Would you travel within the UK at the moment?

[Thymelord]

We are due to travel from the north west to see family in Edinburgh, on 12 March. We had planned to go by train. I think we should cancel and not go because of Corona, husband thinks I am being dramatic and overreacting massively. What would you do?

I am very anxious a lot of the time so will accept I might be being ridiculous!

What’s the alternative?
Stay at home and don’t do anything?
Till when?
You die of boredom?

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Some travel is necessary, some is unavoidable, but personally for me, I will be limiting all non-essential travel until the outbreak is contained. For other people's sake as much as my own.

Yes, in fact later this week we are even going to Italy. Not the area affected but apparently I am 'crazy and irresponsible' and even 'what kind of mother are you to put your children at risk like that'.
One that has looked at the affected areas, compared with our travel plans and is very up to date on the hand washing and not touching face recommendations

I would travel within the uk if necessary, yes. I wouldn’t travel overseas unless it was essential. The risk of the situation evolving and finding that you’re stuck in quarantine is too great.

People will stop travelling though. The WHO has advised over 60s to avoid large gatherings

I'm on a train home from a weekend in London as we speak. With my 14 yo. Last thing I want him to do is panic so it's carry on as normal for us.
We're going to Thailand in July too.

Yes, in fact later this week we are even going to Italy. Not the area affected but apparently I am 'crazy and irresponsible' and even 'what kind of mother are you to put your children at risk like that'.

It's not really about you or your DC as statistically if you are young and healthy the risk for you isn't high. It is about protecting others should you catch it.

And you work you say? How?!

Yes

I work from home, which I'm lucky to able to do.

And you work you say? How?!

Sorry, what? Are you suggesting that a person with general anxiety disorder, who starts a thread to get a bit of perspective and reassurance, is somehow incapable of having a job?

I would absolutely still be going. I see no reason to feed the ridiculous mass hysteria too much.

Just use sensible precautions as you would for colds and for seasonal flu, like hand washing and good personal hygiene.

Or perhaps you could buy space suits and sit on the train in those! You can't be too careful, you know.

Don't worry Thyme, this is MN where if you are anxious about anything you are "hysterical".

Never mind that world renowned experts are telling us we need to be worried, it's all "media hype".

Frankly, when I have several doctor friends and family members who are usually extremely blase about anything like this telling me to worry, as well as the WHO, I'm going to take them seriously.

No I'm asking how you get out to work if you are worried about using public transport or being out and about with other people, in case you get corona virus. So if you work, you are forced to go out surely? Your reply is a bit OTT!

Your husband is right.

The advice is that if you are 60 or over, with an underlying health condition such as diabetes or a chronic lung condition to cut your exposure to public places. Including supermarkets, public transport etc.

Yes I would go. Just wash your hands lots. I’d probably prefer to drive though.

I'd go.

My husband is a train driver and has asthma, worry about him but can not stop every day life unless been told to.

I get the worry i have health anxiety but i rry to.put into perspective as hard as it is

I never do, all my shopping is done online.

penguinsonaslide. So how do you know that someone with the virus hasn’t picked and packed your shopping?

I do understand You don’t want to travel,but do you get this anxious ordinarily when it’s flu season?
Yes corona virus is nasty, but no worse than flu, no more prevalent. Just carry on as normal.

Yes I would travel.

So how do you know that someone with the virus hasn’t picked and packed your shopping?

I don't, I'm just choosing to avoid what risks I can and accept I don't have control over the others.

Yes corona virus is nasty, but no worse than flu, no more prevalent. Just carry on as normal.

Incorrect. See here. www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/01/yes-it-is-worse-than-the-flu-busting-the-coronavirus-myths

I’m with your husband.. Are you on Gallifrey? I wouldn’t tell op that, she’s a Thyme Lord and may decide to exterminate you.

For those who don't want to read the article:

Claim: ‘It is no more dangerous than winter flu’

Many individuals who get coronavirus will experience nothing worse than seasonal flu symptoms, but the overall profile of the disease, including its mortality rate, looks more serious. At the start of an outbreak the apparent mortality rate can be an overestimate if a lot of mild cases are being missed. But this week, a WHO expert suggested that this has not been the case with Covid-19. Bruce Aylward, who led an international mission to China to learn about the virus and the country’s response, said the evidence did not suggest that we were only seeing the tip of the iceberg. If borne out by further testing, this could mean that current estimates of a roughly 1% fatality rate are accurate. This would make Covid-19 about 10 times more deadly than seasonal flu, which is estimated to kill between 290,000 and 650,000 people a year globally.