Coronavirus - how is it/has it affected you?

Ye Olde Boomer said:
America has no central government to speak of, but the individual states are shutting down just about everything but supermarkets and pharmacies.
Restaurants can only provide take out service and the bars are shut down altogether.
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Sister lives in Michigan. They've been home (UK) for 10 days and got home yesterday to find just that - schools, shops, bars, restaurants all shut (apart from supermarkets). She said in the 10 days since they left the attitude had changed hugely.
 
Email from my home club; societies cancelled immediately and throughout April, all our Tuesday night draw nights postponed until end of April, Mother’s Day lunch cancelled, all external comps being held at our club postponed, all these postponements may be extended dependent on circumstances as they arise.
 
AmandaJR said:
Sister lives in Michigan. They've been home (UK) for 10 days and got home yesterday to find just that - schools, shops, bars, restaurants all shut (apart from supermarkets). She said in the 10 days since they left the attitude had changed hugely.
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It's bad, no question.
They're lucky, perhaps, that they were allowed to come home. Travel restrictions are getting severe.
Frankly, I suspect and fear that they may have been safer in the UK.
 
backwoodsman said:
Now that I've calmed down , I can confidently say "that" statement was the biggest political "sloping of shoulders" that I've ever come across. Dropping all small & medium sized businesses in the mire without taking on any responsibility. Outrageous.
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Did you honestly expect anything else?
 
Ye Olde Boomer said:
It's bad, no question.
They're lucky, perhaps, that they were allowed to come home. Travel restrictions are getting severe.
Frankly, I suspect and fear that they may have been safer in the UK.
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I think much later a return and they may have had to stay. They came with their grandson so his parents have been a tad worried! They are all quarantined for 14 days at the moment.
 
I cannot help being a bit cynical and wondering why Boris told people to avoid pubs etc rather than saying they have to be closed. Would the businesses have a claim against the government if they told them to close?
 
louise_a said:
I cannot help being a bit cynical and wondering why Boris told people to avoid pubs etc rather than saying they have to be closed. Would the businesses have a claim against the government if they told them to close?
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Just been reading that if the government had ordered businesses to close then they could have claimed on their insurance. As Boris has told people to stay away and not told them to close they can't claim. Seems like it he's managed to throw a lot of businesses under the bus with this announcement. Meanwhile in France Macron has announced government backed loans totalling 300 billion will be made available to struggling businesses.
 
ColchesterFC said:
Just been reading that if the government had ordered businesses to close then they could have claimed on their insurance. As Boris has told people to stay away and not told them to close they can't claim. Seems like it he's managed to throw a lot of businesses under the bus with this announcement. Meanwhile in France Macron has announced government backed loans totalling 300 billion will be made available to struggling businesses.
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I read it and still dont understand who should be self isolating for 12 weeks.
 
ColchesterFC said:
Just been reading that if the government had ordered businesses to close then they could have claimed on their insurance. As Boris has told people to stay away and not told them to close they can't claim. Seems like it he's managed to throw a lot of businesses under the bus with this announcement. Meanwhile in France Macron has announced government backed loans totalling 300 billion will be made available to struggling businesses.
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And where’s he borrowing 300b from?
 
Wife is 31. Pregnant , asthma ..wasn't overly clear what she should do
 
Fish said:
And where’s he borrowing 300b from?
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I'm not sure that's too important right now. It's more that the money will be made available if required. In the UK small and medium sized businesses account for 3/5 of employment and half of turnover in the private sector. Many of these are going to struggle over the next few months and if there is no support from the government then many will go bust with not all being able to come back when it's all over. If that happens then the economy and the country will be screwed. We're living in unprecedented times and these businesses will be needed for the prosperity of the country going forward. All Boris has done is shaft them by not ordering them to close so at least some of them can claim on their insurance.
 
ColchesterFC said:
My reading of it is that from next weekend she should isolate for up to 12 weeks as she's in two of the categories mentioned.
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It's very unclear , very vague

Work haven't told her yet. Another school called all pregnent employees and said don't come in

She hasn't had a call yet

They may close the schools from next week anyways

Very messy
 
I hate the tories with utter disdain and if it were possible would blame them for this outbreak but I fail to see what else the government can do other than what they have been doing.
 
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