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.

We went to church today - with CV modifications and precautions, had lunch, went for a walk. All v normal. Trying to store energy for tomorrow, I'm a Nhs manager.

Yup... Thats what they said in Lombardy. They too were delighted to see the cafes full. Delighted to enjoy dinner with friends. It was party time. Until it wasn't. Until they realised they didnt have enough respirators for the number of people with pneumonia.

I am disgusted at this thread. The likely course of this is that the respirators will be rationed. Over 65s will not be considered for intensive care (black triage plan). The most vulnerable amongst us will not survive. Instead of washing your hands to protect yourself, you should be acting as if you already have it to protect the vulnerable. When the shit hits the fan, those who prioritised themselves ought to be ashamed of themselves.

Beardy “ When the shit hits the fan, those who prioritised themselves ought to be ashamed of themselves.”

The shit hit the fan years ago with overpopulation. Couldn’t get a single politician to comment on it. Humans did nothing.

HCP therefore working as normal. Although what the working week and actual job will be is anyones guess.
Fingers crossed ( and hands well washed)

I feel like I'm in a different world to most of you. Here in Ireland the Government has asked all pubs to close for the next two weeks. His words were that people need to show "cop-on and decency".

Restaurants and other businesses are following suit. Schools are closed and parents are being asked not to let their kids roam free. Anyone abroad in Spain is being asked to come home now. Anyone who was out socialising is being asked to stay away from anyone vulnerable. Its scary but also reassuring as it feels like our government really cares and isn't putting the economy first.

I’m in the normal camp, I’d actually like to get it sooner rather than later, I’m avoiding contact with the vulnerable and being slightly slack about my own health. It’s coming, it would be really convenient if it came quickly for me. I expect to be kept busy being a lifeline to elderly residents of my village during the isolation period so it would be better to know I’ve had it. If I knew someone who had it I’d infect myself now but in the absence of testing It’s hard to be sure you aren’t just infecting yourself with regular flu.

Also sickness benefit has been incresed to €304 for 2 weeks if anyone is self isolating or for longer if they have the virus.

I’ve been staying in as much as possible. Husband is a teacher and daughter is with grandma 2 days a week and nursery one. We have asked my sister to babysit monday and tuesday because we don’t want grandma exposed to my beautiful grubby little vector. Im an A&E Doctor so work as normal for me tomorrow. Weirdly it would be easier for us if schools closed because DH could stay in with DD and I can keep my distance.

Self isolating because I started with a cough and sore throat on Friday. It's developed into a productive cough and I prob caught it off dh, but it seemed daft to risk it.

We've both work from home, so no change there. Did has a school show on Thurs so might keep her off after that. Ds is GCSE year, so he's at school til the government or school decide otherwise unfortunately.

But Beardy most of us have no option other than to follow Govt advice.

I’m being sensible but largely carrying on as normal with work etc.

The moment I am told to stop doing this then I will. At the moment I am well.and my family are well. No reason not to keep going as normal.

Carrying on as normal until advised not to, everywhere I've been this weekend has been as busy as usual.

This, but with more hand washing.

We have been business as usual but certainly not ‘pfttt’ about the situation.
Work and school as before, not stockpiled yet on the basis that we already appear to enough of everything for two -three weeks but got extra dog food in because I was worried about delivery times.
No imminent events to attend and I can’t do anything about any of the pre booked holidays - I daren’t read the insurance T&Cs as it won’t make any difference to the future outcome.
Teenage kids have been going about their social life as per usual so far.
We are washing our hands an awful lot more and I disinfect as much as I can (door handles, light switches, remote controls, keys, phones, iPads, pens, computer keyboards and mouse etc).
I gathered all the half empty and nearly empty hand sanitizers and distributed amongst ourselves but I don’t think they get used much out of the home.
I am trying really hard to train myself never to touch my face and meeting friends over the next few weeks is playing by ear so how things are when the time comes’.
I really can’t think of what other steps we should take but we are not in panic mode yet.

Definitely 'social distancing'. Not keeping DD off nursery yet, but reviewing that on a day-to-day. Since Wednesday have been out only to take DD / DW to pre-booked appointments. Will need to do the supermarket run tomorrow and have the tail end of a cold, so not looking forward to that.

Stockpiling? Trying to be sensible. A weekly shop, with a few extras that will last longer in case we need them. After all, if tomorrow is the last time I can go to the supermarket, we'll need all that help we can get for a few weeks.

@ZestyDragon and also most of the population recognise that they are not virologists or epidemiologists and their opinions about the likely course of the illness are worth fuck all.

And most of the population have the 'cop on' to feel shame at the idea of even talking like their right to go to the theatre is in any way comparable to someone with underlying conditions right to a ventilator. There will be tough decisions ahead on how to ration nhs resources. I am disgusted that some people will not receive the care they need because the triage system means they will have to give it up to some selfish arse who decided they were clever enough that they jst knew it was all a storm in a tea cup and they could head to 'support' their local cafe

Think I have the leave this thread. The self satisfied, selfish idiocy is just too much for me to handle.

Cannot lock down on normal. Doing essential/important stuff but with fewer 'treats'.

Me - have no choice but to do so. I honestly think even if i developed a cough and temp & phoned work to say so and i was self isolating they would tell me to get my backside in to work. Cant see us closing and being allowed off to isolate unless the government forces us shut or we have tested positive to a test for Coronavirus which aren't being offered as routine anyway soooo.....

Gwen because you have a higher risk of infection if you are closer than 2 metres to someone who is infected for several minutes, say at a dinner party. If one person at the party of six has it, and infects just two other people there, and they then go on to infect two people each, who then go on to infect two people each etc... it adds up quickly.

In the shop you can go in quickly, not speak to people or hang around near them for minutes at a time, wash your hands thoroughly after/as soon as you get home. The risk is much lower.

It's still a risk but I'm talking about minimising risk. People have to shop. People don't have to have dinner parties. If we all make small changes we can have an impact. Unfortunately it takes all of us, or a large majority of us. This thread is opening my eyes to how selfish people are and why things have gone the way they have in other countries - not directed at you, at least you have some reasoning. The people who are ignoring this almost to make a point though... it's staggering.

I'm sorry you have anxiety but we need to try and think beyond our individual needs. Easier said than done though of course. Thougg I saw an article the other day that a gym is one of the worst places to go right now... does that not increase your anxiety?

I am wondering whether to go to my yoga class tomorrow evening (already paid for a block of classes). The room is quite small & if most people show up then there's not much space between the mats ...

I am.

Beardy but washing our hands is part of the containment process.
We stay as far away from elderly people as possible without direct contact - for some reason there were all out in force the last couple of days. It’s impossible to say who is vulnerable due to underlying health conditions but in day to day life we don’t get close to people and haven’t needed to use public transport for the last 3 weeks or foreseeable future. What else are we supposed to do? We have to make sure our close and extended family are kept safe and looked after, so we can keep working so we can pay taxes so we can fund services like the NHS. I very much doubt folk go about their daily business attacking the vulnerable with the virus.

I'm following govt advice. Don't know how good it is, but that's what I'm doing, and will continue to do.

I'm somewhere in the middle carrying on as normal out and about swimming, park, school but we had plans to go away at the weekend to the Creiff hydro (busy family friendly hotel)that I've pushed back until this blows over. One thing to catch it living my normal life but I wouldn't go exposing the family to larger gatherings.

Carrying on as normal here - work, school, seeing friends etc. All my friends are doing likewise.

I have had really bad postnatal depression so getting out and about is essential in maintaining my mental health. Some local baby groups have shut down and worried about how I will cope when they all do and I am at home with the baby all day.

There are other ways to die apart from coronavirus. I need to stay well for my child so will be going out as long as possible.

It is a case of keep calm and carry on until either instructed otherwise or become ill. Can't really do anything else - we need to earn money and buy food etc. I won't be going to my dance class during the week though, and we hadn't booked a holiday this year so we won't bother at all now.