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    COVID-19 Pandemic

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    1 minute ago, CreweCold said:

    I would say the best thing you could do now is stay in bed, drink plenty and try to get as much sleep as you can. The less stress on the body the better when fighting a virus.

    I guess you already know this though!

    Yep.

    Off to do that very thing, speak to everyone tomorrow some time. If you don't hear from me, send a search squad

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    COVID-19 Pandemic

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    Hello guys.

    Had a sleep for a few hours. Awoke with quite achy limbs, and was sweating a lot. Just like I saw in most patients. Fever remains the same, and shortness of breath, about the same.

    This places between a cold and flu in terms of severity for me. The general symptoms aren't all that severe. it is just the shortness of breath that gets you a bit. 

    Can't say how much more severe it will get over time however, I've only just become symptomatic.

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    1 minute ago, Mike Poole said:

    I think it is due to the time it might have to last for, that is they are worried about the other end of the period with most severe restrictions, this the period when I fully imagine I will have gone totally insane.  It is about timing the most draconian measures to coincide with the increase as it's about to peak, such that it doesn't peak too high, but people do comply with it while it is in place.  

    So that is still to come.

    @matty007 all the very best wishes, hope you come through this.

     

    Thank you, and thank you to everyone else for the support and kind words. I consider all of you good friends. I am upset I have it, but was largely inevitable, and I'll come through it just fine I am sure.

    Take care guys, will send you an update when I've rested a little

     

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    Okay guys, tempreture is now 37.9 so I must go and rest a little, and drink some water. Will have to lock myself away from everyone and ride it out. Will keep a close eye on oxygen levels however as I am honestly shocked at how breathless I am. Not a hospital case by any means, but much more severe than I expected.

    Will miss my fiancee for two weeks. I hope she has escaped it, although unlikely.

     

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    7 minutes ago, BarnetBlizzard said:

    What levels would be considered dangerous? 

    I pray that you get over this quickly!

    If it gets under 91-90% I would be truly worried, as this often indicates pnuemonia.

    I will be fine honestly, but this really can leave you breathless.

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    1 minute ago, nick sussex said:

    So sorry to hear that . Get well soon. 

    Thank you.

    I will update as and when I can. Will have to notify everyone I have been in contact with.  I will feel so guilty if I have infected anyone, but I was asymptomatic until today.

    I shall treat this as an experiment of this virus, and am interested to experience it's effects. At least I can enjoy immunity at the end of it.

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    1 minute ago, Spikecollie said:

    Matty, the non-verbal treatment of your Fiancée is utterly disgusting. This has been happening all over Europe and is a manifestation of the society of cultural ignorance in which we live. Sadly, it is also, along with the other abnormal behaviours we are seeing, a manifestation of fear. Forgive them, for they know not what they do...

    Thank you for you kind words, much appreciated. Racism is something I just can't tolerate.

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    Sorry people, but I have had a really rotten day today. I have a much needed day off work, and I went for a nice walk in town with my fiancee, who is Thai. Frankly, I am appaled at the amount of dirty looks she is getting because she looks 'asian'. It's like people seem to think she was the original carrier of this virus. They see an asian face and wince, or look disgusted.

    This didn't just happen once, or twice, but multiple times. I had no dirty looks, but she had many.

    I am shocked at the xenophobia and racism this has caused and I feel so upset for my Fiancee who isn't even from China.

    What's more, after feeling fine this morning, I have suddenly become quite breathless when walking, and even doing normal things. Possibly this is due to tiredness, but after having a headache and an itchy nose the other day, I am not so sure. Especially with my line of work. Cough is usually present, but I don't have one. Just very breathless.

    Will have to see tomorrow about how I feel.

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    These are pictures taken by me today. I have no words for the selfishness and how unnecessary this is. What's worse, I overheard someone be declined most of the vegetables he managed to get (most were gone) and he was limited to 2. He is self employed. How is he supposed to make money?

    The greed and lunacy is just disgusting to me. Tesco etc will never close down and there are no shortages of production. People are creating this themselves. I also have a elderly neighbour near me that couldn't get any bread because it was all gone. Luckily I had a loaf I could give her.

    This needs to stop, and NOW.

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    12 minutes ago, Azazel said:

    So am i right in thinking Trump is giving everyone a grand to tie them over until this dies down?

    That wouldn't even cover half my months wages.

    Quite agree. Tip of the iceberg.

    I know I keep emphasizing this point, but the government MUST ensure everyone is protected financially through this suffering. The last thing we want as a result of this is a repeat of the 2008 recession. It is the self-employed that I worry about most. We keep hearing of employees being protected, but never anything about the self-employed. The self-employed make up a large sector of our country and are vital to economic growth/stability. And while I have heard murmurings of rents being covered, does this only apply to council rent? Because we absolutely must consider those that rent privately too. I am sure landlords will not tolerate being not paid rent for weeks/months. How will these be subsidized?

    So many things of concern.

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    3 minutes ago, Yarmy said:

    Four players from the Brooklyn Nets have tested positive for COVID-19:

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    Four Brooklyn Nets players, including 2014 NBA Most Valuable Player Kevin Durant, test positive for coronavirus.

    The virus must be way more widespread than thought. As mentioned by others above, it renders the recorded cases figures almost meaningless until random testing in the general population is performed. You wouldn't even need to do that many to get a better idea. How can you plan for anything if you don't know what the real situation is? 

     

    Is this a surprise? The figures reported by the US have been a calamity for a long time now. There has been extensive community spread.

    With a population the size of US, it will be rife by now. Don't want to sound alarmist, it's just a fact of science.

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    Not sure about tens of thousands, but certainly a fair amount. And there will be a very large percentage of people that have the virus, and are yet to show symptoms, but will soon.

    Remember, the figures we have now, are from a week or more ago. Given the incubation of this virus is anywhere up to two weeks.

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    9 minutes ago, SnowBear said:

    That's crazy. Unfortunately I feel some are now doing it out of anxiety, they cannot control what's happening with the virus but buying things even when they don't really need becomes a coping mechanism. 

    Retail therapy gone wrong. 

    Quite true. But, it needs to stop.

    All they're doing is causing shortages so the people who really do need these items, can't get them. What about the elderly? Are they not entitled to loo rolls? And given that the elderly are most at risk, I find it so selfish that people are stockpiling hand gel, thus meaning that the elderly go without. Very selfish and narrowminded.

    We also have to consider that prices will rise, which places those that are less wealthy, in more hardship.

    Do these people really believe that all supermarkets will close down? it will never happen.

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    27 minutes ago, kold weather said:

    Unfortunately my cough is still here. It's not the worst in the world but I'm not going to chance it given I was with someone who had symptoms in Friday and the incubation timing fits far too neatly.

    Splendid isolation...joy...

    Sorry to hear about it.

    Unfortunately, a fate likely coming my way too very soon. I am amazed every day that I escape this.

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