Really, how many people do we have in the UK, how many have got it, how many have died. You have more chance of winning the lottery. Stop being a pussy.
Just put it into perspective, your or my chances are very slim of getting this disease/illness, so stop panicking and enjoy your life.
Lots of viruses are transmittable before they show up in the carrier, this is nothing new. Your original post was about should the UK adopt a policy to make people wear masjs if the cough, nothing about the Chinese. If I was in China I would be concerned but neither you nor I are in China do I am not, nor should you be overly concerned in the UK.
I would particularly like to hear from medical professionals .
Not surprised your neck is exposed.
The people at my Dad's church were getting all anxious about it, FFS most of them are well over 90.
In all honesty if it gets me, or my family and kills one of us I'll just look at it as one of those things that happen in life (well death actually).
It could be Flu, cancer, a bus, anything.
We had the IRA bombing London when I was a young man, did it affect our lives - no.
There's one thing that is sure, at some point we all die, no point in behaving recklessly and no point in being sh1t scared to move outside the house.
The most sensible bit of the post
Seriously, what are you doing to stop TB for example ? (Airborne virus that in 2018 alone killed 1.8million people) Unless your plan is to sell face masks and respirators using scaremongers as a marketing tool, then forget about it, you have more chance of getting hit by a bus whilest being chased by a polar bear wearing a dress......in Tesco.
Yes it is a worry, but China are experts when it comes to this like building hospitals in 7 days to help. Taken off the BBC.
What is the situation internationally?
According to the World Health Organization and national authorities, there have been at least 44 confirmed cases outside China.
Almost all had recently been to Wuhan or had been in close contact with someone who had.
- Eight cases: Thailand
- Five: USA, Australia
- Four: Singapore, Taiwan, Malaysia, South Korea
- Three: France, Japan
- Two: Vietnam
- One: Nepal, Canada
its a lot worse than china is admitting and a lot worse than any news agency here either knows or is admitting.
even in Shanghai they have stopped all public transport, people are not allowed in our out the city and in one province of the city 6 have died already, even though the reports are only saying 1.
my wife family are there and have said the shops are already starting to go bare after only two days.
there are also plenty of videos of people in many cities just collapsing and being taken away by people in suits.
the government has been arresting scientists and people speaking out regarding how bad it is how badly its been handled, using a law they brought in about spreading rumours.
None of the above is being reported on the news..... my wife finds a lot more news posted on Chinese forums and unofficial news pages than is being in mainstream news.
as many experts have said to quarantine over 50million people and build two emergency hospitals over only 80 dead is a bit extreme.. so I would think a lot more is going on than is being admitted.
I suspect the only reason WHO haven't declared it a world epidemic is due to the fact that china would be shut down with no people or goods being allowed out. which would have a world wide affect on the stock markets and economy.
Indeed.As for their knee-jerk reactions in shutting down the mass transit of people, for whatever conspiracy theorist 'chatter' then maybe it could be the best way to slow its spread within China and thus its international dispersal.
Now what about the healthy like me and you, particularly if you are from a higher exposure group? Is surgical mask enough? Does one need a special respirator, and if so what kind?
At the moment the virus is most probably manageable, but it's important not to be complacent as I believe it could still mutate into something far more dangerous and deadly.
In 1919 (or thereabouts) Spanish Flue (which they now think emanated from Spain) killed millions
They may block larger droplets but not fine aerosols of virus particles.
The only thing in life that you can actually guarantee is death. So on that cheery note...
from straits times article above.... those who are sick to be socially responsible. They should put on a face mask to capture their respiratory droplets, and go to a healthcare facility quickly to get checked.
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Please also show me proper respect, at the end of the day I am standing up for your rights too, ..
ProbablyWas this an illness that came down the chimney?
Spanish flu is actually thought to have originated in France in 1917 but gained the Spanish name because it was one of the few countries where censorship didn't keep it out of the papers.