When I went to Waitrose yesterday, I had never seen so much stock in the store, and they were still filling shelves.

A bit more on the 'nudge unit' that seems to be involved in shaping HMG's policy

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/nov/10/nudge-unit-pushed-way-private-sector-behavioural-insights-team

My understanding is the supermarkets are adapting to the increased demand for toilet rolls etc so it should be back to normal shortly. My local Tesco is definitely well down on toilet roll, pasta, sanitiser and liquid soap but I’m hopeful that by next week normality will return.

If they are super confident in their modelling, then fine. I agree though, it's a massive gamble.

For my part, I will continue to work from home (I like it) and reduce slightly my socialising. If/when I get a fever/cough, then I will self isolate for at least 7 days.

I've been working from home since August 2014!! 

I've severely limited my trips out for the past week. No more trips to the supermarket, coffee in Canterbury, etc etc. And I have now decided to stop going to the pub 

My only outings now are taking my boy to his football training and matches, and keeping my distance from everyone who's there.

Dominus Jesus

Things must be bad. If things become really bad I shall hook up the Van, come down and we can set up a commune.

Spain are in serious trouble.

Over the last 10 days the average % daily increase in Italy has been 22%, in Spain it has been 39%.

Premier league "postponed" until April. In other words the season has just finished.

 Never!

Your thermal signature will be scanned at the top of our lane!

As I said yesterday the government can either lead or be led. I wonder if government could be largely made redundant or even breakdown?

norwich, Watford and West Ham will not be happy as that will mean they are relegated

I have been lambasted on TWO by some in the past for criticising the WHO. Well here is the respected commentator Ed Conway in the Times, shredding its response to the outbreak:

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/comment/virus-has-exposed-the-weakness-of-who-5t7h089nc

"...

(WHO)

had neglected its core mission: to be an institution of last resort in a crisis no single country can fight.

The result was that in the early weeks of the crisis the WHO was too slow to declare a public health emergency. For all the good work being done by its officials, it has become clear that the institution desperately lacks influence. It is terrified of speaking truth to power. It is so strapped, so reliant on funding from big countries, that it cannot bear to call out the US for the speed of its response or China for its faults in the early weeks of the disease.

The WHO could and should be the ultimate authority and the ultimate resource for health security, yet much like the IMF in the early days of the (credit crunch) crisis, it needs beefing up. Perhaps that means more money. Perhaps it means creating a new independent body which could fight pandemics without fear of closure if it said something awkward to a superpower. Whatever the solution, this, like 2008, is a moment for world leaders to reinforce global institutions.

..."

Ed Conway is economics editor of Sky News

Not necessarily. It will depend on how many players clubs have left alive when things restart.

I had that in mind, DEW - unimaginably hard to plan for! Roger

😂 of course they could declare the season null and void which will mean a lot of unhappy scousers and Norwegians 

NEW: In an internal email detailing coronavirus response which includes restricting travel and WFH provisions, the Daily Mail's head of HR writes- "The global position is moving so fast that the official government advice is no longer adequate enough to safeguard our staff"

— Mark Di Stefano (@MarkDiStef) March 13, 2020

I have been accused of hysteria on here for advocating the closure of borders, when that was indeed the only way to reduce the spread of the virus. But honestly Brian, the notion that the fittest and healthiest of young men could be at risk of dying from this is either trolling or a joke. I doubt that any young footballers will die from this, although a few of the more elderly managers could be at risk.

I'm pretty sure it was a joke, Richard! 

I have to admit that I liked the fact that the govt yesterday went against the public mood, let's see though what happens if things change at the frontline.