What to expect within the next 3 weeks?

[Taddda]

Just that really- the news is forever changing and I'm trying to plan (or hope) as far as I can that we get over this 'curve' swiftly.

But today, field hospitals being set up with thousands of extra beds.

No food delivery availability (No I'm not in a 'vulnerable' group as such, but have always relied heavily on home delivery with two baby girls at home and some abdominal issues still from an EMCS, adhesions). I didnt 'stockpile'!

People still roaming about in my area (not masses, but certainly in groups of more than 2. Further lockdown authority?

I'm also gardenless, so am really trying to find a safe way to take my Dd's out (briefly) for some fresh air and a little run around, but now have no where local (all built play areas and playgrounds cordoned off) to do this.

What's going to change, get better, get worse? What are we not planning for that we should be??

I thought I was 'doing the right thing' by not stockpiling....I'm now starting to think I was an idiot...

My home is now a total nursery, fortunately my Dds are entertained and happy, but need fresh air, I'm feeling quite guilty about a 'brief walk around the block' only for them, they're 1&2 and don't understand why they cant run around the park. But accepted here and am trying make the best.

I'd just like to know (as far as possible) what to expect in the coming weeks?? The word 'Tsunami' was used this morning- ?

I don't see anything wrong with what you said. How strange of MNHQ to delete your post

I'd rather have common sense than know how to spell 'their'

I agree that I like to know what's coming. I hate the unexpected and would much rather know how terrible it is going to be and plan accordingly. I've been following the outbreak since January as well.
In 2 weeks time we will look like italy. All non essential shops will close and only food shops and pharmacies will remain open. There will be no daily exercise allowed. No one will be able to leave their homes (except for food and work).
People will be dying. Dying in hospital, dying at home. Bodies collected and buried without ceremony. Young and old alike. It's going to be bad, very bad, for far too many people.
But it will, eventually, turn a corner, and things will get better. Maybe in 3 weeks we will peak and daily cases will start decreasing, although there will still be 100s dying each day. Decreasing does not mean stop. In 12 weeks the lockdown might start to ease. Life will return to normal. But for some, it will be truly devastating. It's not wrong to prepare yourself for that.

Odd that Sapphire's post has been removed. The reality that a 4000 bed hospital facility is being constructed is enough for people to know it is going to get bad. I had to pop into my local hospital today for work reasons and ambulances were queueing. I asked a couple of people how things were at this hospital and no-one would look me in the eye or give me a straight answer. The lateness of today's death figures is also concerning. Emergency legislation is being rushed through parliament.

Namechangervaver - her posts aren't common sense love.

@StraightTalkingSandra nah love, I won't! taking nowt down a notch

@StraightTalkingSandra and all those statistics came straight from google word for word....and you thought you looked clever!!

Posted this on another thread but I'm not sure how true this is but was speaking to someone and they think there just trying to control the spread so nhs don’t get over run, so now we’ve been locked down for 3 weeks so the people in hospitals ect can (I know it sounds awful) die or recover in this time, borris will fight for more beds and stuff and then after 3 weeks they’ll be more prepaired, so then rules can be slackened slightly we can go out more, and then when it starts to pick up again, we’ll be locked down again so the people in hospital can die/recover. So it’s like everyone doesn’t get it at once it comes in waves 🤔🤔🤔 interesting but again not sure how true

Those statistics came from the BBC article...never claimed they were my own.

A really nasty contingent of people here. Scared little girls hiding behind usernames.

I agree with you Sapphire.

much like you then @StraightTalkingSandra LOVE

@Bittersweet12 I don't see how we can go out more than whats happening now. Nobody is listening, and that is worrying

I think the next three weeks are hard to predict exactly, but I am expecting a huge wave of cases with horror in our hospitals like we have never seen. Sorry, but we have been put on lockdown only recently and it takes weeks to have effect. For the next three weeks we are mostly going to be reaping what has been sown in the last few weeks.

Those who are lucky enough not to be directly affected by the need for hospital care for themselves or their family, I think will just shelter in place, humbled and scared but trying their best. Whether we get food supplies good or poor, or whether we have tighter measures will be a detail really. Don't think we will starve. We will get some tighter measures I am fairly sure, most everywhere has followed that path so far.

My heart goes out to everyone affected and to those on the frontline of treating this...they are showing true dedication and heroism. I hope after this subsides a bit something will be done about the horrendous underpaying of nurses.