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Coronavirus - how is it/has it affected you?

ColchesterFC said:
Any idea how it had affected them and what the outcome was? This was the first one I've seen.
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There have been some reports in China of cats dying, that had been written about in the 'early' days of the virus.

I read that the virus latches onto a certain receptor(?) on human cells and there were a number of other species that have a similar or same receptor on their cells, one of which is the cat species.

The actual way virus go about their business, is quite interesting, if you are bored enough one day like I was, missing golf ! :oops:
 
Imurg said:
Just because you've had it and have built up an immunity it doesn't mean you can't still pass it on to others.
Me and the Mrs are 95% certain we've had it but we're still following all the rules.
And although there's some evidence that you can't get reinfected they don't know for certain.
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Our current understanding of the disease is that transmissibility is only an issue in the first week or so. By the time you are antibody positive, that is at least 3 weeks after infection, so you are unlikely to be infectious. However we can't be sure how reliable your 95% certainty of infection is. Around 4/5 tests performed are negative.
 
...going back to the subject of the thread...after a short while living in it - how has this affected me?

TBH - not a great deal. I work from home so my working week has not changed one iota. I have a nice house with plenty of space for Mrs Hogie and myself to keep out of each other's way when we get irritated or frustrated with each other (yes - I know you can't imagine her ever getting irritated with me - but yes - it happens :) ).

We have a lovely garden to relax in, and a patio and swanky studio at the bottom of it where I work and can relax if I want 'out of the house' - or we both can. We have a huge (near 400acres), and largely wild, park at the top of our road 3mins walk from our front door, a park through which we can walk in almost total solitude into open and empty countryside. And I can meet up with my normal groups of friends on-line. No back-slapping or handshaking - but hey - we can go with that.

However - I can't play golf and I can't go to my church (the former I must thole, the latter is just a building). And of my normal stuff that's pretty much it.

We do not live in a small, cramped inner city tenement or apartment block flat with multiple other friends or family - with no private garden to go in to - my garden being the local park that my Victorian council or other benefactor established to enable city dwellers to get fresh air, and to provide folks with someone to exercise and relax.

We am very fortunate. I must make allowances and have consideration and understanding for those that are not so fortunate as we are. Close the parks, stop us from going out full stop? Would be easy for me to demand such measures. I am not at the sharp end of them.
 
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Almost every single chinese takeaway near me has shut down , is this widespread across the country ?

Chatter sites are speculating that the majority of their food is sourced from china, not sure how true this is.
if it is true can see their trade going down when they reope n.
 
I was Skyping with my children last night. My daughter has a semi detached with garden and was Skyping from there. My son lives in a one bed flat and so can't get out. I really felt for him. He is in the process of selling his flat and moving into a semi with garden but the whole process has come to a halt. They have a shared garden which I would have thought they could utilise but I'm not sure of the rules on that. If anyone can find any guidelines on that, it would be greatly appreciated.
We're not going anywhere as my missus is paranoid about the virus and we are going through more spray and cleaning cloths than anything else.
Father-in-Law is definitely deteriorating as he can't get out to interact with others so he even forgot the code for his alarm last night. A code he's used for everything for years.
Still, we both have our jobs and they are both still busy so we're better off than a lot of people.
 
spongebob59 said:
Almost every single chinese takeaway near me has shut down , is this widespread across the country ?

Chatter sites are speculating that the majority of their food is sourced from china, not sure how true this is.
if it is true can see their trade going down when they reope n.
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Of the two we use, one has closed indefinitely, the other appears to still be open; well, it hasn't got a notice up saying it is closed. Don't know about the third one in the High street.

I could understand them closing as I have heard of people refusing to eat Chinese in case they get Corona Virus.

However the 1st prize for muppetry has to be those setting fire to 5G masts to stop the Chinese spreading Corona Virus via the 5G network. :rolleyes: The really scary thing is that they are quite possibly capable of breeding. :eek:
 
spongebob59 said:
Almost every single chinese takeaway near me has shut down , is this widespread across the country ?

Chatter sites are speculating that the majority of their food is sourced from china, not sure how true this is.
if it is true can see their trade going down when they reope n.[/QU
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There was a story a month or so ago on the BBC about a restaurant in Stevenage that was losing a lot of trade because of the virus in China. The story was that like most restaurants here the food is sourced in the UK. Also this restaurant at least had been open for years and none of the owners had been to China in 10years. So I would say he same problem would be everywhere because people will just assume wrongly that the food comes from China.
 
We have taken to using Google duo for family video calls 5 times a week for the little lady

Means my mother can annoy me in my own home lol

We videoed called my cousin's and aunts yest they did it properly. Held the phone so we could see them all perfect cheers

My mother (the computer tech teacher.) Insists her and dad use their own phones so we see both of them ... Rather than sit next to each other ....... But then MUTE YOUR MIC MOTHER!! Constant echo and feed back .. how do I do that

But the plus side my wife's 86 year old grand father just before lock down my mother in law installed in their chrome book (that we got them 3 years ago litterally just for online shopping for their food as they were struggling to shop so I'd do that every other weekend when we visited for them) so now once a week we phone him and tell him open the computer .. he's learned how to answer so little lady can see GG
 
Ross61 said:
There was a story a month or so ago on the BBC about a restaurant in Stevenage that was losing a lot of trade because of the virus in China. The story was that like most restaurants here the food is sourced in the UK. Also this restaurant at least had been open for years and none of the owners had been to China in 10years. So I would say he same problem would be everywhere because people will just assume wrongly that the food comes from China.
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I think the 'Chinese' and 'Indian' etc dishes we get here are Anglicised versions anyway - probably nothing like the food you would actually get in those countries. If you think about it, why on earth would they import ingredients from China when the ingredients are pretty much chicken, rice and sauce, there's no need. :LOL:
 
Definitely found coping, at the weekend, a whole lot more testing than Mon-Fri... Deliberately didn't go out as I was concerned, even when in the woods, distancing might prove an issue... Whilst speaking/seeing my grandsons, on devices, helps... It really ain't the same as proper contact... Can see Easter weekend being even tougher... Big help, though, has been Alexa providing me with sounds on demand...

Retirement hasn't exactly panned out as hoped... First six months was spot on (probably over indulged mind)... Then down to an act of carelessness, on my part, lost the next 18months recovering from a busted leg... Looks like, even with my optimistic head on, next six months can be written off due to covid...
 
Blue in Munich said:
However the 1st prize for muppetry has to be those setting fire to 5G masts to stop the Chinese spreading Corona Virus via the 5G network. :rolleyes: The really scary thing is that they are quite possibly capable of breeding. :eek:
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I found that unbelievable that people were taking this seriously. Although at this minute I am taking tea break from my work that happens to be for the expansion of the 5G network, perhaps I should be wearing full PPE whilst I do it, just in case. :ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO:
 
The Chinese takeaway we use has closed for the time being. It is a portakabin in a car park, it is there permanently, and there are 4-5 people working in the tightest possible space (I did not believe the numbers until I actually saw them all with my own eyes one time). Absolutely no chance of 2 people being in there and being 2m apart so certainly no chance of 5 people doing that. It is a popular takeaway, long established, so I would hope that there is nothing more to it than that.
 
Definitely the case where Chinese food and Indian food is anglicised over here having eaten in both countries.
The Indian food wasn’t as spicy and was more vegetarian- and delicious with more flavour than heat.
China was a challenge, very little description, pictures yes. The biggest joke we had was the ordering of a rack of ribs, suffice to say a rack appeared a pig has x amount of ribs and a dog has a different amount .. the guys enjoyed them but we were barking at each other all weekend.
I don’t think the UK would allow such things to occur where as in China it is normal.
 
I can cook Indian and Thai food quite well, but never been able to do a decent chinese. Its the one takeaway I miss TBH.
The local turkish restaurant whch was selling takeaways has ceased trading this weekend, which is another of the off the list.
 
jobr1850 said:
Did we not establish earlier in the Fred that Charlie boy was tested once up there and not before he left.
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It's irrelevant if he had Covid 19 or not prior to coming North the fact is he still travelled to a second residence against all Government advice.

Like the good Dr it's more an error of judgement.

Plus tbh there are more pressing issues then who travelled where and when etc etc.
 
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