Worried about Cornovirus 30

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@Helenj1977 I think my DD2 (now 8) caught it from me, as she had 3 days of a high temperature and a headache but she recovered quickly, missed 3 days of school. Children don't get it badly at all. It's adults that get it badly. I have Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and catch everything going, and had pneumonia last year after developing a very bad bout of flu (I forgot the flu jab).

25 year old DNiece works with children with physical and mental disabilities in a school environment and lives with her 84 year old grandparents . So the school closure is a relief

I actually managed to find some hand sanitizer for her today. I hit Superdrug at the exact moment they were unpacking a delivery.

Re testing every one.

There's been talk of an Antibody test to see if they could identify who has had it in the UK.

I think this is the path we will lean towards rather than trying to primarily identify cases like other countries.

Could be wrong but I think that's the way the head honchos are thinking.

What do you mean kids won't stay at home? Mine aren't going out full stop, nor are we. I am going out tomorrow for last bits of essentials (crisps and wine) then I'm planning not to move for the foreseeable.

Feel very emotional and stressed about it all but we need to do the right thing

Home about an hour ago with DD1 from France, she had been working in a ski resort there.

She says that in France you have to have a piece of paper explaining why you are out of the house for more than 10 mins - and a diff paper for every time you are out. Drones are inspecting the streets. Bars/restaurants closed on Sat at midnight, some of the restaurants up the mountains stayed open to serve the few remaining skiers and the gendarmes were in like Flynn, literally ordering diners out of their seats etc. She cannot believe the laxness and slowness of the UK response.

Yes I've heard about the Antibody tests coming soon apparently - giving priority to Emergency services workers; getting them back on the frontline as soon as they're fit to go.

Thank you SansaSnark - our DD has an EHCP and that was very helpful to read. I've been panicking all evening.

It also help to work out if herd immunity is not always true or if it mutates.

What do you mean kids won't stay at home? Mine aren't going out full stop, nor are we.

You're responsible. A lot of parents aren't, sadly.

I'm worried I've got it. Had sore throat, fatigue and cough on 2 Feb that lasted about 4-5 days, and I've had a cough since then to some extent. The last couple of days the cough has been ramping up again and I'm feeling tired again today. There's a slight heavy feeling in my lungs but nothing serious. I've also got that 'off' feeling you get with other kinds of flu that's hard to describe. No fever at any point so far.

I've barely been out lately let alone visited any of the countries that were having cases back then, so not sure where I've picked it up from.

How long is it supposed to last? It's already been 16 days since I had the initial cough. The guidance says self isolate for 7 days after symptoms start but as I say, it's already been over two weeks of (albeit fairly mild for the most part) symptoms.

Looks like some GP surgeries didnt get the memo re over 70s and self isolation.

twitter.com/gwen_m01/status/1240339865440567297?s=20

By the way I just wanted to let me know my local Superdrug keep hand sanitisers behind the counter so if you need any it might be worth checking with them.

You know obviously... I already do!

Sorry to jump in.

Just wanted to get it off my chest.

I proper cried earlier tonight and still got a few tears.

I've been following these threads and the whole situation since it broke out.

I'm actually really scared now. Took my kids out from Monday morning.
What's upset me tonight is the overwhelming feeling of being alone.

I have 2DC but no other family and it just seems that everyone around me has someone to help; someone to rely on. I'm totally on my own.

It's something I've struggled with for a long time now but with all this going on it's just really bringing it into focus and I feel lost.

So scared of what could happen.
Just want to cry and have a hug but no one to hug me. Sad I know. Need to stay strong for the kids but it's getting hard now.

Thanks to all on these threads for all the useful information. It's much appreciated

Sansa, I've been so worried. My DS has an EHCP. I don't really want him going in. I hope all schools are doing the same!

8% of all cases (2,629) are health care workers in Italy.

www.repubblica.it/cronaca/2020/03/18/news/coronavirus_in_vigore_il_decreto_cura-italia_aumentano_i_contagi-251584599/?ref=RHPPTP-BH-I251584770-C12-P6-S1.8-T1&refresh_ce

Let’s hope that’s not repeated here. :(

Brazil reports 137 new cases of coronavirus and 1 new death, raising total to 509 cases and 4 dead t.co/eUoE2b20hL

It is being repeated here defthand. We are not protecting our healthcare workers. We have not been testing even when they have been in contact with confirmed coronavirus patients or worse still asking them to isolate. Instead it is carry on as normal unless/until you show symptoms. There will be no excuses by our leaders to exclaim shock when our medical staff become ill as you don't need to be a scientist to see what's coming.

Deborah Haynes @haynesdeborah
BREAKING: Up to 20,000 @BritishArmy, @RoyalNavy, @RoyalAirForce personnel will be put on standby to help combat the coronavirus, with troops gearing up to drive oxygen tankers, support the police and boost hospital capacity 1/

Reservists will on Thursday be put on notice to mobilise if required as part of a war-like effort to prepare the armed forces in case the government calls upon them in large numbers 2/

But @DefenceHQ must also deal with threat posed by #COVID19. Steps are being taken to isolate or quarantine personnel on UK’s most important missions – such as ability to respond to a terrorist attack or to protect UK skies from hostile aircraft – to ensure they are not sick. 3/

In addition, all holiday leave has been cancelled for troops deployed on operations overseas, while training exercises in Canada and Kenya have been postponed. 4/

BBC Newsnight @bbcnewsnight
“The government is looking at some sort of lockdown of London."

Political Editor @nicholaswatt reports that “if this happens it would happen at the weekend. We are not talking about troops on the street, it would involve something like closing the underground”

t.co/gB3blplsCv

Not only will it be repeated here with healthworkers, it will be worse because there seems to be a huge lack of protection for them.

This is one of my biggest worries, apart from the lack of equipment. That there will be so many ill NHS staff the lack of equipment won't matter as there'll be no one to operate it.

London will lockdown first

Can we change the thread title next time to surviving this - I think we have gone beyond worried now

www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/03/18/london-lockdown-government-set-shut-city-weekend/?utm_content=telegraph&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=Echobox&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1584571820
London lockdown: Government to shut the city 'by the weekend' under Coronavirus Bill
Emergency plans will enforce the closure of restaurants, bars, pubs and cinemas and restrict the use of public transport

Itsallwrong-hang in there. Pretty soon the government will get with it and there will be a bit more concrete advice/enforcement about getting food etc.
Have you any neighbours you could ask to help if you get sick? Any of the kids friends parents? Just to be on stand by?
What age are the kids?
Lots of love-it's bloody scary. But we will come through I'm sure x

I’ve missed a few threads I think so sorry if this has been said but tomorrow the NMC are having their Emergency Registration bill put through Parliament, should be tomorrow anyway.

So nurses and midwives who have left the register in last two years can go back on. Third year students qualify once its passed, with immediate effect.....though some waffle about finishing their training while working clinically. But they will be registered, won’t be supernumerary and won’t be supervised.

Some other stuff as well about getting others back on the register.