Coronavirus

[sierra]

I've read through the post in the link above.
I never mean to sound rude here. I really don't. I understand where their thought is coming from, never out of evil intention (of course, whey would it be). But actually this kind of article doesn't give my question a valid answer. All they're talking about there is just the repeat of personal impression on how bad/rapid it spread in their country Italy. Being cautious and hysteria are different things.

I knew it's going so terrible in Italy past week. I am so sorry for the situation and people there.
Like I mentioned earlier, in my county Japan nothing has been going crazy. No confusion (except for those who run schools), no shut downs, no hysteria, no empty shelves except for masks - things have been going pretty normal since the beginning, if not so many visitors in the travel spot doesn't count. That's at most honestly. Actually, what the people are worried kinda much right now over here is, that your actions during past 2 weeks will be investigated if you tested positive. We are saying "can't let that happen..." lol

We have the highest percentage of elderly population in the world. Close to 30% (28.3% or something) of Japanese people are over 65 years old. 30%, guys. Italy follows us, 23% of population are elderly in Italy. Why it's going so different over here and there has the reason, despite both are the 2 top in terms of elderly population.

Dense connection between China in terms of business - a lot traveled between Italy and China.
Bad economy that had to shut down hospitals/medical care buildings ahead of this.
Medical infrastructure has been poorly maintained due to that. - That was the biggest factor I'd assume.
Then there's other factors. Such as habit of intimate physical communication, or trait of being optimistic. - This part would be the point of the Tweet from said person in the link.
Not pointing out these factors and just repeating how bad it's been going, and telling people to be aware how serious it is, this article is - even if not on purpose - giving wrong impression on what we should do. That's how I view this Tweet. It's as though.. all due to not taking it serious caused the situation, which I would prove wrong, because, look at how it's been going in Japan?

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Linda?

It's just a name to mock entitled, obnoxious, middle-aged woman.

 

[RedTropicalPeachyFish]

It's just a name to mock entitled, obnoxious, middle-aged woman.

Ohh I see. Thank you<3

 

[Fey]

Guys, I’m actually quite ashamed at how frustrated by the shutdowns I was just a few days ago.

Don’t get me wrong, it still sucks that schools are closing and classes going online, but it is really important to understand the importance of social distancing. What we do now, in the next few weeks, will have a significant impact on the course of this pandemic. We need to act before it’s bad to stop it from getting worse.

This article goes into all the details, including statistics; it’s a long, and honestly, quite unsettling read—but it might put things into perspective.

 

[Dinosaurz]

My mum seriously wants to wear “disposable gloves” in London as she’s scared about catching the virus but then she doesn’t wash her hands while making food after being out to the GP where sick ppl go sometimes I question her

 

[d3_3p]

Well, now my holidays are officially canceled. Now to find out whether my wife loses her job in the next weeks. Also if things continue to worsen I'll force her to stop going to work anyway, It's too risky going through metro every day.

 

[BlueFlameAngel]

If it was that long ago and you hadn't been outside of Ireland then it was likely a different respiratory infection.

Not necessarily true! A genomic study carried out in America showed COVID-19 had been spreading in the population for 6 weeks before the first confirmed case was announced -- they just hadn't known to test for it until that point. So it's highly possible it has been circulating in different countries for weeks before we started testing. If you weren't associated with travel to an outbreak area, up until last week in Ireland anyway, you wouldn't have been tested. They're only NOW testing anyone that has flu-like symptoms rather than those associated with travel, which didn't cover people who could've contracted it via community transmission.

But yes, it could certainly have just been some other viral infection, however I think it'd be wrong to say there was no possibility of COVID-19 spreading throughout the population 5 weeks ago.

 

[Dizzardy]

Ireland is thankfully taking more drastic measures and after shutting all schools and colleges on Thursday, our government is also now closing bars and probably restaurants too. Considering how small our population is in comparison to other European countries, our numbers have jumped so much in the last week so I really hope this slows things down.

As a student, it's frustrating to see other students acting like the virus is nothing and still partying and mixing. The attitude of 'we're young, we'll be fine' is getting on my nerves because new studies are indicating that 30% of people in the 18-30 age group are asymptomatic carriers. The last thing I want is for my grandmother or parents to catch the virus because people aren't being even a little careful. You don't have to totally quarantine yourselves but pls just be more mindful. ): This isn't just a flu.

Also, sidenote, is there anyone that thinks they may have had the virus weeks ago? About 5 weeks ago I had the worst flu of my life. Horrible fever, nightmares, sore throat and really painful cough. I couldn't get out of bed for three days straight and just slept continuously. I've never been that sick before, haha. I didn't feel completely better for over a week. So now I'm wondering if I may have had the virus or if I'm just weak af and influenza did a number on me this year. It sure would be nice to know I'd had it and gotten over it lol.

I'm glad that my country appears to be taking this situation seriously but it does concern me that Northern Ireland isn't following suit. It seems like Northern Ireland is currently a major weak link in our attempts to slow the spread of the virus.

My parents are over 60....and I'm currently living in the same house as them...and I went to Dublin on the 11th of March. (that was the day they announced it as a pandemic I think) I know it's a lot of pressure to be putting on myself but I can't help but feel like I have to wait until 25th of March (14 days) to know whether or not I've put them in danger.

I'm feeling fine right now so I'm hopeful, if anything I think anxiety and lack of sleep (plus not being able to go to the gym anymore) has been messing with me a bit.

 

[Alienfish]

Guys, I’m actually quite ashamed at how frustrated by the shutdowns I was just a few days ago.

to be fair we all are and I don't think anyone should be ashamed, it does create frustration and we just wanna carry on with our lives.
as for uni, for me i hope they postpone class, since I might have mentioned it's pretty useless to do online but then we haven't got any info since we're a small class and not many people are in our building compared to others either. hopefully people will think and just be home if sick.

 

[Shawna]

My brother has another week off of college, two of my online friends have this week off too, I overheard my dad say something about having some time off. It hasn't even reached my town yet.
Tom Hanks got the coronavirus, and he is one of my favorite actors. ;-;

But we will get through this, guys. I remember the swine flu (H1N1) pandemic in 2009; this is not our first time dealing with something like this. Wash your hands, take your vitamins, etc.

 

[Alienfish]

But we will get through this, guys. I remember the swine flu (H1N1) pandemic in 2009; this is not our first time dealing with something like this. Wash your hands, take your vitamins, etc.

This basically. Also obviously stay home if you are sick.

I mean the only thing they learned from that seems to be like.. take your time to develop a possible vaccine it seems. I think way too many places are closing down without have a financial aid as for forced isolation due to the spread. Remember not every workplace got plans for their eg. hourly paid people or such.

 

[d3_3p]

But we will get through this, guys. I remember the swine flu (H1N1) pandemic in 2009; this is not our first time dealing with something like this. Wash your hands, take your vitamins, etc.

It wasn't half as bad though.

 

[Azurenna]

Finland declared state of emergency which is usually used during war times. Schools are closed (distance teaching) and so are museums, theaters etc. Gatherings of more than ten people are banned and borders are closed.

There are total of 272 confirmed cases, but in reality the sum could be 20-30 times higher.

 

[exos]

Really disappointed with how the USA is handling (or really, not handling) the pandemic. One of my aunties came back from Spain recently and the screening process for international flight passengers is an actual joke -- they give travelers a questionnaire about where they've traveled before sending them home without any guidance or instructions, all the while cramming hundreds of people into long lines to increase the potential for the virus to spread lol. That combined with the lack of accessible testing really highlights how broken the US healthcare system is. I think a lot of people are denying the severity of the situation to ease their anxiety but it's always better to be safe than sorry.

 

[moonbyu]

last week, my mom and i went to the grocery store. the line went out the door, so you already knew how full it was. they had to let people go inside in bunches. some dude in a truck just pointed out his window and laughed very loud. i swear, he probably was hoarding a ton of toilet tissue rolls in the back of the trunk.

i think this hoarding might be going a bit too far honestly. i guess i can understand, considering Italy's current state. but still, they're just doing too much.

 

[Mayor Monday]

What have we come to...? The mods have a sense of humor, unlike anything I've ever seen.

There's a toilet paper collectible in the shop now for 20,000 TBT. It's sold out 'already'.

 

[Reginald Fairfield]

It's just a name to mock entitled, obnoxious, middle-aged woman.

I thought those were Karens.

 

[Alienfish]

I thought those were Karens.

aren't those complaining customers ladies lol

 

[Reginald Fairfield]

I thought those were Karens.

aren't those complaining customers ladies lol

That too.

 

[Starition]

I'm so frustrated with my college course tutors as they're doing nothing to support us during this time. I'm on an art course (final year of 3 so this is where all my final grade comes from) and life drawing, gallery, museum, towns etc visits are vital for research in our books to work towards our grades and to naturally assist our artwork. But due to avoiding crowds, and basically going out in general, and the inevitable closure of places and the college itself (which also means I can't use the art facilities/tools/materials) it's just not plausible to get that research.

I stressed this to them and they're suggestion was to "try stand somewhere high to draw" like what does that even mean! I can't go standing on rooftops to draw landscapes or idk bring a ladder to a museum!? And his suggestion to not having college facilities was to "just go out and buy them" we're talking about screen-printing materials and pricey materials and tools here. It could be upwards of £250 just to get a similar amount of supplies that I would need, and even then I don't have the industrial print making machines. I appreciate that he's at least offering video chats for tutoring, but It's evident I'm going to fail over something I can't control and it's heartbreaking because I've worked so hard for this.

I'm remembering there's worse that could happen though, my priority is to keep my immunocompromised dad safe.

 

[Peter]

I'm annoyed with how lax UK government is being. They need to make a decision and stick with it, no more "suggesting". If they want people to stop going out then they need to enforce it. Close restaurants/bars/public places sure, but help the owners with their payments. Don’t just suggest that people should stay indoors -- that way everyone loses out because (a) most people wont take it seriously, and (b) those that do will result in reduced footfall, meaning the places will lose money with no help.

Also make it clear if I can travel or not so i don’t lose money on my trip for next week THANKS