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@ogdenz | 7 April 20 | |
Boris Johnson refused 50,000 ventilators offered by the EU. I wonder how many lives that decision will cost.
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@cleancut | 7 April 20 | |
Did he? Seems like a silly thing to do in the middle of all this I admit I'm sure he had his reasons though
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@mikeymk | 7 April 20 | |
I'm struggling to follow whether ventilators are a good thing or not, from one page to another..
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@meta1bar | 7 April 20 | |
@ ogdenz - 7.04.20 - 06:31pm Boris Johnson refused 50,000 ventilators offered by the EU. I wonder how many lives that decision will cost. How are they offering us things they don't have? In late February, the European Union launched a plan to buy equipment to tackle the coronavirus outbreak on behalf of its members. It was aimed at reducing costs when negotiating with manufacturers. The first scheme involved buying masks and then, in March, three more schemes were added to purchase ventilators, testing kits and personal protective equipment. But, to date, nothing has been bought and delivered. European Commission spokesman Stefan De Keersmaecker says that while some of the suppliers that the EU selected have signed contracts, other have not. The UK did not join the scheme, although it was able to participate because it is still in the Brexit transition period until 31 December 2020. It wasnt clear at the time whether the government had missed the deadline to join or it did not want to take part. |
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@corpse81 | 7 April 20 | |
@ cleancut - 7.04.20 - 06:26pm Not sarcastic at all, I'm not a tory but the guy is really sick and talking sh*t about someone in intensive care is just wrong. I agree. I dont know him that much but i do hope that he would survive this. |
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@ogdenz | 7 April 20 | |
@ meta1bar - 7.04.20 - 08:32pm How are they offering us things they don't have? In late February, the European Union launched a plan to buy equipment to tackle the coronavirus outbreak on behalf of its members. It was aimed at reducing costs when negotiating with manufacturers. The first scheme involved buying masks and then, in March, three more schemes were added to purchase ventilators, testing kits and personal protective equipment. But, to date, nothing has been bought and delivered. European Commission spokesman Stefan De Keersmaecker says that while some of the suppliers that the EU selected have signed contracts, other have not. The UK did not join the scheme, although it was able to participate because it is still in the Brexit transition period until 31 December 2020. It wasnt clear at the time whether the government had missed the deadline to join or it did not want to take part. I never said all the ventilators would be available immediately. Many would have to be built then bought. |
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@ogdenz | 7 April 20 | |
Anyone hear their neighbours clapping for Boris? Not a peep around here.
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@phallica | 7 April 20 | |
I wonder if there'll be any political fallout between China and the U.K if Boris dies, their gross negligence led to this after all.
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@mikeymk | 7 April 20 | |
Who else have China pissed off? How does a sample of covid-19 leak out of a Wuhan laboratory? Why blame the nearby market? Are they covering up negligence? Or a deliberate act? And what group or individual would've carried out such an operation? |
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@3mel | 7 April 20 | |
he had the opportunity to avoid it but chose to put himself in harms way, that's not remotely on China. not that the UK or anyone else is ever going to go up against China. 4chan users can dream though.
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