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worried about coronavirus (covid19) part 17

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usernameishistory · 08/03/2020 17:22

Next thread.

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WHO media speech for world plan of action

updated data on this page every day at 2pm until further notice.
www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-number-of-cases-in-england/coronavirus-covid-19-number-of-cases-in-england

WHO advice for the public
www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/advice-for-public

Its not just like flu www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/01/yes-it-is-worse-than-the-flu-busting-the-coronavirus-myths

Why WHO not declaring a pandemic www.newscientist.com/article/2235342-covid-19-why-wont-the-who-officially-declare-a-coronavirus-pandemic/

Worldometer www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/#countries

BNO News bnonews.com/index.php/2020/02/the-latest-coronavirus-cases/

Link to WHO report www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019

The Lancet coronavirus hub - latest research and comment www.thelancet.com/coronavirus. Please provide updated link if possible, I haven't been able to make this one work.

JAMA coronavirus research centre jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/pages/coronavirus-alert

Please add in other links for any wanting to increase their understanding and decrease their anxiety!

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FourTeaFallOut · 09/03/2020 10:08

If we had to self isolate / quarantine would it be possible to go out for a walk if stayed away from people?

Not if you were self isolating, there have been a few different types of quarantines though and it might allow for a trip to the park within your boundary.

Number12 · 09/03/2020 10:08

They are saying in days before we will have thousands and no control.

We have to close everything down now....

Orangeblossom78 · 09/03/2020 10:09

I noticed in Italy it said something about being abe to go out but stay 2 metres apart.

frumpety · 09/03/2020 10:10

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK92442/

Quite a long read , but interesting with regards the implication of zoonotic transference.

ofwarren · 09/03/2020 10:10

orange that's a lock down. Each country will have their own lockdown rules.
If you are told to self isolate in the UK at the moment, this means not leaving your house whatsoever.

ofwarren · 09/03/2020 10:11

Germany reports more than 200 new coronavirus cases - Robert Koch Institute t.co/QKdgCpM5JC t.co/ZlOhy92zwe

ofwarren · 09/03/2020 10:11

Six dead in prison riot sparked by protest over coronavirus quarantine fears t.co/tmtyaKNPAb t.co/omF8Z7NDzM

peridito · 09/03/2020 10:12

@MangePasTesOnglesVilain merci !

Orangeblossom78 · 09/03/2020 10:13

Ok. Not been told to self isolate or anything, just concerned in case we needed to. being unable to get out at all would be difficult in general

FourTeaFallOut · 09/03/2020 10:17

Yes, it would be hard. If it makes you feel any better I don't intend to be a hero about it they can glue themselves to their screens if it comes to it.

Number12 · 09/03/2020 10:17

I think given the interview on tv now with the CDC , I think our government HAS to start social distancing and working from home. No mention of schools yet..

Laniakea · 09/03/2020 10:17

self isolation - you don't leave your house for anything (I assume advice would be given about how to manage a medical emergency)

lockdown - depends on where you are, each lockdown area/country has different rules.

You cannot pop out for a walk, visit the park, go to a communal garden, go for a drive etc if you are self isolating. The government needs to make this really clear because people don't seem to be able to grasp it. That is worrying.

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usernameishistory · 09/03/2020 10:18

This, from NatGeo

On February 24, the Chinese government moved to make permanent the temporary ban on the trade and consumption of live wild animals for food. The Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, the country’s top legislative body, issued a decision that lays the groundwork for amending China’s Wildlife Protection Law, which governs the use of wildlife, to permanently criminalize wildlife as food. The decision further stipulates that the trade of wild animals for medicine, pets, and scientific research will be subject to “strict” approval and quarantine procedures.

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burntpinky · 09/03/2020 10:21

First case in Channel Islands apparently - friend lives there and has just said they’ve been told but nothing on news

Cheeseismylife · 09/03/2020 10:21

Oh wow. Interviewee on Victoria Derbyshire explaining that the Italian lockdown zone borders Switzerland, but the swiss border isn't closed so people can just leave that way.

YouAreTheEggManIAmTheWalrus · 09/03/2020 10:22

This article was in The Times behind a paywall but someone pasted it onto reddit. Has some information on the upcoming plans including what would happen during exam season in schools.

www.reddit.com/r/ukpolitics/comments/ff9ljz/comment/fjx3963?context=3

LangClegsInSpace · 09/03/2020 10:22

Fucking hell I agree with George Osborne!

'I’m not an epidemiologist, but I can’t help noticing that the UK cases are quite like the Italian cases were two weeks ago. And they’ve gone and sealed off the whole of northern Italy, and an enormous city like Milan has been closed. I’m not saying we will be there, but we could be there in the next two or three weeks. If I was chancellor I don’t want some complicated scheme that’s working in six months’ time. I need to use the tools that are available to me right now.

Ideas could include direct cash grants to people such as the self-employed, to “create an incentive that if they feel ill they stay at home”, and for smaller businesses with low cash reserves to be let off national insurance or other taxes for a period, Osborne said.

www.theguardian.com/world/live/2020/mar/09/coronavirus-live-updates-outbreak-italy-lockdown-quarantine-uk-usa-america-australia-recession-fears-update-latest-news?page=with:block-5e660a1c8f087df56e4c4ddc#block-5e660a1c8f087df56e4c4ddc

Number12 · 09/03/2020 10:24

WHO interview, very interesting. On Victoria Derbyshire.

Donenow1 · 09/03/2020 10:24

Now I've had a thought... What about people with horses, farm animals etc that are not located at their houses etc.. Not all have the luxury of sitting in the middle of their country pile.. Could be an animal welfare issue there... Stupid thought I know but if isolation becomes a thing..

ofwarren · 09/03/2020 10:27

NEW: Spain reports 235 new cases of coronavirus, raising country's total to 909 t.co/eUoE2b20hL

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usernameishistory · 09/03/2020 10:28

Coping with stress

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usernameishistory · 09/03/2020 10:29

Helping children cope with stress

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chillychicken · 09/03/2020 10:30

@burntpinky Jersey or Guernsey? I have 3 members of staff flying to Guernsey tomorrow.

usernotfound0000 · 09/03/2020 10:31

It could obviously be nothing to do with CV, but at school this morning it was noticeably quieter than usual. DD is reception age, the cloakroom is usually chaos but there was only a handful there which was unusual.

ofwarren · 09/03/2020 10:32

Coronavirus updates:

  • 39 new cases in Belgium
  • 24 new cases in Bahrain
  • 18 new cases in Malaysia
  • 7 new cases in Finland
  • 2 new cases in Wales
  • 2nd case in Nigeria
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