News Worldwide impact of the novel coronavirus (covid-19)

[Teasel]

Was pleased to hear UK government have done a U turn and decided to ban mass events after all.

After care homes, sports bodies, and even the Queen took things into their own hands and announced they are cancelling events.

 

[siniang]

Puts into context I think what an amazing job of containing the virus China has done, assuming their stats are accurate.

And they’re exporting their knowledge: A planeful of Chinese COVID-19 experts and 30 tons of medical supplies has arrived in Italy

 

[jaccat]

There’s a bunch of videos going round of Italians in quarantine singing with their neighbours. Kinda beautiful. This one’s not great, but you get the idea-

 

[Teasel]

Tis kind of wonderful :) so human

 

[Mach123]

So because I work at a hospital I woke up to three texts today basically saying "Thinking of you. Stay safe xx" It took me a good hour to work out that probs nobody died n it's just this coronavirus shit.

It's spreading quickly because people aren't actually unwell when they have it. Flu spreads slower cos people get sick from it so stay home. The melodrama is the issue. It's like a common cold. Like in old sick people it develops into a chest infection, in healthy people it's a mild sore throat n dry cough. It is basically the common cold. I'm loving the cheap flights but I'm also watching the world freak out like "... ?"

Thanks I knew someone here worked in a hospital but couldn't remember who. I think you said something earlier on and I was hoping to hear from you again. I have felt this was the case from the begining (what you said) but it's hard to know what to believe. I being a worker, always take the opinion of other workers more seriously. Workers usually know what's actually going on. Someone I trust I can't even say who I was so shocked said to me yesterday as they closed her office, she was expecting something like 1918. I said "you really think.so"? I wanted to start yelling. I said they had no medicine, she said, we have none now. That's not true though. What I meant was, things are vastly different now.

 

[Justmehere]

There’s a bunch of videos going round of Italians in quarantine singing with their neighbours.

Especially neat to see one country support another at the end. My city is now in near total shut down, almost like Italy. I have to go into work today, to take care of an "essential service" for government and all, and then it's my last day in person at work until mid-May. My church, my rec center, libraries, stores, restaurants, all closed or closing this weekend. It's really weird and surreal to experience an urban area shut down like this.

 

[lostforgottensoul]

There's been around 5,000 deaths globally, and almost 1,300 of those are in Italy

I have a coworker from Italy and her family is still there. It's been bad there. We've been talking about how her family has been doing.

I cannot stress enough, GET YOUR MEDS IN LARGER FILLS IF YOU CAN!

The CDC is saying to do that but doctors are not wanting to prescribe anything different or more refills or even 90 day supply. Gonna try to fill Xanax a bit early. The only medication thay I'll need soon.

 

[SeekingAfrica]

I'll be honest, I don't think I can read 27 pages of comments until now as much as I would like to.

Things here are not too bad yet. But because of all going on in the world, you can already see the panic shift in the way people act: in the staying at home, in the constant news and in the buying of certain things yet(not too bad yet, but considering other countries trends it may get bad fast).

Planning to stock some basics in food and wet wipes/Toilet paper and so. Not insane amounts, just enough for regular pantry which I don't always keep stocked. Not because I'm preparing for zombie apocalypse...but because I'm seeing other people starting to, and I would like to avoid panicked crowds, not good for my mental health. I've seen too many effects of this whole panic going higher in the last 2 days and it's starting to affect my stress levels. May try to get extra supply of my anxiety/PTSD meds just in case. Also set myself again special self care daily routine as I do at times when I'm having harder mental health time- just because the constant stress and panic globally is starting to pick up here too, more and more by the day and I am feeling it start to affect me. It's scary situation by all means, but I am taking the regular desinfecting etc. things to heart and so I'm kind of - DEFINITELY- seriously- more worried about my stress levels than only about the global situation. Gotta get to see my T next week. It helps no one if my mental health goes down again.

 

[lostforgottensoul]

https://www.multichannel.com/news/charter-opening-wi-fi-hotspots-in-face-of-covid-19

 

[blackemerald1]

I went to the shops tonight and really except for the bare shelves in the t/paper, tissue & soap sections and strangely not much sugar or flour left on those shelves, it was it was all good.

People were calm, perhaps looking a bit weary and wary but it is Saturday evening here; I suppose the last place they wanted to be was a grocery store. Or, perhaps they expected to see nobody else there? Idk..

What I am noticing is complete strangers are prepared to speak. Maybe it's because I have an really nice dog next to me? I'm not sure or maybe it's a sign of the overwhelming anxiety that everyone is feeling and it's bringing out the humanity in people and a sense of kin - not just the idiots who want to brawl over t/paper.

 

[DharmaGirl]

Just common sense from the higher ups would be nice

In the hospital? I went to a meeting with all the CEO's, COOs, etc. They really had no idea what went on on the floors. One said fire any nurse who doesn't comply. Really? Then who would nurse? We were already shorthanded, when are hospitals not, and the ER docs were getting really angry about the shortage already. They had cut all incentives to work extra shifts, so why do it?

 

[DharmaGirl]

it's bringing out the humanity in people and a sense of kin

Italians in quarantine singing with their neighbours.

These are wonderful stories. I also agree that many people are talking in the store and checking on others. I love the Italian clip.