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."
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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 :)
On the morning of your 70th, party like there is no tomorrow because you will be quarnatined
Great deal. I just Harrahs is shutting down for a couple weeks.
flu
Trial run for Logan’s run?
Harrah’s wins again!
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.........
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.
This is less about the WuFlu than the NHS’s inability to deal with it.
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.
Good grief. Don’t give my dictator Governor any ideas. (NC)
Yeah, but if you see any hot chicks with the sniffles, please don’t ask them to blow on your dice!
Ciao, Bello!
LOL
BTW, the UK is the place that refers to OAPs, seniors, as “bed blockers”.
The only thing left after a nuclear war will be cockroaches and humans and casinos
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.
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.
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