On Mon, 16 Mar 2020 14:07:10 +0000
Graeme Wall wrote:
On 15/03/2020 23:41, MissRiaElaine wrote:
On 15/03/2020 21:02, Arthur Conan Doyle wrote:
wrote:
This whole self isolation is bloody nonsense. But the time the
symptoms appear
the person has been spreading the virus for almost a week already.
And would continue to do so for another week. A 50% reduction in
exposure time
is not to be sneezed at. Pun intended.
I just worry for those whose employment is being affected;
bar/restaurant staff, pubs, cinemas, shops etc. It's hard enough running
a small business these days without this to make things even more
difficult.
I was speaking to a friend (on the phone..!) the other day who works as
a video engineer in the live entertainment industry. He's self-employed
and has had to take a job making window boxes for the next six months as
all his normal work has dried up completely.
Still, at least he still has some money coming in, even if it's not as
much as he's used to. An awful lot of people are going to be hung out to
dry over this, and it's the media to blame for most of it in my opinion.
What the hell has the media got to do with it?
Scaremongering and constant repetition to the detriment of every other topic
just like they did over Brexit. Remember how the economy was going to collapse
and the pound become valueless soon after a yes vote?
There are plenty of people still homeless after the floods which is a bit more
important than getting something no worse than a bad cold unless you're elderly
or ill but they've completely gone off the media radar.