Coronavirus - how is it/has it affected you?

Anyone got a link to where the government info is online? Two complete bellends on the boat talked all over the bit I was most interested in but I did hear one of them say about putting all the info online. Have tried to find it through the gov.uk website but haven't found it yet.

EDIT - it's the bit about who apart from older people should be staying at home that I'm looking for.

2nd EDIT - just found the statement in full so will have a read....

https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/pm-statement-on-coronavirus-16-march-2020
 
Children being kept off school in their droves.

Playparks were quite full when I walked past them today at lunch and I saw lots of families at the supermarket...
 
Jimaroid said:
Seems like a lot of rambling contradictory messaging going on in that.
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With the huge range of possibilities, it would be extremely difficult for people to decide if their planned activity goes against advice. I have cancelled our normal Tuesday QR for tomorrow to prevent people milling about in our Spike Bar to find out into which group they have been drawn. I have left it up to those who wish to turn up to play to make their own arrangements using the tee times I have booked. That way there will be no contact in a confined space. This is a temporary measure until the advice becomes clearer. Our next scheduled comp is the Seniors on Friday.
 
Hacker Khan said:
He's probably expecting people to use their common sense and hoping that you specifically do not need to be told you are barred from them?
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So pubs and restaurants should open and we just rely on "common sense" and no one will go to them? What a ridiculous cop out as well as being incredibly badly thought out.
 
rosecott said:
With the huge range of possibilities, it would be extremely difficult for people to decide if their planned activity goes against advice. I have cancelled our normal Tuesday QR for tomorrow to prevent people milling about in our Spike Bar to find out into which group they have been drawn. I have left it up to those who wish to turn up to play to make their own arrangements using the tee times I have booked. That way there will be no contact in a confined space. This is a temporary measure until the advice becomes clearer. Our next scheduled comp is the Seniors on Friday.
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Expect there will be loads of this in the short term, me and the Mrs are currently deciding if a badminton club for me and a Girl Guides meeting for her are essential as we were both down to attend them this evening. Think in all probability they are not essential so we won't bother. As with a lot of things, what was previously normal in every day life will not be normal and we will have to quickly adapt to the new normal.
 
Hacker Khan said:
I'm kind of guessing a lot will not open.
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That's pretty much what happened here in Spain. Most bars and restaurants decided to close before official notice from the Spanish govt. They beat the drop by 24 hrs. Some are offering a collect service but payment must be by contactless - no cash.
 
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I also suspect that the government are making a lot of this up as they go along in the best possible way a very rapidly moving situation where lives are at stake. Big plans usually take days/weeks/months, and in some cases they have a few hours to react to new information about how the virus is spreading both here and overseas. So whilst I am not the biggest fan of the current government, expecting them to have all the answers to all the problems the latest measures will undoubtedly create is a bit unrealistic IMHO.

There you go, bit of balance, normal service will be resumed soon. ;)
 
Just seen the groups that will be looking at 12 weeks of isolation;

Those over 70.
Pregnant women.
Other adults who would normally be advised to get the flu vaccine.

Due to severe asthma Mrs Colch has to get the flu vaccine every year so falls into the third group. Now just need to find out what that means for my two boys with regards to school. There seems very little point in her isolating for 12 weeks if the kids are going to school every day and coming into contact with hundreds of other kids and then going home and potentially passing it on.
 
Swinglowandslow said:
Rubbish. He's giving people the chance to behave responsibly - and if and when they don't, people can't moan when he is obliged to order them closed
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Given the history of Boris doing his homework on the bus, not thinking through many of his decisions and taking things by chance more often than not, it’s much more likely that he’s just got it wrong. Again.
 
Hacker Khan said:
He's probably expecting people to use their common sense and hoping that you specifically do not need to be told you are barred from them?
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Wont happen tho .. we tried that and pubs still packed in dublin . Some will ruin it for the many and closure is all that will stop it . Video of british tourists ignoring the shut down in spain doing rounds on twitter
 
Swinglowandslow said:
Rubbish. He's giving people the chance to behave responsibly - and if and when they don't, people can't moan when he is obliged to order them closed
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If Labour were in power and said we are going to rely on everyone being nice and sensible rather than putting proper measures in place, they would get slaughtered and rightly so.
 
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