Well-known, famous people with Covid-19 and Long Covid

"BBC presenter praised for 'powerful words' on crisis
A clip of the BBC's Emily Maitlis opening current affairs programme Newsnight has been widely shared online.

Maitlis debunked the idea that coronavirus was a "great leveller" that had affected equally the rich and poor, calling it a "myth".

"Those on the front line right now, bus drivers, shelf stackers, nurses, care home workers, hospital staff and shopkeepers - they are disproportionately the lower paid members of our workforce. They are more likely to catch the disease because they are more exposed." "

Video clip can be found at 8.30 on the BBC live news feed 9th April

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-52225173

 

Yes, also this very helpful comment from Emily Maitlis in her introduction:

 

RIP Tim Brooke-Taylor

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-52262490

A very young Tim Brooke-Taylor in the Four Yorkshiremen sketch(if I've managed to youtube link)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nL6isGPhzk

 

Well damn, game of life. It's a rite of passage for every programmer and where so many drop out because of the brainfuck that is recursion.

F

 

Pep Guardiola's mother sadly passed from COVID.

https://www.theguardian.com/footbal...ntracting-coronavirus-manchester-city-manager

 

Well-known Swedish radio and TV presenter Adam Alsing (51 years old) has sadly passed away.

 

Boris 'planning to QUIT as PM next year' says Dom Cummings’ dad-in-law

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...er-law.html?ito=native_share_article-masthead

 

Yes, but interestingly informed by PEM it seems.
One day the world might believe in it.

 

Moved from the post Covid thread.

So, this feels a bit gossipy but The Guardian is reporting that Boris Johnson appears to still be having significant problems post-COVID19:

[Personal editorial note: Why is it we can recognize this is true about horses but not about people? But I digress... ]

Johnson, of course, denies there are any problems:

While I know Johnson has said he's trying to lose weight, given the prominence of bullshitting PR spin to everything in politics these days, it's difficult to know if the weight loss truly has been intentional or simply reflects being sick. Haven't weight changes been associated with the initial phase of ME?

Granted, it's a bit early to say the PM has ME, especially as, again, this report is nothing more than gossip.

The article then goes on to reference a recent study from the University of Bristol showing that 75% of those hospitalized for COVID19 are still experiencing profound fatigue and muscle aches three months after being discharged, even though "reassuringly" there is no evidence of lung damage on imaging studies.

 

You just need to look at the eyes, and the rather blank, expressionless features.

 

That's with the horses is it?

 

There was a picture in Evening Standard showing Boris trying to jog with personal trainer looking very miserable.
I actually thought that it looked pretty dangerous. Trying to lose weight by eating less is perfectly sensible and exercising is a good idea IF YOU ARE WELL, but exercising hard when sick or fat is not without hazard. He might go into ventricular fibrillation any time.

 

Well if you were his personal trainer you'd look miserable too. Given the chances of success, his job security must be minimal.

EDIT I know, I know. It's off topic and needs to be deleted. But in the meantime we can joke.

 

Donald Trump & Melania test positive.

Edit:

"[...] Trump traveled to New Jersey and met with supporters at his Bedminster Golf Club, and delivered remarks at a fundraising committee reception. The night before, he spoke at a rally in Duluth, Minnesota, before a packed crowd of thousands, most of whom were not wearing masks to slow the spread of infection.

It is unusual for Covid-19 patients to receive a positive PCR test result just one day after exposure, public health experts say, and Trump may have been carrying the virus for longer – exposing those he interacted with this week.*