Worried About Corona Virus- thread 32

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Excel Centre in London’s Docklands could be turned into giant field hospital in fight against coronavirus

Well Boris did want to build 40 hospitals... I'm not sure this is quite what the public had in mind though.

@TheElementsOfMedical sounds like a plan 😁

Nope to a lockdown today. There have been travel restrictions put in place and council's are closing playgrounds etc so I think there will be a reduction in people being out and about - not because the government has actually done anything but because council's and shop owners and businesses have made the decision themselves.

I think we will see a decision being made by the government in the next couple of days.

Sadiq Khan has been pretty explicit when it comes to London.

Has anyone noticed there is no bbc news special today? Strange after having one everyday for the last week.

Eve, I've heard from a nurse at the Gwent that they have started the wider testing of patients for CV, which is part of why their numbers are higher.

Anecdotally, I do know someone who went in with an MI - no cough and no fever - who was tested, so it's plausible

Beyond, I’m trying to think what MI is. I can only come up with myocardial infarction which I hope is not what happened to your friend!

If you’re outside and keeping 2 meters from someone, would wind/breeze have an impact? Surely I’m standing 2 meters from someone outside but the wind is going straight from them to me that still puts me at risk even though I’m 2 m away?

Red I agree.

People just don't understand, and not just 1 concept but a huge myriad of things.

People don't understand incubation, no symptoms, how this spreads.

Excel Centre as a temp hospital is a very sensible idea.

Ahh I can see it now at 3.45pm on bbc one

I live opposite the Royal Gwent and am hearing more sirens than I ever have before. Probably not only Covid but am guessing they have a high number of patients now. Have been woken by ambulances twice now.

Think my brother and his gf are stuck in Cambodia. I'm so worried and angry at the same time because I told him not to go!

Sturgeon currently ordering closure of all non essential shops.

... in Scotland (obvs).

( comment in response to the two different kinds of delivery same message)

@AutumnRose1 - I took it to be a minor injury.

Thing is, if I actually proposed my plan to a wider audience there would no doubt be howls of wounded outrage from the exact same people who were all snuggling up close and personal in the ice cream van queue, interspersed with explanations of why they specifically deserve the highest levels of medical care.

@Eeyoresstickhouse

I suppose there’s a briefing at 5

@BeyondMymymymyCorona I have two close relatives working there and they’ve said similar. I believe they also had existing patients (admitted for other reasons) in isolation before the testing was widespread, if they’ve now been tested it could explain the sudden rise in numbers.

My new neighbour has been in and out all weekend. His children are flitting between here and other houses daily. Possibly just their mums but even so. I thought we might get on but then I saw him in a pale grey suit and pointy pale brown shoes and knew he wasn't my kind of person.

@Bercows

@Bercows grey & brown is never good

Bercows, I read that as “get it on”

i think that the large spike in Welsh figures are linked to the Wngland Wales rugby - either people travelled through London for the game or were out in pubs and clubs watching it. I also think that we'll see another next week after the Stereophonics concert. Both of these events should have been cancelled