I am sorry but the Press is really not being alarmist [ and without being too arrogant, this is an area I have some expertise in ], this is potentially a major disaster. There are already examples of patients who have become re infected, and perhaps surprisingly the virus has not mutated yet. If it does................
How can you lie there and think of England When you don't even know who's in the team
I am finding it utterly incredulous that people are still being allowed to flit the globe via air or sea ; their apparently implacable desire for foreign holidays posing an increasing risk to everyone else . All travel abroad , unless absolutely necessary should be banned .
Personally I think that all suspected cases should be isolated until this is sorted out once and for all .
Daily in the UK new infections are being reported ; I have an appointment at Hull Royal Infirmary at the end of March (just under four-weeks) . At this rate I will probably cancel because by that time maybe a hospital is not the ideal place to be !
Just stop watching the news and you’ll find that life is just fine.
It is alarning to read that infected patients in main stream Chinese hopsitals are being treated with Traditonal Chinese Medicine (TCM); perhaps including pangolian scales - to induce strength.
@punkdoc What UK scenario do you forsee as most likely?
I could imagine a month or so of the equivalent to the 2009 snows - stay close to home, take no avoidable risks, look out for vulnerable neighbours, maybe schools close for a bit... Is it reassuring that affected numbers in China seem to be falling steadily?
As the Chinese refused to believe there was a problem in early December, its amazing there are as few outbreaks as there has been. There are teams of specialists working round the clock, and have been for a couple of months now, trying to find an inoculation that will help those severely affected. I know as daughters friend is one of them.
I think the problem will come if a number of folk who have pre-existing respiratory conditions, then contract the virus and go on to develop pneumonia etc and are admitted to hospital.
This will result in hospitals having to postpone planned ops etc for the rest of the population and a backlog will build up, putting a huge amount of pressure on the NHS which, because of government policy over the past few years, has no spare capacity.
It is because of this that the functioning of the NHS may have to be protected by difficult decisions being made about who will and who will not receive treatment for Covid 19.
It may be that in the interests of the majority, some folk with higher nursing needs will not receive them.
If you want to know who to blame, it’s a society that repeatedly elects governments that promise to bring down taxes rather than being honest about what it costs to run a proper National a Health System, free at the point of use, for all of us who contribute to it.
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If you want to know who to blame, it’s a society that repeatedly elects governments that promise to bring down taxes rather than being honest about what it costs to run a proper National a Health System, free at the point of use, for all of us who contribute to it.
I totally agree. For 60 years prior to the Thatcher governments the basic rate of income tax was 30% or higher. I would have no issue with the level being raised to 22.5 or 25% if there was a promise that money would be spent on the NHS and nothing else.
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There are already examples of patients who have become re infected, and perhaps surprisingly the virus has not mutated yet. If it does................
When you don't even know who's in the team
S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
Attend hospital as is required.
Have you had the normal flu vaccine?
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When you don't even know who's in the team
S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
There are teams of specialists working round the clock, and have been for a couple of months now, trying to find an inoculation that will help those severely affected. I know as daughters friend is one of them.
It's got to get a lot worse before travel bans are imposed. By that time, the virus should be understood more
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