Pandemic panic

Okay, have given this some thought now. As they are saying that there is a80% chance of catching this over the next few months - then I have come to the considered conclusion that it would be best to catch it earlier rather than later. At present the NHS can cope with the few hundred known cases, would prefer to be one of them rather than wait until the 'projected' tens of thousands are needing care.
Then - assuming I do recover I will have antibodies, etc.
So,I will continue to lead my normal life - meeting up with people, even hugging (when they allow me to do so) g,children, using ATM machines, etc using (horror of horror) my ungloved finger!!!
Never have used that horrible sticky gel, do hand wash of course, always have done and have tissues with me for my normal cough and occasional sneeze.
Now what is the betting I do not contract this disease at all???!!!

Jane10, the clue is in the title!
Some posters are popping up on all the Coronavirus threads, with good intentions to educate us all in the perils ( real ) of this disease. By now I think most of us have got the message and I for one am getting a little tired of being harangued by the same people over and over again .
My advice is to skip these threads if you are already panicking!

Trouble is if we all get it at the same time then hospitals won’t be able to cope. They aren’t coping in Italy and they are only a couple of weeks ahead.

Panic is an uncontrollable psychological feeling. Take control, rather than panic. Good to wait for hospitals to get more ventilators etc for the wave next autumn and good for the young ones to get it soon, so they can get back to work

Just look after yourself the best you can and don`t anyone say `they will do so and so` It is up to each and every one of us to pull our weight and not to rely overmuch on someone else, even if it just means doing our best to stay out of the virus merry go round. Its simple enough. Taking personal control stops personal panic

I'm panicking because I'm not panicking.

Callistemon

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A lunch we were going to with a large group of people has just been cancelled.

I wasn't panicking, just doing all the sensible things then I read about a poster planning to shut herself away despite having no symptoms!

Just heard that Irish schools are closing today.

I'm not quite sure where to put this post but it might as well go here - I've just come back from the gym where I went with a little bit of hesitation but there are lots of notices about hand washing and bottles of virus defeating cleaner prominently about the place.

After my session, I walked into the changing room to hear a young woman loudly declaring that she didn't believe in hand sanitisers. All you needed was soap and actually she knew people who never washed at all and they were perfectly healthy, it was all about natural immunity which we destroy with our soaps and sanitisers.

I couldn't resist saying 'I don't suppose you believe in vaccination either' which set her off on another monologue about vaccinations not being 100% and actually we all had natural immunity and we didn't need these things.

I'd like to think she was a rarity but I think the nice safe world of modern medicine in which us oldies live has lulled many into thinking they don't need it. How ironic.

She may have a point, as it's airborne too and we have to breathe. Having said that I am following all the official advice. Why take the risk?

Granmarie
The headlines say Irish schools closing but if you read beyond that you will see that it says Irish schools closing from 29th March
I made that mistake too. Headlines drive me insane

I couldn't resist saying 'I don't suppose you believe in vaccination either'

That was brave, annie

annie Only someone safely cocooned by everyone around them using hand sanitisers and having innoculations, could be as stupid as that.

i think the risk area in gyms, pools, sports centres etc are the changing areas. these are never very clean at the best of times. faecal contamintion on surfaces is always found by those expose pieces in newspapers, you know the ones that shew changing rooms are dirtier than public loos.

Irish schools are closing from tonight UNTIL 29th March

I do agree monica. Thanks for reminding me of that (not) welbeck especially the bit about faecal contamination.

Apologies grannmarie
Thanks Lisagran. Need to wear my reading specs ?

No worries, May 7, I've been supply teaching today, just checked my phone. I spent the morning teaching infants good handwashing practice at the sink, demonstrating and singing Happy Birthday twice. My hands are red raw!!
Word in our school today (unofficial) is that our schools, Lanarkshire, will probably close next Friday.

Yes my AC is a yr 1 teacher and has 34 infants in his class. He only has 3 sinks so he lines them all up and squirts soap on their hands . Then he has them all singing and 3 at a time go to sink to rinse off. Makes me laugh as hygiene way down on list when he was a child he always had grubby hands.

There was no soap in my grandsons school toilets the other day....

Thats awful. Can you give him some to take in ?

School have been informed. But they shouldn't have needed to be told.

Yes you're absolutely right of course they shouldn't needed to have been told but I'd make sure he had some to take in as well. Is dotted Ts crossed.

It is getting serious though???