| Coronavirus 07:30 - Mar 11 with 9902 views | Swailsey |
I’m aware there’s been loads of threads on this, but I was hoping to strip it back to basics if possible.
As someone with mad OCD and who is prone to hypochondria, I’ve been trying to avoid reading too much and just continuing with my standard hand washing/general OTT (by usual standards) hygiene methods. I feel as though I’m teetering on hyper-analysis on how I’m feeling every second of the day, which is ironically making me feel ill.
Can someone explain why this is being treated with such urgency, compared to say the standard flu? I’m not coming from a conspiracy angle, but to me it seems:
1) Fewer people have been infected than with the usual flu
2) Fewer people have died than with the usual flu
3) It seems to be the vulnerable (as with flu) who are dying
Have we just become complacent with the normal winter flu problem, or is it because:
1) It’s a new virus
2) It’s spreading so fast
3) There is the fear of mutation
Would be interested to hear the thoughts of people closer to it, as it’s hard for me to get an objective view.
I don’t remember this type of mass panic with swine flu or other things before. Is it social media? False rumours circulating? *
*Again, not insinuating at all that anything untoward is happening. [Post edited 11 Mar 2020 7:34]
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| see above/below on 11:14 - Mar 11 with 895 views | Marshalls_Mullet |
| see above/below on 11:12 - Mar 11 by Dyland |
Just a misunderstanding.
On your part ;) |
Agree to differ. |  |
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| okay fine on 11:15 - Mar 11 with 892 views | Dyland |
| P.S. on 11:13 - Mar 11 by Marshalls_Mullet |
I don't think there is any more to discuss. |
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| see above/below on 11:19 - Mar 11 with 888 views | Dyland |
Lol.
I'm in thread view btw, and hadn't read your post about mortality rates. I was responding solely to your post about "vast majority etc.".
I get the point about looking for a positive, relatively, and completely agree. | |
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| Coronavirus on 11:20 - Mar 11 with 885 views | DebsyAngel |
I feel exactly the same as you - my anxiety is crippling me. I am terrified to go out and when I did to the match and then the pub I just could not relax or enjoy it as people coughing around me. I am trying to force myself to not look at the news as much as I have been doing but when I hear of another rise in numbers/deaths and the fact this Prime Minister seems to be doing nothing apart from meetings that never amount to a lot except bleating about washing your bloody hands and using gel when out (try finding some?), and the bleak news from Italy, it is impossible to not worry. No help that I have a tight chest, sore throat and a slight sore cough.. |  | | |
| see above/below on 11:28 - Mar 11 with 871 views | Marshalls_Mullet |
| see above/below on 11:19 - Mar 11 by Dyland |
Lol.
I'm in thread view btw, and hadn't read your post about mortality rates. I was responding solely to your post about "vast majority etc.".
I get the point about looking for a positive, relatively, and completely agree. |
OK, thanks.
My OP got hijacked. | |
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| Coronavirus on 12:48 - Mar 11 with 847 views | BrianTablet |
| Coronavirus on 10:50 - Mar 11 by homer_123 |
Wisdom of Crowds |
Crowded Nous? |  |
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| Coronavirus on 12:52 - Mar 11 with 842 views | BrianTablet |
| Coronavirus on 08:51 - Mar 11 by jeera |
And with traffic accidents.
There's this determination to make false comparisons which is really strange.
I don't know if it's attention seeking, some kind of denial, just being a jerk...
"More people die on the roads so there's no need to worry about knife crime."
It's bollox. |
It's more like:
"Well, no-one worried about knife crime involving carving knives last year so why are we worrying so enormously about knife crime involving steak knives this year."
Or
"No-one worried about deaths on the roads involving vans last year so why are we worrying so enormously about deaths on the roads involving lorries this year." | |
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| see above/below on 14:22 - Mar 11 with 785 views | Swansea_Blue |
| see above/below on 11:19 - Mar 11 by Dyland |
Lol.
I'm in thread view btw, and hadn't read your post about mortality rates. I was responding solely to your post about "vast majority etc.".
I get the point about looking for a positive, relatively, and completely agree. |
"I'm in thread view"
Straight on the div list for that. |  |
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| see above/below on 14:26 - Mar 11 with 778 views | Dyland |
| see above/below on 14:22 - Mar 11 by Swansea_Blue |
"I'm in thread view"
Straight on the div list for that. |
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| Coronavirus on 14:42 - Mar 11 with 760 views | eireblue |
The intro to Let’s Go Crazy, well who knew. |  | | |
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