Worried About Corona Virus- thread 33

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Colin Mackay - 'Construction workers should stop unless they are building hospitals FM @NicolaSturgeon tells Parly.'

Torcuil Crichton - 'Bizarrely that is not the message from Downing Street just now for construction workers in England.'

Dh has said some sites are taking the decision to close now anyway. One site this morning, the workers turned up and the gates were locked. They were trying whatever way they could to get in and get their stuff.

Superdrug and Holland & Barrett are still open;

Cat Neilan - 'Clearly those rules are being broken on the Tube, even before they get onto the site.'

Construction industry statistics from 2019 from the HSE:

Deaths - 30

Non fatal injuries: 54,000

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I'm sure I decent enough chunk of those injuries would have required medical attention, it's a dangerous industry to work in.

Anyone else feel like me ?! Totally gutted
I’m a single mum of one with no help with child care. I am considered a key worker but my work isn’t essential so I don’t feel I can send my daughter to school. Her dad can’t help out as he is a registered carer for his mum. Work are being incredibly difficult and have said if I need to be off it will need to be annual leave followed by unpaid leave which will leave me short in the summer holidays and I have rent and bills to pay. I had just managed to get my life back on track after a difficult few years due to the loss of my beloved sister and my mum being diagnosed with dementia soon afterwards. My daughter has just started a lovely new school where she is very happy but had only been there seven days before this 😥. My Facebook is clogged up with people having a lovely time home schooling their children and seem very positive about it all but I just feel despair for the next few weeks. Please tell me I’m not alone !! Sorry for the rant.

I found you all!

Gove?? After his performance this morning!!

Donald J. Trump - 'Our people want to return to work. They will practice Social Distancing and all else, and Seniors will be watched over protectively & lovingly. We can do two things together. THE CURE CANNOT BE WORSE (by far) THAN THE PROBLEM! Congress MUST ACT NOW. We will come back strong!'

America will have a bloodbath.

@BeyondMymymymyCorona Stupid user name by the way, as for your wedding I'm really sorry but you obviously haven't read the guidance, the bit where it says People are not to gather in groups of more than two people.
I'm sorry but your wedding along with thousands of others won't be going ahead.

A lot of wedding places are only cancelling three weeks in advance.

PARLY - '@MattHancock
where people absolutely cannot work from home they can go to work and it is important they do to keep the country running.'

Lizzy Buchan - 'Matt Hancock tells MPs the government will release guidance for employers later today on how to keep workers safe, including ensuring 2m gaps between workers.'

Coronavirus (COVID-19) was first identified in December 2019.

The first case of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Scotland was confirmed in March 2020.

Scottish test numbers: 24 March 2020
A total of 9968 Scottish tests have concluded. Of these:

9384 tests were confirmed negative
584 tests were positive
16 patients who tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19) have died

If I'm correct, that's a jump of 85 since yesterday in Scotland, our biggest daily jump yet.

'Stupid username ' Pot kettle black

Daniel Hewitt - 'UPDATE on this. Press conference will now be held by Health Secretary.'

Does anyone know what time Boris will be on today?

Oh willow- your employer is being a dick and I'm sorry for it... the advice needs to be clearer even than it was I think...
Then idiot bosses wouldn't be demanding people come in like that.

I wonder if Boris is sick? Seemed weird that his address last night wasn't live and from
The way Gove has been giving misinformation all day I wouldn't think they'd want him anywhere near it otherwise!

our colleague is stuck in New Zealand. was halfway down South Island and made his way up to Christchurch, but no flights to UK. Well unless you have a few thou'

Sam Coates Sky - 'Matt Hancock in the Commons: “Where people absolutely cannot work from home, they can still go to work. Indeed it’s important they do to keep the country running.” '

Trump is dangerous atm isn’t he. I’d really not want to be living there.

Boris was said to be in the cabinet room earlier for a meeting with Matt Hancock, Mark Sedwell and Chris Whitty - everyone on Zoom.