[HarryBD]

Ok I'm going to pull out my maths modelling coursework (zombies) from final year of uni and convert to a js SPA you can all play with

[SA Chris]

I know we've all got our own worries, but hope everyone has dropped a note to any elderly neighbours to see if they need anything. Some of my elderly relatives are too far away (Dawlish, and hopefully soon Ashtead Surrey) to be able to do much for them other than provide moral support and help with online stuff, but I'd like to think neighbours will be there to help them if needed, like I am doing for elderly near me.

[Fultonius]

Girlfriend and I are both working from home, already had our first spat haha...anyway, we've both got very mildly tickly coughs - kind of reminds me of when I had asthma as a kid. Generally slight fatigued/slow/thick head, but no fever, coughing fits.

How "mild" can a  case of Corona be? My mum's friend's son-in-law had it after coming back from Italy, tested positive (in a group who had symptoms), but no symptoms, discharged form hospital after a week for isolation.

[abarro81]

I had the impression that it can be so mild as to give no symptoms... but I can't remember where I've read that so treat cautiously

[BrutusTheBear]

And schools in England close on Friday, they had to follow suit.

[Will Hunt]

But not for kids of NHS staff. Imagine being the kid who has to go in when everyone else is off 

[abarro81]

Rumours that London will be in lockdown from the weekend... Send your projects now or forever hold your peace. For a few weeks anyway. Bad timing for the dry weather to arrive!

[crzylgs]

Rumours that London will be in lockdown from the weekend... Send your projects now or forever hold your peace. For a few weeks anyway. Bad timing for the dry weather to arrive!

Have also heard this from a friend who's Dad works in Parliament.

[tomtom]

I had the impression that it can be so mild as to give no symptoms... but I can't remember where I've read that so treat cautiously

I think one of the studies on Korean data - where they have much more testing of the general population suggested that 25% of under 18’s showed no significant symptoms.

[nai]

But not for kids of NHS staff. Imagine being the kid who has to go in when everyone else is off 

Yeah just imagine being the one of the kids who has to be in school while their parent/s are in the front line of this, perhaps without the proper equipment to keep them safe and with a muddled, confused plan to work to.  And maybe their grandparents who could offer comfort are unable to help out because they're in isolation.  Right laugh. 

Bit close ot home for a few on here. 

[BrutusTheBear]

But not for kids of NHS staff. Imagine being the kid who has to go in when everyone else is off 

A friend who is a paramedic just posted a picture of her daughter’s face when she heard the accept for children of key workers, THE definition of not impressed!
Waiting to see who is asked to continue working at school and how my school organises this..

[Oldmanmatt]

I understand it might not be all schools. That a school in an area might be nominated to host all the students (if that option exist, North Devon is not overburdened with an excess of schools).
But that’s just rumour from teaching friends, they’re expecting to know more by Friday.

[nik at work]

Currently just travelling back from visiting my kids on the Isle of Man, no fucking idea when I’ll next be able to see them.

My partner and her ex are both GP’s. Rather than sending their kids to school I’m going to be on childcare duty I think. Seems slightly fairer than packing them off to a deserted school while mum and dad work the coal face.

My mum, mid 70’s, is a care worker for the housebound elderly. She’s not stopping working because there is nobody else to do the work, and if nobody helps her clients they will die Covid or not. She is however isolating herself in all other aspects of her life to as great an extent as possible. She’s my hero (and she can still do a pull-up)

[Doylo]

Bad timing for the dry weather to arrive!

I dunno I reckon the start of winter would be even more depressing. My mums pretty sure she’s had it. Cough, headache and fever and had the flu jab so prob not normal flu. Hopefully it was Covid as she’s on the mend now.

[petejh]

Rumours that London will be in lockdown from the weekend... Send your projects now or forever hold your peace. For a few weeks anyway. Bad timing for the dry weather to arrive!

Have also heard this from a friend who's Dad works in Parliament.

And that’s why the internet changes everything to do with public behaviour compared to 1918 Spanish flu..!

[galpinos]

But not for kids of NHS staff. Imagine being the kid who has to go in when everyone else is off 

That's my daughters, though I might take unpaid leave to look after them.

[teestub]

Currently just travelling back from visiting my kids on the Isle of Man, no fucking idea when I’ll next be able to see them.

You managed to avoid the quarantine just I guess?

[petejh]

About the age thing.. Just dropped a load of food shopping round at my dad's, chatting to each other in the doorway was interesting for a sense of how he see's the situation.
My dad's relatively smart, a career civil engineer, still switched on and curious about the world. But the way he talked about the situation this evening makes me think there's just an unbridgeable gulf between many people of that generation and ours in terms of how we access information, and how we can now all quickly use multiple alternative sources of data to question and try to form an accurate view of events. May be wrong about the 'accurate' part (actually hope so! because I think it's dire).
He seems to just go with what he hears or sees on the tv or radio, or reads in the newspaper, but not really go any deeper. Very trusting of authority - whatever the CMO or CSO says on that day is all there is to know. Suppose it's better than him believing whatever's in the mail or express.
He sounded a bit surprised this eve that 'the CSO seemed a bit more concerned this evening - ''seemed like they're starting to struggle a bit''... I think he'll be genuinely shocked when the high-risk group start dying in big numbers, which seems almost certain to all of us on here looking into it a bit deeper, although it seems obvious even from daily news.

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There's a post doing the rounds on Facebook about a rumoured full lock down coming on Friday from a friend of a friend of a friend who's in the army... Whether it turns out to be true or not wouldn't surprise me either way but there will no doubt be additional chaos in the shops tomorrow.

[Johnny Brown]

there's just an unbridgeable gulf between many people of that generation and ours in terms of how we access information, and how we can now all quickly use multiple alternative sources of data to question and try to form an accurate view of events.

Agree, though as much as there's a lot of older folk with this issue I've been amazed how many younger people are no better.

Suspect any lockdown might start in London and then broaden. They are significantly ahead.

[Paul B]

About the age thing..

I've just cracked the mother in law I think (77; don't go there Doylo). I asked if they were still out and about in Sydney which she replied saying "yes but with care". I made the point care and being out were mutually exclusive and now that Parkinson's disease (Nat's Dad has it) advice is that the effects are far worse, they really needed to accept that they are in that risk group and act accordingly.

I've sent her the Imperial study. She'll read it and panic accordingly.

[tomtom]

The people not heeding govt advice about social distancing/ socialising are quite simply being selfish. Putting their desires above the bigger picture of people dying.

Selfish actions are not mutually exclusive to the over 50/60’s but look how that age group have recently voted... (twice).

[mrjonathanr]

Indeed. I posted on the fb page of Yogalifeuk (Wilmslow) that whilst they had said nothing, not one thing, 3 walls and  Yoga Manchester had all emailed to advise, updated, and then shut down.

I quoted the Substation,

Whilst we haven’t been forced to close, we couldn’t live with ourselves knowing that we are potentially increasing the speed at which the virus is spreading.

Post taken down pretty quickly

They have cancelled classes now.

[nik at work]

Currently just travelling back from visiting my kids on the Isle of Man, no fucking idea when I’ll next be able to see them.

You managed to avoid the quarantine just I guess?

Yes, by a few days. To be honest I anticipate it will be widely ignored over there. They appear to have gone all in on the panic buying whilst not really bothering with the social distancing/isolating so much.

[Andy F]

On the school front, I appreciate it's tough for parents who rely on them to work, but as a teacher who works with immunocompromised colleagues, this week has been tough.
My school is in one of the most deprived areas of Liverpool, as such many pupils come from families with very little. The school has organised food parcels to go along with work for pupils.
Regarding staying open for our most vulnerable pupils and those whose parents work in the emergency services, the school is organising a rota for staff to support those who need to come in (both my wife, the exams officer in the school, and I have put ourselves forward to help).
Everyone is worried, but we are all pulling together to help out where and when we can.
Realistically it's going to get much worse before it gets better