Its Interesting

[teacake44]

Whenever someone posts about the present virus on here there's a percentage that seem to want to label them as being either hysterical or going into panic mode for no reason. Some people do worry a lot more than others. With this particular virus I for one can understand their worry. I cannot ever remember in my 69 years of ever seeing such a virus spread around the world at such a pace.

In my view the posters that like to come across as not being bothered, or the virus is being blown all out of proportion are more than likely more concerned than the ones that openly admit to being worried.

If its correct that government have decided to withhold where there's new outbreaks, or bigger clusters, this maybe to combat any area panic, this I would think would be a very bad Idea and would contribute to even more going down with the virus, if you know there's a bigger out break in your area you can then take even more caution of what you do, and were you decide to go, and even increase more washing of hands.

A good example of the need to know is, My mom is 99 years old, she's not been out her home for the last 4 years, she as no wish to do so as she's happy indoors,. Her health is good (for her age) her chances of catching the virus therefore is very reduced as she don't go out.
If I don't know that my area is rampant with the virus/ or more so in my area I can't make a risk assessment of weather I should go to see her, she is still self caring and does very well on her own, I don't want to be the one to kill her off after all these years, at the moment I see her once every two weeks, in between by phone, and there must be many situations like mine, she lives 25 mile from me.

Conclude don't be so hard on people who post about this virus, they may live on their own and be very worried, they may only have this site to talk too with no family.

[ladybirder]

Quite jno.

[hereIam]

Rubbish jno, we have no idea how or even if it will escalate to that degree! Scaremongering and panic buying and people being doomsayers is pathetic and I will not change my stance. I have no doubt whatsoever that we will all still be here this time next year whingeing about something else … Doubt I will be though getting sick and tired of all these hysterical threads !!

[jim360]

We do know that the crisis *is* escalating, and that it's showing no signs of slowing down yet -- except in China, and then mainly because they've shut down entire regions for weeks.

I don't think anyone knows where the upper limit is. Probably not nearly as bad as the worst-case scenario, because -- by definition -- nobody expects that anyway, it's just an extreme situation. But it won't be over tomorrow, there will be another few thousand new cases announced today, and on and on for a while yet.

[Spicerack]

Bad news, Bigbad. Somebody reckoned Global Warming was the cause. (got a big round of applause)
Mind you, the next plant reckoned it was all down to racism. Unfortunately he wasn't asked to explain.

[naomi24]

No one is suggesting it will be over tomorrow - simply that the panic buying and hysteria we're witnessing is unwarranted - and scaremongering doesn't help.

[jim360]

Fair enough. Where is the boundary between scaremongering and legitimate concern, though?

[Bigbad]

Really, Spicerack? They’re a bit behind the times. I thought the expression “Global Warming” was replaced by the scarier “Climate Change Emergency.”
Anyway, it’s bound to cause a lot of mental health problems.

[teacake44]

@10.18 As I said she is still able to look after herself, she's been living on her own for 50 years now. Just before Xmas she did have a heart problem and spent 3 weeks in hospital, but yet again, against all the odds is back up and running on two sticks. She did after coming out of hospital have a care package in place, but got rid of them after four days, ( her words) a waste of space! she said she could get up the stairs on two sticks quicker than them, they would come in and wash two cups up, two plates, then sit down with a cup of tea and chat just to kill the 30 mins. No outsiders go in at all, my brother lives the nearest to her so he does for her if needed, other than that she is more than happy to be on her own.

[Bigbad]

She sounds wonderful for her age, teacake.
My Dad had carers for the last year-ish. He didn’t want them and always resented them, and for some, the word “carer” was a misnomer.
Good that you don’t have to worry about people going in her house all the time.
It is, of course more worrying for older folk, and those who are not in the best of health, but I’ll not start worrying just yet.