d6jg wrote: 
> I’m now self isolating in line with UK Govt instructions as my wife has
> developed the symptoms. I work from home 3 days a week anyway and my
> company is a 20 year old IT business where from day 1 we set things up
> for remote working.
> My main concern now is my wife’s health but she is in the category where
> the virus should only have a mild effect. So far I have only had an
> “odd” feeling in my throat which I’ve noticed for the last 2/3 days but
> no cough and no fever whereas she has both.
> Here in Cheshire there are only a handful of hospitalised cases but I
> suspect a fair few self isolating.
> This is bringing out both the best and the worst in humanity. The best
> is that the local FB groups are full of offers of help but the worst is
> that our local supermarkets have witnessed panic buying and I have
> personal experience of some businesses being less than keen on some of
> their staff working from home because they don’t trust them to do so. 
> The facts are that productivity is higher not lower.
> The other issue is how to deal with some customers who are likely to
> have real financial difficulties. Plenty of time to consider the
> situation though. Perhaps too much.It does make you wonder what the offers of 
> help would actually amount to
when as you say supermarkets are empty.

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