COVID-19 — Coronavirus

[Shaelumstash]

Heartbroken.

Me and my ex have just made the unbelievably difficult decision for my 6 year old son not to stay with me until this blows over.

I normally have him for 3 days a week but he lives in Hulme and I live in Oldham. I don't drive(I use the tram) and we both feel it's just too risky. Just spent a couple of hours with him and I fear it could be a while before I see him again

Fuck me, that’s heartbreaking, sorry to hear that mate.

You’re doing what any responsible parent would do and putting your kid first and when he’s old enough to understand he’ll know it was a heroic thing you’re doing.

 

[Bazzmand Show]

I fail to see how this is confusing people?

 

[Get Pollock On]

If this is so called lockdown , then why don't they shut the friggin airports ? There's still thousands of people coming into Heathrow and the rest of the country every 5 minutes, God knows how many of them could have the Virus !!!

 

[Marvin]

Still using the language of mitigation but no matter the tactics are what almost everyone wanted.

Hope to hear next about these millions of tests he ended his speech with. I hope that's not a figure of speech but a literal truth. New York are testing 16,000 people a day. Germany are testing 160,000 people a day. This isn't an objective in its own right, it can be a way of breaking the chain of infection if it's followed up with tracing and it could be every bit as effective as a lockdown.

There's no doubt this action today will save lives and destroy the epidemic. We'll have infections that were incubating, and some infection in the home, but after that the epidemic will come to a halt. I think we should have got to this point a little quicker but I am sure a lot of people are relieved tonight. No moral choices about going to work tomorrow. Let's just get on with this and beat the virus.

Italy seems to be past the peak. Germany's claims that they were at the turning point too was a surprise. Hopefully it will be realised.

 

[M18CTID]

https://inews.co.uk/news/health/key...-jobs-school-closures-today-essential-2503242

Does this mean half of Trafford Park shuts down tomorrow or not?

 

[BlueHammer85]

Should fine the first scally wags that are out £500 each and make that headline news.

 

[urban genie]

Amazon is medication and essentials only in Spain now (so the wife said anyway).

Well that is how it should be their food and medical shops still available, but what's to stop them sending other stuff out.

B&Q have said they will be opening as a vital service (building and repair)

 

[hilts]

Don't believe that there are so many struggling to get it ( or is there political point scoring going on?) it's quite simple unless you are on the list stay in end of.

Unless your exercising obviously:-)

 

[wattle]

Yes.

We’ll all be fighting to get on the staff rota at my school

 

[kevin horlocks wand]

There is definitely some confusion in the speech ( as per usual)

did he mean travel to essential work is allowed ; or

does he mean if it’s essential that you have to travel to work and can’t do it from home , then that is ok.