Absolutely disgusting! some people should be ashamed of themselves 
https://twitter.com/DancingThe.../1236196844436217856
To all those nicking alcohol hand gel from the ends of hospital beds & wards-please, kindly take a moment to remember that the people in those hospital beds are some of the most vulnerable. Don’t put them at even more risk!
Sprout posted:Absolutely disgusting! some people should be ashamed of themselves
https://twitter.com/DancingThe.../1236196844436217856
To all those nicking alcohol hand gel from the ends of hospital beds & wards-please, kindly take a moment to remember that the people in those hospital beds are some of the most vulnerable. Don’t put them at even more risk!
That’s an absolute disgrace
Moonie posted:Sprout posted:Absolutely disgusting! some people should be ashamed of themselves
https://twitter.com/DancingThe.../1236196844436217856
To all those nicking alcohol hand gel from the ends of hospital beds & wards-please, kindly take a moment to remember that the people in those hospital beds are some of the most vulnerable. Don’t put them at even more risk!
That’s an absolute disgrace
It honestly makes me ashamed of being British sometimes most of the time
Extremely Fluffy Fluffy Thing posted:The official line is that there is no need to panic, NOT to panic buy and to do your shopping as normal, but as we know, the mere mention of a LACK of a need to panic tends to engender that very panic in people!
Bonkers down here...Tesco is decimated, yet a couple of miles up the road both Iceland and B and M have loo rolls and tissues etc, only thing you can't get is hand gel and if you run out it's easy to make your own if you have to
And why are people panic buying loo rolls? The virus dosen't cause the sh*ts 
Sprout posted:And why are people panic buying loo rolls? The virus dosen't cause the sh*ts
Insane, isn't it?
I actually needed to buy loo roll on Thursday, and while my local Sainsbury's wasn't out of it, the shelves did look a bit on the sparse side...
I did a "proper" shop on Friday evening, and I noticed the same supermarket was less surprisingly rather low on tinned veg - especially tinned tomatoes. The one I didn't expect because it's not something I'd normally think about was that the shelves were rather short on tinned meals - tinned curry; mince & potatoes, etc...
I didn't check on long-life milk...
I have to say though that it was also very noticeable that the shop had more people than usual out in the aisles refilling the shelves: at least for the time-being, it seems to be more a matter of logistics in getting the stock out there than actual shortages...
Moonie posted:Sprout posted:Absolutely disgusting! some people should be ashamed of themselves
https://twitter.com/DancingThe.../1236196844436217856
To all those nicking alcohol hand gel from the ends of hospital beds & wards-please, kindly take a moment to remember that the people in those hospital beds are some of the most vulnerable. Don’t put them at even more risk!
That’s an absolute disgrace
I agree 😡❤️
I prefer not to think about the selfish people who denude the shelves and steal hand gel....the worst kind of humans. In the UK ,how our beleaguered NHS is expected to cope with this pandemic is beyond me. Two hospitals in my area are facing closure because there aren't enough doctors to staff them...let alone nurses where there is a huge shortage too. Retired healthcare professionals are being asked to return to work..the ones I know are refusing as they are in the vulnerable age bracket.
My son in South Korea says that most of the newly qualified nurses...2000 of them have volunteered to go to the worst areas and stay there until the epidemic is over...as they are young, and without families they are best placed to do this
Moonie posted:I just heard on the television that the Tory health minister Nadine Dorries has tested positive for Coronavirus
Nadine Dorries - Newsnight has just been talking about her. She was actually a nurse before entering politics, and it sounds like she's been taking a very personal interest in the outbreak. Colleagues have been saying she was torn between staying at her government role and going back to nursing to help out...
Eugene's Lair posted:Moonie posted:I just heard on the television that the Tory health minister Nadine Dorries has tested positive for Coronavirus
Nadine Dorries - Newsnight has just been talking about her. She was actually a nurse before entering politics, and it sounds like she's been taking a very personal interest in the outbreak. Colleagues have been saying she was torn between staying at her government role and going back to nursing to help out...
That’s where I heard it 
So far there has been colossal mismanagement .....people flying in from Italy not being screened and returning home to infect others has been the main source of the virus getting established
Today a friend who is a teacher rang 111 as she had symptoms of a dry sore throat and feverishness ...it took an hour and twenty minutes to get through
she was told to carry on as normal (back to the classroom) and they would ring back in 4 hours. They did not ring back.
Ok money is now being put in but its a bit late as the horse has bolted
Tories keep stressing that the 'NHS will get WHATEVER it needs, but no-one has explained FULLY where ALL the hundreds of doctors and nurses will magically come from!!!!!!!
Employers pay SSP says the government - but they don't really. Up front they appear to, but they claim it back from the DWP!
Extremely Fluffy Fluffy Thing posted:Tories keep stressing that the 'NHS will get WHATEVER it needs, but no-one has explained FULLY where ALL the hundreds of doctors and nurses will magically come from!!!!!!!
exactly
saw this on twitter
CHINA: Quarantines 58 million people.
SOUTH KOREA: Tests 200,000 people for Covid-19.
SINGAPORE: Orders army to deliver masks to all citizens.
ITALY/FRANCE/GERMANY: Bans all public gatherings.
UK: Wash your hands and sing happy birthday 
Dame_Ann_Average posted:saw this on twitter
CHINA: Quarantines 58 million people.
SOUTH KOREA: Tests 200,000 people for Covid-19.
SINGAPORE: Orders army to deliver masks to all citizens.
ITALY/FRANCE/GERMANY: Bans all public gatherings.
UK: Wash your hands and sing happy birthday
How ironic Dameee
Dame_Ann_Average posted:saw this on twitter
CHINA: Quarantines 58 million people.
SOUTH KOREA: Tests 200,000 people for Covid-19.
SINGAPORE: Orders army to deliver masks to all citizens.
ITALY/FRANCE/GERMANY: Bans all public gatherings.
UK: Wash your hands and sing happy birthday
Their treating us like children Dame. The UK's fecked. Gone to hell in a handcart.
velvet donkey posted:Their treating us like children Dame. The UK's fecked. Gone to hell in a handcart.
can't say we didn't warn people Velvet, it was coming at us like a train wreck 
Would they tell us though?
Dame_Ann_Average posted:saw this on twitter
CHINA: Quarantines 58 million people.
SOUTH KOREA: Tests 200,000 people for Covid-19.
SINGAPORE: Orders army to deliver masks to all citizens.
ITALY/FRANCE/GERMANY: Bans all public gatherings.
UK: Wash your hands and sing happy birthday
😂😂😂😂😂😱
RIGHT - Boris saying many people will die has freaked me out
So i've gone online and paid the Council Tax in full to avoid the Post Office
Shopping online only next week
Prescriptions from the GP and delivery all online too
I'm avoiding going out at all if i can
I think that Boris's speech has made everyone panic as it seems that the Government is not doing nearly enough. I've been at my local farm shop this morning and the car park was full...never seen this before even at Christmas as car park is enormous. But unlike Christmas nobody spoke it was like walking into a silent movie. But you could cut the tension with a knife...especially when one man coughed . It's going to be around for a while and people are already realising that we have to help each other as the ones in power aren't.Groups are being set up to shop for people and provide support in so many different ways. The sun is coming out properly next week. Make sure you get vitamin D from it Sainty
I was reading an idea someone came up with on twitter.
The first hour of opening, make sure all handles, taps, toilets are cleaned with antibacterial wipes, sprays etc that kills the Coronavirus and let the elderly and high risk groups shop alone for the first hour. I really haven't thought this through to be honest, although it sounds a great idea to me on first reading it.
I'm getting more annoyed at selfish people panic buying and not giving two hoots for those that can not afford to do the same and why are they doing this? If everyone bought normally, on line deliveries could cope normally if you can't get to supermarkets
I know I keep banging on about South Korea, but my son keeps me updated and its widely reported as the most successful country in the world at dealing with it. So why is the UK risking and sacrificing lives following a contentious scientific theory than a strategy that is working in the world right now. Because the SK govt is running things so well people are calm and not resorting to panic buying and hand gel hysteria.
It's the same everytime a 'crisis' situation happens. We have generated a very uncaring society and (mostly) no-one gives two hoots about anyone else. Even the government, as demonstrated by the fact that charities are PERMANENTLY factored into our financial system.
Moonie posted:Extremely Fluffy Fluffy Thing posted:Would they tell us though?
Probably not tbh...
Funnily enough I saw a 'Coronavirus worldwide spread' map today and it had a teeny-weeny dot in Russia, indicating that they had 10+ cases.
Roxan posted:We do online orders for groceries. You go and pick it up but they bring it to the car and bung it in the boot. Our entire order was cancelled because they didn’t have any of it. We went in and aisle after aisle were empty. The medical section was roped off. This woman got her kid to run to get to a frozen meal before an old woman.
The CDC have released a report saying with no intervention, still not happening at the direction of the White House, they expect 200 million to be infected here and 40 million to die. This is a much higher mortality rate than elsewhere and based on the demographics and infrastructure. There are tens of millions of illegal migrants here who won’t go to the doctor and tens of millions or more with no insurance who can’t afford to go. There are a very low number of hospital beds in the country and only ten percentage of these are critical care. You don’t get much sick time here typically six days a year and can be sacked for exceeding that. My husband has already been warned (Thursday) that three violations of this rule and you are out.
My immune system is compromised and I have chronic asthma. Now I can’t fly home. I am starting to think I never will. One day at a time...
'The UK has already withdrawn from the EU’s emergency bulk-buying mechanism for vaccines and medicines'....#Brexit madness. #boristhebutcher #coronavirus Brexit means coronavirus vaccine will be slower to reach the UK
we still have our blue passport though
Dame_Ann_Average posted:'The UK has already withdrawn from the EU’s emergency bulk-buying mechanism for vaccines and medicines'....
#Brexit madness.#boristhebutcher#coronavirus Brexit means coronavirus vaccine will be slower to reach the UK
we still have our blue passport though
#boristhebutcher is trending at the moment! 
The government has published its action plan for dealing with the virus, which involves three phases - contain; delay; mitigate - alongside ongoing research.
While the emphasis has been on the contain and research phases up until this week, the country has now moved to the "delay" phase to stop the wider spread of the virus.
Personally I think the Contain and Delay phases should have been combined and run together from the start!
A tweet. Don't know if it's true but if it is, what have we become 
Mayhem at our local ASDA in Walton, as a woman is stabbed, allegedly for her bog roll. My daughter was in the shop. Police, ambulance, the works. Perp apprehended by a member of the public.
Well, nothing as dramatic at my local shop, thankfully.
I was a little concerned however that some of the more recent emptied shelves were of perishables - particularly eggs and bread. The lad at the checkout was telling me people were stocking up on those large trays of eggs.
I do wonder if people have thought about how many they're actually going to use, though: not only could it cause shortages, but they're also looking at a lot of waste... 
And eggs and bread have a shelf life anyway, maybe not so much the bread because depending on what kind it can be frozen, but even so......
Unless you have a big family or having to cater for a large number of people it is selfish and wasteful to stock up on perishables. Stupid too!
I'm becoming a hypochondriac
I've got a sudden sore throat
Is that a headache?
There was a twinge in my chest - then there wasn't
Living in fear .... for the next year
Yes, it is, shall we say unfortunate, that this virus has emerged at a time when lots of people are getting colds and flu anyway.
Is it a heavy cold or a mildish dose of CovID-19?
My daughter (10) has coronavirus. I'm so angry about the official response to the situation that I'm going to ****ing well tweet about it.
First, there's no testing now, so no log of who has it. Second, current guidelines are that she must self-isolate but that the rest of us in the household should feel free to operate as normal.
I'm lucky to be able to work from home. If I couldn't, I'd have to go to work. I am absolutely certainly a carrier of the virus.
I'd go by crowded bus, then crowded Tube, to a workplace with colleagues whose immunity is compromised, or who live with or care for elderly relatives.
Those over-70s & people with compromised immunity will be told to self-isolate. But not for a while, eh. Meanwhile, I and all the other virus vectors would be sitting next to them on the bus, or using the door handle just before them, or grappling with them for toilet roll.
So, I and the rest of the family are following WHO guidance, not UK government guidance, and self isolating. That's our choice, and one we're lucky to be able to make.
But I'm BEYOND enraged that we're in this position. The logic of telling people who've been exposed not to self-isolate if they don't have symptoms only works if you've told vulnerable people to stay isolated. Not if you just plan to do that at some point down the line.
No amount of ****ing WWII analogies will obviate these facts.
The end.
I don't think I have ever seen this before, the top read stories on the BBC website. Notice a trend?
Coronavirus: Boris Johnson set to deliver first daily update
Quick, turn down the volume!
It's Boris about to sing Happy Birthday while we watch a video of him washing his hands! 
And Mr Fluffy Thing's sister and niece are stuck in Spain, Barcelona to be exact! We don't know if the Great Nephew is there as well!
Extremely Fluffy Fluffy Thing posted:Coronavirus: Boris Johnson set to deliver first daily update
Quick, turn down the volume!
It's Boris about to sing Happy Birthday while we watch a video of him washing his hands!
There we go. Moving into stronger tactics. I would like to self isolate for about 2 months, if nothing more than to sort out some paperwork, catalogue my CD's and catch-up on lots of missed tellybox.
The positive is that they are saying that fatalities are generally low.
On a personal front...…………………..It seems a fortuitous circumstance that I retired FROM THE NHS (admin only, but worked around patients and in wards) a few months ago, before the CovID-19 bug surfaced!
Chris Witty, The Chief Medical officer just said "this is going to be a marathon not a sprint".
Should that not be "this is going to be a snickers not a sprite".
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Even businesses are sidelining the government!
Baz posted:Ok , I am putting out there ....I’m am now in the s..t scared class ! Death here ....Op tomorrow ...then chucked into quarantine .....what a difference a month makes !
You're going in?
Baz posted:Saint posted:Baz posted:Ok , I am putting out there ....I’m am now in the s..t scared class ! Death here ....Op tomorrow ...then chucked into quarantine .....what a difference a month makes !
You're going in?
I’ve been in for 10 days Renton ...ankle broken in three places
OMG sorry never knew - what did you do?
And it must be the scariest place to be right now
Saint posted:Baz posted:Saint posted:Baz posted:Ok , I am putting out there ....I’m am now in the s..t scared class ! Death here ....Op tomorrow ...then chucked into quarantine .....what a difference a month makes !
You're going in?
I’ve been in for 10 days Renton ...ankle broken in three places
OMG sorry never knew - what did you do?
And it must be the scariest place to be right now
Fell down a couple of steps at home ...op was postponed 4 times last week ......and yes , it’s pretty scary ....scrub that , it’s a lot scary .....I really miss Mr B Anyway , how are you and your mum doing ?
Baz posted:Ok , I am putting out there ....I’m am now in the s..t scared class ! Death here ....Op tomorrow ...then chucked into quarantine .....what a difference a month makes !
Baz, I can only hold your hand from here (washed of course)_but all I can say is that optimism helps mind and body...........and all my well wishing thoughts are with you.......xxx
Baz posted:Saint posted:Baz posted:Saint posted:Baz posted:Ok , I am putting out there ....I’m am now in the s..t scared class ! Death here ....Op tomorrow ...then chucked into quarantine .....what a difference a month makes !
You're going in?
I’ve been in for 10 days Renton ...ankle broken in three places
OMG sorry never knew - what did you do?
And it must be the scariest place to be right now
Fell down a couple of steps at home ...op was postponed 4 times last week ......and yes , it’s pretty scary ....scrub that , it’s a lot scary .....I really miss Mr B
I'l pop you a PM
I hope you were able to get help? It's the last thing you need
Will you be tested?
Baz posted:Ok , I am putting out there ....I’m am now in the s..t scared class ! Death here ....Op tomorrow ...then chucked into quarantine .....what a difference a month makes !
omg Baz where are they going to quarantine you....will you be put somewhere or can you go home with some help ....big hugs ...hang on in there this will get better for you
Syd posted:Baz posted:Ok , I am putting out there ....I’m am now in the s..t scared class ! Death here ....Op tomorrow ...then chucked into quarantine .....what a difference a month makes !
Baz, I can only hold your hand from here (washed of course)_but all I can say is that optimism helps mind and body...........and all my well wishing thoughts are with you.......xxx
Thanks Syd I will take all the hand holding I can get My daughter is in the front line of community nursing , so up to her neck in it .
Amythist posted:Baz posted:Ok , I am putting out there ....I’m am now in the s..t scared class ! Death here ....Op tomorrow ...then chucked into quarantine .....what a difference a month makes !
omg Baz where are they going to quarantine you....will you be put somewhere or can you go home with some help ....big hugs ...hang on in there this will get better for you
Hi Amythist It’s not a hospital quarantine ...as far as I know .....it’s cos I’m over 70 ....I will be going home , but doubt there will be any help . I’ve been making myself do all the things I can ...like washing , dressing , loo etc .....but can’t load bear for about 6/8 weeks so having to learn to use a Zimmer frame
Baz posted:Amythist posted:Baz posted:Ok , I am putting out there ....I’m am now in the s..t scared class ! Death here ....Op tomorrow ...then chucked into quarantine .....what a difference a month makes !
omg Baz where are they going to quarantine you....will you be put somewhere or can you go home with some help ....big hugs ...hang on in there this will get better for you
Hi Amythist
I imagined them putting you up in a requisitioned hotel hope the zimmer does the job....in the less salubrious areas of town I've heard that they customise them so you can have your can of special brew in a holder and a little tray for your chips
Amythist posted:Baz posted:Amythist posted:Baz posted:Ok , I am putting out there ....I’m am now in the s..t scared class ! Death here ....Op tomorrow ...then chucked into quarantine .....what a difference a month makes !
omg Baz where are they going to quarantine you....will you be put somewhere or can you go home with some help ....big hugs ...hang on in there this will get better for you
Hi Amythist
I imagined them putting you up in a requisitioned hotel
Sounds good to me Amythist
Baz posted:Saint posted:Baz posted:Ok , I am putting out there ....I’m am now in the s..t scared class ! Death here ....Op tomorrow ...then chucked into quarantine .....what a difference a month makes !
You're going in?
I’ve been in for 10 days Renton ...ankle broken in three places
Oh Baz...
Will be thinking about you all through tomorrow.
Rexi posted:Baz ... best of luck tomorrow xxxx
Eugene's Lair posted:Baz posted:Saint posted:Baz posted:Ok , I am putting out there ....I’m am now in the s..t scared class ! Death here ....Op tomorrow ...then chucked into quarantine .....what a difference a month makes !
You're going in?
I’ve been in for 10 days Renton ...ankle broken in three places
Oh Baz...
Will be thinking about you all through tomorrow.
Thank you both
Eugene's Lair posted:Sprout posted:And why are people panic buying loo rolls? The virus dosen't cause the sh*ts
Insane, isn't it?
I actually needed to buy loo roll on Thursday, and while my local Sainsbury's wasn't out of it, the shelves did look a bit on the sparse side...
I did a "proper" shop on Friday evening, and I noticed the same supermarket was less surprisingly rather low on tinned veg - especially tinned tomatoes. The one I didn't expect because it's not something I'd normally think about was that the shelves were rather short on tinned meals - tinned curry; mince & potatoes, etc...
I didn't check on long-life milk...
I have to say though that it was also very noticeable that the shop had more people than usual out in the aisles refilling the shelves: at least for the time-being, it seems to be more a matter of logistics in getting the stock out there than actual shortages...
I noticed much the same at my local Tescos Extra last Friday evening. Absolutely no toilet rolls at all. Loads of staff restocking shelves. I thought it would be quiet but it was the busiest I'd ever seen it at that time of day outside the Xmas season.
The sudden rise in coronavirus infections in several South-east Asian countries has dimmed hopes that warmer weather might slow the spread.
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I never quite understood what generated that idea in the first place!
And that's part of what's fueling our government's LAID BACK approach.
Extremely Fluffy Fluffy Thing posted:The sudden rise in coronavirus infections in several South-east Asian countries has dimmed hopes that warmer weather might slow the spread.
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I never quite understood what generated that idea in the first place!
And that's part of what's fueling our government's LAID BACK approach.
yes Australia , case in point. I can't watch Lardy Boy and his sidekick Crippin any more
And the UK's mobile networks are experiencing problems as people follow government guidance to work from home.
Apparently the mobile operators are saying it's an internal error and not due to increased home working!
Moonie posted:Extremely Fluffy Fluffy Thing posted:Apparently the mobile operators are saying it's an internal error and not due to increased home working!
🤔 pardon me for being sceptical
Something lighthearted to not panic over - bedroom door won't open!!!!!!!!!
Fortunately no-one got locked in!
Joiner's been now (two days later) and bedroom is available for use once more.
Thought I would do my usual fortnight shoppping, but no, went to Tesco’s and no
milk, potatoes, eggs, bread/wraps, fresh meat except some smoked bacon, frozen veg and potato products, baked beans, tinned veg and meat, pasta, pasta sauces, toilet roll, kitchen roll and limited bleach/cleaning products. The cat was lucky but it’s not looking good for him next week!
so many people being kind but other people’s selfishness and greed knows no bounds
machel posted:Thought I would do my usual fortnight shoppping, but no, went to Tesco’s and no
milk, potatoes, eggs, bread/wraps, fresh meat except some smoked bacon, frozen veg and potato products, baked beans, tinned veg and meat, pasta, pasta sauces, toilet roll, kitchen roll and limited bleach/cleaning products. The cat was lucky but it’s not looking good for him next week!
so many people being kind but other people’s selfishness and greed knows no bounds
To right 😠
Well - the sore throat i've had for 3 days has gone
Also the snuffly nose i had this morning has gone
Bit relieved
Idris Elba has tested positive yet has NO SYMPTOMS !!!
Moonie posted:Saint posted:Idris Elba has tested positive yet has NO SYMPTOMS !!!
It just goes to show, doesn’t it?
It's scary my friend
TV soaps 'to remind viewers about hand-washing'
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Have we really become such a filthy society that we have to be REMINDED to wash our hands?
Extremely Fluffy Fluffy Thing posted:TV soaps 'to remind viewers about hand-washing'
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Have we really become such a filthy society that we have to be REMINDED to wash our hands?
See my and Baz's posts on Page 2 of this thread. I'm sorry to say that the answer to your question is "yes": there are definitely some out there who do need to be reminded... 
I've just watched your video Saint - very interesting.
I've become a hypochondriac - every sniffle or cough and i'm COVID positive.
I've had a back ache today - that's it too
I've had a tot of whisky (every night to toast my Dad) and that almost choked me - since then i've been clearing my throat = Corona
Only 12weeks to go
Saint posted:I've become a hypochondriac - every sniffle or cough and i'm COVID positive.
I've had a back ache today - that's it too
I've had a tot of whisky (every night to toast my Dad) and that almost choked me - since then i've been clearing my throat = Corona
Only 12weeks to go
I’ve been trying hard not to panic but, after hearing the Deputy Chief Medical Officer yesterday, saying diabetics (hubby) and people with compromised immune systems (me) are in the high risk groups and will probably need to be on lockdown for 12 weeks, I did get into a panic.
My 81 year old parents will also be on lockdown in a different town from us so that is another worry. We spent most of yesterday trying to put things in place so they will be okay. Scary times.
Saint posted:I've become a hypochondriac - every sniffle or cough and i'm COVID positive.
I've had a back ache today - that's it too
I've had a tot of whisky (every night to toast my Dad) and that almost choked me - since then i've been clearing my throat = Corona
Only 12weeks to go
Have I missed something? Only 12 weeks to go????
