Coronavirus Type 1 Diabetic

[atoll]

Inclined to agree with him. If every case of seasonal flu was reported no-one would go anywhere as it is very frightening. Seasonal flu kills a lot of people but the media don't tell you which is a good thing I suppose. They don't appear to be bothering telling you about the people who are recovering which is most of them. However, I suppose if they did not it would not upset everybody would it.

I am not denying it is a serious illness but so is seasonal flu and also the common cold can be in very vulnerable people depending on the strain and how badly it affects you.

seasonal flu statistically only requires hospitalization in 0.2% of cases.
covid 19 requires hospitalization in 19% of cases,6% of those cases will require intensive care.
Ro for flu ~ 1.2 to 1.6
Ro for covid ~1.4 to 3.8

 

[Maz2]

I thought they were hospitalising everyone with it so that they can be dealt with in isolation and not spread it to other people.

 

[grovesy]

The people who came back from abroad to be quarantined were not in hospitals, they were in a hotel and hospital staff accommodation.

 

[GJG99]

Due to fly to Lake Garda in June for 10 days, remainder of cost due to be paid this week so I'm in a Do I, Dont I situation, probably will pay it because I think Government advice by then will be not to travel

 

[Maz2]

Due to fly to Lake Garda in June for 10 days, remainder of cost due to be paid this week so I'm in a Do I, Dont I situation, probably will pay it because I think Government advice by then will be not to travel

I am not certain of my facts but I suspect Lake Garda may be in the problem area as it is in north Italy. The Foreign Office will advise. They are advising staying away from certain places in northern Italy until the authorities have stopped the spread. Lake Garda is not mentioned but it may be worth checking. The travel agent should also know.

If you go against Foreign Office advice you would have to check with your holiday insurance that they were happy to cover you. I have heard that holiday insurance companies may not cover people who against FO advice.

By June hopefully it may have been sorted - that is still three months away. My friend is going to Tenerife in 3 weeks and the FO at present have not advised against it.

 

[Maz2]

Just another thought. If you have booked through a holiday company they would be able to rebook it for a later date if there was a problem still in June. Then you don't lose your money and, in any case, insurance companies would be expected to pay up if Foreign Office advise against travel. They can advise for other reasons too like terrorism or unrest but, in this case, not relevant.

 

[grovesy]

I saw a woman on Rip off Britain and she cancelled her holiday to Hong Kong because of the riots, and her insurance would not pay up, as the Foreign Office had not issued a no go notice.

 

[Felinia]

I saw a woman on Rip off Britain and she cancelled her holiday to Hong Kong because of the riots, and her insurance would not pay up, as the Foreign Office had not issued a no go notice.

Yes I am having to pay the cancellation fee for my holiday, because my destination, although it has cases of coronavirus, is not listed an "no go", and I do not have a medical certificate, even though I am considered high risk - it is only "advice". Having twice picked up bugs from the airport or plane journeys, I put my health over money.

 

[grovesy]

We all have to do what is best for us as individuals.

 

[Josh DUK]

The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Matt Hancock has launched an expanded public health awareness campaign on COVID-19 (Coronavirus).



It urges people to wash their hands more often for 20 seconds. You can find their campaign on their social media channels below.

• Twitter:
  https://twitter.com/x/status/1235096386506350592

 

[atoll]

great advice if we are in any way going to try to delay the virus from affecting us all, at the same time.

Those that can should also immediately start reducing social contact as per NHS instructions ie no touching , social distancing ,isolation and avoiding all but essential travel.
human to human transmission is the prime vector, as well as surfaces in public pedestrian high traffic areas.

 

[atoll]

Those that are traveling on holiday over the next few months should now be thinking along the lines of :-
" if I get hospitalised will the country in which I will be in have a health service capable of coping with a large influx of new cases of medium to severe respiratory infections?"

 

[GJG99]

Those that are traveling on holiday over the next few months should now be thinking along the lines of :-
" if I get hospitalised will the country in which I will be in have a health service capable of coping with a large influx of new cases of medium to severe respiratory infections?"

I think the other considerations are who is paying for this and IF I do catch it do I really want to be away from home? Also, you are probably going to take more medication with you just in case.

 

[Maz2]

Think you are just as likely to get it here as abroad. We are going to France unless Foreign Office say we cannot or French Government say we cannot. We could contract the virus there, here or not at all.

I heard of a couple who were going to Cyprus. Wife went, husband refused to go due to Coronavirus. Now there is an outbreak in the area he lives in the UK.

 

[Maz2]

Most health systems in western Europe are as good as here, some are better like France, Germany, Switzerland, Scandi countries.