This is a disease of the over 75s, people with underlying health problems especially related to blood and BAME people.

Care homes was always going to be an issue. I do not believe the issue is primarily due to people coming from hospitals however. It is hard to imagine what could have been done to prevent the entry of the disease into homes given the high staffing requirements. It is true that the government was woefully slow at providing help and guidance. Most providers have reacted well however as have many local authorities. It is interesting how for example guidance on the use of PPE has changed almost daily, not well managed.

By the way, I was neither agreeing nor disagreeing with your points earlier, merely giving you information.

Government already backing down regarding quarantine of arriving passengers, now saying only passengers from high risk countries, haven’t said what these are. This smacks of bending over backwards to the aviation industry. Can’t believe this, how can they try to stop people meeting in groups and cannot guarantee safety of school children but all and sundry can enter from abroad

This is a worry, especially since various studies are highlighting the importance of Vitamin D or prevalence of deficiency in those badly affected. People should definitely supplement where it's likely that they may be deficient, but it's no doubt easier said than done to get that message out.

I'm on prescribed vit D due to my methotrexate for RA. That is possibly also considered a block for C19 even though its immunosuppressive ironically.

Well, if you think that the fact ALL people in the Croydon ITU are BAME is exaggerated then that is up to you. I am reliably informed that many of the people there are slim professionals who probably have a very good lifestyle. The common factor appears to be low Vitamin D. It is normal for there to be low vitamin D early in the year, the nadir is generally during February. Add to that lock-in, which has probably reduced the amount of sunlight for most people, and that you need an awful lot more sun if you are black to create your Vitamin D.

Keep taking the cod liver oil, it really matters. And tell your black friends. And dark skinned asians.

Off all the pictures to use, trust the BBC to pick a chinese looking person as an American scientist . Their attempt at public brain washing to get in the the minds of people has no boundaries

Edited by dannyboy1978 (18 May 2020 7.19pm)