Has anyone here actually got, or been tested for, or quarantining for Corona? STATUS

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A lot of contractors work in London or other hubs in the UK and EU, so must be a fairly at-risk group for coming into contact with CV19.

I probably missed it if anyone mentioned they had been tested or whatever but here's a poll we can use as a tracker.

[vwdan]

All good here, but both my local hospitals have had people die from it so that's nice.

[d000hg]

A friend is considering whether to isolate, or if he's just being silly with the start of a cold. Not sure what the official advice is since it's so rare oop north still. No panic buying here yet.

[xoggoth]

Not yet but two people started coughing when I was walking past them in the supermarket. There has been some panic buying round here now, a number of shelves more empty than usual and the bog paper shelf had a notice of restricted sales.

Hopefully a temporary thing. If most, more sensible, people are only stocking up in case they have to self isolate for two weeks that's only twice their usual weekly shop. Probably a few loonies preparing for armageddon I suppose.

PS This poor bloke must have had the runs really bad!

Coronavirus UK: Stockpiling driver fined as van a TON overweight | Daily Mail Online

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I am thinking it's getting to the point doing some limited emergency stores might be wise, BEFORE everyone else does.
I do not see things like water and power being affected in the UK - no generator or water purifier needed! But the UK doesn't hold long-term food stocks and if we are told not to travel the shops are going to be a nightmare... first panic buying then rationing and forced to walk round one at a time etc ugh

[LondonManc]

Poll probably needs reissuing every week to see the long term trend.

[AtW]

Poll probably needs reissuing every week to see the long term trend.

We need to test daily...

[KinooOrKinog]

Not yet but two people started coughing when I was walking past them in the supermarket. There has been some panic buying round here now, a number of shelves more empty than usual and the bog paper shelf had a notice of restricted sales.

Hopefully a temporary thing. If most, more sensible, people are only stocking up in case they have to self isolate for two weeks that's only twice their usual weekly shop. Probably a few loonies preparing for armageddon I suppose.

PS This poor bloke must have had the runs really bad!

Coronavirus UK: Stockpiling driver fined as van a TON overweight | Daily Mail Online

I don't get why people are stockpiling toilet roll. Are they expecting to have explosive diarrhoea every day for the foreseeable future??

[xoggoth]

I don't get why people are stockpiling toilet roll

Daft. Maybe, give the stock market crash, it's the valuable commodity we should all be buying up, better than gold.

[portseven]

Was in Paris last week and today discovered that one of my co-workers there has been tested positive. I also have symptoms, as do the wife and kids. It’s a lock-in at ours now, just waiting to be tested.

Plenty of bog roll to go round!