Stupid, selfish, stubborn old people

It’s called the human condition eglatine

People act like they do for all sorts of reasons, and what will only stop some people will be law enforcement, even then some will still break the rules.

Now we have the request to stop panic buying. Well good luck with that.

Spot on Eglantine21, I thoroughly agree. They don't seem to understand the danger. It's time for total lockdown!

Saw my baby grandson through the window of my car and blew kisses to him. That's it...

Eglantine21

Ditto.
A couple of weeks ago, the people who said this is going to get bad were dismissed or ridiculed, how this is not going to get as bad as China, etc

Here we are.

The behaviours some posters criticized as irresponsible are repeated by those same posters over and over again.
Yet, now are valid because it is them and life is soooooooo hard.

I am setting up virtual playdates for my kids and virtual coffee dates with my friends, whom I haven't seen in a month already to stop the spreading.
So don't come to me with ..... it is so hard! What else can they do to cope!

The behaviours some posters criticized as irresponsible in China and other countries are repeated by those same posters over and over again.

Is there any chance that shouting WAKE UP will have any effect?

Nope unless they get sick themselves or a dear person to them passes away

Are people deluded to the extent that they have no fear of Coronavirus?

Do they think that an ICU bed, resources and respirator (along with the necessary doctors and nurses) are just waiting to 'save' them if necessary?

Or do they just have a death wish?

Hithere, it won't be long before we'll all know somebody who has it.

Annoying isn't it? I have been in my flat now since Monday, only going for a walk each day early. Only saw one other person and kept my distance today as most days.

BTW cancelled my hair appointment on Tuesday.

I am still seeing people going out for the day, some of them in groups and it is so frustrating as it is hard to be in on my own but they just do as they like with the "I'm alright Jack" attitude.

Not only on GN. Today I have seen just 2 individual young folk out n about. However 4 ladies, 70+, stood in a cosy huddle for ten minutes enjoying a gossip.

I hate to say it but some are too thick to understand. I also feel like bowing out ofr a few months or I may say something I may regret.

This graph shows how the UK is reacting compared to other countries.

The number of coronavirus deaths per head of population in the UK has already exceeded that of China although we are still on a steeply rising curve.

Good post Eglantine, totally agree with you .

I know someone who’s ‘had’ it. I phrase it like that because she over the worst but it’s taking a long time to get back to health.

A fit, 40-year old. She was sent to a testing centre by 111 but it was the day they decided to stop testing so was denied a test and told to go home and self isolate for 14 days. She’s been really ill with a high fever and dry cough. The cough was the worst. Coughing all night and all day until exhausted. A dry cough, nothing brought up. All in all she’s been ill for over three weeks now and thinks it will be another 2-3 before she finally shakes it off and get back to work.

Interesting graph,

I do think going for a walk in the fresh air with no-one else around is fine. Staying indoors if you have no garden or a balcony will not be good either.
I've just seen some of my neighbours walking, they met other neighbours but kept a good distance whilst chatting.

However, close contact with others (less than about 2 metres) is obviously not sensible and I wouldn't even want to be in a room with anyone either whatever the distance.

Sorry for very very dim question but why has the UK decided not to test?

Pikachu so awful for that person- especially when they are trying to earn a living. I only hope she does not return to work too soon.

That is worrying Pikachu, does she have anyone to look after her or alert the services if she gets worse?
She can't go back to work until she is tested anyway, can she?

Same here Callistemon. Why are so many people just ignoring it and carrying on as usual?

Greymar, only those admitted to hospital are tested now.

We live near beaches. I went to the bottle bank yesterday and the car park was full. Families on the beach walking,playing, eating. Was rather surprised but our schools have been closed for two weeks so expect families are stir crazy. We obey social distancing rules but we walk the dog and, as we have no one to shop for us, we need to shop once a fortnight. That is life . Mental health sometimes more important than small chance of C-19.

The UK ignored the World Health Organisation's recommendations about testing!