Over 70s to self isolate

[Dodie66]

Over 70s are going to be told to self isolate even if they don’t have the virus and this will be coming in 5-20 days and last 4 months
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/breaking-coronavirus-over-70s-told-21694397?fbclid=IwAR2k9MqPf7vOzNcnqfVroLXVp0sQjYRmihHKBiL9pvdhSi5780WpYkgFNnI

My understanding is that it will be enforced self isolation so illegal to break it. No question of socialising.

It’s not self isolation if it’s enforced.

Plenty of over 70s still working and dependent on income to pay bills. Utterly stupid. Over 80s, maybe.

Ds dad is insisting on taking ds to see his grandparents(both in their 80’s with various health issues). Ds has lingering cough from a throat infection. Taken my suggestion of him not taking him there as ridiculous, suggested it’s me trying to prevent his gp’s seeing ds rather than heeding advice

Just found this in the DM comments:

"This absurd yet rather sinister proposal to put septuagenarians into lock-down could cause panic buying of hair dye as some try to pass themselves off as younger than they really are."

They might have a point...

Maybe signs will go up in shops saying 'Think 65'

@LightAsTheBreeze looooool!

All the rich over-70s will be booking themselves in for botox and filler...

Plenty of over 70s still working and dependent on income to pay bills My mum who I mentioned in my pp is dependant on her income to pay rent in the house she shares with her Autistic grandson and to run the car as I said she has several family members relying on her for help and care.

My in laws will kill each other if they’re trapped in the house together for 4 months!

FIL turns 70 at the end of next month, so will he be allowed to go about as normal before then, but on his birthday lock down begins? Happy birthday!

Also I read that younger relatives can visit so long as they are symptom free and stay 6 feet apart, does that mean that before FIL turns 70 and can still go out, does he have to stay 6 feet from MIL at all times?

I’m just not sure how it’s going to work.

Yes my DF is 70 at the end of May. I reckon he’ll do extra socialising for the next few months in anticipation of being stuck indoors.

Yes my mil when we spoke to her said 'we're healthier than you younger lot!' Shes not going to self isolate. My aunt was living with my 20 something cousin. He gave her some company but hes moving out as hes worried her give her coronovirus. Jot sure if shes have preferred the company and to take her chances. I'm not sure my parents will take it seriously st all and they are 75 and80 and diabetic.

Delatron he’s socialising in peak time. He’d be better off waiting until after it’s all passed. Unless he doesn’t mind being at risk of getting it and may be hard to get care?

I work with a person who is 71 years old, I can’t be the only one with colleagues in this age bracket - so what will happen to them?

DH turned 70 last weekend. Im 46 (47 in a few months)

I think the issue of treating older citizens vs younger migrants will become a toxic one. As it gets worse it might even become an issue of race or religion in some of the press.

I know @MarshaBradyo. I will try and talk some sense in to him. I am very much struggling to get my parents to take this seriously.

Everyone was calling for full lockdown a couple of days ago. Now that the idea's been floated for locking down just part of the population, everyone's up in arms saying they'll never do it.

So full lockdown obviously wouldn't have worked anyway then, would it?

Wuhan didn't lock down for four months though did it?

I would rather we all
Locked down for a shorter time than destroy the mental health of the old.

My 72-year-old father lives with us (three-generation household). Whilst I think he would be ok with restricting his socialising outside the home, I have no idea how we would manage him having to isolate himself within the home for several weeks/months on end.

He has his own sitting room but we share the kitchen and bathroom. I want to protect him but unless we all isolate together I can't see how it will be effective.

The criminal scam is an issue too as people take advantage of helping the elderly with shopping.

My parents are taking it seriously but PIL definitely aren't and are talking about going on a caravanning holiday and lots of socialising.

Italy is already at 250 deaths a day. They'll probably be at 1000+ within a week or two. We're not far behind them and I'm trying prepare myself mentally for the prospect of thousands of deaths each day within the next couple of months even if everything is managed fairly well.

I think by the time the deaths in this country start to build up PIL might start to take it seriously, but by that point it may be too late.

But it's not just the over 70s? He also said vulnerable ie people with underlying illnesses that may be younger

I would rather we all
Locked down for a shorter time than destroy the mental health of the old.

I don’t disagree, but then locking down those who are fine and likely to only be mildly affected too has a big impact on the economy more than locking down an age group whose income will be largely unaffected (as a group, I know people in those groups still work).

And it’s not “economy before lives” but it does seem to make sense that the people who we are trying to protect actually do their bit to help themselves too, and the more people who can keep working without risking infecting the vulnerable the better. There’s no perfect way forward is there.

I don’t disagree, but then locking down those who are fine and likely to only be mildly affected too has a big impact on the economy more than locking down an age group whose income will be largely unaffected (as a group, I know people in those groups still work).

I do get that but aren't people still working in Italy, Spain etc?

And forcing the economy down the tubes, lots of business going bust won't have any mental health consequences? Lots of children stuck at home for long period where their communication is reduced to social media? (notorious for cruelty and bullying)

Mental health is important but whichever route is taken has the potential to destroy mental health.