Main Coronavirus / Covid-19 Discussion Thread

[Mackenzie]

Concerned rather than worried at this stage and no I haven’t stocked up on anything, but I am washing my hands far more frequently during the day and being more aware of what I’m touching.

 

[The Wookiee]

Nope not worried

 

[Bold Seagull]

No. Not really. I forgot to buy some food today which shows how worried about stocking up I am.

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

Saw my first face mask in Worthing yesterday

 

[Fred Oliver - Legend]

Yup, 2 young children with cystic fibrosis, if either of those are to catch it they wouldn’t stand a chance, been at hospital with them both today and the team and hospital in general seem rather worried.

 

[lawros left foot]

Like AIDS, like SARS, like Ebola, like the Millennium bug, like bird flu.

All these have been massively overhyped by Governments, media etc, but there are still more humans alive now than have excisted in the history of mankind.

AIDS, I admit has killed quite a few, but, it was never the plague that we were told it would be for the general population.

 

[Driver8]

As someone who has suffered from Asthma and Bronchitis I really don’t want to catch it and I’ll being doing my best not to.

 

[bn1&bn3 Albion]

I'm not worried about getting it, I am worried about what sort of nightmares it will cause for normal day to day life if it was to get much worse in the country.

 

[Icy Gull]

I’m not worried for myself but my wife has bad asthma and I am worried for her.

I think it’s going to get pretty bad for less healthy people and businesses

Panic buying? Nah

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

Like AIDS, like SARS, like Ebola, like the Millennium bug, like bird flu.

All these have been massively overhyped by Governments, media etc, but there are still more humans alive now than have excisted in the history of mankind.

AIDS, I admit has killed quite a few, but, it was never the plague that we were told it would be for the general population.

Aids has claimed millions. Controlled now in wealthy countries but not third world countries

 

[WATFORD zero]

I'm more worried about being stuck somewhere for 2 weeks in 'Quarantine'. Meant to be skiing in 3 weeks and suspect it will be off for that reason

Appreciate it's different for others.

But have told my daughter my login and password for my account on here so that at least you can take the piss if I'm taken out

 

[Deleted member 2719]

Seeing that only about 5% bother to wash their hands at the AMEX, I would say it will probably spread quicker here than China, once it gets a grip.
Am I worried? Not really but I worry for the people I know with underlying illnesses.
The Spanish Flu killed 10s of millions, including my great grandad a 100 years ago.
We don't want to see it anywhere near that level again.

 

[Petunia]

I’m more concerned about dysentery at the moment.

There are no* toilet rolls in my local supermarket!

Well, none at all last night but maybe they will have restocked overnight

 

[Beach Hut]

More worried if travel restrictions start kicking in........

 

[Questions]

Saw my first face mask in Worthing yesterday

Was it a Richard Nixon one Uncle.

 

[Raleigh Chopper]

I’m not worried for myself but my wife has bad asthma and I am worried for her.

I think it’s going to get pretty bad for less healthy people and businesses

Panic buying? Nah

That's exactly how I am feeling.
Popped into supermarket today and purchased some anti bacterial handwash, the shelves were almost empty.

 

[lawros left foot]

Aids has claimed millions. Controlled now in wealthy countries but not third world countries

Okay, I know in sub Saharan Africa it is a massive killer, but, I was commenting more on my own circumstances. I have never met anyone, to my knowledge, who is HIV positive. That maybe because our Government made such a huge effort to control it in the 80s, and maybe because I don’t move in the same circles as those who are more susceptible to it.

 

[Icy Gull]

That's exactly how I am feeling.
Popped into supermarket today and purchased some anti bacterial handwash, the shelves were almost empty.

Try getting anti bacterial gel! I did go out if my way to obtain some, only place I could find it was from Viking without being totally ripped off

 

[lawros left foot]

That's exactly how I am feeling.
Popped into supermarket today and purchased some anti bacterial handwash, the shelves were almost empty.

It’s a virus, what difference will anti bacterial hand wash do?

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

Okay, I know in sub Saharan Africa it is a massive killer, but, I was commenting more on my own circumstances. I have never met anyone, to my knowledge, who is HIV positive. That maybe because our Government made such a huge effort to control it in the 80s, and maybe because I don’t move in the same circles as those who are more susceptible to it.

There are about 7000 new hiv cases a year in the uk and 100 deaths a year due to aids as there are very effective treatments now in wealthy countries