Worried about the Coronavirus thread 28

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Matt Chorley - 'But baffling why pubs and clubs should decide whether or not to stay open (and face hardship without insurance which might pay out if government ordered lock down)'.

Just confirmed on BBC news that anyone with symptoms (cough and/or temp) should self isolate for 14 days, along with everyone else in the household. I'm totally screwed and I can see schools closing due lack of staff at this rate!

My DH will almostly certainly die if he gets it

But how long do you stay off for if your family member has symptoms that stop after a few days. So say dd2 feels better by Wednesday-are the rest of us still off for the following 12 days?

How many people are going to listen though.

My friends coughing her lungs up, she earns a few hundred a week, she says she will get £94 sick pay and won't be able to pay anything so she's gone to work.

I'm pretty sure many others are / will be doing the same.

SubjectMatter can you all stay home?

Someone's friend has a grandson aged 7 in ICU. We are not being told the truth.

Someone on a FB group's friends grandson?

If you close schools, parents will send them to the grandparents. It makes sense not to close them

We are currently self isolating due to DD developing a cough/temp. We're one day in to seven. Do we now extend it to 14?What about going to the shop for food for things like milk/bread? I wasn't prepared enough for two weeks and the soonest I can get an online delivery is 3 weeks.
No friends/family nearby to help. I'm in such an anxious mess.

53 now died

Apparently Matt Hancock just announced its now 53 deaths

Pp In ICU for CV do you mean?

@abitoflight where did you see this? X

Someone's friend has a grandson aged 7 in ICU. We are not being told the truth.

I think that was debunked yesterday as a grandmother overreacting

Any links to 53 dead pls x

Westfield in stratford quieter than normal but still pretty busy.

@LambriniSocialist
Before Boris started speaking the WHO said children had died. It then cut to the presenter in the news room and her gust and she said it to him about the children, he looked shocked, his mouth dropped open and she stumbled, it then cut to Boris as he was on.

Boris has now finished and no one is talking about the children that have died!!!

It was like a 20 second thing on the news as they was jumping from news room to Boris but now they are not taking about it when that’s BIG news!

It’s like they are covering it up!!!

yes beebity it's now 14, for us too. Ds doesn't even have a temp and if he doesn't move isn't coughing much!!!!!

Total UK Deaths is 55

www.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/ae5dda8f86814ae99dde905d2a9070ae

@Beebityboo basically he said if you can't get anyone to help you out must distance yourself whilst you get supplies x

Children are at a low risk....but are still at risk!!! We are being told they don’t really get affected by it

Total UK cases COVID-19 as of 09:00 on 15/03/20
Total UK Cases
1,543
New UK Cases
152
Total UK Deaths
55

I watched the government briefing this afternoon and it seems very vague on whether people with hypertension should self isolate..as far as I can tell they aren't advising it.The research so far is that hypertension has a 6% mortality rate from Coronavirus...so it's a bit worrying to continue working right now!
I am a working single mum with long term hypertension so I'm wondering if anyone else is in the same position or has any advice.

Thank you @Justforthislifetime