Contagion 2020

[Del-icious]

The Italians suspended rent and bills if that happens here and we get a month off it will be scenes

[Zizou]

We've been quite good in my work. Small office so there's a cleaning rota among staff twice daily as well as the proper cleaners. Everyone washing their hands every time they exit or enter the building.

The reality is that counts for very little if you're within breathing distance of someone who has it.

[Cheeky Gnando’s]

What actually is the advice? There doesn't seem to be any coherent strategy communicated by the government.

I didn't know folk weren't meant to go to the pub - is everyone meant to stay indoors as much as possible?

Don't think there's any advice to stay away from pubs as such, but that's based on the gov's “let's infect the fuck out of everyone until we want to slow the rate of infection” policy which they're already backtracking on. My old man has had lung cancer and heart failure leading to fluid on his lungs in the last few years, so I'd see it as pretty irresponsible of me to be going into those kinds of spaces when I'm very likely to be in proximity to him over the next few weeks. Am I fuck running about business as usual when there are people I'm in contact with who are high risk.

Genuinely don't know where this 60% has come from - for a lot of reasons that seems extremely low.

[Zizou]

I read the 60% figure is down to how contagious it is thought to be. Something highly contagious like measles requires 90% while standard flu requires around 25%. This is somewhere in between that.

[Shuto Makino]

I'm meant to be through in Glasgow for my mate's birthday tonight

Do we just stop doing these things? How long for? I know everything has to change for a global pandemic, and that part of why we haven't been advised to do these things is because of the UK government's batshit response, but what are they doing in other countries? Is it literally just no social life for however many months it takes to get a vaccine? Seems pointless to be avoiding pubs when I've been at the uni and the gym every day this week, been going to supermarkets, etc?

[Zizou]

Social distancing hasn't been put into place in the UK yet so you are sound if you have faith in their advice

[CritchSmile]

I'm meant to be through in Glasgow for my mate's birthday tonight

Do we just stop doing these things? How long for? I know everything has to change for a global pandemic, and that part of why we haven't been advised to do these things is because of the UK government's batshit response, but what are they doing in other countries? Is it literally just no social life for however many months it takes to get a vaccine? Seems pointless to be avoiding pubs when I've been at the uni and the gym every day this week, been going to supermarkets, etc?

Definitely most of Europe are avoiding gatherings now. Ignore the UK advice, it is not in line with the rest of the world.

[Nive la France]

Got a week to get this or I'm going to a wedding in Piperdam

[Christian Benorchgrevink]

I'm off to the pub tonight

I'm a domestic electrician working in folks houses all day, my wife's a nurse. Think the pub is probably safer for us both 

[Herzog]

I'm off to the pub tonight

I'm a domestic electrician working in folks houses all day, my wife's a nurse. Think the pub is probably safer for us both 

[CritchSmile]

I'm off to the pub tonight

I'm a domestic electrician working in folks houses all day, my wife's a nurse. Think the pub is probably safer for us both 

It's not about your safety though, it's about those who are at fatal risk, when you take your infection that you got at folks houses and spread it around the local pub.

I'm sorry but it's just a few weeks, put your thinking cap on.

[Roger H. Sterling]

It's not about your safety though, it's about those who are at fatal risk, when you take your infection that you got at folks houses and spread it around the local pub.

I'm sorry but it's just a few weeks, put your thinking cap on.

This is where I'm at. UK government are ridiculous and their advice needs to be ignored. Unis closing themselves now with no instruction. Means half are open and half are closed, to students anyway. Weird to me that University of Glasgow and Caledonian students are being told to stay away but Strathclyde is business as usual. Total mess already and is just going to cause more confusion and panic.

[Felix]

QMU business as usual too.

Just had the postmen come round with a parcel - new process apparently - they stay back from the door and sign for the package for you.

[Zizou]

Deliveroo just leave the food outside the door. This is a TH incels dream

[Shteve]

I'm meant to be going out the night anaw, don't know if it's over dramatic to patch it or not.

[pondlife]

It's due to peak in mid-June m8 better patch it for the next 3 months, at least!

[Shteve]

Could this be the time to patch the bevvying and gambling?

Doubt it mind as I've been eyeing up the English southern premier league south this morning

[Papin]

Probably better getting it now rather than in couple of months time when society has collapsed

[Zizou]

Could this be the time to patch the bevvying and gambling?

Doubt it mind as I've been eyeing up the English southern premier league south this morning

Bevvy will be essential when we are all locked up without human contact for months.

[Shteve]

How pish is it not having the football though, have to say it is fucking brutal like, fuck all to watch or that, everything just talking about coronavirus