To ask if/when things will start to improve?

[sunshineanddaffodils]

I’ve been awake worrying that this is the end of life as we’ve known it. Feeling petrified and scared that we will never return to normal. I know we are nowhere near the peak of this terrible virus. What if we are never able to stop the spread of the virus? Feeling quite hysterical and immensely worried about the future.

I also feel this worry!
I think it can't go on for longer than a year or so. Pretty much we need a vaccine and until that happens these measures need to be in place to protect as many people as possible.
There are so so many people not taking it seriously, however, and that it why stricter measures will be put in place. It's grim.

We will go in and out of lockdown for around 12-18 months. By then a vaccination program will be up and running and normal life will start again then.

It's not going to be a solid 18 months lockdown. It will be 2-3 months until the virus is suppressed enough to let people out (which is happening now in China). Once people start mixing again the virus will come back, slowly at first. When it gets back to this stage we will go back into lockdown again.

Repeat over and over until Vaccinations are available.

If experts don't know how long this is going to go on for what makes you think some random on mumsnet is going to have the answer? Speculation is what is driving this hysteria. Just follow the advice for today and take each day as it comes.

I think that the only way to deal with it is to tell yourself that every government in the world will have their top experts working on finding a solution as quickly as possible and that they’ll be doing everything they can.

Stay away from social media for a while, unless it’s watching live cams of zoo animals, or screenings of operas or plays etc. You can even take a virtual tour of the Palace of Versailles. Think about the first thing you’ll do when you’re able to. For me, it’ll be sitting on the beach with an ice cream (even if it’s snowing!). For DH, it’ll be having breakfast at his favourite cafe. Are you in a position to check on elderly neighbours without putting yourself at risk? Occupy yourself as much as possible.

The experts are saying that these things often come in waves, so don’t think everything is getting back to normal because we’ve had a couple of good days but, equally, don’t panic if another wave happens. They’ve predicted this may well happen and are expecting it. Make sure you listen to the official advice and comply with it, but ignore tales of ‘my mate’s in the army and they say...’

I think it’s going to be a while until things get back to normal, if they ever do. But if they don’t, there will be a new normal, and that will be fine too, once we get used to it.

Something had to give anyway. The pollution and rampant consumerism was going to do for us in the end.

The government think twelve weeks, based on the initial trials of treatments to cure it, and how it can effectively remove it from the community if you stop seventy five percent of the population transmitting, and gain enough immunity at the same time, for a short period.

However rumours are now circulating it could be less. Let’s all keep our fingers crossed and do what we can to help stop the spread so people don’t die in the meantime.

Maybe it is the end of life as we knew it. But that isn't necessarily a bad thing. I think some positives will come out of this. Hopefully people will become a bit more appreciative of what they have, and understand more the difference between a need and a want, and a luxury and a necessity. It's not easy, and it is scary. I keep having these moments where I think I'm dreaming and I can't believe that this is real life.

For now, I think we just have to find a new normal, get some kind of structure and routine in place in your day. Everyone around the world is going through the same thing right now, and I really think everyone is scared. Even the people who are still going around acting like the rules don't apply to them.

I felt like this too in the beginning, I imagine by early summer some restrictions will lift. There is reason to feel hopeful that some of the antidotes ARE working in Japan, particularly when the cases are caught and treated in the early stages. Also success rates in UK and US on various meds that were used in the fight against Ebola.

We will see the antidote being used much more widely with better success rates is my guess as a temporary measure.

Life will go back to normal properly when we have a vaccine, and the antidotes are working side by side. I am imagining next year sometime.

This may be a new strain, but do 'know' other coronaviruses, and so this is not beyond us op.

Take every day as it comes, and try and enjoy every day if you can. We have life as of today - we are healthy and well, and that is all we need to think about.

Dust down the 'power of now' people, life saving book when you are feeling a sense of panic and/or anxious.

rumours are now circulating it could be less

Tell us more about this @Bluntness100 - I'd like some positivity. A 'stretch target' as gets said at work..

China has been going back to normal. People going to bars shops etc

Spanish authorities expect the so-called "peak" of the Covid-19 pandemic in the country to happen as soon as Wednesday.

No one knows. Why do people keep asking this? It's never happened before!

Predictions are that the deaths will rise for at least 14 more days after a lockdown - which for some sorry reason our Government are refusing to do. After that, the NHS will battle this for 8 weeks after - high death rates throughout

If you see people not following guidelines - pls tell them to do the right thing - the quicker people refuse to follow, the longer this will go on

I love you people. Going to get a grip and count my blessings.

There is fast developing work on a vaccine.

There is a global trial of four promising treatments.

It is awful, but it won't be like this forever.

Of course our ancestors have been through this before !

Look up what happened with SARS (which is 90% similar to covid)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Severe_acute_respiratory_syndrome

It died out, same as COVID will
and people will forget and things will settle down

@Bluntness100
No the govt doesnt think 12 weeks, we MIGHT get some turn in 12 weeks (not if people dont start behaving responsibly) It is definitely a long haul. In China they have started to relax the rules and will be expecting an upsurge. This will happen everywhere, we just need to try and manage it so we can cope. Please dont over panic, we will get through this eventually, and yes thing will change. You need to spend all you energy doing your best to protect you and yours, and to keep your anxiety in control or you will never cope. Meditation apps like Headspace help. Getting too upset will not help you and your family cope. Just thing about today and tomorrow, and next week, Dont focus on how long. One day at a time

I doubt it'll be the end of life as we know it. Part of the current problem is the NHS is overwhelmed by normal yearly winter flu complications plus having to treat Corona. If China is anything to go by, they'll be short periods of lockdown followed by relaxation of the rules when there are no new cases in a given area. The Government will be wanting to get the young and healthy back into the workforce as quickly as possible as it won't be able to bankroll the economy indefinitely.

Lessons need to be learnt and quick. Stop eating endangered species and close down all wet markets and give the death penalty to anyone flouting these rules because the consequences are horrific as we can see.......worldwide.
Can’t believe people are suicidal, losing their jobs and homes, their freedom and sanity just because disgusting people wanted to these poor animals.

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@vegas88
Are you vegan?

@vegas888
Are you vegan or vegetarian ?

People managed to get through the Spanish Flu with much worse health care and science just following World War One so although it might take a while and be pretty weird I have no doubts we’ll get through this as well.

This disease happens to be a corona virus
the next one may not
most of the people dying in the west were already old and ill
the number of excess deaths is likely to be low

I am trying to look at the positives.

Like, we must be producing less pollution. Less flights, less people driving to work everyday, people learning what they need and what they want are 2 different things etc. It will be interesting to see if theres any changes in the environment if this goes on a while.

This whole situation is awful. But it might be the break the planet needs....and do we need to go back to hundreds of thousands travelling into an office everyday, do we need to fly so much, cant we do more business over Skype etc

Are you vegan?

I'm not aware of any pandemics being started by someone eating a cheese sandwich.