would you give up work if you were worried about catching coronavirus thorugh your work?

[EnidBlyton]

because i am contemplating this

Well fear not wash your hands with soap and water before and after you enter each new door have it a house door car door or even a fridge door there’s a good girl

I think the less contact Enid has with the world, the better... artists, engineers and scientists in rocket ship 1, telephone hygienists and estate agents in rocket ship 2!

another thread that puts me off posting on here

“another thread that puts me off posting on here”

Phew

How would you catch it exactly?

And if everyone was scared of passing it in to the elderly, there would be no-one to work with them

OP. OK you have had a hard time here. But to put it in perspective there are about 20 cases in the UK, for most people the infection is not serious. Relax a little, the stress is probably more harmful to you than the virus.

i know, the stress is doing my head in

I tell myself not to worry, but then i watch/read/listen to the news, read any threads on here and the stress is back up.
i go and look after old/ill people and the stress is up again.

I can't be alone in thinking this.

This is a ridiculous thread.

why thank you

No problem

What are you afraid will happen? What are the scenarios of DOOM?

So your clients, considering they require carers, are highly unlikely to have returned from China or anywhere there’s actually been a major outbreak?

They’re also highly unlikely to have a buzzing social life with people who have recently been in those areas..

So why would you be more likely to catch it from them than Jim n Sadie who’s sons school trip from Italy’s just back/just came home from Tenerife?

You obviously don’t go into work if you’re ill in the first place so if you were symptomatic you wouldn’t be in.. I know it takes two weeks to show symptoms but has it been confirmed by a medical professional not the daily fail that you actually spread it before you develop symptoms.

@PaulGalico, you just made me burst out laughing. How do you make it look so easy?

OP if you are this anxious I think you should definitely give up your second job, at least for the time being. It’s totally fine to do that.

No nurses have died in China. And the one doctor it's still a 50/50 for me if it was legit Corona or the govt. you're being more than a tad dramatic. Don't want to work, don't. This is a weak excuse though.

If you don't need the job, and have been thinking about leaving, then just do it and keep quiet about it. Your post comes across as ridiculous - imagine if everyone thought as you do, what a wonderful world it would be.

And front line nurse- not scared at all thanks- and won't be quitting work anytime soon either.

I'm with you, @EnidBlyton. I worked as a cleaner in a doctor's surgery. One day they said, make sure you clean really thoroughly because some of our patients have MRSA. I finished my shift and never returned!

in my job, they are all elderly

So they possibly haven't just returned from China, South Korea, or obscure small towns in Southern Italy?

Sorry, meant to say Northern Italy.

I work in the nhs, face to face with patients. and no I wouldn't give up my job

five become drama llamas

I mean if you have this fear and don't need to work then the decision is up to you. No one can decide this for you.
If it makes you feel better you could purchase masks but from what I have read they are not sure if they're protective enough anyway.