Worried about coronavirus thread 25

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I'll get Mumsnet to add the links later as I'm busy.

Even Extinction Rebellion bans mass gatherings as it axes plan for May protest in London due to coronavirus t.co/Xbhe6wxkrX
Daily mail

This herd immunity thing is risky.
It could totally backfire with many more dead than countries who acted fast.
We won’t even have a true number of cases if they’re not testing unless hospitalised!
What about the vulnerable living at home alone? Who’s checking there ok after the 7 day period of feeling unwell?
How do you know if what you had was Coronavirus or just a bug?
If you think you’ve had it then go back to work and try to carry on as normal, who’s to say you won’t really catch it and play it down as you think you’ve already had it?
This is madness, almost feels like they are setting us up to fail.
If this was a movie I would be screaming at the tv by now,

so this country really is just a big experiment then

I would say that about sums it up!
I think a backlash may well come though. Currently many people are still in denial, thinking it's not them or their loved ones who will die. Once it does start happening, people will get angry.

I actually hope with all my heart that the government are doing the right thing (even if I don't believe they are). I hope the "experiment" works and that we manage to fight this off in the way they've planned. But at the moment none of us know.

@BigChocFrenzy and also it means numbers WILL get huge here given their argument means millions will get it. It’ll make the few thousand Italy has look good! I wonder when their current projection is to do things like shut schools and go on lockdown. May? June?

Fuck, even ISIS are in on the act, telling their martyrish heroes how to avoid CV! (it is in the DM though....)

If this was a movie I would be screaming at the tv by now

Yes! This x 1000. I am raging that the UK gov has said not to travel to Madrid unless essential but just welcomed a shit tonne of people from there to the UK to watch the footie. It's insane!

Some absolute bastard has stolen nearly all the gloves from one of my care services.
Just had to drive round all the chemists in town trying to get more.
PPE in Short supply near me at the moment. Fucks sake.

Even Extinction Rebellion bans mass gatherings

Extinction rebellion. What an apt name right now.

so this country really is just a big experiment then

I said this earlier in the thread, it is like they are using us as human guinea pigs while the world watches. They will either be triumphant or it will go down in flames as xxxxx die and we just abandon our must vulnerable people.

Hippy One reason that all cases in Germany were being checked by phone at least once daily

• with police visit if no answer - is in case anyone suddenly becomes to ill to respond

It's not just checking they are keeping to the isolation and staying home

Of course that only covers those who are not "official cases", but just self-isolating with a cough or whatever

Fuck, even ISIS are in on the act, telling their martyrish heroes how to avoid CV! (it is in the DM though....)

I have hideous imaginings of terrorists purposefully going to busy crowded places when first coming down with cv to further infect the public to make it spread as much as possible where they wish to create more terror. What an awful thought. I hope that’ll never happen.

It don't think it's all BP medication that is mentioned?

That article has scared me as it's pretty close to home.

UPDATE: Coronavirus cases in Spain surpass 4,000 with 927 new cases so far today, death toll hits 92 t.co/eUoE2bjB9j
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A round up from the World Economic Forum.

www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/03/coronavirus-covid19-global-academics-insights-pandemic?fbclid=IwAR3noRNygTg9H51119UuhJ3AMze0oZx7lBs33oirHVtEBysPzdvyi3c4wwo

My GP surgery just called to cancel my smear test on Monday. They suggested I call next week to re-book. Hm, I wonder whether they really will be open for non-urgent appointments anytime soon?

@Random18 The most common one is ramipril I think. I know a few people on that one. Its the one my husband is on.

I'm sure this has been said before, but a major part of the Govt alleged 'strategy' seems to be putting the onus on business to act before the Govt does.

I work (freelance) for a multinational. Their procedures are sometimes a bit of a PITA, but their strategy on protecting staff is spot on - travel bans, wfh, teleconf or skype rather than mtgs etc. No presentee-ism.

reastie I rather suspect that spreading CV is not dramatic enough for them - I hope. Basically because how could you claim it?

Eey I'm not sure if they are still on that one.

Effectively, yes; as the government won’t take action to protect people; then, we are left to take individual action to protect vulnerable people close to us. This pits employees against employers and parents against schools/LEAs. We all have to have our own individual arguments with our bosses and schools. That’s what conservatism is. Individualism

random It sounds like the concern is about all the medicaments that work in the same way, not specific drugs
So no reason to worry about diuretics afaik, if you are on those

My DH was taking the piss out of me 3 weeks ago when I said this was coming. He told me I was panicking for nothing, that it wouldn't be a problem here.
He has now admitted that I was right.
I wish I had been wrong.

NEW: Netherlands reports 190 new cases of coronavirus and 5 new deaths, raising total to 804 cases and 10 dead t.co/eUoE2b20hL
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I need some disposable gloves for decorating. What are my chances of being able to get some...?

Before anyone wonders why I am thinking of such trivial things, I figure that if I'm locked down I might as well do something useful!