SwingsitlikeHogan
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Interesting comparison perhaps with the Lords daily allowance of £300 is that the standard UC beneift for a single claimant aged 25 or over us £317.82 / month.
Coronavirus - how is it/has it affected you?
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So the wife went into work today. The trains weren't busy so it was easier to distance
She working until weds as she part time
Emergancy meeting of all teachers at 8am
Told to prepare for closure from Monday
They expecting the schools to close until at least after Easter
She working until weds as she part time
Emergancy meeting of all teachers at 8am
Told to prepare for closure from Monday
They expecting the schools to close until at least after Easter
DanFST
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So there's the added bonus of dodging a bunch of teenagers that won't isolate when schools out. Fantastic
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Massive difference between closing the schools and teenagers being required to isolate
garyinderry
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Does anyone know how china is dealing with the spread around the rest of the country?
Europe seems to be blowing up along with the rest of the world.
Europe seems to be blowing up along with the rest of the world.
Rooter
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They can't divert calls to the available people to do this work from home? absolutely no need for your wife to go into work to be on a phone.
SwingsitlikeHogan
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I did say this to her. They could certainly divert calls to one landline - but don't know if their telephone call handling system can divert calls to multiple different landlines that change on a day-by-day basis as different Helpline Support agents work each day. Of course they could fix the helpline agents. I'm sure she'll be finding out this week.
SwingsitlikeHogan
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I'll guess instant total lockdown of anyone infected and their recent contacts. Then lockdown of neighbourhoods and then lockdown of towns. I recommend watching the BBC News documentary on the Wuhan lockdown to see what total lockdown of a city of 11m looks like as implemented by an authoritarian state.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m000gj5f/our-world-wuhan-life-under-lockdown
Rooter
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Fingers crossed, it should be simple and low cost. in fact they should look at it anyway rather than running an expensive city office... a few VOIP software licences would be a drop in the ocean compared to the rent and rates etc!!
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Just come across first co case 
Friends dentist has it, in his 30s and now in intensive care. Doesn't fit the normal profile, would know of expect to be mild case.
Hope the guy gets better.
Friends dentist has it, in his 30s and now in intensive care. Doesn't fit the normal profile, would know of expect to be mild case.
Hope the guy gets better.
garyinderry
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I watched 2 documentaries on youtube on wuhan.
Fantastic response and sacrifice by the population albeit they had no choice but to endure.
I just can't see how it didnt get out into the country as a whole and spread like wildfire.
SwingsitlikeHogan
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But let's not forget that for many children the only decent meal that they get every weekday is their school dinner...because their parents don't have the wherewithal, ability - or indeed for some - the inclination - to prepare decent meals. So yes - close schools if that must be done - but don't do it hastily because the public (in our relative ignorance) might think it's the right thing to do.
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Just come across first co case
Friends dentist has it, in his 30s and now in intensive care. Doesn't fit the normal profile, would know of expect to be mild case.
Hope the guy gets better.
Dentists you would expect to get exposure to it more as a patient could have it and they would never know
Think how close they get
Hacker Khan
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If people are prevented form coming into contact with other people it will not spread. As others have said, China too a very 'forceful' approach to ensuring this did not happen. An approach that will be at odds with many peoples beliefs in individual freedoms in other countries.
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I can certainly see how he could have caught the virus, like you say. The friend didn't know how the dentist had caught it, so maybe from job or maybe from personal life, pass don't know.
Think if you had been a recent patient, must be a little worrying hearing about he has it and in intensive care from it.
SwingsitlikeHogan
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One reason is, I guess, that they closed all roads out - and the people of Wuhan - in their discipline and obedience to the state - did not try and sneak out any other way. The city was effectively airtight enclosing the virus. The Chinese people will know that it is not that difficult to be viewing a prison or detention centre from the inside.
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Is it discipline or is it s ruthless rule?
Orikoru
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Well the tubes were still absolutely rammed this morning. No change there.
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Depends where you travel .. most have been empty
SwingsitlikeHogan
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I guess it's easy to act in a disciplined way if the alternative is the inside of a prison cell
