Coronavirus - how is it/has it affected you?

I am now grounded, have to WFH until further notice. Surprised it too so long as we had a case in our office last Friday.

But at least I'm lucky enough to be able to continue working with a minimum level of inconvenience. I have no idea how the hundreds of thousands of folk work in the leisure and hospitality industries are gonna cope when the employers can no longer afford to keep paying them.
 
Huge package of support from the government. Very welcome but there is going to be an issue for many small business in respect of loans available to pay employees. If the business gets bye on a week-to-week or similar basis, as many do, then they are going to struggle to pay off a loan - no matter how good the interest rate or delayed start to repayments. There is then a risk that they just take the support through a non-repayable grant to keep the business going - which is great - but they decide they can't afford t take on debt and so don't take up the offer of the loan to pay employees - and so the employees don't get paid.

Hopefully the chancellor has more measures to reveal tomorrow as he said in the briefing. Not sure why he didn't reveal all measures today - but maybe this is all happending so quickly that he just hasn#'t been able to sort them out properly. Thought Sunak did a good briefing btw.
 
SwingsitlikeHogan said:
Huge package of support from the government. Very welcome but there is going to be an issue for many small business in respect of loans available to pay employees. If the business gets bye on a week-to-week or similar basis, as many do, then they are going to struggle to pay off a loan - no matter how good the interest rate or delayed start to repayments. There is then a risk that they just take the support through a non-repayable grant to keep the business going - which is great - but they decide they can't afford t take on debt and so don't take up the offer of the loan to pay employees - and so the employees don't get paid.

Hopefully the chancellor has more measures to reveal tomorrow as he said in the briefing. Not sure why he didn't reveal all measures today - but maybe this is all happending so quickly that he just hasn#'t been able to sort them out properly. Thought Sunak did a good briefing btw.
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He did mention Mortgage holidays which will be a help for people but no mention of helping people renting where many will find it difficult.
 
SwingsitlikeHogan said:
Huge package of support from the government. Very welcome but there is going to be an issue for many small business in respect of loans available to pay employees. If the business gets bye on a week-to-week or similar basis, as many do, then they are going to struggle to pay off a loan - no matter how good the interest rate or delayed start to repayments. There is then a risk that they just take the support through a non-repayable grant to keep the business going - which is great - but they decide they can't afford t take on debt and so don't take up the offer of the loan to pay employees - and so the employees don't get paid.

Hopefully the chancellor has more measures to reveal tomorrow as he said in the briefing. Not sure why he didn't reveal all measures today - but maybe this is all happending so quickly that he just hasn#'t been able to sort them out properly. Thought Sunak did a good briefing btw.
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I'm hoping this will show the Tories how important the NHS is

Also social support massively important
 
Not effected me one bit to be fair, i wasmt really paying attention tho and still a bit meh about it, just wondering how it will effect me physically if at all, is it just older people with underlying health issues that need to worry, being 40 and relatively healthy I think I'm ok but not 100% sure, can anyone summarise before I go down a minefield of conspiracy and scare tactics
 
casuk said:
Not effected me one bit to be fair, i wasmt really paying attention tho and still a bit meh about it, just wondering how it will effect me physically if at all, is it just older people with underlying health issues that need to worry, being 40 and relatively healthy I think I'm ok but not 100% sure, can anyone summarise before I go down a minefield of conspiracy and scare tactics
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It’s not really you it’s about , but who you might infect if you catch it.
 
Andy said:
Your diabetic, why would you not be social distancing as much as possible?
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Popped to the pub after work with a diabetic. He isn’t worried, more worried about the sweat beads on his forehead and quick access to sugar.
You must remember many aren’t too bothered or buy into the hysteria. most at my work would kiss for a dose as it’s paid time off.
 
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