To be worried about coronavirus part 4

[idontusuallypanic]

I looked and couldn't see another 4th thread.

I'm personally worried this morning as I've heard that two students ds goes to school with have just returned from Milan where cases have just rocketed.

My DF has flown back from N.Italy this weekend (not the lock down area but close enough) and now has cough, mildly raised temperature and flu like symptoms. He’s self isolating at home for now.

Sounds worrying brokenbit

That is a worry brokenbit, I hope it turns out to be a regular seasonal virus.

I am worried @GiveMeAllTheGin8.
He doesn’t seem too worried, but is being sensible and self isolating. But the fact he’s been on 3 international flights and several European cities in the past week is concerning.
I think we are beyond being able to trace peoples contacts especially with the thousands of families who have flown back from a half term break in N. Italy
whose DC will now be back at school and they themselves will be back at work today.

@BrokenBrit what's the protocol in the UK? Surely he should be informing doctors at this point?

@idontusuallypanic strangely Italy isn’t on the list yet. He doesn’t want to strain the NHS while he feels ok and is convinced it’s a flu bug. He hasn’t been in the areas that are locked down.

My ds is immuno comprised so I'm having a little panic.

Thank you for starting a new thread idontusuallypanic.

@BrokenBrit how ridiculous! 5 people have died now and it's jumped to 200 cases.

It's great that sensible people like your df are self quarantining but many won't and that's why we're in this mess.

I've been worried about the coronavirus since 22nd Feburary, when they locked down Wuhan and I was on holiday in China on the other side of the country from my home.

Then, on 26th February, I was incredibly worried when they suddenly closed the town we were staying in and we had to urgently take three flights across China to get home.

Then, when the FO effectively said get out while you can, I was worried until I could get a flight to Seoul.

I then spent 14 days in Korea, worrying and working hard to keep myself away from other humans, in case I had the virus and passed it on.

After that, I mostly worried about when we could go home, but then, at the end of last week, we found the virus had broken out in Korea, and I started worrying about catching it again.

Now, I'm in Seoul, worrying about getting back into China, which at this point seems to be the safest place to be.

When I get back in on Friday, I will need to do a 14 day home quarantine, during which time, I'll worry all over again about developing the virus, and whether I can get enough food delivered to us.

It's been a very worrying month. It seems ridiculous to think at one point, I was actually on holiday. I've never felt less relaxed.

BrokenBrit

Should he be tested do you think or wait & see if he gets better/worse?

Wow @RacheyCat you have really been in the thick of it. That's a lot of stress to cope with, I hope you are faring ok

@idontusuallypanic I know. I feel we do have a lack of good guidance and the fact it’s so rapidly evolving and has in some people a long incubation period where the seem to shed the virus without any symptoms is really alarming. I just don’t feel hopeful about it being contained now.

I used to live in Korea and a friend still there posted a poster that had been put up in the area where I used to live. It was in korean so I didn't translate perfectly but it said there was now one confirmed case there and 19 suspected, associated with a church I think. It is getting worrying now as I am immuno suppressed and some of the students at work recently flew back from around there.

" He doesn’t want to strain the NHS while he feels ok"

Yes I think that sounds sensible.

Could be a waste of a test & he has it in mind to do something asap if necessary by the sounds of it.

As you say though, if he has inadvertently travelled with it, the people he has been in contact with would also now be spreading it!

I was at a UK airport a few weeks ago & there were just notices up more or less saying "if you have travelled to/from the Wuhan area & start to feel unwell, see your Dr!!

Thanks, @AvocadoOwl I'm feeling pretty broken at this point. China is my adopted home, and I love it desperately. It has been very hard to separate my own personal fears from my fears for the country, and at the worst times, I felt very guilty for being able to leave.

Things do seem a lot better there now, and although I don't actually want to be stuck indoors for 14 days, I see a lot of value in this rule as it will help keep our city free from new infection, which is what we all want.

This whole thing has been like being hit by a train. I know it sounds stupid, but we were in the middle of a lovely holiday when it happened! So much of China was on vacation when this happened! All of us, kicking back and having a nice time, and then, BOOM!

Yes he had no symptoms and was temp checked at the airport in Italy on travelling, as they are doing for all passengers. No such measures in place in Zurich or Manchester though. Though if it spreads asymptomatically does it matter? All so stressful.

@RacheyCat sounds awful. Hope things improve for you and you get where you need to be and stay safe.

Have any schools given information re the virus? DDs school have sent 2 emails (1 today) giving us info from Public Health England. DSs school, also a secondary, haven’t mentioned anything about it.

Particularly if the 14 day quarantine tends to me more

@glittercandle our school (infants' school) sent an email round today with the PHE leaflet. It's weird because it mentions various locations, including Korea, but not Italy or Iran. I expect that travel to Iran is unlikely but I bet there are loads of families that may have gone to Italy at half term. I thought that S.Korea and Italy had the largest outbreaks outside China (apart from the cruise ship) so I don't really understand why Italy is not on that list.

I thought the same re Italy not being mentioned - I guess the leaflet hasn’t been updated yet.

RacheyCat Sorry you holiday turned into such a stressful time, hope things get better for you soon. We have a holiday booked in August to Thailand and Malaysia and am nervous about having a temperature and getting quarantined, cancelled flights and lockdowns - am waiting to see how things develop but we may just lose the money and not go if things are like they are now or worsen.

Have to admit I wondered about the China lab theory - I went to the Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology website and it links to this which is vaguer but mentions need to increase biosafety.

www.xinhuanet.com/politics/leaders/2020-02/14/c_1125575922.htm

Thank you, @BrokenBrit x

Our school haven't given any information though wasn't really expecting any via school.