Just wanted to start a thread for everyone to share their experiences, worries or just general rants as you are stuck at home and have cabin fever.
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Just wanted to start a thread for everyone to share their experiences, worries or just general rants as you are stuck at home and have cabin fever.
Well, we've just had to close our theatre with no guarantee we'll ever open again unless we get some help. https://www.clactonandfrintongazette...cancel-events/
So for my friends in the UK and elsewhere that are hearing and asking about what is happening over here in Spain. This is the reality...
Yes we are in total lock down - quarantine...
What does that mean?
*Well everything is closed apart from pharmacies, supermarkets, petrol stations.
*All bars and restaurants and shops are closed.
*We are not allowed to leave the house unless it's to buy food or an emergency.
*We are not allowed more than 1 person in a car.
*We are only allowed to walk our pets within 50 metres of our house and a just you and your dog or dogs. You cannot be walking with another person .
*We are not allowed to just take a walk or a bike ride to get fresh air.
*All children's outdoor parks are closed as are schools. Beaches are closed.
*In supermarkets you cannot enter unless you are wearing gloves and put sanitiser on. They are provided at the door.
*At the pharmacy tape 2m apart outside door, only one person can enter at a time and only go 1m away from the counter (I actually got my meds passed to me via a huge fishing net, having dropped my prescription in there first. Payment was made via the fishing net too).
*The majority of us have suddenly found ourselves with no work.
*In supermarkets and queues we have to stay in single file with a 2 metre distance between each person.
*Many hospital appointments have been cancelled.
*Medical centres and doctors surgeries are closed except for emergencies.
*There are hefty fines if you do not abide by the rules.
*We have police patrols and the military out and about enforcing these rules.
Even under these conditions we are still able to communicate with each other via the phone or internet. A telephone call or a message can go a long way to show someone they are not alone.
Some of us even communicate support for all the service workers who are currently serving us still; often under extreme conditions.
Such as the hospital and medical staff, those on duty at medical centres and surgeries, the police and the military, the politicians searching for solutions and the researchers testing and working to create a vaccine.
This support is communicated via applause, whistles and the banging together of saucepans or lids, at a designated time each night with people going into their gardens, or onto their balconies or rooftops if they are able to.
So you see it's not all bad.........people are supporting each other as best they can.
Be safe and do what you are asked to do to minimise risk to yourself and others.
YOU may be OK ....what about the person you are standing next to?
And please, do NOT panic buy.. there is no need, to see a nurse after 48 hours shift not being able to get anything to eat for herself was one of the most upsetting things I have seen on tv today. The supermarkets get fresh deliveries every day .. so just get what you need and maybe a tiny bit more but be considerate and leave stuff for those that cannot afford to buy a lot or do not have the time due to work commitments to go every day.
If you are healthy and fit ask yourself what can you do to support those in your community who may not be, or indeed are not?
#socialdistancing .........it works to slow down the spread, to #flattenthecurve
Today, 20th March 2020 I have lived under these conditions for 1 week now. Meant to be for another week but getting more and more doubtful that these restrictions will be lifted .. more like Easter time at least if not even longer, some predict 3 months :(
it's frightening, wiping masses worldwide, spreading so fast, was it from a chinese bat? take care
Wow, Perdita. I am a bit lost for words. With 80-90 percent of cases being 'imported' from overseas, they have closed the border here in Australia to non-citizens, but are letting Aussies return to Aust, who then have to self-isolate for 14 days (let's hope they do as instructed!). Consequently they are expecting the number of cases to spike from those people returning etc. The challenge now is to try & stem the flow/spread from person to person by social distancing etc (with the rules changing regularly). The rates of infection are rising exponentially, but they hope the social distancing will slow that down - but that of course will depend on everybody doing the right thing...We haven't been put into total lockdown as yet ie everyone, other than people in essential services, being told to stay at home...although there are people saying we should be doing just that. We will see how that changes in the coming days & weeks. Meanwhile, the panic buying continues unabated & they are now limiting the amount of medicines you can buy.Take care of yourself Perdita & the same for everyone out there...
EDIT: They have just announced they are closing Bondi Beach here in Sydney, after it was packed yesterday (it was 35 degrees on Friday) even after they told everyone not to congregate in large numbers/practice social distancing etc - madness!
We, here in germany, are not in complete lockdown but have strict measures in place. All non essential shops are close, social distance of 2m and no more than 2 in a group (unless it is direct family).
Shops are coping well where I am. Out of pasta, rice and flour but most other products are available.
They have marked the floors in supermarkets to show you how much of a distance is needed and a lot of cashiers have plexiglass in front of them. All wear gloves and have hand sanitizer at the checkout.
I read in that in Denmark they found a way to stop hoarders. They increase the price of extra items to stupid amount so for example 1 pack of TP would be your normal price but if you take 2 packs it can cost you 150 quid. I like this
us will surpass italy and china, trump didn't prepare or act well just like boris, all airports should have shut completely early especially to countries highly infected, irish idiots were still flying off to ski in italy
Not sure about UK or Germany but here in Spain we can buy Hydrogen Peroxide in any supermarket for less than a Euro/Pound. Peroxide over 3% will kill more germs and viruses than other stuff. Buy some of that (but please do not bulk buy). I put some on kitchen paper and wipe down the kitchen surfaces, kettle, laptop, mobile phone .. etc. I find it incredible that Boris Johnson is still allowing people to mix and use public transport and not keep any distance to the next person. It is worrying what is going on but I am more worried about family and friends in UK because of morons not heeding advice... :wall:
stay at home stay apart wash hands social distancing #flattenthecurve
europe is the epic centre most cases and fatalities, hospitals are over run, this will go until at least september
I have been laid off work but it was expected, temporary closures while trying to stop the spread
It is so scary and frightening how fast it is spreading and the high death rate
All I can do is pray, take care everyone
Germany is taking some of the cases from France and Italy as we have beds and have a good hold on the virus. Someone here said when they got it, everyday a questionnaire was sent to him and he had to describe how he was feeling. They do this will all infected and if symptoms get worse, you are asked to go straight to hospital. This and the fact that most infected here are 30-55 is the reason for our low mortality rate
I have copied this from a Facebook post which I think might be useful recognising some of the symptoms this virus can show in us:
Steph Freeman
17 hrs
So most of you know I have been confirmed as having COVID-19. The big thing I have noticed is the government saying about the cough and breathlessness and the high temps but there are other things to look out for especially in the early days before the respiratory symptoms start so I have done a day to day dairy so that people know how I actually felt before the main symptoms started. This will hopefully stop people infecting people when they are not sure but feel a little unwell.
Day 1 headaches and feeling tired
Day2 headaches and eyes hurt, like bad hay fever, they were watery stingy and itchy.
Day 3 really tired and throat was really dry and a little sore
Day 4 a bit of a cough and a slight temperature
Day 5 dry cough a little worse than day before but not too bad and felt a little dizzy, very tired, felt run down and getting cold sweats
Day 6 cough worse but like a flu cough annoying but with rest and water could cope and still getting headaches and eyes hurting.
Day 7 tired, cough feeling a little better and no temps
Bit of headache, felt like I was over the worse
Day 8 woke up feeling really bad cough really bad temp still not very high only ever been between 37.9 and 38.3, chest feeling tight and couldn’t stop coughing, tired beyond words, dizzy feel like I can’t breathe, deep dry cough headache and achy from coughing and through feeling crap, eyes sore as well.
Day 9 confirmed as having Coronavirus and a secondary chest infection so now on antibiotics and in heavy isolation.
Day 10 chest feeling tight, head ache, very tired, coughing more, high temps (luckily I’m controlling them with regular paracetamol) eyes feel heavy and generally feel like I can’t do anything.
Day 11 cough feeling a little better but chest very heavy and tired just to talk, hard to catch breath even when going to toilet, drinking plenty of fluids and taking antibiotics and regular paracetamol to keep temp down.
Luckily I isolated myself on day 1 but now have to isolate for an extra week on top of the 14 days, I hope this will help people to think twice before going out if they are unsure if they actually have symptoms as trust me you don’t want this. I have so far as of day 13 been able to manage my symptoms at home, where I feel at the moment is the best place for me. I have strict instructions that if I feel any worse or struggling to keep my temperature down with the regular paracetamol or get that breathless that I struggle to talk in sentence that I should be calling for help.
Please all, stay home, I know you are or at least were allowed to go out once a day to exercise ... you can exercise at home and open the windows or go into the garden if you have one, limit as much contact with the outside world as you can .. Stay Safe !!!
just read older patients being taken of ventilators to die in italy and spain, cant cope too many
Boris tests positive: https://metro.co.uk/2020/03/27/boris...07/?ito=social
And another one bites the dust.https://metro.co.uk/2020/03/27/healt...32/?ito=social
prince charles all better, thought 14 days quarantine isolation
Feeling a bit more positive today. Looking at worldometer and I can see the no. of infected in many countries are going down. Recovered people going up.. long may it last
how is germany low in numbers
Many reasons.
1. we have more test done so can find and isolate a person and who they were in contact with quicker
2. Older people are staying at home for the most part so younger ages have been affected more, average age is 46
3. We have more beds with ventilator, 25.000 compared to 4,000 in UK, 6,000 in Spain/Italy. This is the reason we can take extra patients
4. Our healthcare system is really good. If you feel you have covid you are tested and then sent a questionnaire to see how you are doing everyday. If conditions get worse, you are brought straight to hospital.
5. And finally, and I cannot stress this enough, the germans follow the rule. Wash your hand, stay 2m apart and don't panic. Our leader have not only told us to do this but actually do it themselves. Since the "lockdown" the bundestag has been mostly empty and only Merkel was on the stage by herself, unlike Trump who surrounded himself
is merkel isolating herself
she is now... she has a suspected case, came back negative but has stayed in isolation
id say some countries are lying about numbers way more and that damn dirty disgusting market in wuhan back opened
There is currently 1 million infected but I reckon it is way higher as not everyone can be tested and some are just showing mild symptoms. The death rates are going to keep increasing regards of the number of tests done or even if the count reduces.
What it important to know in all this is that it is not just Covid-19 that kills, it is lack of capacity to treat the overwhelming number of people who need care and equipment. At the end of the day, this might have a death rate of less then a common flu but I bet if everyone got the flu at the same time, we would have isolation too.
I really do not want to offend anyone that has been affected by this but somehow I cannot help feeling that Mother Nature just got pissed off that much because humans do not take notice of hurricanes, tsunamis, floods, wildfires .. maybe reducing the cause of the world's destrution is her way of saving this planet ....
boris in icu now
boris out of icu, on the mend
did ye shine yer light and clap for the frontline workers, id say good pay for all frontline workers and high quality ppe is wants needed but we all appreciate their hard work
Yes, I did and still do in Spain, every night, glad Boris is out of hospital and did not need my claps which he never would have got but I never ever wish ill or worse on anyone just because I do not like them, their way of thinking, dressing or what political party they support . still a human being in the end ..
i wouldn't wish this damn virus on anyone