I think I/we might have Coronavirus thread (release your isolation-frustration here)

China had SARS, which never reached the west, and that killed so many people they developed serious protocols for dealing with it. People with a fever where sent to a special fever triage clinic, and those with CV sent on to a specially built hospital, rather than back to their house to infect their family. What really fucked the Chinese was the long incubation period, so they developed the system of phone tracking and colour coded QR stamps to show if people were at risk. Seems unlikely the west is going to be doing this level of disease prevention anytime soon

If that is the future scenario, why are we not seeing deaths in China? Are they really so much better at social distancing?

Yes!

https://mobile.twitter.com/heylauragao/status/1241620966762938370

Ah of course, a dictatorship. So much easier to control the citizens when required for a medical emergency.

The imperial report is pretty consistent with these figures in various scenarios:-

https://www.imperial.ac.uk/media/imperial-college/medicine/sph/ide/gida-fellowships/Imperial-College-COVID19-NPI-modelling-16-03-2020.pdf

All getting a bit morbid here - 4 council trucks in the cemetery across the road and a feeling of impending lock down. Pal reports it was like an August Bank Holiday yesterday with people enjoying the sunshine. A lot of moaning about 'you lot from London' fleeing the smoke and coming down to Cornwall to stretch our very limited resources (in some areas, you'd have to drive 120 miles to get to a second large hospital). There's a number of busy campsites too. I'm not one of the moaners btw but it's starting to cause consternation and a lot of MPs etc now decrying the movement of people this way. On the plus side, the sun is out, we're all pretty positive and the Joe Wickes PE this morning (0900 every day live on his Youtube) really got everyone going and laughing and sweating. Also, Mrs Pasty still a bit croaky and snotty but definitely better today. Stay strong and safe everyone

Feeling way better again today but Mrs Nefarious has been having shortness of breath, which she has, understandably, been stressing her tits off about. The stress of course, exacerbates the problem but telling her to chill out isn't exactly helpful. Just hoping it doesn't last too long for her.

One slight downside of feeling better is that I no longer have an excuse to avoid getting stuck into my textbooks.

My brother is up in Scotland and says the exact same. Loads of tourists have arrived in motorhomes etc. Not sure I'd want to venture to the arse end of nowhere when there was a pandemic happening, but that's just me.

Feeling way better again today

Remind me again what day this is for you? Hope the mrs gets well soon!

Day 10 of isolation, with very slight symptoms a day or so before. So maybe day 11 since first minor symptoms.
The main thing that's changed is energy levels and clarity of thought. Night and day difference. I didn't have a fever at all though.

Thanks. I'm on day 7 atm, still coughing, easily tired up & down the stairs and nose still pretty runny but generally feel much better than 2 days ago. Haven't had any paracetamol since yesterday and am sitting on the couch rather than laying down. Still no sign of anything with the rest of the household.

Seems like we’re in similar positions. I feel better every day but still so fucking tired. Today I was out in the garden with the kids for an hour and that was me spent for the day. I miss normality. 😥

I've noticed my hands & wrists felt a little numb over the last couple of days

Is this a recognised symptom?

Asking as I've had this a while (up to my triceps) and had thought it was postural - e.g. too much time at desk & on phone checking for covid news updates.

Spoke too soon of course, now my eldest daughter has a fever.

I've had numbness in my hands and also assumed it was related to bad posture with too much sitting in bed.

7-8 days after your first symptom?

This is what’s worrying me. According to Swedish guidelines our daughter should be in school as she’s symptom free. But what if the symptoms are on the way?

Not sure where to draw the line between personal responsibility and following national guidelines

Don't send her to school

7-8 days after your first symptom?

Yes, 7 days exactly

following national guidelines

Yeah it's a mindfuck atm. I'm keeping both kids home now.

Do I remember correctly that you’re in Sweden as well?

If we keep home this week as well we’ll tick UKs 14 day isolation box as well. Won’t do any harm I guess, as long as you ignore a 6 year olds pleas about seeing her friends...

Feeling ever so slightly tight chested but it is the start of hay fever season. Been running more than I have in years and, until the enforced WFH, banging out 40 miles a day on the bike so the respiratory system definitely works.

Feel totally fine otherwise.

Yup, I'm in Sweden too. Göteborg. Best of luck during the rest of the week then!

I read it was a symptom of anxiety too.

I had first slightly tightness in my chest around the 14th, but didn't start getting hit with symptoms until the 17th. I feel myself again, but have this slightly tickly cough that's not shifting - when do you guys reckon I can start being less strict my self isolation?

I want to nip back to my flat to grab a bike and bring it back to my girlfriends, but want to be able to reassure myself that I'm not going to be spreading it around...

I’m pretty sanguine tbh. Hanging out at home, doing very little appeals to my lazy nature!

7 days after symptoms stop. 14 days since symptoms started as a minimum.

No, this is incorrect.

7 days from symptoms starting IF you're better.

It is 14 days isolation if you have a symptomatic household member for the entire house.

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/874281/COVID-19_easy_read.pdf

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/874281/COVID-19_easy_read.pdf