Chat about Novel Coronavirus - 2019-nCoV - COVID-19

It's job cuts. There's nothing that can be done about it unless the govt funds businesses to not do it.

Why no deaths update,still?
Not sure why it concerns me so much??

This is saying it straight .
Which is why some support to local shops and businesses by being sensible but still living a normal life makes sense to me .
I spoke to my son in Barcelona today , they are allowed out to work , food and pharmacy shop.. walk the dog ( 1 person) I’m just not sure there’s months of compliance in our population.

Italy, Spain, France and propably Germany the next days all pretty much put into lockdown, whereas in the UK no real measures have been taken to slow the spread. From an outside perspective this looks very brave..

are you saying vitamin d is irrelevant?

One microbiologist told a public broadcaster (can´t find the clip now) that the Washington Post simulation repeatedly mentioned here was realistic.

Those infographics have been playing over and over in my head the last 24hrs.

Good to hear (at least some suggestion) they’re not bollocks.

Apologies if this is a repost..One response was good though

Yes, it would seem that way.
Sooner or later the truth will get out about what ruffled them so much.
Some foreign sources suggest Johnson crew want us all to get infected and just get it over with.

If true it amounts to social engineering, mass murder, you call it what you will.

The Brexit plan has been described by the UN as Social Engineering. This is a; hopefully milder, version of the Nazis.

Deliberately creating a huge underclass eventually more than 60% of population in poverty, stripped of workers rights and human rights wiring for scraps from billionaires tables.
That's Johnsons UK.

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That response is not good. It's conspiracy theory madness.

https://twitter.com/davidallengreen/status/1239630866554519552?s=19

I saw that, good info.

Aside from UK business insurance, for e.g. travel insurance which does cover FCO advice to not travel - I don't think they're going to be able pay out every claim, I just can't imagine they've prepared for a near-total shutdown of the global tourism industry.

Boris not explicitly advising 70+ year olds should isolate means I now face the following situation:

An 85 year old, extremely frail, obese gentleman who had major surgery 3 months ago and is solo carer for his daughter (she has ME).

He will be working at a till, handling cash all day tomorrow volunteering in a shop. It’s not a crucial role by any measure. He doesn’t really believe the Corona ‘hype’ and isn’t interested in precautions.

I can’t tell him it’s he should go home, because policy is to follow government advice.

This seems really irresponsible to me.

If you didn’t catch it, the NHS is cancelling all elective (non urgent, planned) surgery to clear beds for what’s coming.

I’m sure someone has given a more correct answer but I believe it’s to avoid allowing companies claiming insurance from losses.

My wife had the idea that they are not mandating the advice and leaving at mere advice because the former makes them liable.

I think you might have missed it. Was posted a few hours ago I think.

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/mar/16/vauxhall-owner-psa-car-shuts-european-plants-amid-coronavirus-fears

Will Rolls-Royce made ventilators poison patients with organophosphates?

There's talk about them being open for key workers.
I work in a school - I don't feel comfortable going to in to a place with 1,000 people every day when that's completely the opposite of what all other countries are doing.

Quite. My wife and I are teachers and it seems absurd going into a work environment where we're almost guaranteed to get sick.

Sorry mate, that's really shit all round. I hope something works out soon.

I can empathise, do you have any particulars risks? It’s an important part you have though if it keeps health workers in work and the elderly out of hospitals. We have a pretty terrible gov but we do have pretty great public health.

On the wind up?? I can’t see it anywhere

I'm self isolating at the moment (cough that I don't think is the virus).

Not excited about returning.

It was like 51 or something.

Edit: 55, top of this article https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-51917562

We're an SEN setting that has kids from all over (up to an hour away, some of them) and they don't seem that phased at the moment. 5 staff off today though, and goodness knows how many tomorrow. It'll either be utter chaos soon, or we'll have to close. It's going to be a strange few months, for sure.

Ok thanks