Those who initially said they weren't at all worried about Covid-19...

[Emcont]

Do you feel naive at all? Maybe the wrong word..

My DH wasn't concerned and was one of the 'it's the flu' and he is now absolutely petrified of what it may do to his parents.

I was nowhere near as concerned as I am now. I was pretty naive in thinking they would be able to stop it like the Ebola outbreak

[Walkaround]

And it really is ridiculous to believe there would be no global recession whatsoever if all countries just stopped their lockdowns now and went straight back to attempting business as usual.

[Walkaround]

FliesandPies- there is going to be a global recession/depression regardless. It is not unreasonable to try to buy some time until more is known, and nobody is arguing that the world should remain on tight lockdown forever, or even until there is a vaccine, so I don’t really understand why some people persist in painting this as some kind of black and white issue where lockdown=bad and virus=virtually harmless in the big scheme of things. The only certainty is that the virus is harmful and that it is not actually possible to pretend it doesn’t exist and carry on with our lives as normal.

[FliesandPies]

it’s trying to work out what actions will cause the least overall harm and anybody who claims they actually know the answer to that is delusional

If you're talking about 'overall harm' then a recession wins hands-down. Plenty of history out there to look at wrt to long-term consequences of recessions/crashes compared with pandemic

[Walkaround]

Patte - also not a success if the recession caused by an uncontrolled virus ultimately kills more people than the virus. It’s not one thing or the other, it’s trying to work out what actions will cause the least overall harm and anybody who claims they actually know the answer to that is delusional.

[TheCountessatHotelCortez]

@Patte 100% agree

[Patte]

I'm more worried about the lockdown than the disease. The thing is, recessions kill people. It is not a success if more people die as a consequence of the lockdown than would have died from the disease.

[peoplepleaser1]

@PhilCornwall1 I see the logic in your thinking but I can't feel that way.

I worry a great deal about my frail parents who live alone at opposite ends of my county and are both shielding. Both are very lonely and frail. I'm shopping for them and both are making the best of the situation but are very unhappy and seeing this is very distressing.

In many ways what happens to them is in my control as I'm all they have. It's very difficult to know people you live are suffering.

[PhilCornwall1]

Surely the vast majority of people in this category have parents and / or grandparents who are at serious risk if they catch it? Does this not worry them?

I never worry about something that is out of my control, I did years ago, but a series of events during my life has stopped me doing that.

The reality is, we can't control if we get it or not. We can mitigate the risk and that's it. But at the end of the day, if you are going to get it, you'll get it. Yes if either of my parents got it of course I would be worried, but I'm not worrying at the moment, as they haven't.

[peoplepleaser1]

I'm a bit confused that so many people are not worried about coronavirus because they feel confident that they would be ok if they thought it. Surely the vast majority of people in this category have parents and / or grandparents who are at serious risk if they catch it? Does this not worry them?

I'm extremely worried about my elderly parents and friends.....

[AvocadosBeforeMortgages]

I'll admit I did initially put this in the same category as bird flu, swine flu and SARS, all of which the media massively overhyped.

I remain unconcerned about me catching it; being in my 20s the chances of it killing me are tiny. I have some (very, very) elderly relatives that I worry about - but I also have to be realistic that at their age there's a high chance they'll die in the next year or two regardless of corona.

I'm more worried about the effects on the economy as things stand. I'm self employed, fell through all the cracks of government support, and make the sort of products that are a "nice to have" not an essential, even though it is food.

[Tootletum]

My views haven't changed. I was worried about the economy and stil am. It's tragic that people are dying, but it doesn't worry me.

[Sunshineeeee]

@Shitsgettingcrazy thanks. I didn't know that. I read that she was still working till up to a few weeks ago. Her ward also is one of the corona wards in that hospital. I hope she wasn't working.

[Bexta147]

Wasn’t worried and I’m still not worried. Like a PP I’m extremely worried about the effects of the lockdown. It’s already had a huge affect on my mental health and I fear I will never be the same again. Not only that the impact on my children and the financial implications to the country are also a huge concern.

[PhilCornwall1]

@Emcont Wasn't worried about it at the start and still not worried about it now.

The only thing that changed for me was being told to shield by the NHS. If you live in a normal family home it's impractical. I'm doing the same in the lockdown as everyone else (shopping, exercise etc.).

[Shitsgettingcrazy]

@Sunshineeeee her husband is self isolating and has been tested.

It was her dad that was in ICU and he, sadly, passed away. As she was on maternity leave its believe she caught it in the community. Potentially from her father.

I know that wont make you feel much better. But I hope it does a, just a little bit. If its praying on your mind.

[Sunshineeeee]

I wasn't worried (except for high risk family members) till I read an article that a 28 year old pregnant nurse died.. and an article that a nurse died on good Friday and her technician husband is in icu. My husband is a key worker in hospitals. Now I'm anxious. I'm anxious about my baby growing up with both parents there and I'm anxious that my husband is ok. People who have no previous medical conditions are also dying now. So yes in short I'm a little anxious now but then I also believe in God and believe your time is written anyway albeit the means (that calms my anxiety right back down).

[TheTruthAboutLove]

I’m not worried at all.

I’m fit and healthy, I follow the government guidelines and stick to them. The point is that most people are going to have it at some point and it’s about controlling the number at once.

I’m more concerned about the economic impact on this country, I’ve been furloughed and I’m desperate to be back in work - my company are still operating and have no need for my role while this is ongoing. But I’m worried about the impact to our high streets and jobs going forward much more than I am about the virus. I’m also concerned about the government who keep saying “Our peak is weeks away. Oh no we’re a few days after our peak. No, sorry again, it’s days away” and they don’t actually have a clue. There is no exit strategy and we need one sharpish, I’m really hoping by the end of May we have some sense of returning to life before the virus. Otherwise the economic impact is going to be massive.

[Bouledeneige]

I wasn't worried in January and February and thought people on here were being extreme. I remembered people stock piling antibiotics in fear of swine flu and thought that was proved unnecessary and alarmist and I thought this was much the same. But when I started seeing footage from Italy I realised it was really going to happen. I'm glad I wasn't panicking in the early days though and that I'm not a conspiracy theorist or doomsayer - it wouldn't have improved my life at all. This is so rare and extraordinary I don't feel stupid for not understanding or expecting its impact.

I am getting along fine and I know I'm lucky compared to most. I am a calm and practical person and need to be for my kids. I think I have it now and am feeling a bit rougher today (day 9 I think). I hope it remains mild. Fear and anxiety won't help me get through or make it any easier to bear. There's not much I can do about it.

However I have felt worried about friends who are either financially vulnerable or at risk health wise. And I am concerned about the long term impacts on many people, businesses, charities and communities.

I realise this is not going to go away quickly - it could go on for a year or more with varying degrees of lockdown severity. We don't have much choice but put up with it. We will have to become used to living this different way for some time yet. So it's just appreciate the small things and be grateful if you and your loved ones get through. And love those you care about with fortitude and compassion.

[TheCountessatHotelCortez]

@JellyFishSquish you can’t possibly know how this one is going to play out though no one does so comparing it to the Spanish flu is just silly

[TheCountessatHotelCortez]

This was it

[TheCountessatHotelCortez]

Also I can’t find the screenshot I took but wasn’t this downgraded from a high risk to a low risk by some group? It had started out high risk and has been downgraded?

[Hoggleludo]

I wasn't worried. My dh knew from the start it would be a pandemic and I laughed at him.

I then saw the most horrific video of people in icu struggling to breathe in Italy. Oh. It still haunts me. I the. Saw w video of a young girl. Maybe 18? Struggling in icu to breathe. She survived but ended up being ventilated. Even now it gives me nightmares.

I'm in the extremely vulnerable category. So I've known I'd die if I got it. My body doesn't even handle urine infections. Let alone this.

[stairway]

I go through phases of being worried and not worried. I work in healthcare so don’t have the luxury of being able to hide away from the virus anyway. A colleague, previously healthy has just died from it. This shook me and made me not want to return to work. I have to remind myself though that only 44 NHS staff have died from thousands of exposed members of staff. It is likely that some people have a genetic disposition to suffering badly from this virus. As it new nobody knows if they will be the unlucky few. However to put in into context, we don’t know why young and healthy people get struck down with cancer. This is just a new risk. I know that the longer I go out to work the less likely I am to being badly effected by it.

[MrsPear]

Am I worried about the virus?
No

Am I worried about the panic and the impact on the economy, children’s education and mental health? Yes very!

[TheCountessatHotelCortez]

and yes to the healthcare aspect, our team is now solely focussed on covid patients being discharged home, most other things are being delayed, I actually commented that I foresee a large increase in our palliative patients in the coming years due to lack of treatment and diagnosis