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going to add to my original answer. There's a mixture of shock/outrage/disbelief etc. as pictures of people "hijacking" supermarket times earmarked for NHS & elderly are shown on mainstream & social media here today. Also the crowding is viewed with incredulity.

mortality rate. swine flu 0.02% vs expected coronavirus 1%. Swine flu lasted around 18 months. If same approach as there was with Swine flu then you don't even want to contemplate the number of deaths over 18 months. Hopefully point is Govts have learned something from Swine Flu and that is why...

Same here. One hospital doing all the tests in Budapest. Cramped room, no masks or sanitizer, pens not disinfected after use

Said before we've got a "healthy" 13 year old in hospital here. Again not much reported but 40% of US hospitalised patients last week were 20-54 years old.

Russia raises issues. They have had a large spike in what they are calling pneumonia deaths. Until very recently they had only one lab in Siberia carrying out tests. Govt control of information and media makes it difficult to accept numbers. They are ramping up containment measures and...

The option is unpalatable in most circumstances. But I don't see him offering alternatives apart from doing nothing and see what happens. If people were universally following guidelines then the measures wouldn't be necessary. But obviously they're not. It's not as if other countries are trying...

Hungary. People generally showing self-restraint. Was panic buying but has calmed although a lot has been because shops/supermarkets have struggled to restock. Plenty of empty shelves for certain products. Has been a struggle across the country getting over 70s to stay in. Not deliberately...

Govt here saying up to 3 years for serial offenders from Tuesday.

Belgium Health Minister puts ban on non-essential sexual activities of persons 3 or greater in indoor areas Not really sure what to say.

here you have to wait outside until there is a server free. queues have to have 1.5m gaps. Oh and the temperatures dropped with some snow in the air so that'll shorten the queues.

Another 793 deaths in Italy last 24 hours.

Saw that satellite thermal image of Italy. Quite striking the "before and after" images

Deal done with private health sector. Adding 20000 staff and 8000 beds.

Supermarkets here have signs instructing people to stay 1.5m apart. Difficult in many as that's the standard aisle width.although not that crowded as shelves pretty empty. People here generally being sensible and have been staying home. Park and rides at about 25% capacity. also isn't a big...

I'm the reverse. Mum's in her 70s on her own. Sister's family down in Devon. Speaking everyday but would have liked to pop back and check everything but with the border hassles can't guarantee I'd be let back here and can't leave my wife for long with her health issues.

Going to cause grief there with the levels of HIV / AIDs.

Only those with residency allowed here (Czech & Slovakia same)

Coronavirus: 'Everyone dies alone': Heartbreak at Italian hospital on brink of collapse Maybe it's time to start running some of these reports rather than adverts between programmes.

Soon breaks. We can't get home deliveries from the 2 biggest chains here as fully booked for at least 3 weeks ahead and no guarantee your order will be filled when the delivery arrives.

We've got our first confirmed case of a child with coronavirus - 13 years old but Govt doesn't think it's necessary to test her classmates or teachers!! We've also now got the army on the streets "protecting key installations". 140 key companies (utilities, food,) now under military co-ordination