Who is carrying on as normal/going out and about and sticking to plans?

[DennisReynoldsDuster]

There seems to be a real divide.
Among my friends, ,many are staying put, cancelling plans and hunkering down for the next week and waiting to see how the land lies.
The other half are still of the 'pfff it's going to blow over' camp and are merrily talking about their trip to thailand and making plans for summer bbqs.

It's really unnerving. I flip between being utterly terrified to that reading about Nadine Dorries who seems to be recovering well, and hoping it's not going to be as bad as I expect.

Of course I shall not be carrying on as normal

It would be totally irresponsible of me I have a child to support and i work with vulnerable people

Today a colleague was boasting how he has a wild weekend and wouldn’t stop going out our team consultant reprimanded him for being so inconsiderate

UK Scouting has been told to cease meetings from tomorrow until further notice and my church has stopped all meetings from this week.

Our children’s after school activities have been cancelled until further notice. I’m sticking to school, home, park and essential shopping (ok and the odd coffee when it looks quiet, to stay sane) Having to try to pick bits up constantly though as so much is out of stock..
Although I’m healthy and young-ish I don’t want me or my children to pass anything on to anyone more vulnerable so I’m limiting my exposure.
Worried for my parents who have health problems. Worried about impact of months of social distancing on people’s mental health. Worried about impact of continued constrained supply of essential goods.

But trying not to panic. It’s a very strange time.

@sixeightfour why are you devastated? Seems like an overreaction at something expected

I’m carrying on as normal as that’s the culture of my work.

Carrying on as normal. Went shopping Sunday and everything was stocked as normal not seen any shortage or shoving/panic people are reporting !?

Wanted to book somewhere for Mother’s Day (for myself!) but I won’t be doing now

I was in the carry on club. Now I'm starting to worry. Children's school has closed, girls are in self isolation due to coughs. So my husband and I will.also be in isolation tomorrow. Also hearing as I'm pregnant might not be able to go back to work for 12 weeks. Hard to carry on as normal.

I’m in Belgium - it is illegal ! Police patrolling to ensure places are closed!

The advice is not to carry on as normal!

I have two autoimmune diseases, EDS and severely high BP.

I also have an asthmatic partner, an aunt with cervical cancer and an uncle on palliative care. I am going no where and neither are my kids in case they being it home.

Sounds extreme but I'm not risking hospitalization in the height of a pandemic.

Presumably the supermarkets can’t close so we’re still able to get a few bits of shopping?

Food is essential, drinks and meals out aren’t.

I did a lot of soul searching after I heard the PM's recommendations to regarding over 70s. I still teach in a secondary school as a supply teacher and decided to speak with the agency and tell them that I wouldn't be going in for the foreseeable future.
Teaching classes of 29/32 teenagers, 5 times a day in a confined space could be seen as unnecessary contact.
Hated letting the agency and department down; I can't imagine that it will be long before the schools are closed completely universities have already started.

The self interest on here is down to lack of government leadership. Every time you ponce about carrying on as normal you potentially infect others.who can’t withstand the infection.

Onthewaves you work 24 hours a day?

@sixeightfour devastated? Really?

please, please don't carry on as normal. The government's herd immunity strategy is flawed. It was based on a different virus that doesn't cause as much ICU need. We are heading for an Italy scenario, but with half the ICU beds. And the vast majority of our NHS staff have no protective gear.

Spare a thought for those of us who will be getting a call from our GPs next week to tell us we need to stay indoors for 12 weeks.

Not carrying out as normal. Reducing contact as per gov guidelines. It's not fair to just think you're special and not do your share as gov guidelines to reduce the spread and think only other people have to. Why do some people just not get it!! Think of the big picture and not just yourself. That's how everything all blows up do fast.
Most of the country is not and will not be tested. Some people "carrying on as normal" going out there with coughs, temperatures or just out to dinners etc may have it as carriers and be spreading it to the poor folk who have popped out for something urgent. Ridiculously selfish sorry to say...

Then there is the other lot who think corona doesn't exist??

When I said I was carrying on as normal i should have been clearer. By that I meant I am not making unnecessary trips out. That's what I meant by "carrying on as normal and taking care"

I do my shopping mainly online inc supermarket and other. I can do alot of other stuff from home which I will be.

I/we are homebirds anyway so being at home is no hardship. I have hobbies I do from home. I will think about my trips out, why I'm making them and see if I can double up anything if needs be

I am intending and I am doing my bit which has been about common sense.

Normal to me means taking care and not acting like the crazed people in supermarkets for example.

As for social media I am not going there. I am ignoring alot of it. I have tried with calming techniques and so on with those in meltdown. I am letting them get on with it now as they dont want to look at things calmly

We’re in isolation at home as me, dh and dd are all vulnerable. I’m working remotely, dh is retired, dd is missing college. We are all very scared about getting the virus and there being no hospital beds. We’re also scared that it will become impossible to get out to supermarkets or the chain of food coming into supermarkets will cease. Last week I was mire blase, this week I am scared.

Crazy to carry on as normal.

It will lead to overwhelming the NHS in a few weeks and increase death rate.

I have a pretty nasty cough so self isolating, I'm having my diabetic review over the phone wednesday instead of in person (arranged by my surgery before they knew I was ill)

I am carrying in as normal. No panic buying as I always keep a well stocked cupboard with tins etc due to my lupus often keeping me indoors.

I am doing all the things I would normally do where I can accepting that if I do get it then I have to take even extra care. Ie drink plenty of water, rest, take paracetamol, I am not worried for me, what will be will be but I care for others. Many people my age coped with no electric as children, wooden toilets, newspaper for toilet paper, no hot water and I believe our resolve as children will carry us through. I worry for the younger generation.