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It's not a biggie unless it hits London ah the old I'm all right jack pull up the ladder.
I'm pulling your leg. It's getting worring here in HK simply beacuse of the boarder issues I know people's work has dried up beacuse of the virus and the lack in confidence in the Gov is staggering. Meaning daft things happening like panic buying big roll. 🙄
Rich_G-
One of my colleagues has been in the Philippines for two months, she gets back next week but changed her flight to connect in HK instead of Beijing... She's pretty scared about the whole situation, travelling with a young family can't be any fun with this hanging over your head...
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Yeah I mean obviously this is from the perspective of someone living in London. It'd be different if I was at home somewhere in Wuhan. But that was my point, right - the people on the verge of a mild freakout that I read comments etc. from, be it in online news or on twitter or under the youtube video posted earlier, mostly live in London or comparable places too.
Similarly, obviously you're more impacted in HK even just due to the specific situation there. One temporary work colleague is a clinician from Hong Kong, due to return in three or four weeks - he's thinking of delaying the flight back for his wife (with a young baby) just to be on the safe side, which given he has that option is not completely unreasonable.
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SwissChap
Like the guy says - it's one of the larger viral outbreaks of the last 20 years. I don't think anyone is disputing that. What I am less keen on is media reporting on it like it's something I should personally worry about right now to any significant degree. It's not, if anything I should still worry more about getting the 'normal' flu. (However, I did get a flu jab as my work is related to / affiliated with a hospital and they were offering it for free and easily accessible for staff)
Governments around the world are 'on it', it's not something that is being ignored, and as someone not working on anything directly related to it, there is really nothing you can do that you shouldn't already be doing to avoid catching other stuff - and you're also not terribly at risk at the moment.