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4. All our Covid patients are put on oxygen

Reply to Soph0571 (Original post)

Mon Apr 6, 2020, 06:33 AM

Apr 2020

That is the reason they come in-- shortness of breath and we put O2 on them. That in itself is not alarming.

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Reports today that not only is Boris in hospital but he is on oxygen... [View all] Soph0571 Apr 2020 OP

He was on his 10th day and that, according to reports, is the most difficult day janterry Apr 2020 #1

Bless his Pointy Head Roy Rolling Apr 2020 #2

sounds like it's time for his replacement - chance for Britain to get a new PM onetexan Apr 2020 #3

Oh thanks The King of Prussia Apr 2020 #5

Why? Demonaut Apr 2020 #6

You may struggle to believe it The King of Prussia Apr 2020 #7

Waving from across the Channel Recursion Apr 2020 #14

Oh crappola - "Who is Dominic Raab? What we know about Boris Johnson's 'designated survivor' " onetexan Apr 2020 #16

To be fair to Raab The King of Prussia Apr 2020 #30

I've heard him described as Boris Johnson's Steve Bannon DBoon Apr 2020 #31

I don't think Bannon would be right; he's not a controlling ideologue muriel_volestrangler Apr 2020 #35

God no. He chose Raab because Raab is even worse (nt) Recursion Apr 2020 #12

Hard pass. a la izquierda Apr 2020 #25

All our Covid patients are put on oxygen eilen Apr 2020 #4

The official line was that he had gone in for tests "as a precautionary step" muriel_volestrangler Apr 2020 #8

Well, he is in the ICU on a ventilator now eilen Apr 2020 #42

By now, the official line is he's not actually on a ventilator yet muriel_volestrangler Apr 2020 #43

No one takes a bed in the ICU unless they need a vent. nt eilen Apr 2020 #44

It's possible they'd make an exception for the Prime Minister (nt) muriel_volestrangler Apr 2020 #46

They have an order of succession after the PM, no? If he's just occupying space that's horrible OrlandoDem2 Apr 2020 #52

There isn't a completely formal order, no muriel_volestrangler Apr 2020 #57

I think "on oxygen" is a far cry from "on a ventilator" or "intubated". JustABozoOnThisBus Apr 2020 #9

You probably wouldn't want your accountant working on your taxes from his hospital bed. johnthewoodworker Apr 2020 #10

My accountant? No. My president? Oh, hell yeah! nt JustABozoOnThisBus Apr 2020 #15

Obviously being on oxygen just increases one's oxygen level. gab13by13 Apr 2020 #11

and you don't need to breathe too deeply to get oxygen. Aussie105 Apr 2020 #19

The Daily Beast ran an article regarding Johnson's planned response to the pandemic Person of Interest Apr 2020 #13

Herd immunity to reduce transmission? bucolic_frolic Apr 2020 #18

They were clearly understating his condition Renew Deal Apr 2020 #17

He didn't just talk the talk. ananda Apr 2020 #20

Being "on oxygen" is not the same as being on a ventilator. onenote Apr 2020 #21

Exactly. cwydro Apr 2020 #36

Yep - there are multiple devices for delivering it. backscatter712 Apr 2020 #48

I wish him sufficient pain to induce remorse and correction. scrabblequeen40 Apr 2020 #22

Herd immunity Aussie105 Apr 2020 #23

Bruce Lipton who wrote The biology of belief, gab13by13 Apr 2020 #33

Boris Johnson's strategy... backscatter712 Apr 2020 #49

Interesting analysis... RichardRay Apr 2020 #58

Boris happily shook hands with a lot of coronavirus patients... TomVilmer Apr 2020 #24

Huh? padah513 Apr 2020 #32

That seems like a good idea. When he gets out, maybe he could start kissing pit vipers struggle4progress Apr 2020 #41

They said "for tests" greenjar_01 Apr 2020 #26

They are trying to minimise it of course Soph0571 Apr 2020 #27

They probably did an X-ray and serum ferritin test dalton99a Apr 2020 #29

He has been moved to ICU Soph0571 Apr 2020 #40

He'll be fine or he'll be dead dalton99a Apr 2020 #28

Trump Lung can permanently damage one's lungs. backscatter712 Apr 2020 #51

No need to test his lips, gab13by13 Apr 2020 #34

He needs to take it seriously and get some rest. nt BrightKnight Apr 2020 #37

Maybe our President and cabinet should go visit Boris to see how he's doing struggle4progress Apr 2020 #38

He is now in ICU Soph0571 Apr 2020 #39

Trump has a big bottle of sugar pills to keep him safe. BrightKnight Apr 2020 #47

Maybe Trump should chug some aquarium cleaner.... Jamastiene Apr 2020 #50

Apparently the ventilator story was Russian disinformation DeminPennswoods Apr 2020 #45

Time To Implement The "Dave" Plan sfstaxprep Apr 2020 #53

He'll make a miraculous recovery... tenderfoot Apr 2020 #54

Trump will send Jared on AF1 with a big bottle of hydroxychloroquine. KY_EnviroGuy Apr 2020 #55

He might end up being the part of the herd on the way to immunity that didn't survive. nt Blue_true Apr 2020 #56