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Who do I call about the deliberate spread of coronavirus?

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Desperateforadviceplease · 23/03/2020 09:09

Spit on door handles, walls and the buttons in the lift has become a daily occurance for us. I am self isolating as pregnant with young children but DP still needs to go to work as a key worker (not front line)
We live in a block of 50 families.
Over the last few weeks people have been spitting all over the comunal areas - focusing on every button on the lifts.
Not little spits- big dripping all the way down ones.

The council have refused to send someone to clean it. They also refused to log it in their system on saturday since no-one was going to attend covering their own backs
I was advised to log it with 101 police and they said someone should come out to sort it but if they have refused due to health and safety then there is nothing they can do.
In the meantime everyone who is coming in and out of the building have been put at risk.

This has been going on for weeks now but has ramped up since monday.
Me and my children are trapped in- i can't even take them to the field to run around now.

I have been disinfecting the door handles and lift buttons before and after i use them to try to be considerate while others are actively trying to scare and infect people.

I have called again and once again been told "we dont deal with this try someone else"
At least I got a number today. The last guy didn't know who i should call- just that i should call someone else.

The stairs arent much better- at least things are spread out.
-i avoid the stairs anyway after encountering urine, vomit and faeces (human and dog) and drug paraphernalia. But at least it was on the floor.

This is 10x worse for us at the moment because our house purchase ticket out of this disgusting bucket of concentrated Hell has been put on hold. We were so close to escaping and now we are trapped worse than before.

With hormones runing high from the pregnancy and the added stress of "why cant we go to school/ visit nanny and grandad/ go play outside" my mental health is sliding and I am worried about how I am going to cope with a newborn aswell.
I have had suicidal thoughts before but this is pushing me over the edge. Nobody is willing to help me. Everyone is fobbing me off. Nobody cares about us as we are clearly the scum of society living in a council flat. No more than ever.
Someone was arrested for coughing deliberately- isn't this the same? Who can I ask? I am completely desperate.

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Desperateforadviceplease · 23/03/2020 18:52

@Namechange2020onceagain
I am defineitely worried about repercussions.
Ive already been too outing already.
Crime rates round here are absolutely dire.

Up until now my worst story was catching a junky having a poo on the stairs. This somehow is even more violating.

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Desperateforadviceplease · 23/03/2020 18:55

@Hellbentwellwent
We just called in desperation all the local properties in our immediate budget (the security of council rent is the only good thing about this flat I swear) and they are all refusing viewings for h and s

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SomeoneElseEntirelyNow · 23/03/2020 19:01

Could you take something without viewing it? Go from pictures instead?

RadioRodeo · 23/03/2020 19:03

Definitely photos and videos...spread them far and wide!!

puds11 · 23/03/2020 19:07

It classes as anti social behaviour at least, so non emergency police? People in other countries have been imprisoned for doing this. They are also talking about bringing in fines etc for people found out and about with corona virus so are obviously taking it seriously.

Soubriquet · 23/03/2020 19:11

I’m sure this is a tik tok trend too

I keep seeing clips on fb of people licking things etc saying “fuck CV” etc etc

I’m shocked no one is doing any thing

agonyauntie2020 · 23/03/2020 19:17

OMG OP what region are you in? This is horrifying. I am so sorry. can you amazon yourself a box of those febrile gloves and make sure kids don't go near the buttons and focus on the fact that you are buying and will be out of there one day. Virtual hugs to you.

Mlou32 · 23/03/2020 19:29

This is 10x worse for us at the moment because our house purchase ticket out of this disgusting bucket of concentrated Hell has been put on hold.

No offence but someone is actually going to buy this place?

I'm sorry you're going through this. Doesn't the lift have CCTV? I've seen them in multi story flat lifts before.

UnrulySalvia · 23/03/2020 19:36

I was advised to log it with 101 police and they said someone should come out to sort it but if they have refused due to health and safety then there is nothing they can do.

Do you mean the police won't come out, or the council won't?

I would definitely report this to police: via 111 (that is still a "report") or your safer neighborhood team if you know their direct number or email address.

Mlou32 · 23/03/2020 19:37

Perhaps the best thing is to just stay indoors and maintain an out of sight, out of mind kind of approach. It's awful.

To be honest, I don't think the police or antisocial team will do anything right now; they can probably attend absolute emergencies only. So you have to think about how you're goin to get through this in the house. Perhaps impelment a routine to keep you going. Up at the sme time every day. meals at the same time. Maybe a daily bit of exercise ie a pregnancy video every day. Maybe really get into cooking, recipes that will take up a bit of your time?

HavenDilemma · 23/03/2020 20:22

Absolute last resort but can you afford a hotel? If Travelodge & Premier Inn are even open at the moment??

HavenDilemma · 23/03/2020 20:24

@Mlou32 I'M lives in a council flat but is buying a house elsewhere. Nothing to sell

HavenDilemma · 23/03/2020 20:25

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Desperateforadviceplease · 23/03/2020 20:37

@Mlou32
God no we are renting but waiting to buy (how long now? Nobody knows. And that is assuming the sellers dont pull out, lots are)

We have been doing our best but thats all by the by. Lockdown solved my problem

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