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Post by Deleted on Mar 12, 2020 11:44:09 GMT
I've been encouraged so far that it's spread more slowly than I'd feared.
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Post by Playground LEVINE on Mar 12, 2020 12:15:09 GMT
I don't know, G. There are a lot of people walking around undiagnosed.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 12, 2020 12:21:11 GMT
I'm not trusting UK figures at all, there's many who should have been tested but haven't been, there's many who should have isolated themselves but haven't (for whatever reason).
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Post by Reactionary Rage on Mar 12, 2020 12:40:57 GMT
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Post by Half Machine Lipschitz on Mar 12, 2020 12:51:55 GMT
We're still relatively low-risk here in Canada with only around 100 confirmed cases and only 1 death from covid-19, but I'm walking around like a paranoid freak on high alert for any sounds of coughing or sneezing so I can run as fast as possible in the opposite direction. Maybe a face mask will ease my anxiety.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 12, 2020 16:41:22 GMT
I'm not trusting UK figures at all, there's many who should have been tested but haven't been, there's many who should have isolated themselves but haven't (for whatever reason). It's not so easy to get yourself tested is it? I can understand people not bothering.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 12, 2020 17:44:13 GMT
The chief medical advisor says about 5-10k are probably infected in the UK.
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Post by loveless on Mar 12, 2020 18:03:35 GMT
It's maddening. I played a show last night - people came and had fun, it was nice, no one had to get on an airplane, but...there was a hell of a nervous ambiance, for sure. I up with a mild sore throat this morning, surely no more than the normal effects of insufficient sleep, spirits, babbling - but, even something as common as a moderate sore throat now, you start thinking "Oh, shit - not ME!"
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Post by Deleted on Mar 12, 2020 18:05:52 GMT
The worry is for the elderly, people of our age, by and large, aren't dying from it
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Post by tory on Mar 12, 2020 19:33:27 GMT
The worry is for the elderly, people of our age, by and large, aren't dying from it in general yes, but I wouldn't be too complacent. I've only had flu once and it was pretty wretched.
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Post by Playground LEVINE on Mar 12, 2020 20:29:34 GMT
Just back from Lidl and it was packed. People with fear in their eyes! Lots of empty shelves, just non-essentials (chocolate, things in jars) remaining.
The lad on the till was telling the fella in front of me that it was like Christmas Eve and they were all going to be working until 1 am sorting out food parcels. The area to the right of the queue was full of baskets for deliveries. It's not something they normally do, but I suppose in these times...
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Post by Deleted on Mar 12, 2020 20:41:29 GMT
The worry is for the elderly, people of our age, by and large, aren't dying from it in general yes, but I wouldn't be too complacent. I've only had flu once and it was pretty wretched. I get it all the time so it doesn't worry me.
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Post by The Red Heifer on Mar 12, 2020 21:13:52 GMT
non-essentials (chocolate, My wife would like a word.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 12, 2020 21:23:10 GMT
in general yes, but I wouldn't be too complacent. I've only had flu once and it was pretty wretched. I get it all the time so it doesn't worry me.
Actual influenza or common colds?
I haven't had a bad bout for a few years now, I'm probably due one.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 12, 2020 21:24:55 GMT
Has anyone thought about what's going to happen with food banks? There's often a queue half way down the street at our local one.
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