Coronavirus (12 Viewers)
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tbf, I'm more impressed by the thought of the world's population all fitting on the Isle of Wight.
lifeskyblue
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Yes I think everyone on the country, apart from Boris and his two sidekicks, can see the flaw in the governments stated position.
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Yes but we know that this could otherwise bring the economy to a halt, as well as seriously impact family incomes. Oldies isolate whereas the younger and their offspring are far less vulnerable.
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skybluetony176
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This is getting silly now. One of my children presented symptoms over the weekend and as per the government’s advice this morning we’re keeping her off school this week, I’ve been to work, the wife has stayed at home (because we have a child off not because she has symptoms) and my other child has been to school. Now, my sick child showed full signs of recovery overnight this morning when she woke up so what do we do now? Do we all have to stay off now for 2 weeks? Because she seemed to have recovered this morning is the slate wiped clean? Why can’t we just get my daughter tested so we know one way or the other whether she had it or not? Why couldn’t the government come to this decision yesterday as that would have made the situation clear before the working week started? How many families are now in the same situation as us because this information came in the evening of the working day of the week? I know 2 other families personally who are also scratching their heads.
skybluetony176
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Even my 12 year old has just said “wait, you can’t go to work if you can help it but you have to go to school? What planet is he on?”
Otis
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Get that, but I could catch it from my daughter and I have no choice but to go and see my dad, who will be in isolation.
He is 90 and I will have to do his shopping for him etc.
If I have to isolate, he is buggered.
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So how is a family who depend on low income from non-office jobs supposed to survive a school shutdown?
Sky_Blue_Daz
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To be fair schools should be shut down now in my opinion.
They could email lessons or even in theory bring the Easter holidays forward and add on the whitsun half term and giving 3 weeks holidays
They could email lessons or even in theory bring the Easter holidays forward and add on the whitsun half term and giving 3 weeks holidays
Otis
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People will already not be surviving though. So many work in retail and then pubs and cafes, theatres and cinemas and restaurants etc.
skybluetony176
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I work for a small family owned business. How’s my workplace supposed to survive?
ccfc92
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skybluetony176
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It’s bollocks. If they just tested my daughter we’d know in a single stroke if we should be isolating or not.
Sick Boy
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So there has been a complete u-turn in 48 hours then??
Think we'll be able to buy one shortly.
20 minute result .
Pin prick in the thumb like blood sugar etc.
ccfc92
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I suppose it's all relative to new information. That article was released about 15 mins ago.
Ring Of Steel
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From what I can tell they are 'advising' people to stop, but they aren't 'telling' people not to.
shmmeee
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I dunno avoiding social contact is my main aim at the school gates.
shmmeee
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We are further along the curve than we thought. So basically everyone who doesn’t suck Boris’ dick was right. Who knew?
shmmeee
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Tough but official advice is you shouldn’t be in contact with your dad and should be leaving his shopping outside the door.
I’m just glad my parents don’t need daily care. God knows what I’d do otherwise.
Otis
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So how does he know when the shopping is there? He is all but deaf.
shmmeee
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It’s not been thought through at all. I guess your alternative is face mask gloves and buckets of hand sanitiser.
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That's so incredibly difficult for you Otis. Myself I'd take all the precautions, do that visit, do that shopping. But only you know how you and your Dad feel about it.
Ian1779
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This is where the government need to intervene. Is the notion of an universal basic income that ludicrous in such unprecedented times?
Ian1779
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Avoids having to compensate/support etc.
Protect the money first... the Tory way. Even half the Tories are scratching their heads at it.
Grendel
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No government has across the globe has it?
Sky Blue Pete
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I’ll help
Sky Blue Pete
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And my daughter if I can’t just ask
Grendel
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Fake news Ian only 5% would ever take out such indemnity anyway
shmmeee
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By that logic let’s shut down the NHS.
Not sure it’s a U turn Sick Boy. We knew these types of measures were going to come in, it was just when and to what extent. Every country is updating and ramping up their responses (pretty much on a daily basis) dependent on their own data, requirements etc
What I was shocked at is the encouragement to avoid any unnecessary social contact (avoiding bars, restaurants etc) with immediate effect. I was hoping this could be avoided with the exception of elderly and those with pre- existing conditions. The impact of this is huge !
shmmeee
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We should organise something on here for any SBTers in need.
Otis
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No need, Pete. Thanks so much for the offer. I will keep going over until I can no longer do so, i.e., until/if I have to self-isolate.
I am fine at the mo, though my daughter has a cough. She has had it now for three weeks solid though. Certain it is not related.