Working from Home

[geoffbot]

All this is just ridiculous. The 'Blitz generation' would be laughing at us. Whatever happened to 'Keep Clam and Carry On'? I'm working on the basis that I'll take the basic precautions on handwashing etc, but I may well get it, in which case I'm hoping that it'll be mild as it will be for most people, and I'm thankful that, unlike the 1918 pandemic, it isn't such a problem for young people. I am sympathetic to the situation of old people and, in particular, non-oldies who have, say, respiratory problems - that must be very scary. Yes, there are things that should be done, but I'm fearful there will be the CYA response where companies are running scared of being accused of not doing the right thing for Health & Safety where, actually, there may not be much that can be done, but you're still damaging your business and the economy anyway.

I mean, if 1m old people die that's still bad. Staying at home is probably an idea to avoid spreading it.

[simwells]

The 'Blitz generation' would be laughing at us. Whatever happened to 'Keep Clam and Carry On'?

As a side note the Blitz generation never saw "Keep Calm and Carry on" did they? Wasn't it an advertising slogan that was never really seen until 15 years ago or something?

[grumpybaldy]

The FSA; for whom my daughter in law works, are considering instructing staff to work from home for 3 months .

All this is just ridiculous. The 'Blitz generation' would be laughing at us. Whatever happened to 'Keep Clam and Carry On'? I'm working on the basis that I'll take the basic precautions on handwashing etc, but I may well get it, in which case I'm hoping that it'll be mild as it will be for most people, and I'm thankful that, unlike the 1918 pandemic, it isn't such a problem for young people. I am sympathetic to the situation of old people and, in particular, non-oldies who have, say, respiratory problems - that must be very scary. Yes, there are things that should be done, but I'm fearful there will be the CYA response where companies are running scared of being accused of not doing the right thing for Health & Safety where, actually, there may not be much that can be done, but you're still damaging your business and the economy anyway.

[SHAMZ84]

O lord I hope not


At least I'll have enough toilet roll hahaha

[PeeJay]

WFH with kids is a bit hard...end up working more in the evenings.

But gonna be WFH from next week for a while... hopefully it won't be too long and maybe lucky enough to have a cigar at lunch

The FSA; for whom my daughter in law works, are considering instructing staff to work from home for 3 months .

[SHAMZ84]

WFH with kids is a bit hard...end up working more in the evenings.

But gonna be WFH from next week for a while... hopefully it won't be too long and maybe lucky enough to have a cigar at lunch

[PeeJay]

Worst case scenario 500,000 deaths. If its no one you know and love the country could do with downsizing.

[Shaun]

Isn't the biggest risk the impact on the NHS?

If 10-15% of everyone who's affected needs med care and the numbers peak fast. The NHS impact will be felt well beyond the corona virus problem.

Keep the peak low, no?

Exactly, and we have half the capacity of critical care beds in this country compared with Italy as well.

[puropunch]

Isn't the biggest risk the impact on the NHS?

If 10-15% of everyone who's affected needs med care and the numbers peak fast. The NHS impact will be felt well beyond the corona virus problem.

Keep the peak low, no?

it needs to be, our local gp has shut. they are only carrying out telephone consultations. i cant see how that can help in the short term as people need treatment not for corona but everything else, day to day, elderly and babies etc. It's like calling the fire bregade and them saying sorry we cant attend in case we can burnt! (probably a bad analogy )

[Emaresee]

had a client take their teenage son to hospital yesterday... he wasnt at all well. 2 weeks back from an italian ski trip.

no underlying health problems but struggling with breathing.

Its a sh*tter .... stay well ppl.

[puropunch]

it's scary how far and wide it has spread. it feels like only a few weeks ago we hear about in a town we all have probably never heard of in china, next thing its all over asia, europe and now its knocing on our doors locally. so it has to be a concern, its also scary that the best advice we get for prevention of spread is to wash our hands and sing happy birthday..but i guess what else can we do.

the whole toilet roll thing is just hysteria, people will look back in years to come and say wtf were they all thinking! heard mentality at its finest. The mrs went for nappies the other night and all the shelves were completely bare, why not just take what you need.

[ha_banos]

Isn't the biggest risk the impact on the NHS?

If 10-15% of everyone who's affected needs med care and the numbers peak fast. The NHS impact will be felt well beyond the corona virus problem.

Keep the peak low, no?

[Shaun]

Just short of 5000 deaths so far since end of Jan. Nearly 60 million die every year or just under 2 per second. But obviously other than old age all the other causes of deaths are acceptable and dont warrant isolation and panic buying .[emoji6]

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Its not about the total number of deaths so far, its about the potential should it spread. The suggested mortality rate is around 1% for this thing, so if spreads to 80% of the population... well you do the maths. And if your older than 60 your chances of dying increase significantly. We see in Italy already beds in ICU are being rationed and they had much more spare capacity in the system than we do.

[oskihen]

Indeed, although the medical evidence we have so far suggests this is not being blown out of proportion.

Just short of 5000 deaths so far since end of Jan. Nearly 60 million die every year or just under 2 per second. But obviously other than old age all the other causes of deaths are acceptable and dont warrant isolation and panic buying .[emoji6]

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[Shaun]

Well that's the good thing about a democracy, the freedom for self opinion.

Indeed, although the medical evidence we have so far suggests this is not being blown out of proportion.