Posted on 03/15/2020 11:18:50 AM PDT by blam
Elderly Britons may be told to self-isolate for four months under the governments wartime-style effort to combat the spread of the Wuhan coronavirus.
The government of the United Kingdom is expected to impose a swathe of new measures to fight the further spread of the virus and to prevent the National Health Service (NHS) from falling over during the peak of the epidemic.
Within the next 20 days, those over the age of 70 will be told to self-quarantine in their homes or care homes for up to four months, a Government source told ITV.
Boris Johnsons government is concerned that the quarantine will lead to the death of elderly people from neglect, and will call on friends, neighbours, and relatives to help older people during their isolation.
Dominic Cummings, the chief advisor to the Prime Minister, has reportedly been reaching out to Deliveroo and Uber to help bring food to the elderly, as well.
We are looking for a huge community effort, the source said.
Health Secretary Matt Hancock confirmed that the imposition of self-isolation for the elderly is in the action plan but added that the Government will not enact the plan until it is the right time to do so.
We absolutely appreciate that it is a very big ask of the elderly and the vulnerable and its for their own self-protection, he told Sky News.
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Breitbart London (@BreitbartLondon) March 14, 2020
Aside from the quarantine of the elderly, the Government is planning to enact temporary closures of public spaces such as pubs, bars, and restaurants, as well as banning mass gatherings.
The Government is also planning to requisition private hospitals, hotels, and other buildings to aid its efforts
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I’m good...got food and liquor delivery all prepped.
They have a lot of asians there.
If quarteened for four months do they get visiting comfort workers.
I’m weeks form 71 and if they try this here I’m going to be a problem about it.
4 months- good luck stocking up on food and supplies for that long a time- store shelves will be empty-
They have a lot of Asians there.
Their definition of Asians is different than ours!
FLATTENING THE CURVE: When will we know it is working?
When a majority of the isolated ones are dead from other untreated diseases because they couldn’t go to the doctor’s/clinic’s and hospitals for treatment.
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