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

real talk. should i be thinking about rearranging my wedding in august?

5 months out, but i’m starting to think getting dates in early before next years bookings are added onto this years moved dates...

edit: it’s in central london, ~120 people

Yes. This won't be over in 5 months. Even if the virus isn't upon us anymore (big if), people will be skint and grieving. It might well be just what you and yours need - but the timing is still too dicey.

^Yep, I'd look at pushing it to 2021 when things will hopefully be much happier. Or do it via Zoom.

I can’t see anything in the news about ventilators it would be great if someone had an update.

Portal ffs

They said we have lots.

But a few days ago put out a guidance on specifications for those manufacturing or supplying https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/specification-for-ventilators-to-be-used-in-uk-hospitals-during-the-coronavirus-covid-19-outbreak

So maybe we don't yet have lots, but we hope to.

The annonced yesterday that they're getting an extra 1200 from private providers. Haven't seen anything else since the report that they were testing one of the privately manufactured ones earlier in the week.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/coronavirus-nhs-beds-staff-private-hospitals-cases-deaths-a9416126.html

They have 8,000 and want 20,000 more. Supposedly have a protype they are testing

Ha!

Ps - you feeling any better?

& @Dammit

fml

Ah right - i'll stand down.

Also this (https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2020/03/21/smiths-group-ramps-ventilator-production-amid-coronavirus-shortage/) which says there'll be 5000 more delivered in 14 days by a manufacturer sharing their IP. But I can't read the whole article.

Thanks for the updates. Let’s hope it can be made to happen.

Yes.

Or consider just getting married without guests.

Looked like my partner had a cold but now he has a fever. Lockdown time. He has asthma, it is very wel controlled luckily. But we have to be careful and monitor.

We have food for a few days, there are some Tesco slots,the local community can get more in of we need to, so it's not all bad.

My son was over yesterday, so now my ex also has to go in lockdown for two weeks.

At least we have WFH to keep us busy...

Are you in the NEU? Talk to your rep.
There’s very specific guidance against getting all staff together, for good reason.

Gtech have a ventilator design they’re sending to government and will make available to other manufacturers if approved - they can make 100 a day themselves apparently...

https://www.gtech.co.uk/ventilators

Thanks for sharing that it looks hopeful.

I am. We have all the rota sorted, staff in max once a fortnight. Imagine asking all in when we are meant to be social distancing and working from home..? Beggars belief!

This is good on the low mortality rates in Germany. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/22/germany-low-coronavirus-mortality-rate-puzzles-experts

Is anyone on here in the advised to stay at home for 12 weeks vulnerable group? Or living with somebody who is?

My little brother is

You live with him? My daughters mum might be in that group, we aren't together any more, but I'll need to choose which side of the fence to be on, and realistically being on the not leaving their house for 12 weeks (and the rest) is the only option.

If you're not at risk but live with them I think you can still leave but you need to be serious about distancing (and everything else). I think that's what I heard during the update this afternoon.

Obviously this needs to be confirmed when the details are released (if they've not been already), so don't quote random internet guy on it!

That wouldn't be so bad. Its what I've been doing for the last week. WFH there, see the child, but go home to my flat to sleep.