Rolling COVID-19 Notably Infected and/or Fallen Thread

Michael Rosen, in ICU yesterday but on a ward now and "ok, stable and alert" according to Twitter

Yeah shit about Rosen, hopefully on the mend but can’t imagine ICU is where anyone wants to be right now. Or any time I guess.

protect michael rosen at all costs imo

I’m confused about how Prince Charles is supposedly all clear after only 7 days.

Lizard anatomy is different.

yeah he'll have just sloughed off his infected organs

Wrong, he's actually an elder vampire:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81m6ZvPaqp4

“Sloughed off” is such a amazingly disgusting phrase

Pure Anglo-Saxon poetry.

Vint Cerf:

Vint Cerf, the co-creator of the TCP/IP protocol, and essentially one of the inventors of the Internet, and possibly the nicest person ever, has contracted COVID-19. pic.twitter.com/FhCBEXq7DW

— Cyrus Farivar (@cfarivar) March 30, 2020

Alan Merrill, who co-wrote "I Love Rock 'n' Roll, dead at 69.

Twice, apparently

Adam Schlesinger of Fountains of Wayne & Ivy

Sad news for thr fans. #AdamSchlesinger pic.twitter.com/ssDYj1tbc9

— IVY (@IvyFanPage) March 31, 2020

oh noes

Coronavirus: Comedian Paul Chuckle reveals he has been suffering from COVID-19 https://t.co/NrTvYsNamI

— Sky News (@SkyNews) March 31, 2020

I couldn't suppress an inappropriate chuckle for a second then!

since Barry died we can't even do the "how did he get it?" joke :(

Praying for you, the Chuckle Brother.

the virus passes from me to you etc etc

I just hope Mr. Blobby is still safe :(

I don’t.

blobby did covid-19

idk just checked in on him, hes incoherently babbling and covered in spots

lost sense of taste I hear

Michel Tibon-Cornillot, philosopher and anthropologist who wrote on, among many other things, the weakness of our ecosystem with regard to pandemics.

†

... dead? Is that a death dagger I see before me?

Or a cross, as I prefer to think of it. And yes, it is :(

Yes, he is dead. I'm going with the † = dead convention. I hope I don't have to use it again.

The Labour councillor, Pat Midgley, has become the first UK politician known to have died from coronavirus, three days after testing positive for Covid-19.

Midgley, 82, who served on Sheffield city council for 33 years, was described by her family as a “true woman of steel”.

Adam Schlesinger, oh no. Not in a coma as originally reported but on a ventilator so it's serious.

RIP Michel Tibon-Cornillot. C'est l'hécatombe…

toby young, as announced by the vile cunt himself in an opinion piece calling for the government to let thousands of sick, vulnerable and elderly people die in order to protect the economy

(not linking because fuck toby young)

if Toby Young doesn't die the virus has failed

and i don't believe the self-aggrandizing Pegg-approved cunt as far as i could spit on him

comrade covid-19 has done a remarkably poor job of levelling the playing field so far, even bolsonaro's still kicking and he's been toeing the precipice of death for several years now

I bet toby is pissed cos he was just about to land some pointless own the lefties appointment from his pal boris just before the rona kicked off hah!

Chris Cuomo has tested positive. Between CNN and his brother, he's probably been about as prominent through this as you can be.

Ray Benson of Asleep At The Wheel has tested positive.

Jazz Trumpeter Wallace Roney

https://heavy.com/entertainment/2020/03/wallace-roney-dead/

fuck

Pape Diouf, ex-president of Olympique de Marseille

Horrible news. The Senegalese Pape Diouf, ex-president of Marseille's football club just died from the coronavirus. He was one of the few Black men to occupy an executive seat in a european big club. He was one of the most brilliant minds in football. He'll be missed. RIP Boss pic.twitter.com/psaq8oYjMQ

— Marcus Mosiah Anta Diop (@OsrTheGreat) March 31, 2020

if Toby Young doesn't die the virus has failed

xps this thread really brings home just how devastating this virus really is

love you AA we're rooting for the same necessity here

<3

Ah crap, Andrew Jack died from it. Really loved him in the documentaries for Jackson's LOTR films, he was the on-site dialect coach, and a great presence. Also was in some of the new Star Wars films.

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-sussex-52111530

woah I just googled Toby Young, what a fuck head

There was a short interview with Chris Cuomo on CNN a few minutes ago. He's going to keep doing his show for the time being. He was quite eloquent on what he's going through. The two worst things, he said, were 1) worrying that he may have infected his wife or kids, and 2) unlike most medical issues, doctors not being able to tell him what comes next (he's at an early stage, still mild symptoms). I find his case especially unsettling because if he tested yesterday, that means he almost certainly contracted it in the past two weeks. He's been on CNN for the past three weeks urging people, nightly, to take all precautions and follow social distancing. Either he wasn't following his own counsel, or doing virtually everything you're supposed to may not always be enough.

I feel that it's very likely the latter. There are just way too many variables for the layperson to juggle (without enough clear and consistent information from the fucking top), and the seeming ease of transmission wrt this particular virus is taking advantage of our amateur juggling.

The latter would be my guess - short of having stocked up on dried/frozen goods months ago, it's all but impossible to completely avoid anyone else/the possibility of contaminated surfaces. Following recommendations is just reducing your risk as much as humanly possible.