildings had to be converted...

The flu kills 300-600k people a year globally. The estimate for this virus unchecked is circa 500k in the UK alone. These deaths will also be on top of flu deaths. The two viruses are in different families. We have lived with influenza for centuries and have a degree of familiarity. We also...

We need to do an awful lot more testing. Iceland are doing their whole population and a large amount of the infected showed no signs of infection.

Are you guys watching what Trump has been talking about? Seems an interesting take. But imagine a world where this just plays out... Close the hospitals from the infected? Lock those people into their homes to recover / die (has happened in the past)? Would be a fairly dystopian world...

I understand the argument but what government is going to throw 500,000 people and it's healthcare system and workers under the bus?

Happy toilet roll to me (x 2 whilst washing hands)

The Rolling Stones: (I can't get no) toilet roll

Agreeed this is a real concern. I know people who are losing jobs. The govt need to step in and provide a minimum salary to all those affected. Shops may soon need to be on to rationing and home deliveries for the vulnerable. All governments are in an impossible situation though. Throw the...

This is not the flu. It is far more contagious and leads to far more people requiring hospitalisation and intensive care. I have friends in the North of Italy. Do not take this situation casually. It is a killer. Moreso, when hospitals are over capacity, those that could have been saved will be...

Interesting but unless you have two countries that adopt the different strategies and are willing to use their population as a science experiment this seems hard to verify. Ultimately no political leader is going to throw the sick under a bus nor their health care workers. If you're interested...

Hopefully whenever this is all over (and that could be quite a while) those kind of games will be the first ones to be played.

Football will return. They are going they have a whole lifetime ahead of them to enjoy the sport once this passes I am hugely concerned about the older generation. My mum is in her 70s and has asthma. The UK government has made an incredible change in pace. Last week 250k people attended...

The Prime Minister has just told the nation to avoid social contact. Guess that is the end of the season

The restart of football in 1919 after WWI, and the vote to elect the 20th team in the top flight cemented/escalated the rivalry between arsenal and Tottenham. Wonder what the fall out of this will be...

Especially for Liverpool and Leeds. I would be quite happy for grassroots to be blanket stopped though - the Leagues are all run by volunteers and the English FA are effectively asking them to make a call during a pandemic! Scottish and Welsh FAs have been bold and I would quite like to see the...

Like it or not I think that this season has a very real threat of a blanket cancellation. Multiple events have already been cancelled and individuals are in self isolation. International and Domestic event organisers must be having a nightmare and I can easily see the Euros postponed. Formula 1...

I've done about 5 games so minimal. Just starting out really and this thread is an eye opener! I suppose it's not in my nature to undermine the ref as he's seen an incident from his point of view.

Why would you do this! The referee is right even when he's wrong. This is just throwing him under the bus with no right to reply!