How nice she can be tucked away safely when our vulnerable and elderly grandparents potentially have to suffer because the government have yet to put any strict policies in place.

 

 

Well she is 95 and Philip's 99 so in a very vulnerable group. They may not survive getting this virus. Good that their advisers are taking all necessary precautions. I bet Charles is being careful too, at 71 and the next in line.

Edited March 14, 20205 yr by Crazy Chris

What happened to that person on here who flew to America for Disney World and would only get a refund if it shut? It's shut now

So our Health Secretary has written an article providing more detail on the next stage of the plan.

 

Only problem is that it’s behind a paywall on the Telegraph website. How considerate of him at such a crucial time. 🙃

From ITV News.

 

People over 70 will be instructed by the government to stay in strict isolation at home or in care homes for four months, under a "wartime-style" mobilisation effort by the government likely to be enforced within the next 20 days.

 

All care home and hospital visits will be banned with police or troops on duty at hospitals if necessary to ensure only staff can enter.

 

It is part of a series of measures being enforced by new laws rushed through Parliament next week and prepared by the Prime minister, health secretary, chief medical officer and chief scientific adviser to prevent the health service from "falling over" and to save lives as Covid-19 becomes an epidemic in the UK.

 

Other measures already being planned include:

 

The forced requisitioning and closure of hotels, guest houses and other buildings as temporary hospitals;

 

The requisitioning of private hospitals and clinics as emergency hospitals

 

Temporary closure of all pubs, bars, nightclubs and restaurants - some time after next weekend's ban on mass gatherings which is likely to be announced this week.

 

Emergency manufacture by several companies of respirators that would be necessary to keep alive those who become acutely ill;

 

the closure of schools for perhaps a few weeks, but with skeleton staff kept on to provide childcare for key workers in the NHS and police.

 

Good measures. But...

 

Not in the next 20 days or next week. NOW.

Isn’t the issue that so many of us probably have or have had the coronavirus but don’t even realise? I’ve had plenty of the symptoms for example but I still feel ok, when before I’ve had the flu it completely knocks me out. It does seem it differs between person to person massively.

 

I’m currently in New Zealand and I’m starting to get a little concerned. It seems countries are shutting borders and transit airports are also banning passengers so if they decide to shut any airports with little warning I’m pretty screwed...

that's the thing that keeps me up at night, knowing I might have it but feeling ok enough to go out. I'm a smoker so I have a pretty consistent cough but don't feel sick otherwise, apart from normal springtime allergies. it's so hard to distinguish between the symptoms honestly.

that's the thing that keeps me up at night, knowing I might have it but feeling ok enough to go out. I'm a smoker so I have a pretty consistent cough but don't feel sick otherwise, apart from normal springtime allergies. it's so hard to distinguish between the symptoms honestly.

 

 

Do you have a temperature? If not it's unlikely that you have it.

The 2012 Contagion is climbing the charts on Amazon and iTunes. Not sure if people are trying to learn lessons from it :lol:

 

I'm reading World War Z at the min 😐

I see The Horror Channel has pulled tonight's film at 9 too, about a family trying to survive in a post-apocalyptic world wiped out by a virus. Suppose we can expect the main channels to pull such films too from now on. They pulled one last night at 9 too.

 

I would t imagine many watch the Horror channel anyway 😁

The Queen has left Buckingham Palace for Windsor which is more isolated and in the country. She will remain there as long as the virus is rife. She is in constant touch by phone with the PM apparently. All other Royals are leaving London for less populated areas and are expected to cancel public engagements. Only a bare skeleton staff will remain at the palace for administration and security of the building.

 

Maybe she will allow the NHS to use that huge building she lives in as a makeshift hospital that we will need when more cases arise?

Isn’t the issue that so many of us probably have or have had the coronavirus but don’t even realise? I’ve had plenty of the symptoms for example but I still feel ok, when before I’ve had the flu it completely knocks me out. It does seem it differs between person to person massively.

 

I’m currently in New Zealand and I’m starting to get a little concerned. It seems countries are shutting borders and transit airports are also banning passengers so if they decide to shut any airports with little warning I’m pretty screwed...

 

I'm glad your taking it more seriously now Rooney.

Do you have a temperature? If not it's unlikely that you have it.

That has been debunked already. Plenty of people got sick without a fever

There was some religious thing in Russia the other day where they line up to kiss something. I don't know the word for it but yeah 100 people lining up to kiss some saint's remains or whatever... on the same spot. Most of them were the COVID-19 "target audience" so yeah... common sense has officially left the chat.

For me the worst thing about this is knowing that my 80 year old granny with dementia is absolutely terrified of what she is seeing about 'this disease they keep going on about on the telly'. I don't live nearby but she has lots of other family around to help her. And now with this staying indoors for 70+ year olds makes me think she's going to be worse. When she's stuck inside on her own she struggles, and has occasionally gone out at night time thinking its day time. She needs to go out to church on Sunday for company, being around other people helps her. And she needs her routines such as going to church, weekly shopping etc.

 

I agree that we need updating about what is going on, but the media need to think about vulnerable people when they are constantly talking about the panic buying, the number of cases and the lockdowns.

 

I don't know, my head feels such a mess about this whole situation because of my Gran. I want to watch the news and keep up to date with the latest, but all the time I'm watching the news I just wonder if my Gran is watching it as well.

I definitely had an awful cough last year where I coughed so hard I hurt my ribs. Hard to say tho

For me the worst thing about this is knowing that my 80 year old granny with dementia is absolutely terrified of what she is seeing about 'this disease they keep going on about on the telly'. I don't live nearby but she has lots of other family around to help her. And now with this staying indoors for 70+ year olds makes me think she's going to be worse. When she's stuck inside on her own she struggles, and has occasionally gone out at night time thinking its day time. She needs to go out to church on Sunday for company, being around other people helps her. And she needs her routines such as going to church, weekly shopping etc.

 

I agree that we need updating about what is going on, but the media need to think about vulnerable people when they are constantly talking about the panic buying, the number of cases and the lockdowns.

 

I don't know, my head feels such a mess about this whole situation because of my Gran. I want to watch the news and keep up to date with the latest, but all the time I'm watching the news I just wonder if my Gran is watching it as well.

My mother (85 today) also has dementia but it is so advanced that she doesn't really follow what is going on. In some ways that is a relief as it means she isn't constantly worrying about it but it doesn't stop the rest of us worrying. That includes my father who is 92 and all too well aware of what is happening.

Must be worst for you father who's 92, is he healthy Enough?

Must be worst for you father who's 92, is he healthy Enough?

He's pretty healthy for his age but this is obviously a worry.

@1239108909530570754

Have to admit, I do feel self conscious if I touch my face in public from now on, even just to scratch an itch for a brief second. The moment someone sees you do it, you feel like you are infectious! :mellow:

@1239195031443038208

 

We only started taking it seriously a couple of days ago and now we’re starting border closures. Fun times ahead