UK goes on lockdown

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27 minutes ago, xoxo Craig said:

You need to lock it down so that nobody gets the virus. Its not about  "flattening the curve", its about protecting EVERYONE Nd you can't do that if you aren't on a lock down. Did we learn nothing from Italy, or Spain? Lock it down at the first few cases and it can't spread... then only a tiny minority get it and everyone else stays healthy

Almost no expert agrees with u tho

 

Most are saying the virus will still infect the majority of the population eventually. U cannot kill off the virus with shutdowns

 

So it is about flattening the curve. That's literally what Countries and health experts keep saying

 

U can argue about when is the right threshold to start the lockdowns but the goal (which is flattening the curve) is not really in question among health experts or most governemnts

 

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11 minutes ago, LeBlanc said:

They were ready for this. They knew China had a history of spawning these new viruses and after the last time they made sure preemptively that they could handle another outbreak. Unfortunately no western countries were preemptively ready for this like they were. Hopefully we learn our lesson 

Yes, the memory of SARS taught them a lesson. SARS didn't have such an impact on most western countries. 

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stream dancin in circles if u know what i mean 

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13 minutes ago, LeBlanc said:

You not a fan? 

we gunna have to communicate through GGD from now on

I only played it during beta... 

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Good but too late as we are seeing here in the US which also still has not enforced a stricter lockdown and states are running wild with how they wanna treat this. 

UK better be careful cuz it too will him them hard very soon...sheesh let's make it through this everyone

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21 minutes ago, Franch Toast said:

Yes, the memory of SARS taught them a lesson. SARS didn't have such an impact on most western countries. 

I remember the alarm of Sars very well tho even tho I was like 9 or 10 cuz the Toronto area was one of the epicentres

 

My brother had to go to hospital cuz of an accident and we couldn't go in (only my mom cuz he was a minnor and needed 1 adult to accompany him) cuz the city was basically on lockdown including hospitals

 

And Sars was worse it killed even a high number of young ppl. Fortunately it wasnt as infectious so it made it easier to contain

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1 hour ago, darkchylde said:

it means people are literally stupid and spend the day looking through their balconies calling the police on others when they see them leave - even though they have no idea if they're going out for groceries, work, to take care of an elder, etc.

this quarantine is turning people into slaves of the system. snitches.

It's like the book 1984  is becoming a reality. Big Brother is watching you. 

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7 minutes ago, Glamourpuss said:

It's like the book 1984  is becoming a reality. Big Brother is watching you. 

I still remember this moment when daughet told secret services that her father screamed someone's name at night. 

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3 hours ago, darkchylde said:

it means people are literally stupid and spend the day looking through their balconies calling the police on others when they see them leave - even though they have no idea if they're going out for groceries, work, to take care of an elder, etc.

this quarantine is turning people into slaves of the system. snitches.

Oh I see. Yikes. 

[StrawberryBlond 15,611]

About time too. I was so frightened when this came on the news late last night. S**t just got real. This has never happened in our country's history. Our grandparents generation had the war. This is a different kind of war, where our government is telling us what we can do for our country, who'll be on the front lines and what the ones at home are expected to do. If I was still employed, I'd be working in a supermarket right now. On the one hand, it's in my nature to help people and I'd be honored to serve the public at this time, but on the other hand, the chances of me catching it and infecting my elderly parents would increase so much.

Unbelievably, my careers advisor texted me with a job opportunity, even though the career's centre officially shut down yesterday (I know because I still went to my appointment). Thought the text would be telling me to wait for official confirmation when meetings will commence, but no, a job agency is looking for people to work warehouse and reception work, which I'm not even trained for! God almighty! I sent him a long message back detailing how it's really not feasible when I can't even drive, it being so far away and super early hours mean public transport wouldn't be practical and I'd have to rely on my elderly father to drive me otherwise and if anything happens to him, I'm screwed. And I may have to be the one getting food for my family as I'm the only one not in a risk group at home. I even got a text from the government as I was typing telling us to stay inside. I like to think I was texted about the job before the announcement came last night and my phone did its usual delay. But still. What is it with profit over people right now?

Oh, and I started having a mild sore throat and cough last night. It hasn't worsened today, nor is either thing sore but it's not like me to have sore throats and coughs. My aunt's also been displaying symptoms for over a week now but we hope she's fine. My mum was also feeling under the weather recently. Please, Jesus, please watch over all of us.

[Dominic 11,922]

13 minutes ago, StrawberryBlond said:

About time too. I was so frightened when this came on the news late last night. S**t just got real. This has never happened in our country's history. Our grandparents generation had the war. This is a different kind of war, where our government is telling us what we can do for our country, who'll be on the front lines and what the ones at home are expected to do. If I was still employed, I'd be working in a supermarket right now. On the one hand, it's in my nature to help people and I'd be honored to serve the public at this time, but on the other hand, the chances of me catching it and infecting my elderly parents would increase so much.

Unbelievably, my careers advisor texted me with a job opportunity, even though the career's centre officially shut down yesterday (I know because I still went to my appointment). Thought the text would be telling me to wait for official confirmation when meetings will commence, but no, a job agency is looking for people to work warehouse and reception work, which I'm not even trained for! God almighty! I sent him a long message back detailing how it's really not feasible when I can't even drive, it being so far away and super early hours mean public transport wouldn't be practical and I'd have to rely on my elderly father to drive me otherwise and if anything happens to him, I'm screwed. And I may have to be the one getting food for my family as I'm the only one not in a risk group at home. I even got a text from the government as I was typing telling us to stay inside. I like to think I was texted about the job before the announcement came last night and my phone did its usual delay. But still. What is it with profit over people right now?

Oh, and I started having a mild sore throat and cough last night. It hasn't worsened today, nor is either thing sore but it's not like me to have sore throats and coughs. My aunt's also been displaying symptoms for over a week now but we hope she's fine. My mum was also feeling under the weather recently. Please, Jesus, please watch over all of us.

Maybe the advice was sent out to everyone en masse because people are crying out for delivery drivers, warehouse staff and supermarket staff currently. Surely it's good that people are being offered that opportunity particularly if others have lost jobs...

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13 minutes ago, StrawberryBlond said:

About time too. I was so frightened when this came on the news late last night. S**t just got real. This has never happened in our country's history. Our grandparents generation had the war. This is a different kind of war, where our government is telling us what we can do for our country, who'll be on the front lines and what the ones at home are expected to do. If I was still employed, I'd be working in a supermarket right now. On the one hand, it's in my nature to help people and I'd be honored to serve the public at this time, but on the other hand, the chances of me catching it and infecting my elderly parents would increase so much.

Unbelievably, my careers advisor texted me with a job opportunity, even though the career's centre officially shut down yesterday (I know because I still went to my appointment). Thought the text would be telling me to wait for official confirmation when meetings will commence, but no, a job agency is looking for people to work warehouse and reception work, which I'm not even trained for! God almighty! I sent him a long message back detailing how it's really not feasible when I can't even drive, it being so far away and super early hours mean public transport wouldn't be practical and I'd have to rely on my elderly father to drive me otherwise and if anything happens to him, I'm screwed. And I may have to be the one getting food for my family as I'm the only one not in a risk group at home. I even got a text from the government as I was typing telling us to stay inside. I like to think I was texted about the job before the announcement came last night and my phone did its usual delay. But still. What is it with profit over people right now?

Oh, and I started having a mild sore throat and cough last night. It hasn't worsened today, nor is either thing sore but it's not like me to have sore throats and coughs. My aunt's also been displaying symptoms for over a week now but we hope she's fine. My mum was also feeling under the weather recently. Please, Jesus, please watch over all of us.

Girl my fiancé and I also had/have coughs! Just coughs though, no other symptoms. Mine has lasted about 10 days so far, but it never got very bad and seems to be improving. I just blamed it on allergies at first but I’ve never had a cough from allergies and I’ve never had a cough like this. It’s all very odd.

I’ll never be able to get tested so it’s very disconcerting because I don’t want to accidentally give it to my parents.

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2 minutes ago, Dominic said:

Maybe the advice was sent out to everyone en masse because people are crying out for delivery drivers, warehouse staff and supermarket staff currently. Surely it's good that people are being offered that opportunity particularly if others have lost jobs...

I know, but I think many companies aren't even thinking about hiring new people right now, especially if they're an industry that's been forced to close or their business has hit the wall. It would be just like the thing for me to be offered something and then immediately laid off. When shops started closing, ones that I'd applied for were among them. There's surprisingly no call for supermarket workers in my area (I'm trained for supermarkets) and I've had no call from my previous employment to help out. If they asked, I definitely could do that but considering that they have a 100% full workforce, have cut everyone's hours and only have a set amount of money to distribute among employees, I know for a fact that they have no room to employ new people, even if it's temporary. I think everyone should hold off on looking for jobs unless they live alone and are living paycheck to paycheck. I'm lucky my parents still provide for me and I'm part of a group that I'm sure the government would be advising to stay inside. The job search site has nothing within 5 miles of me that I've not already applied for. I don't even want the nearest one but felt under pressure to apply for it to keep my advisor happy. They're just looking to save themselves right now because it looks good on their record if I get a job on their watch. They can work from home but us poor souls have to put ourselves on the path of danger just to get them a gold star on their record? Not likely.

1 minute ago, uo111 said:

Girl my fiancé and I also had/have coughs! Just coughs though, no other symptoms. Mine has lasted about 10 days so far, but it never got very bad and seems to be improving. I just blamed it on allergies at first but I’ve never had a cough from allergies and I’ve never had a cough like this. It’s all very odd.

I’ll never be able to get tested so it’s very disconcerting because I don’t want to accidentally give it to my parents.

It is approaching hayfever season and I get hayfever so it's likely. Mum thinks I maybe caught this throat thing off her. My body might also be mimicking symptoms purely for the fact that I'm worried I have something. Love and prayers to anyone going through this period of hanging on tenterhooks.