Coronavirus disease outbreak - COVID-19 #3

[Jelly Bean]

Just spoke to my mum whose friend bizarrely is stockpiling.......tinned prunes.

So many questions.

 

[Jamhead]

I live in Gloucestershire and can’t believe Cheltenham races is still going ahead... again a case of £££ before people’s health. During race week men urinate in the street, can’t see them washing their hands!!! I’m avoiding Cheltenham all of next week anyway, just seems madness that 50000 plus people a day are allowed when we are meant to be trying to contain it

I thought the same about the rugby matches this weekend. All those people rammed into stadiums, that is a viruses idea of heaven.

The government haven't acted fast enough or been strict enough in my opinion.
A friend of dhs, returned from Italy 2.5 weeks ago, he hadnt come from a high risk area so he didnt quarantine himself. Went on about his daily business, 8 days after he arrived back in the UK he got a fever, followed by aching muscles and a cough. He was tested and it came back positive.
In the last few days his mother in law, who has a whole host of underlying health issues has tested positive for it as well. She has no previous travel history.
They are both in quarantine but the work colleagues of the guy arent. This is a small team of people who spend hours within poking distance of each other. Why arent they being quarantined too?
Similarly my sister in law told me yesterday that a guy in her brothers office has tested positive after returning from a holiday in France. Her brother sits at the desk adjacent to this guy. He was in the office for a week before he got symptoms. The guy is now in quarantine, the office has been shut down but all the people in the office her brother included havent been told to self quarantine. Why?

I know you could say 'where does it end' but i think a colleague sitting at the next desk, who had spent 70 hours in close contact with that person should be quarantined.

 

[Oohthedrama]

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I'm totally not worried about toilet paper, I've got way too many books that I can't bin and it would help me konmarie

However running out of wholemeal spelt flour and coconut sugar is not worth thinking about it and I've got 10 of each

I belong on an episode of hoarders,
I am destined to be on that show (with less primark polyester and less facial hair, I said it, but I said it in 10, that’s growth !!!)

I stock up on everything
If it comes in a multipack you’ve made my day. If not I make my own multi pack.

I knew being a neurotic bitch would come in handy one day and if I die I want my epitaph to read

“Always had a spare oat milk or 2ply....she will be missed ” ​

 

[Oohthedrama]

Just spoke to my mum whose friend bizarrely is stockpiling.......tinned prunes.

So many questions.

let her know if things get worse I’m selling loo roll.
2 quid a roll,
she sounds like my target audience.

 

[mummy2under2]

My best friend is an ambulance paramedic in South London and she's just been informed they're cutting back and she's been grounded.
She's now working in a hospital along with tens of other paramedics because they're becoming overrun.
She hasn't been told which hospital yet but that's a huge concern in my eyes

 

[rainbowlemon]

I'd be more worried about the flight itself tbh regardless of destination, those places are breeding grounds for bacteria


The UK seem to be the only country that is so blatantly putting the economy before its population. It is a disgrace

Doesn't exactly surprise me though...

Welcome to Britain. Survival of the richest.

 

[Doc]

I can’t understand why schools are not shutdown like most other countries

one of the staff at our school was saying today that if it shuts down, it won’t stop them going out and taking her daughter places some people just aren’t getting how serious this could become

 

[AfroCircus]

As a pregnant teacher, I’m furious the Govt isn’t taking more decisive action with schools.

I’ve had a cold all week which I haven’t been able to shake, as I can’t take my usual medications. I’m terrified of the virus going round and catching it - I’ve never had a great immune system.

The only changes I’ve seen are some posters from the department of health about washing hands. Honestly I’m very frustrated. This country is incapable of decisive action. We are looking down the barrel of the gun for GCSEs in 8 weeks. DO SOMETHING NOW.

 

[MissJacksonIfYoureNasty]

Apparently a fourth person has passed away in UK. People may scoff and be blasé about the situation but they forget the fact that those people have friends and family who will be utterly devastated at their death.

Just edited to add that the media are reporting that this person hadn’t travelled, which is bloody concerning.

 

[JoeBloggs]

Just spoke to my mum whose friend bizarrely is stockpiling.......tinned prunes.

So many questions.

She'll need loo rolls

 

[Sp20191]

Same. We have a lot of savings put aside (100k+). Plus more in an emergency account and our pensions. It does shock me that many people do not have anything set aside. It makes me realise how lucky we are.

100k is about 5 years of our full wages....even 10k is impossible to save...you are in the minority! X

 

[Vickisuder]

Dropping like flies now

Not really - 1.5% of cases all with underlying health issues and of older years

And before any one jumps on me I’m not downplaying it I’m just being realistic with the figures we currently have

 

[Definitelyme]

Dropping like flies now

Firstly, that’s an over reaction- 5 people is a very small number. Secondly, how hugely insensitive. Those “flies” are people’s loved ones.

 

[cushtybert]

I’m sat on the train and just had a major coughing fit, so much so that I had tears streaming down my face. I’m not ill I just shoved a sweet in my mouth and it went down the wrong way. No one wants to sit by me now

 

[GiggleBee]

The whole 'keep calm and carry on' is as effective as 'thoughts and prayers' during a terrorist attack.

 

[Yel]

When sorted in descending order, uk is well down the list

As much as I would like to celebrate good news, I wouldn't pay too much attention to this as the UK is only allowing tests from people that have visited regions with large outbreaks or in ICU. Community transmission is no doubt widespread by now.

BBC news keep having on professors in virology and infectious diseases that say the government isn't learning the lessons from Italy and is waiting too long to introduce measures.

 

[HamburgerHelper]

Do we think coronavirus will put up a ‘tattle trolls’ post??

 

[Jane565]

First of all the epicentre of the outbreak is still in lockdown until further notice. Anyone coming in or leaving the area, has to be temperature screened and the Chinese government are tracking every citizen in the lockdown area through a mobile phone app. The only reason that this country hasn't reached that is because we still in the containment phase, so our government are aware of who has got it and where. The next step is the delay phase where they will start locking down, as they are now doing in Northern Italy. Until then we have to go to work as normal until directed, as our government are trying to avoid an economic collapse and the NHS becoming completely swamped. Our numbers are still fairly low but if I could afford to stay off work and self isolate, I would until the virus is extinct. I don't really want to catch it because it could potentially lead to pulmonary pneumonia and life long lung damage.

Personally im putting peoples health and lives above the economy and wish the government would do the same. Ppl matter more than money. The country should have stopped incoming and outgoing travel before it reached us, now its too late for that so we should all go into isolation for at least a month

 

[bubbletea123]

Just chatting with my husband and saying oo Netflix is going to get hammered wonder if internet providers and streamers are working over time to prepare ..... I imagine Nexflix, Porn and social media will be seeing a lot more traffic !

Im sure there will be a lot more babies in 9 months too.

 

[Alightened]