To be concerned about the new coronavirus?

[MissPoldark]

I’m increasingly alarmed by the developments on this. Today we learn that 1 hospitalised patient infected a number of healthcare workers and the first case has been confirmed in the US (a patient who had been to Wuhan).

There are 3 direct flights per week from Wuhan to London, it only seems like a matter of time
Shouldn’t these flights be temporarily suspended?

I wonder about the decision to fly them in so far from the Wirral too. Reportedly they face a 170 mile coach trip. That seems a little nuts. There must be a reason...

Two confirmed cases in the UK now according to BBC. They won't say where they are being treated.

DD2 is very anxious, she commutes to London using the train and tube, and DH is immuno suppressed as on chemo. We are going to watch and wait over the w/e and she may decide to work from home next week.

I’m not sure there are any facilities close to Brize Norton for quarantine purposes. So many military bases have been closed down to turn into housing. I know of bases with empty buildings but they have been allowed to grown into dilapidated states.

If it’s an RAF aircraft, perhaps it can’t land at a commercial airport?

i'm worried - as someone who is asthmatic I have obvious concerns however I have faith that someone will bring out a vaccine soon enough

@yolofish press association reports saying UK cases being treated at RVI in Newcastle

You would think from reading Mumsnet that people are running around screaming in a state of mass hysteria! In real life that isn’t happening. Calm down.

I'm actually hoping I get it, tbh.

It’s here in the UK, cases have been confirmed.

Before the internet, nobody would be working themselves up into a state of hysteria.

Have any of you watched pandemic on Netflix? Perhaps this is the next one ?

They can’t fly them into a commercial airport for obvious reasons - they can’t shut down a public airport. It’s not an RAF aircraft it’s a leased aircraft from a Spanish airline.
It’s a 747 so I imagine lot every RAF airbase has the ability to safely land a 747.

Not instead of lot

SARS and mers were much worse surely?

Well if you read “my child has a badge that see ghosts” thread, you would know that Birdie Friend predicted that The End is coming!

@PlomBear that gave me shivers

The two in Newcastle are not off the plane though, are they?

Been trying to find advice for immunocompromised people... basically it just seems to be the usual wash your hands, stand back from hawkers and spitters, etc. DD2 is getting really anxious that she will bring it home to DH.

A friend has just posted on FB to say there's a case at Washington State University - where her son is.

@missyoumuch YABU. I live in Asia and I’m slightly worried but in the UK it’s ridiculous to worry about it.

Are you joking? Two people in the city just 15 miles from me has just been confirmed as having it

@PhilSwagielka I'm actually hoping I get it, tbh.

I said this in another thread as well, I'm not worried but I am very angry that China has now caused TWO global pandemics from their live animal markets, which are hideously cruel in any case.

In my opinion it's time for the UN to sanction the Chinese govt for allowing a trade which keeps causing issues with global heath.

Why worry about a few people in quarantine? Surely in about three to four weeks the majority of infected people will be outside in the general UK population. It is inevitable.

In my opinion it's time for the UN to sanction the Chinese govt for allowing a trade which keeps causing issues with global heath.

Completely agree.

@HavenDilemma I've got nothing to lose and my body is a pile of shite anyway. Rather me than some child, you know?

In my opinion it's time for the UN to sanction the Chinese govt for allowing a trade which keeps causing issues with global heath.

Sanction the second world power, who everyone owes money too good luck with that.