He intends to make use of the one year paternity leave without pay option.
I did note that a reporter from just outside the exclusion area of northern Italy drove through various EC countries without any checks. This was a good idea but what does it prove because he started outside the exclusion area. He admitted he would not have been allowed out of the infected areas.
I guess he was trying to show the folly of free movement.

I heard a piece on the radio in the past few days, with a roving reporter doing vox-pops, asking the question - "are people here worried?" His increasingly desperate attempts at locating panic ended triumphantly when one man said, "yes, I expect some people are a bit worried."

At what point do we think the official government line will be "due to the exceptional circumstances of Coronovirus, there is no longer the money available to.........."

Dont want panic everyone but i am already finding difficulties in obtaining certain medicines from my wholesalers and they have no stock of alcohol gels or surgical masks for at least the next 8 weeks paracetamol had quadrupled in price and low availabilty this is just the start of people panic buying and reduced supply of medicines from india our biggest supplier of generic medicines having a massive impact in my job

Same - we have a regular supplier of PPE and cleaning supplies; yesterday they couldn't fill our order for gloves, face masks or hand sanitiser - and they have no indication when the latter will be available again.

Folks are going mad.

Beds will not be found. It is estimated that 100 people will be lining up for each intensive care bed. Only those most likely to survive will be treated. So if you are over 60 or under 60 with an underlying health problem you will not be treated.

Already running out of single use surgical equipment (imported from China!) - so, yes, operations galore will get cancelled.

Another issue - are the government going to build creches for children of NHS staff? The likelihood of closing schools has been mentioned so NHS staff will need to stay at home to look after theirs unless govt magics up huge creches.

I dont doubt that "non urgent" operations will be cancelled, it seems to be an obvious step.
However, your thoughts om treatment will depend on the severity of the illness and of course the numbers involved.

Certainly the situation has some way to go and I guess it all depends on how the governments 4 step plan works out.
Apparently we are between step 1 and step 2.

I dont doubt that, if your figures of 100 people are lining up for each intensive care bed then, it can only be based on need and probability of surviving.

I work for a MAT, and we've been working on a contingency plan for the past week for if we have to start closing schools. If all of ours close, that's over 20 thousand primary and secondary age kids staying at home, many who will need some form of adult supervision.

I'm just border line 60 in June and suffer from RA while it limits my ability to live as I used to do when I could hold a job down it does put me with an underlying health issue with the drugs I have to take to help control it and to be honest I don't feel like it is a threat to me, but that is the pig headed part of me that still thinks I can still change the world

Dont give up on trying to change the world mate and just be pleased that Dally isn't running the health service or the country.
The thing that getting a little older tells us, is to fight for our rights and not be pushed around by anyone and I think you will be ok on that score

I wonder at what stage RL may be affected by this: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/51777154 As I suggested in the opening post, travel to and from France will be most interesting, especially for the fans

I wonder at what stage RL may be affected by this: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/51777154 As I suggested in the opening post, travel to and from France will be most interesting, especially for the fans