Do I go to work tomorrow?

[Gyptian]

I’ve seen the headlines from the press conference to stop all non essential contact especially for the elderly and those in an at risk group, defined as being eligible for a flu jab.

I work for a city council which at the moment is business as usual although they are looking at business continuity planning. I think only a small proportion of staff can work from home at any one time. I don’t have a working laptop or a RAS fob so atm I definitely cannot work from home. I have asthma. What do I do?! Do I call in sick, do I go in and hope for the best whilst practicing good hand washing? I have a child at school and one in nursery which remain open so I don’t know how much difference not going to work will make anyway. Argghh...I wish the advice was less woolly. Implying that people like me should stay at home is really anxiety inducing when you’re not able to obey it. 😫

Is asthma on high risk conditions list?
Do you have any symptoms?
As I understand it you would still go to work if not, but try and set up home working if possible ASAP?

Work would be essential travel, wouldnt it?

It's ridiculous op. They said serious health conditions, but didn't list them, and then said adults who have to have the flu jab but didn't explain what we do or when.

I'd probably say it depends how severe and stable your asthma is really. If its severe and you often become unwell with it then ideally you wouldn't go to work, but I think if everyone with asthma stopped going to work the country might be in trouble. I'm off as I have symptoms at the moment, am also asthmatic but its not bad generally so I will go back to work when I feel better.

Thankfully my asthma is quite mild and stable. I am on a fairly low dose of the preventer and my latest asthma review appointment recommended seeing if I could reduce it further. I’ve never been hospitalised with it and only had one proper attack which was a few years before diagnosis. So I’m pretty lucky in that respect.

I wish you a speedy recovery tangledyarn.

Gyptian my asthma is like yours and in your situation I would still go to work.

I'd go in op, your asthma sounds like mine and I don't think I need to isolate. And as yo u said you're doing school run anyway.

I wish they'd been more clear as well OP.

I have asthma, usually well managed but have been hospitalised and treated for suspected sepsis 3 years ago with it. I work in a shop, I'm dreading being in work at the moment with the amount of public I face, but I don't feel I can be off without official guidance saying so.

My asthma is the same as yours and I’m going in. I have Type 2 Diabetes too.

I'm the same and debating whether to go to work tomorrow. I've been out with my younger child today including taking him swimming. I didn't really consider myself as a high risk until todays announcement.