Lockdown

I have just seen a very frightening video of what is happening in Spain, so bad it had me in tears, my son is over there,and the situation is terrible,
This video needs to be seen by everyone
There are still crowds of people walking in country lanes with children, also teenagers still meeting up
I wish i knew how to put it on facebook with a warning, but i don't,it is awful

It is scaring me, I can't believe some people can get it mildly when all the news items show the bad news. British people have had life too easy for a long time we've been used to doing our own thing so now when we are instructed to do somethinglike staying at home, we just don't want to. The Chinese people have almost beaten it because they were more obedient than us. The road outside my house is almost as busy as a normal day

ethelbags; try to take some 'time out' from it each day. I'm lying down every so often and listening to various 'book at bedtimes' on catchup and I've just had a long soaky bath. It's so hard not to keep watching and listening to the news. Our village is actually very quiet at the moment so I'm lucky in that I can switch off slightly...xx

the text message has been sent to everyone. I'm 70 with mild COPD and received the message. Mr P is 69 with no underlying health conditions and he received same message.
Stay at home people, be safe and also keep others safe, especially our wonderful, selfless, brave NHS staff.

Take it easy Ethel even if its for 5 minutes.

I've just started reading a book called 'We must be Brave' about WW2

I think the next one in the series should be called 'We must be Sensible'

It is so quiet round here; we did go for a drive and there was hardly anyone around, a few families walking, a few cyclists, delivery vans but we saw no-one flouting the rules.

Ethel there is a thread with a link to a soothing and calming exercise which seems to be a mix of yoga and Tai Chi which may help you.
It's done standing, no scrambling around on the floor.

I have had no message.

Perhaps only those in England have had it.

I haven’t had a message and I have asthma and high blood pressure. Also my husband hasn’t had a message and he has high blood pressure. I spoke to my 92 year old mother and she didn’t mention anything about getting a text message. Maybe they’ve not all gone out yet.

Maddy I think the ones getting letters have Immunosuppressant problems after Organ Transplants, Cancer therapies etc. I don’t think those of us with Asthma and high blood pressure will be on the list.
I’d like to be wrong....

The letters/texts to isolate for 12 weeks are only going to those most seriously at risk e.g. transplant patients, certain cancer patients, and those with a serious immune deficiency.

Riverwalk yes I know, that's why I am wondering.

I'm in the north of Scotland and received text message late this afternoon. A friend phoned this morning in a bit of a panic as she had received one and, of course, when she heard I hadn't received one that made her more anxious. The message just to let us know that new rules were in force now and gave a website address for more information. I suspect they were sent out in alphabetical order as she is D and I am R. I am not on any medication apart from painkillers (which I buy myself) for osteoarthritis in my hands and she is on medication for HBP but we got exactly the same message.

My husband has received a text. He is 67 and very healthy and active. He does have (well managed) high blood pressure though so it must be that. We were both a bit surprised though. We have been staying in anyway apart from necessary shopping and dog walking. We will gave to stop that now although we both have very elderly mothers to see to so I'm not sure how thats going to work.

I have just been to my 98 year old mum with a dinner plated up and collected her washing.She is housebound and so frail.It's such a worry.But as I was leaving a van pulled up nearby and the driver jumped out to have a good old chat with another bloke.No social distancing.They obviously didn't live together.I was so furious.I now wish I'd said something.I will next time I see this happening.

A lot of people have had this text message today - I think everyone will get this one / general advice. Then there is the more specific message going out to those who are most vulnerable.

www.gov.uk/coronavirus

Government has agreement with mobile providers to send text to everyone re following rules! I had one earlier

I've had one, which says: New rules in force now. You must stay at home. More info and exemptions at gov.uk/coronavirus. Stay at home. Protect the NHS. Save lives.

I'm not in the "shield" group, but in the group below that - under 70 but with health issues.

I assumed it was a generic text, being sent to most people.

I've had the gov.uk one too but my husband who is on Vodaphone hasn't

Ah thank you Ooopsadaisy, well I won’t get one then, though I have received the general one giving the advice and website.

I don't own a mobile phone.

I think that the lockdown is way too late. We will be seeing the consequences in a couple of weeks. People have been out and about because of the relaxed response of the government. Just last week Johnson told people that they should 'enjoy themselves'. India only has a few hundred cases yet they have lockdown. Bill Gates gave a talk 5 years ago about the threat of a pandemic. Everything he said has been proved to be correct, we were not ready, had no plan of action. Despite knowing that it was a question of when, not if it happened again.

Oooooh, Larry Grayson's on--Shut that Door.

I think the lockdown was scheduled slightly later than this but the peak was coming earlier than anticipated because people ignored the government advice and behaved irresponsibly and stupidly.

We do have plans of action hence the modelling.

What they didn't predict absolutely was how utterly stupid and selfish people can be.