COVID-19 — Coronavirus

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karen7 said:
The total number of confirmed cases of coronavirus in the UK is now 273, a rise of 67, the biggest in a 24-hour period.

The new total is up from a figure of 206 which the Department of Health and Social Care released yesterday.

The vast majority of cases are in England. London has at least 51 cases, the South East 41 and the South West 35. The region with the smallest number is the North East and Yorkshire with at least 18.

The Department of Health and Social Care says more than 23,500 people have been tested for the virus.


Calls to the NHS 111 service have increased by more than a third compared with the same period last year, with 120,000 extra calls in the first week of March, the department said.

The department's website said: "As of 9am on 8 March 2020, 23,513 people have been tested in the UK, of which 23,240 were confirmed negative and 273 were confirmed as positive. Two patients who tested positive for COVID-19 have died."

Earlier, health secretary Matt Hancock said on Saturday night that the government was doing everything in its power to be ready to delay the threat from coronavirus - which has now killed more than 3,600 people worldwide.

There are concerns the NHS may struggle to cope if the virus spreads quickly, so self-isolation will be used to try to slow it down.

Professor Martin Marshall, chair of the Royal College of General Practitioners, told Sky News using retired doctors was "a good idea" if it was done carefully.

Speaking to the Sophy Ridge on Sunday programme, he said: "Those doctors, because they would likely to be a higher risk group, would not do face-to-face patient contact but there's lots of other things they can do, like managing 111, providing online care for patients.

Meanwhile, Moscow has announced a prison term of up to five years for those who fail to self-isolate.
bit extreme !

https://news.sky.com/story/67-more-...oronavirus-in-uk-taking-total-to-273-11952874

My experience of 111 has been great,i have spoken to them 2/3 times this week,they are quick to answer and have arranged both of my visits in to get help,just do what they tell you to do if you need to call them
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Do you know how you caught it?
 
dozzie26 said:
Thanks Karen, it's more than likely just paranoia, I have woke up with sore stomach and ribs a few times this week which puts you on alert.

Did you get tested at the hospital or did somebody come to the house? And have they advised any medication?
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Got tested at the hospital,tons of paracetamol and inhalers
 
One positive from all this is that despite Karen confirming she has it, she has maintained a solid presence on the site. With a bad dose of flu you wouldn't even want to look at a phone / computer let alone interact with it.

Get well soon Karen.
 
True_Blue69 said:
One positive from all this is that despite Karen confirming she has it, she has maintained a solid presence on the site. With a bad dose of flu you wouldn't even want to look at a phone / computer let alone interact with it.

Get well soon Karen.
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Absolutely!

GET WELL SOON, @karen7 !!!
 
True_Blue69 said:
One positive from all this is that despite Karen confirming she has it, she has maintained a solid presence on the site. With a bad dose of flu you wouldn't even want to look at a phone / computer let alone interact with it.

Get well soon Karen.
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Yes but she's 23, fit as a butchers dog and does half marathons before breakfast.
 
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