Coronavirus straw poll

[gw_leics772]

No politics type "what are your views on it" just facts.
Anybody on here, personal circumstances.

 - Anyone here put themselves into self isolation due to the advice and contact with somone who has the symptoms?

 - Anyone doing it anyway as a precaution?

 - Anyone got the symptoms themselves?

 - Anyone think they might have symptoms but carrying on  "potentially"spreading it regardless?
 

Disclaimer: Dont know how to do a poll but more interested in understanding more where we are at.

[gw_leics772]

As a starter for 10, i visit a chinese acupuncturist who i know well (loved here over 30 years and hasnt gone back in at least 3 years), who speaks regularly to family still in china, who is very scared and has stopped treating people, thereby outting herself in a kind of self isolation for fear of catching it. 

 

Still goes out but avoids crowded places.

 

You could easily dismiss it as being too cautious but she has an extremely low immune system, so is most at risk, is more in touch with what is happening in china, and i say fair play to her, but won't be followong her lead unless i get ANY symptoms myself or in my immediate circle at home or work.

[Toddybad]

No but my partner is a health visitor expected to carry on as normal with just an apron, gloves and gel for protection. Not impressed.

[coolhandfox]

2 minutes ago, Toddybad said:

No but my partner is a health visitor expected to carry on as normal with just an apron, gloves and gel for protection. Not impressed.

What would you suggest as an alternative? 

[bovril]

I live in London and work at a Uni so a chance I've come into contact with it. I've had a few of the symptoms at times over the last couple of months but nothing serious. My niece and nephew were very sick last week but now recovering. Some GP friends are quite sure it was this virus. I would like to go back home but don't want to potentially expose my parents.

 

I'm worried about the affect this will have on people's mental health. 

[Desabafar]

26 minutes ago, coolhandfox said:

What would you suggest as an alternative? 

full hazmat suit

[foxile5]

BoJo made it clear that my profession needs to keep working regardless.

 

In terms of exposure - likely enough for me, I meet and interact with enough people that I'd be unsurprised to find out that I've come into contact with it. 

 

With reference to self-isolation. Absolutely would self-isolate if I felt that it were necessary. 

[Toddybad]

58 minutes ago, coolhandfox said:

What would you suggest as an alternative? 

I don't know but that doesn't make me any happier.

[AyewJoking]

I find reading or hearing about the virus and all the death, uncertainty, doom and gloom to be both scary and depressing.

 

Sometimes i'd rather forget all about it and i know that is selfish and perhaps foolish.

 

Obviously I wouldnt knowingly put myself and the people i care about at risk nor anyone else for that matter.

 

I guess i feel helpless about the whole thing and all i can do is carry on with my life but ultimately i cannot influence what could happen.

[Stadt]

Felt a bit breathless for two days last week but doubt it was the virus, not had any other symptoms

[coolhandfox]

13 minutes ago, Toddybad said:

I don't know but that doesn't make me any happier.

Yes, I understand as a fellow NHS employee.

 

Unfortunately working in healthcare increases our risk, due to either working with patients or working in areas with large patient footprints.

 

 

[spacemunky]

I've had a runny nose and a slight cough for a few days, but hasn't got any worse and my temperature is fine.

 

It's somewhat funny that I've mostly been a recluse for all of my life, but of late I've changed and prefer getting out. 

 

Still been going to the pub, although it's a bit shit and there usually isn't more than about 5 or 6 of us there ar one time. Not much to watch on the screens there now, except news about coronavirus.

[Heathrow fox]

Of the people I know,the under 30s seem to be more worried about their holidays.Which is fair enough.I’d be the same.The over 65s are actually even worse.Theres a got to die of something attitude.The people losing there heads are the ones in the middle.For good reason.I think with the football being cancelled it may start to bring it home a bit before the inevitable rise in the death toll.

Ive been worried about this since the very first report tbh.There was something different about the way the media reacted.Ive followed it on here since day one.Don’t know if it would have been better if I’d kept my head in the sand.In the real world I sense little panic,apart from trips to the supermarket.Where there is a strange pre panic sort of atmosphere.Don't know how the world economy is going to cope.Its all moving so fast.Wonder where it will be in 2 weeks?

[Uranyl Yellow]

I work at a Uni, so have the possibility of slightly increased risk what with being around grimy-handed students from here-there-and-everywhere. Although I am creeping towards an age where it is possibly of an increased threat, I have no great worry about getting it, though if I do display symptoms (and that includes a runny nose) I will self-isolate as it's not worth risking other people. My toilet contains a nine-pack of bog rolls, of which there are about five left, and I have no plans of running out in a panic and buying up the entire stock of Sainsbros. No pasta in my cupboard, and for that I am eternally grateful to the Coronavirus.

[gw_leics772]

2 hours ago, coolhandfox said:

What would you suggest as an alternative? 

Seriously interesting question. The only additional measure i can think of is the face mask?

[brucey]

42 minutes ago, coolhandfox said:

Yes, I understand as a fellow NHS employee.

 

Unfortunately working in healthcare increases our risk, due to either working with patients or working in areas with large patient footprints.

My job usually involves minimal patient contact, but there is talk that there may be 'conscription' of staff into entirely different jobs in high risk departments, like in Italy. I'm terrified tbh. 

[coolhandfox]

27 minutes ago, gw_leics772 said:

Seriously interesting question. The only additional measure i can think of is the face mask?

Maybe, I not sure they would make a lot of difference, other then make people feel more protected.

 

27 minutes ago, brucey said:

My job usually involves minimal patient contact, but there is talk that there may be 'conscription' of staff into entirely different jobs in high risk departments, like in Italy. I'm terrified tbh. 

I've not heard anything which suggests this will happen, I'd imagine the first step would be to cancel all non emergency care i.e. planned ops and redeploy these staff in the first instance.

[Trav Le Bleu]

Posties are carrying on as normal with no extra protection provided by Royal Mail. No sanitiser, no protective clothing, not even getting office and toilets cleaned daily.

 

We won't be striking; we'll be too ill.

[Izzy]

13 minutes ago, Trav Le Bleu said:

Posties are carrying on as normal with no extra protection provided by Royal Mail. No sanitiser, no protective clothing, not even getting office and toilets cleaned daily.

 

We won't be striking; we'll be too ill.

My postie is the grumpiest moaning sod I know. Always complaining about his job, having to use new handheld devices, anything.

 

I fookin love him cos he’s real and tells it how it is. Always in his shorts whatever the weather 

[Lambert09]

I live in Ontario, Canada. People werent taking this seriously until a few days ago. It seems we are a few weeks behind the UK for preparing. 

 

Im going to work from home as my wifes pregnant and I dont want to take the risk. 

 

[Benguin]

I work for a travel company, hundreds stay at our centre each night so likely to come into contact with it. Actually have a nasty cough at the moment but as an asthmatic smoker, I'm almost certain I would know if I caught it. 

[nnfox]

3 hours ago, Royston. said:

I find reading or hearing about the virus and all the death, uncertainty, doom and gloom to be both scary and depressing.

 

Sometimes i'd rather forget all about it and i know that is selfish and perhaps foolish.

 

Obviously I wouldnt knowingly put myself and the people i care about at risk nor anyone else for that matter.

 

I guess i feel helpless about the whole thing and all i can do is carry on with my life but ultimately i cannot influence what could happen.

The media are very skilled at scaremongering. Bad news sells as human nature is to be interested in bad stuff.

 

They focus their attention on the fact that a few people have died (the worst), followed by the number of confirmed new cases (bad).  If new cases are more than the day before, that's great for them.  Then they focus on poor service from NHS 111 and spend a lot of time questioning whether the experts leading the fight know what they're doing and suggesting alternative ways to deal with it.  Then they ram it down people's throats until most people believe the media rather than the experts.

 

You don't see many headlines saying "98% of people tested come back negative".  You are more likely to read "Government aren't testing enough people".

 

 

[Leeds Fox]

Carrying on as normal.

 

No hand-sanitiser placed in offices, entrances to the building I work in. 24/7 shift rotation so plenty of people use the PCs/phones daily. Staff have brought in hand wash for the toilets because often none is provided. 
 

Some live on site, some have shared toilet/showering facilities. No sanitiser there either, just the old fashioned soap bars if you’re lucky.
 

Meanwhile people on site are being quarantined, signs going up everywhere, some places only have re-circulated air.

 

Would make a whole lot of sense to go to minimum manning/on call for the time being. Preventing the whole workforce being at risk in what is a very important sector of the country’s interests. 

[z-layrex]

Just spent the last 4 nights looking after coronavirus patients on our icu, we are already really pushed and things haven't even got started yet! My colleagues are all amazing.

 

Not been to see my parents in weeks nor will I, my wife has been told to stay at home indefinitely as she lives with me so she's happy about that at least.

[MrsJohnMurphy]

4 hours ago, Trav Le Bleu said:

Posties are carrying on as normal with no extra protection provided by Royal Mail. No sanitiser, no protective clothing, not even getting office and toilets cleaned daily.

 

We won't be striking; we'll be too ill.

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