Coronavirus

[The Artist Formerly Known as Audrey]

I’ve had a sore throat for 2 weeks now, I’m starting to wonder if I’ve had/got it. I’ve had no cough, fever or anything else though.

Pretty sure a sore throat isn’t a symptom. Carry on!

[4D]

It is.

[The Artist Formerly Known as Audrey]

Didn’t something like 50,000 people die in the UK from regular flu when we had the Beast from the East

[singingiiiffy]

I’ve had a sore throat for 2 weeks now, I’m starting to wonder if I’ve had/got it. I’ve had no cough, fever or anything else though.

same. iv put it down to this sharp cold wind

[Cookie]

Excess winter deaths in 2017/2018 (year of Beast from the East) was 50k, average is 35k. Next couple of statistical years will be much higher.

I wonder if those patients who will die only as a result of hospital overburden will be included in excess winter deaths?    

https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/bulletins/excesswintermortalityinenglandandwales/2018to2019provisionaland2017to2018final

[Peter Venkman]

It definately is a symptom. Me and the wife had has a sore throat for 2 weeks now, keeping a close eye on temperature. Loss of taste and smell is another strong indicator.

[Quagmire]

It’s okay until I swallow and then the pain is awful - sound similar?

[Peter Venkman]

Yeah we are the same, no other symptoms really, apart from we have a bit of a chesty cough but no sniffles, no other signs of a cold but sore throat, comes for a day then goes for a day then comes back, recurring.

[Flashheart]

I've had a VERY mild sore throat recently. So mild that I barely noticed it. I only usually noticed it in the mornings when I was stirring and thought I'm probably going to get ill - but I didn't. 

[Quagmire]

We are all fucked then it sounds like.

[Banker]

Have had a mild 'scratchy' throat for about a week now. Tree pollen gets to me this time of year, just putting it down to a symptom of the allergy.

[pauld]

All you infected fuckers should be self-isolating on your own sub-forum

Looks like Cummings has got it now too, our leaders have clearly been doing a shit job of following their own advice. Presumably they think it doesn't apply to them like all the other rules.

[Batch]

the sore throat could just be a sore throat though.

no way to know until we go to the mass testing phase.

and yeah, flu death has been much higher than where we are now, but this could be massively worse if the current measures fail (which hopefully they won't)

[Flashheart]

If, in the unlikely event this kills on a similar scale to the flu, a lot of people would be claiming that it was a load of fuss over nothing.

But what if there was no lockdown?

[The Artist Formerly Known as Audrey]

Also, I presume the lockdown will be relaxed as and when the NHS is in a position to treat everybody who may still contract without busting a gut.

The ban on the movement of people here has been extended until May 10th. There are already murmurings of extending the tourist season, less taxes on hotels/airlines etc. Maybe, just maybe, there is a tiny shred of light at the end of the tunnel.