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Coronavirus: Isolation for over-70s 'within weeks'
BBC News ^ | March 15, 2020

Posted on 03/15/2020 4:03:22 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer

Every Briton over the age of 70 will be told "within the coming weeks" to stay at home for an extended period to shield them from coronavirus Health Secretary Matt Hancock says.

He told the BBC the rules will not come into force just yet but when it does it will last "a very long time".

The government has faced pressure to do more to tackle the epidemic after the UK death toll rose to 21 on Saturday.

All deaths so far have been of people over 60 or with underlying conditions.

Over-70s - and younger people with certain health conditions - will be told they must remain at home and have groceries and vital medication delivered.

The health secretary was asked by the BBC's Andrew Marr when the new requirement - reported to last as long as four months - would begin.

He said: "I'm not going to go into any more detail on the timings because we want to be ready to say that when we judge, based on the scientific advice, that the time has come."

"We know that when you ask people to do this sort of thing that they tire of it, it also has negative impacts," he added.

And speaking of broader measures designed to combat the virus, Mr Hancock warned: "Every single person in this country is going to be affected and they are going to have to do things."

(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: china; chinavirus; communityspread; covid19; elderlychinavirus; over70; sarscov2; seniorschinavirus; virus; wuhanp4
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1 posted on 03/15/2020 4:03:22 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

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2 posted on 03/15/2020 4:07:30 AM PDT by BunnySlippers (I LOVE BULL MARKETS)
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To: BunnySlippers

I got a GREAT PRICE on a suite at Harrah’s in Atlantic City.

As God is my witness, the room was 150 bucks only 3 days ago and I just got it for 60.

It says “BONUS RATE” or some silliness.

I’ll lose 1,000,000,000,000 gambling, but I saved money on the room :)


3 posted on 03/15/2020 4:11:52 AM PDT by dp0622 (Radicals, racists Don't point fingers at me I'm a small town white boy Just tryin to make ends meet)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

On the morning of your 70th, party like there is no tomorrow because you will be quarnatined


4 posted on 03/15/2020 4:20:26 AM PDT by eartick (Stupidity is expecting the government that broke itself to go out and fix itself. Texan for TEXIT!)
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Great deal. I just Harrahs is shutting down for a couple weeks.


5 posted on 03/15/2020 4:21:13 AM PDT by eartick (Stupidity is expecting the government that broke itself to go out and fix itself. Texan for TEXIT!)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

flu


6 posted on 03/15/2020 4:24:27 AM PDT by JonPreston
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Trial run for Logan’s run?


7 posted on 03/15/2020 4:24:52 AM PDT by HighSierra5
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As God is my witness, the room was 150 bucks only 3 days ago and I just got it for 60.

Harrah’s wins again!

8 posted on 03/15/2020 4:27:11 AM PDT by JonPreston
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Can you imagine the bankruptcy rate world wide that is going to occur from coronavirus? OMFG, this sh*t going to get utterly retarded, while NONE of this panic and such took place with H1N1 that killed upwards of 500K worldwide.........


9 posted on 03/15/2020 4:32:51 AM PDT by cranked
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To: HighSierra5

The Wuhan China P4 Virus has crippled much of the Western world and disrupted the 2020 election without firing a single shot or placing a single Facebook ad.


10 posted on 03/15/2020 4:34:32 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

This is less about the WuFlu than the NHS’s inability to deal with it.


11 posted on 03/15/2020 4:36:20 AM PDT by mewzilla (Break out the mustard seeds.)
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No. I’m not an UK “subject”. This is still Texas where I live.

I am 72, am getting married March 11th. And and have no intention of being pushed anywhere. I have good neighbors.

The idiots running England and much of the UK are insane.

This virus based chaos will pass, I have no idea how bad the impact will be on England, but it will not last long in the US.

If the UK adopts what this “minister” says, they will have a lot of Englishmen leave England. Those who hold “positions” in the English government have made so many mistakes in how they run England they are no longer a free nation.


12 posted on 03/15/2020 4:36:47 AM PDT by Texas Fossil ((Texas is not where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind & Attitude!))
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Good grief. Don’t give my dictator Governor any ideas. (NC)


13 posted on 03/15/2020 4:36:55 AM PDT by Freedom'sWorthIt
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To: dp0622

Yeah, but if you see any hot chicks with the sniffles, please don’t ask them to blow on your dice!

Ciao, Bello!


14 posted on 03/15/2020 4:37:11 AM PDT by Alas Babylon! (The prisons do not fill themselves. Get moving, Barr!)
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15 posted on 03/15/2020 4:37:21 AM PDT by SmokingJoe
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LOL


16 posted on 03/15/2020 4:38:24 AM PDT by dp0622 (Radicals, racists Don't point fingers at me I'm a small town white boy Just tryin to make ends meet)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

BTW, the UK is the place that refers to OAPs, seniors, as “bed blockers”.


17 posted on 03/15/2020 4:38:53 AM PDT by mewzilla (Break out the mustard seeds.)
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The only thing left after a nuclear war will be cockroaches and humans and casinos


18 posted on 03/15/2020 4:38:56 AM PDT by dp0622 (Radicals, racists Don't point fingers at me I'm a small town white boy Just tryin to make ends meet)
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To: cranked

Yes, it is all BS. It probably was a virus weaponized by the ChiCom bio types, but even in China, it will eventually burn itself out. My bet is that a treatment will be developed soon.

Already common sense has helped limit it. Not, top down dictatorial government edicts.


19 posted on 03/15/2020 4:40:47 AM PDT by Texas Fossil ((Texas is not where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind & Attitude!))
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

My wife and I are in the high risk group.

We stocked our panty a month ago just in case.

We put our self in “quarantine” starting yesterday. We have what we need for a few months. The Only thing we don’t have is a generator. I don’t want to mess with storing gasoline.

I did however see on Amazon a solar battery that will (when fully charged) provide an outlet for small appliances and recharge cell phones. I may get one of those.

It is not like we are in prison. We can go out for walks, work in our garden or just sit back and read. It is going to be an interesting time.


20 posted on 03/15/2020 4:43:16 AM PDT by CIB-173RDABN (I am not an expert in anything, and my opinion is just that, an opinion. I may be wrong.)
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