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Thanks for posting that Andy - I've reposted the link to other non-ME forums as this is going to affect a lot of autistic/disabled people I know.

It seems many people haven't grasped that handling the coronavirus spread and containment is about enabling all hospitals to cope with the additional demand. Most people don't realise that living in a rural area means that ones access to hospitals is already limited, ambulances take much longer...

Just looked that condition up - pretty sure if this was being seen in humans it would be seen as a FND now! https://icatcare.org/advice/feline-audiogenic-reflex-seizures-fars/

I've not put him on the medication because it would require me to dose him every 12 hours and this has to be timed exactly. That's completely impossible for me as I can't even remember to take my own medication daily (at any time of day, much less on the hour). It's not the cost of treatment...

I'm so glad I took out a top of the range insurance policy for him! I have 3 older British Shorthair females, that aren't currently insured (but super healthy). I wrote about my Bengal's experience on the cat thread - the specialist vet centre is incredible, attracting international trainees and...

It's the government's approach to all this that is so concerning. Note, none of the private schools will be facing this issue - Eton closed before the government even announced school closures! It's that the government have ignored everything head teachers have been telling them and are taking a...

They haven't cancelled their 'holidays', they are forcing them to work during times and dates they are not contracted to work (they only have a term-time contract). However, school cleaners are on minimum wage, as are many of the school support staff. They are going to be asked to work in an...

In our case the list of 'key workers' entitled to the new 'childcare service' is extensive. It includes people like delivery drivers, who are not skilled professionals. Harsh as it is, if these people can't either swap shifts with someone else or get childcare, it would be easy for their...

So despite the warnings from the teaching professions, it appears the government is going ahead with its plan regardless: https://schoolsweek.co.uk/coronavirus-government-sets-out-plans-for-emergency-powers-over-schools/ As if the profession isn't already struggling to recruit good quality...

So the central government plan is to put the kids of key staff into a situation where they are going to be at high risk of exposure and become super carriers and spreaders, so they can infect their parents who are key workers...(obviously some parents are at high risk of exposure and being super...

Moderator note: This post and following posts have been moved from this thread: Coronavirus - worldwide spread and control ___________________________ Just heard from my daughter, the secondary school teacher. She is so stressed by what the government is planning for schools - it is chaos...

My young Bengal cat started having seizures. He underwent extensive neurological testing (over £3500's worth) at a specialist veterinary centre with world class equipment. They were pleased to be able to tell me his scans and lumber puncture were all clear, with no signs of neurological damage...

I don't think locals have any problems with second home owners that use their properties on a regular basis, contribute to the local economy and treat the locals with respect. But there are some homes that are empty for over 10 months of the year and pockets of the country where 2nd homes form a...

At least Butlins have taken the decision to close their holiday centres before being forced to. However, there are still a lot of caravan parks in the area. https://www.itv.com/news/westcountry/2020-03-19/coronavirus-butlins-to-close-all-uk-resorts-amid-coronavirus-outbreak/

I'm not sure which thread to put this in, but here's the (I believe) latest guidance for GP practices in England: https://www.england.nhs.uk/coronavirus/wp-content/uploads/sites/52/2020/03/preparedness-letter-primary-care-19-march-2020.pdf

Yes. Influx from urban city dwellers is my concern too for my area of West Somerset, where there is no hospital with an ICU (just a small community hospital in Minehead, with a very small Minor Injury Unit) and a third of the population over 65. I did the census in 2011 in West Somerset, loads...

Cornwall has asked people not to take holidays in the area:

The UK government has just published the papers that have been informing it's decisions: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/coronavirus-covid-19-scientific-evidence-supporting-the-uk-government-response

It's a very bad situation that in the UK the concept of 'herd immunity' has been seeded in the minds of the public. Reading through comments on news sites, such as the BBC (a depressing reading at the best of times) it's very clear that many people still (as of today, days after the U-turn on...

Maybe something on the resilience PWME have developed through their experience of being isolated, home bound etc.? This would go a long way towards changing the public's image of us, especially as so many (worldwide) are now getting some personal experience of what it is like to have to adapt...