Number numb
Wednesday 29th April, 2020 – 10am Today, the number of dead in America from coronavirus passed the number the US lost in the whole Vietnam war. Three weeks ago, I reluctantly came to the conclusion (shared in this blog on Sunday, 5th April) that there would be over 20,000 dead from coronavirus in the UK and probably more like 40,000 or 60,000 by the time it's all over. [ There was a higher prediction too taking us into the future, but it's almost too horrible to contemplate, so let's play along and ignore it for now. After all, it may never happen. ] Nobody likes a smart arse, but today, we are already over the 20,000 mark and we are going to get a sudden jump in our numbers of dead which we have happily been thinking (well, happily is stretching it a bit) are at least not as bad as the French, or the Spanish and, heavens forefend, certainly not as bad as the Italians. No way. Our figures are now set fair to outstrip everyone else's in Europe. The sudden jump in o...