Topic: Corona Virus Panic/Discussion Thread

@redd214 it was just a joke don't take too much out of it we all love to spend more time with the kids

@FullbringIchigo gotcha, sorry if I missed the humor. Just thinking about others around me right now. Apologies if I came off a bit gruff.

@redd214 Yeah, that sucks.

The lockdown got extended until June in The Netherlands as well. And they're going to hand out fines if you meet in groups.

That's three months in quarantine. Imagine if a similar virus pops up next year...

That's me on a 3 day week now, some people in the office are working from home, the rest of us are doing shifts so we only have a skeleton crew each day, will see what Boris says in the next 20 minutes scary stuff as my sister is on the front line and my Mrs also works for the NHS.

@MightyDemon82 LOCKDOWN!!!!

@MightyDemon82 or maybe he’s gunna show off the PS5? Maybe? ...Maybe?

Would be so cool if this coronavirus thing was all just a big marketing scheme for PS5 actually. Fair play Sony, fair play.

@kyleforrester87
Now you mention it, the odds of that happening are probably around 100%. It just makes too much sense. Best marketing strategy ever. And everyone would be so happy, definitely not angry.

@RogerRoger Thanks, means a lot. Should manage fine.
@kyleforrester87 it'll probably come to that. Thanks for the laugh, would be a hell of a marketing gimmick!

First week of lockdown behind us here in Belgium, working from home until the end of this week and then the company filed for technical unemployment starting next week. Not complaining though: me and my family will manage just fine. My partner works in healthcare and I will receive full paycheck for this month and an advance on our ‘double vacation check’ next month.

My thoughts are with vulnerable young people: no laptop (or sharing one with 4 other siblings) for homework/self study , no garden, family violence, appartement buildings that are troubled with the consequences of a lot of different people living together (waste management problems, alcohol/drug abuse, violence,...) and no contact with friends, youth workers, classmates, teachers,...

So yeah, the government is telling us to ‘#stayathome’ and make the best of it. Which is good, and I will have a great time with my family, videogames, netflix, my record collection and my little garden but for these youngsters this is going to suck. Big time.

Well that’s the UK in lockdown. I’m lucky in the sense I probably won’t go insane being stuck in the house but it won’t be that easy for many people.

So my bikes in the shop, reckon they will be open so I can go get it tomorrow? My bikey wikey wike?

Lockdown for three weeks, hmm. What are the odds of that not being extended?

@LieutenantFatman 3 weeks, we're gunna be knee deep in it by then. Add another 2, at least. And then some.

I would be surprised if it weren't extended.

@kyleforrester87
Yes, I'd be expecting 6 weeks minimum.

@LieutenantFatman The Netherlands has just extended its lockdown until June, so prepare for the worst.

I would be surprised if this isn't for at least three months. Something about Boris Johnson being serious makes national address look like a black mirror episode.

@Arugula I guess we’ll see if blows up in China again

Going to be working from home for the rest of the week, possibly longer.

Even today they had the office closed to non-employees, so other than my cab ride to work I haven't had any contact with anyone other than a few co-workers who mostly kept to themselves.