Coronavirus alert

Did anyone else hear this tannoy type announcement possibly from TFL 9am this morning..Palestra building Blackfriars Road?
The police van was parked in The Cut the other side of the interminable Thames Water Works...What the heck are they doing all this time? So depressing with talk of lockdown etc

Perth news today...a pop up corona virus tester has had queues since 6am this morning waiting to be tested. Wonder why it's not being trialled here?
Think this stay at home if you have a cold malarkey could be abused though,especially as not all workers are in computers jobs? Or am I being unpleasant?

I doubt it will be abused if employers only start paying stautory sick pay when, as is the case with many employers, they previously paid full wages for st least a certain time at their discretion.

Paramount wrote:

Did anyone else hear this tannoy type announcement possibly from TFL 9am this morning..Palestra building Blackfriars Road?
The police van was parked in The Cut the other side of the interminable Thames Water Works...What the heck are they doing all this time? So depressing with talk of lockdown etc

there has always been a police car of some sort parked in that area , as long as i can remember

A Palestra based employee has tested positive. Could be to do with that. Or perhaps a public health reminder.

Jan the old one wrote:

Perth news today...a pop up corona virus tester has had queues since 6am this morning waiting to be tested. Wonder why it's not being trialled here?
Think this stay at home if you have a cold malarkey could be abused though,especially as not all workers are in computers jobs? Or am I being unpleasant?

And how do you avoid the people in the queue infecting those around them?

Good point Jim!

Jan the old one wrote:

Good point Jim!

Bless you!

The best thing I heard today was don't act as though you are afraid of catching it - act as though you already have it and you don't want to pass it on..... Especially to anyone who self-defines as 'old'!

Wondering if we could use this website in any way (hint James) to coordinate support for anyone who is struggling with either the need to self-isolate or some other aspect of this?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-51895873 : quote "Coronavirus: Isolation for over-70s 'within weeks'"

What will they do, lock us in our homes and post a police guard? Doesn't sound legal to me!

It's actually quite funny:

The stupid now have enough loo-paper to last them till next Christmas and beyond.

The clever are selling their surplus loo-paper on e-bay.

The merely intelligent have run out of loo-paper.