Please everyone don't get freaked out by the existence of the other thread. There are always going to be people who trawl through the news looking for anything to justify them making dramatic claims. THEY are the ones with the problem, not the sensible folk on here. It doesn't matter how doomsday-ish it is, they're getting some ghoulish enjoyment out of it but just because they accuse everyone else of complacency doesn't make them right.
All the news right now is cautiously optimistic. China reaching the end of its outbreak. Italy peaking and although it must be hellish being over there, the vast, vast majority of the country aren't even sick let alone seriously ill or dying. Our rate of case increase is a lot slower than Italy. The unified response the NHS is capable of is unparalleled and there are measures already being implemented to be able to cope with the strain on ITU etc IF it's needed.
Looking at the Times headlines this morning, top story is that Nadine Dorries is positive (and I'm trying hard not to make any jokes about that!). Then that they're doing more tests. Then a bunch of unrelated stuff about the budget, potholes and controlled crying in babies! Seriously, the world is still turning life is going on as usual and with possibly a brief bump if we're told to stay in for a couple of weeks, it will continue to do so.