Coronavirus in the UK

[Cleoriff]

The BBC have announced that two patients in the UK have been diagnosed with the coronavirus.

No further details have been given other than they are both members of the same family and are receiving specialist NHS care.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-51325192

At present, 83 Britons and 27 foreign nationals are flying back to the UK from Wuhan, the Chinese city at the centre of the outbreak.

The flight is due to land at RAF Brize Norton at 13:30 GMT.

The UK passengers will then be taken to Arrowe Park Hospital on the Wirral and quarantined for two weeks.

[Cleoriff]

Coronavirus is now on a cruise ship. 10 passengers affected. There are a total of 3700 passengers on the ship!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-51381594 

[MI5]

Won't be long before all 3700 have it then.......

[jonsie]

Seems they are all confined to their cabins and food brought to them. Twould drive me mad!

[MI5]

You can get locked up for free rather than spending thousands for the privilege.

[Cleoriff]

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@jonsie wrote:

Seems they are all confined to their cabins and food brought to them. Twould drive me mad!

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Yes, I would hate it. Ships cabins aren't known for space!!

[pgn]

"staterooms", apparently, not "cabins" :

[Cleoriff]

That's lucky then.. (though I'm sure all 3,700 passengers aren't in staterooms?)

[pgn]

The ferry from Ireland to Scotland, or to Liverpool, is as much as I can bear... A longer  cruise would not be my cup of tea any time of the year. 

[Cleoriff]

No nor mine @pgn . My other half always wanted to do a cruise but I told him he would do it on his own.

I can't think of anything worse actually.

[TallTrees]

Cruises are the pits.
They often suffer bugs of some sort.

Sorry to hear a newborn has Corona virus.