COVID-19 — Coronavirus

[route46]

Is it out of concern for them getting the virus or for concern to whom they may pass it on to?

Bit of both but we have just had a close family member diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer.....would have thought it will prove deadly should they contract the virus.

 

[Gabriel]

The Lombardy health service struggling to cope by sounds of it. Patients being treated in corridors and the like as no beds left.

Given that hotels in the region are likely empty, I'd imagine that, as in China, they'll soon be sequestrated and used as overflow facilities.

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

Unfortunately its a bit like a parking fine, administered by the Council, so common sense can be sadly lacking

Just looked it up; Section 444 1B of the Education Act 1996 states:
It is a defence for a person charged with an offence under subsection (1A) to prove that he had a reasonable justification for his failure to cause the child to attend regularly at the school

1A being the offence of a child of compulsory school age, who is a registered pupil at a school, failing to attend regularly at the school, and the parent is aware of this.

Hard to see how most parents couldn't construct a worthwhile reasonable justification defence, given what's presently going on in Italy. Having elderly relatives would have to be a reasonable justification consideration, surely.

So yes, no accounting for common sense, but hard to see this sticking in most instances.

 

[purplenose]

Bit of both but we have just had a close family member diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer.....would have thought it will prove deadly should they contract the virus.

This is the problem, the worry is the kids give that person the virus.

Not a straight forward decision.

 

[aguero93:20]

viruses has no boarders to respect

Bit hard to keep your balance on them.

 

[hilts]

I wouldn’t give them the real reason you’ve taken them out

Kids are fuckers at dropping you in it.

Morning Johnny hope you are feeling better how was your skiing trip?

Not bin skiing miss dad kept me off coz of that old fart flu thing. He also said you have great tits.

 

[Cityfan]

Listen mate I hope I am overreacting.

It's my job as the Father to my kids to keep them as safe as possible, if that means keeping them off school for a month and paying a fine so be it.

With all this nonsense about how safe or dangerous it is, it's easy to be alarmed . However for children it genuinely does appear actually to be milder than flu. Unless a child has a quite severe coexisting illness every indication is that they will be absolutely fine.

 

[west didsblue]

Does anyone know if we will have immunity after catching it and recovering?

 

[squirtyflower]

Just read in the paper that some Councils are considering stopping refuse collection!!!

I’d love to know on what basic science/health principles they have based that on whilst insisting public buildings, including schools, remain open?

 

[marco]

With all this nonsense about how safe or dangerous it is, it's easy to be alarmed . However for children it genuinely does appear actually to be milder than flu. Unless a child has a quite severe coexisting illness every indication is that they will be absolutely fine.

no, for the child to be in school it has to be 100% certain for a parent that the child will be fine in the event of contamination even at 99.9% is not good enough, it has to be the parents decision and theirs only, the local council should have no imput on this whatsoever, family units could have grand parent living at home or other set ups, any parent will know when the time is right to pull them out,IMO go ahead and do it