QOTW: Has the coronavirus affected your daily life?

[[GSV]Trig]

I’m going to Germany on Saturday, it’ll be fine...

[TeePee]

Germany has been doing a great job of testing anyone who may have come in contact with the infected. It is really reflected in their statistics, with zero fatalities so far.

[Ballantin]

I work in the IT area of a big financial company.
I received a call on Saturday from work to put together a contingency calendar until April. 50% of my group will be working from home to minimise the risk of all the team getting ill.
I can see whee they are coming from but those people that now will be working from home have kids, spouses... the benefit of this measure is negligible at most.

[[GSV]Trig]

For the company, they are seen to be doing something, and if you did get infected due to someone at work having it, pretty sure the company would be dragged through the crap, so form their POV at least, works for them..

[TooNice]

My own daily routine hasn't changed, but that is generally not in the case here in Japan (yeah, this is goodbye UK, and no, coronavirus hasn't made me regret that choice). Business is quiet, schools were closed early (no fancy graduation ceremony for people graduating), but other than certain plans getting cancelled by the other party, or some friend visits getting rescheduled, my daily hroutine asn't changed other than perhaps having a bit more time to work for self-improvement and making my new flat nice and all as a result of non-routine plans getting cancelled.

[adidan]

The virus - no.

People's and the media's hysteria - it's starting to. Bulk buying ffs.

Perspective and just common sense seem in short supply.

I'm living on the edge, expecting a delivery from China soon.

On the plus side, I did notice when I went to the services on my trip a week or so ago that everyone was washing their hands. About bloody time, I always open those doors using my coat sleeve, skanky dirty buggers finally learning some hygiene.

[Spreadie]

I'm living on the edge, expecting a delivery from China soon.

Pfft, I had a Chinese takeaway and a Mexican beer, two weekends ago, and I'm fine.

[adidan]

I'm fine.

That's debatable mate.

[blueberry99]

I have an attic filled with toilet rolls and my mother has joined a doomsday cult.

[Ballantin]

My own daily routine hasn't changed, but that is generally not in the case here in Japan (yeah, this is goodbye UK, and no, coronavirus hasn't made me regret that choice). Business is quiet, schools were closed early (no fancy graduation ceremony for people graduating), but other than certain plans getting cancelled by the other party, or some friend visits getting rescheduled, my daily hroutine asn't changed other than perhaps having a bit more time to work for self-improvement and making my new flat nice and all as a result of non-routine plans getting cancelled.

How was the move to Japan? I though it was very difficult unless you have a sponsor of some sort.

[TooNice]

There are several routes and the difficulty do depends on what you have (experience, money and a business plan, etc.).

In my case I was already legitimately in Japan for over 5 years, and a certain referendum happened just had booked my flight back to the UK and started to box things up.

In a way the timing was kinda fortunate, as I put on the breaks to my plan to move back cut my ties here, and started the paperwork for plan B (staying in Japan) as well as plan C (moving to another country where I may be eligible to via family ties) and D (had a job lined up elsewhere) while waiting to see how the whole thing played out (and we know how it played out).

[nobodyspecial]

Prepped a little, that's it. Flu kills 30k per year here, so until it gets to 100 dead daily (24 or something so far total in USA dead, 9 in one location, old folk home), no point in getting upset.

Waiting for stock buy opportunity Left before the crash. Salivating A few quarters of the market will be out for many companies, but other than that who cares. Cure in 12-18mo. Same things you do for the flu, wash hands etc. etc, stay away from large gatherings if possible.

[Core2Extreme]

It hasn't... so far, at least. Still regular workdays in the U.S. Midwest, in the office, stores have ample supply of goods, other than hand sanitizer. Haven't heard of any colleagues cancelling trips, either, even the ones traveling to areas with cases (Germany and the Pacific Northwest, in the past week; the former for work, the latter for holiday).

It should be interesting as the weeks go on, though. I fully expect it to arrive in my city within a fortnight, at the current rate.

[TeePee]

In South Korea.

Roads are quieter than usual. Everyone wearing a mask, but that's not uncommon most of the time. Got my temperature checked on arrival at the hotel. No one seems to know what happens if it's high. We were all 36.5C, which is statistically unlikely...

[Hoonigan]

Got my temperature checked on arrival at the hotel. No one seems to know what happens if it's high. We were all 36.5C, which is statistically unlikely...

Where did they measure you? Your core body temperature will be around 38°C but mostly everything around that will be cooler, especially your skin, unless you're running a fever.

[TeePee]

Where did they measure you? Your core body temperature will be around 38°C but mostly everything around that will be cooler, especially your skin, unless you're running a fever.

Zapped my Forehead with an IR thermometer. I was 35.8 when I got back from picking up some ram-don, so the thermometer might not be rigged...