Covid-19
- Tsu
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Covid-19
It's all starting to sound a bit like a movie with what's happening in China. Wuhan and Huanggang have been quarantined and a few hundred people (officially) have caught the virus and 30 or so have died.
We'r flying from Gatwick tomorrow evening and I'll admit to being a bit nervous. I'm sure it's all hype but I've never heard of an entire city being closed.
Should I cancel my direct debits and go crazy?
https://twitter.com/WHO/status/1220317863044665346?s=20
We'r flying from Gatwick tomorrow evening and I'll admit to being a bit nervous. I'm sure it's all hype but I've never heard of an entire city being closed.
Should I cancel my direct debits and go crazy?
https://twitter.com/WHO/status/1220317863044665346?s=20
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- Kenickie
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Re: Corona Virus
I think you'd be fine just making sure you wash your hands a lot, use antibacterial stuff etc.
As per the daily thread, my brother is in Wuhan and says it's not on lock down and you're able to get in and out. I don't know if that's just for certain people though.
It is quite scary in general.
As per the daily thread, my brother is in Wuhan and says it's not on lock down and you're able to get in and out. I don't know if that's just for certain people though.
It is quite scary in general.
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Re: Corona Virus
I always catch a cold or something on a flight but I'm just getting over one so hopefully I'll be OK.
I hope your brother stays well.
I hope your brother stays well.
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Re: Corona Virus
I don't mean to sound callous, but the death rate doesn't seem to be all that concerning at the moment. I mean, considering how many people die of normal flu (15,000 in England & Wales in 2017, for instance), it seems like hype more than anything at the moment.
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Re: Corona Virus
Yes, you're probably right but I have reduced kidney function so the flu (or similar) would be very serious for me.
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Re: Corona Virus
I don't think it is the death toll right now, as you say less than normal flu, but it is more a case of just how fast it is moving and the potential ramifications if it gets a grip and turns into a pandemic
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Re: Corona Virus
Put some Vicks First Defence up your schnozz; I do this before every flight and often when I'm going on a long train journey too.
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- Dandelion
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Re: Corona Virus
Keep an eye on the FCO website - we have had a couple of concerned enquiries at work (people who consider themselves at 'severe risk' because they are going to Thailand in six months ) - but there is no crisis comms or anything, so it doesn't seem a massive issue yet.
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Re: Corona Virus
4 people in Scotland are being tested for this virus.
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Re: Corona Virus
Are they?!
I am relying on you lot to let me know when to panic, I've had to avoid reading much about it cause it pushes all my anxiety buttons.
I am relying on you lot to let me know when to panic, I've had to avoid reading much about it cause it pushes all my anxiety buttons.
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Re: Corona Virus
Apparently. But I don't think it's worth any panic, Shoebels.
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Re: Corona Virus
The Daily Heil will have a field day, but they've quarantined some people who had travelled through China and then felt a little unwell.
- Bat Macdui
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Re: Corona Virus
There's a helpful Guardian article on how worried you should be.
- Bat Macdui
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Re: Corona Virus
Though this does not cover returning to areas of contagion with a grin and no mask. *Strong look at Ken's bro*
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Re: Corona Virus
If you heard an interview about this on Today just now, that was my brother. (Not the unidentified Chinese student, but the other one).
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Re: Corona Virus
Why doesn't he like the Guardian? Is it because they're a bit snooty and disapproving? They can be very paternalistic about China.
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I think.
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Re: Corona Virus
Maybe he should start doing his whole own 'Dispatches from Ken's Brother' thing.