AIBU? Hantavirus Liverpool

Indeed.

And the irony is that the anxious person doesn't want to be the centre of attention, but their behaviour makes them the centre of attention.

It is very freeing to realise that other people aren't as interested in you as you think they are.

Agreed. And it's also massively attention seeking.

Theres no sneeze on the planet that could travel 11 miles.

"I’ve just seen that the Hantavirus is in Liverpool"

Rather than get in a flap about this virus you really need to spend time addressing your health anxiety. You're ignoring facts and repeating stuff that just isn't true or realistic. This is just going to add to false rumours and get other people worrying. Don't you realise you are now scaremongering and adding to the panic of others who are also incapable of understanding facts? 🤦🏻‍♀️

Give it half an hour and it's been chinese whispered to "I've seen on Mumsnet that Hantaviris is in Liverpool" and then "A woman on Mumsnet couldn't go to her work conference because of Hantavirus" and then "My friend knows a woman who went to a conference in Liverpool even though she was worried about spreading Hantaviris" and then "There's a whole conference probably infected because someone with Hantavirus went even though she was worried about spreading it" and "Loads of people got infected at a conference in Liverpool because Hantavirus spread really quick there" and then "Hantavirus is all over Merseyside after a conference full of infected people".

And then someone says "Don't be daft, that's not true, there's no Hantavirus in Liverpool" and then it's "Oh course it is. They're telling you it's not widespread because thats what they want you to believe. They're trying to fool you". And then people ignore good and sensible advice that professional give about stopping it actually spreading, because "they" are trying to control us. 🙄

I despair.

OP I am glad you made it through your conference without your anxiety making it too difficult for you but you really do need some help.

Unless they all lived in the same town, they'd have been taken home individually - or as couples, if they were couples. So separate, anonymous, vehicles at different times.

They are entitled to privacy and confidentiality about their health. The nhs is obliged to observe that. They won't be giving out any information that could enable them to be identified.

It was reported they would be taken home by private transport organised by the health authorities involved, so not on public transport. I imagine some sort of van, with all involved wearing masks and so on - one would hope so. I don't think you need to worry about encountering them.

Would you want someone following you home?
They will have gone home like millions of people do on a daily basis.
The people at ukhsa will know where they are and monitoring them. You dont need to know
You really need to stop focusing on this

It’s got nothing to do with you.
People are entitled to privacy.

What business is it of yours?

And the fatality rate is not 50%. It can be up to 40% in people hospitalised with it, but plenty get a mild enough dose that doesn’t even need hospitalisation.

Go home OP, get some help for anxiety and get on with your life. This isn’t the first public health drama and won’t be the last

No, because, unlike you, I am not obsessed with what is happening with these people.

Do you honestly think they would have taken public transport? Seriously?

Please get some therapy when you get home. This is no way to live.

Well yes, that’s the reassurance to give the OP, that the chances of her catching the virus are basically zero. Not to ask her what she thinks would happen if she does catch it.

Yep. It’s 50/50. But it’s 100% that OP isn’t going to catch anything from anyone. She needs to sort out her health anxiety.

I agree. The OP is a prime example.
I wonder if she took the train to Liverpool? She would have come into contact with all sorts of things on the train.

I live in Liverpool and hantavirus isn’t ‘in’ Liverpool. People are in a specialised hospital wing on the Wirral. Posts like this cause worry and panic.

That really isn't very reassuring! 😆 hantavirus isn't covid. Have you seen the fatality rate?

YABVVVVU! Good grief OP, get a grip! Ok. Let’s say you DO get Hantavirus, what do you think will happen?

Isolated on the boat? No absolutely not. Kept in yhe self contained flats where they were held for 3 days? Yes of course. And frankly 'close to mental breakdowns probably makes THEM MORE likely to go out and break quarantine.

It's ridiculous that they were brought to this country. They should have isolated on the boat.

During Tuesday's press briefing, Ghebreyesus said some of the passengers were "facing mental breakdown" after being on board the ship for weeks "in what must have been a very frightening situation".
He added that the WHO's view was that to keep people on board the ship during the quarantine period "would have been inhumane, and unnecessary".

And today it's reported that the people leaving Arrowe Park won't necessarily be going to their homes. It's being considered whether they can go home or whether other accommodation is more appropriate. BBC.

Do you really live your life searching the internet for “new fears to unlock”?

Naughty

I'm just holding my rats tight and hoping we get through this.

Oh it’s not just dogs you hate, it’s people too. Good to
know

I recall the attitudes on here during Covid at its worst. I have low expectations.

Yes I read about her, she is staggeringly selfish.
I did say “most” people!