AIBU to ask you if you are worried about the new Coronavirus?

[IvyBush123]

I am not sure if there is reason to worry about the new Coronavirus. I am not a medical expert but to be honest feel a bit scared because we know so little and some experts seem worried. How do you think?

Just heard on the news that the emergency powers have been brought in because there is a bloke in quarantine who is threatening to leave

What a dick. (If true)

4 new cases in brighton confirmed

news just said that the threat of catching coronavirus in uk hasnt changed. they are just introducing increased precautions

No point in worrying about it because it's not going to change anything.

If I get it I get it. If it kills me so be it. We are all going to die one day

Interesting re emergency powers : people were horrified when they saw the Chinese authorities doing this, what an awful totalitarian country it Is...

I don't know anyone who was horrified. I think their actions to contain this have been very sensible and quite reassuring .You can't rely on people's goodwill.

yes i for one am pleased with the level of action china has be doing

Interesting read here www.linkedin.com/content-guest/article/somethings-right-here-folks-look-usa-2009-h1n1-virus-compared-cavolo/?fbclid=IwAR0vU2EMEiuSl-U4vXo9KWnff2YFgg5hdofUTqyEhb-eRoNS2clcyJt98U8

Also, I 100% believe the infection rate will be much higher than known, with many people displaying hardly any symptoms or very mild symptoms, much like the UK annual flu.

I have quite bad anxiety about this but keep thinking about being around 25 and working in the nhs during the swine flu era and we had an emergency meeting about how staff levels could dwindle so much we might have to be deployed as porters etc (I was admin) and I remember rolling my eyes and being like "oh calm down, what a drama llama".
So I'm going to channel my carefree 25yr old self .

Verified reports, or internet hearsay?

In what China is concerned, truth probably lies somewhere in the middle.
They are known to be selective with it, even if the WHO has praised them for being (much more) open this time.

4 new cases in brighton confirmed

Do you have a link?

Also am I correct in that now makes 8 cases in the UK?

here is link to live updates confirming new brihtong cases www.theguardian.com/world/live/2020/feb/10/coronavirus-live-updates-china-goes-back-to-work-as-cases-exceed-40000-latest-news

People are being shockingly racist towards anyone of "Chinese" appearance (eye roll that anyone from that part of the word is automatically Chinese). My MIL was saying that DH and I shouldn't go on a planned trip to a university city later this month due to "all the chinese people".

People are so ignorant.

The Guardian is reporting the 4 new Brighton cases. Linked to the Singapore/ski chalet/Mallorca/Brighton/London cluster.

That Singapore conference has also been linked to clusters in (at least) Singapore, South Korea and Malaysia after delegates went home taking the virus with them.

And what about places like Africa and South America, surely it’s there too be now? How will their primitive health systems cope with a pandemic?

Primitive?

4 new cases in brighton confirmed

I haven't seen that. Where is it published?

woodchuck - link is few posts up

Also wondering where 4 new Brighton cases have been confirmed? I can't find anything.

the guardian has live updates

here is the link again www.theguardian.com/world/live/2020/feb/10/coronavirus-live-updates-china-goes-back-to-work-as-cases-exceed-40000-latest-news

Sorry if this has already been answered, but to begin with is it just presenting as a mild cough? Then develops.

I'm just thinking, as it spreads, so many people won't realise, or they won't want to take time off work and will then go in and infect more. This concerns me , but is there something more to it & it can be easily distinguishable in the early days with the virus?

We are vaccinated against the flu

Flu shots do not give you anywhere near 100% protection. You are lucky to get 40% during a typical season. Why do people even think this? Keep washing your hands and take sensible precautions!

You have far more chance of getting the flu anyway, flu shots or no.

covetingthepreciousthings it presents as a fever and dry cough at first, sometimes developing to breathing difficulties.

From a public health point of view the fact that people are infectious before developing any symptoms at all is the biggest headache in trying to contain it. By the time a person is symptomatic and diagnosed they have been going about their lives as usual for up to 2 weeks.

*unless they are diagnosed early (pre-symptoms) due to having been traced as a contact of a known patient.