Worried about the Coronavirus thread 28

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We're implementing many of these things earlier than other countries, apparently.

"All gatherings"- surely schools?!

40 dead now.

CMO

We're implementing measures earlier in the epidemic than some countries.

Whole household isolation for 14 days

Increased social distancing to delay transmission (home working, reduce travel, avoid gatherings BIG or SMALL

Specific measures for vulnerable groups (12 weeks or longer)

12 weeks we’re the first to say that

This is scary

I think

Should people not just refuse to send children to school? They are playing with lives.

No school closures

Can they give us some further info on who the hell counts as vulnerable??

Someone will ask about schools they’d better

Wouldn't avoiding gatherings include school then?

I haven’t sent my children to school!

@BeardedMum Schools have been told to keep fining parents for absences.

So if I’m 5 days into my own self isolation does that mean I stay self isolated from the family for another 2 days and the whole family go into self isolation for 9 days from today?

Chris witty

This disease is still at a low level in this country but will now accelerate rapidly

So he literally just said gatherings can be small and should be avoided but in the next breath he said we're not closing schools... They have no fucking clue!!!

I want to cry. I'm so glad I've got all of you keeping me company

Christopher Hope - 'Sir Patrick Vallance: "We are entering the fast growth period; London is ahead of others parts of the country."
If one person gets the symptoms the whole household should be isolated for 14 days.
Unnecessary travel should be reduced and stopped.'

It’s bloody surreal

No actual 'measures' just 'advice'

Bollocks. Total, ineffective bollocks

Chris Titty - ”let me start on a cheery note" unfuckingbelievabe

Overall mortality rate is under 1% on current data

This disease is still at a low level in this country but will now accelerate rapidly

What happened to "flatten the curve" eh??

Matthew Goodwin - ' "The good news is the chances of dying are very low. Of those who have symptoms majority will have mild or moderate disease and will not need the NHS. Overall mortality rate a bit less than 1%"'