Will Coronavirus lead to the cancellation of Glastonbury?

[MetaKate]

Just now, crazyfool1 said:

so thats the trick to getting to the barrier on the pyramid  .... 

At the rate the hysteria is building you'll likely be dragged out of the crowd and thrown in a quarantine 😉

[Crazyfool01]

Just now, MetaKate said:

At the rate the hysteria is building you'll likely be dragged out of the crowd and thrown in a quarantine 😉

ah ... maybe not then  fair comment 

[squirrelarmy]

3 minutes ago, MetaKate said:

At the rate the hysteria is building you'll likely be dragged out of the crowd and thrown in a quarantine 😉

 

2 minutes ago, crazyfool1 said:

ah ... maybe not then  fair comment 

Maybe we all need these T-Shirts

[MetaKate]

Just now, squirrelarmy said:

 

Maybe we all need these T-Shirts

"Don't panic, its seasonal allergies!"

"I'm not sick, I just put a lot of stuff up my nose last night!"

[squirrelarmy]

1 minute ago, MetaKate said:

"Don't panic, its seasonal allergies!"

"I'm not sick, I just put a lot of stuff up my nose last night!"

Think @eFestivals could start up a line of merchandise. 

[windy_miller]

15 hours ago, Rumblestripe said:

Wuhan is pretty similar in temperatures to the UK. India has had a markedly low rate of spread.

What about Iran?

Ignore this, it's already been answered above.

Edited March 5, 2020 by windy_miller

[northernringo]

16 hours ago, Rumblestripe said:

Wuhan is pretty similar in temperatures to the UK. India has had a markedly low rate of spread.

Sadly we don't know enough about India yet in terms of spread.

[Avalon_Fields]

Probably best I don’t wear the t-shirt I bought in the SE corner a few years back with just the word CONTAGION on it

[Mimo]

From what the chief medical officer was saying this morning I think the festival is safe.

He said there'll be delay tactics like shutting schools etc over the next month or two to move the peak into spring/summer allowing the NHS to prepare and get past the worst of winter, then they'll let it run its course because there's no point trying to stop it. He also said that even the "great majority" of people in their 80s are expected to recover, so it's nothing much to be afraid of. It's just a nasty flu. 

If anything I'd say the festival is most at risk from scaremongering causing people to decide not to pay for their ticket, thus preventing it from selling out. They'll have to manage their messaging at ticket payment time very carefully.

[AlexOvd]

Just now, Mimo said:

From what the chief medical officer was saying this morning I think the festival is safe.

He said there'll be delay tactics like shutting schools etc over the next month or two to move the peak into spring/summer allowing the NHS to prepare and get past the worst of winter, then they'll let it run its course because there's no point trying to stop it. He also said that even the "great majority" of people in their 80s are expected to recover, so it's nothing much to be afraid of. It's just a nasty flu. 

If anything I'd say the festival is most at risk from scaremongering causing people to decide not to pay for their ticket, thus preventing it from selling out. They'll have to manage their messaging at ticket payment time very carefully.

If the problem for the festival it's concerns about "not selling out" then it's not problem at all 😂

[FakeEmpire]

3 minutes ago, Mimo said:

From what the chief medical officer was saying this morning I think the festival is safe.

He said there'll be delay tactics like shutting schools etc over the next month or two to move the peak into spring/summer allowing the NHS to prepare and get past the worst of winter, then they'll let it run its course because there's no point trying to stop it. He also said that even the "great majority" of people in their 80s are expected to recover, so it's nothing much to be afraid of. It's just a nasty flu. 

If anything I'd say the festival is most at risk from scaremongering causing people to decide not to pay for their ticket, thus preventing it from selling out. They'll have to manage their messaging at ticket payment time very carefully.

Yes, this has been my assumption all along.

The real risk of cancelling in my view comes from media pressure but if everyone just listens to the facts and no rush decisions are made, we should be fine.

[northernringo]

3 minutes ago, Mimo said:

From what the chief medical officer was saying this morning I think the festival is safe.

He said there'll be delay tactics like shutting schools etc over the next month or two to move the peak into spring/summer allowing the NHS to prepare and get past the worst of winter, then they'll let it run its course because there's no point trying to stop it. He also said that even the "great majority" of people in their 80s are expected to recover, so it's nothing much to be afraid of. It's just a nasty flu. 

If anything I'd say the festival is most at risk from scaremongering causing people to decide not to pay for their ticket, thus preventing it from selling out. They'll have to manage their messaging at ticket payment time very carefully.

Not a chance.

Even if there are more people who don't pay the balance, the resale will have no issues selling the remainder. 

[Sasperella]

15 minutes ago, Mimo said:

From what the chief medical officer was saying this morning I think the festival is safe.

He said there'll be delay tactics like shutting schools etc over the next month or two to move the peak into spring/summer allowing the NHS to prepare and get past the worst of winter, then they'll let it run its course because there's no point trying to stop it. He also said that even the "great majority" of people in their 80s are expected to recover, so it's nothing much to be afraid of. It's just a nasty flu. 

If anything I'd say the festival is most at risk from scaremongering causing people to decide not to pay for their ticket, thus preventing it from selling out. They'll have to manage their messaging at ticket payment time very carefully.

Chief Medical office definitely just became my favourite expert 🙂

Is what he said online anywhere?

[Crazyfool01]

5 minutes ago, Sasperella said:

Chief Medical office definitely just became my favourite expert 🙂

Is what he said online anywhere?

hes not quite hit the Michael Eavis legendary status yet ..... but could he be the sunday speaker on the Pyramid stage ..... oh no virus here .... ooh no virus here  chants 

[Mimo]

2 minutes ago, Sasperella said:

Chief Medical office definitely just became my favourite expert 🙂

Is what he said online anywhere?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-51749352

🙂

They've updated that since I read it earlier and removed the line about over 80s, but it was originally in there as a direct quote.

 

[Old_Johno]

People would still queue up to buy glasto tickets even if they came with a guaranteed virus 

[Keithy]

 

[whitehorses]

Is the chief medical officer single, do you know? 

[Sasperella]

4 minutes ago, whitehorses said:

Is the chief medical officer single, do you know? 

Actually yes...the Guardian suggested yesterday that he is:

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/society/2020/mar/04/prof-chris-whitty-the-expert-we-need-in-the-coronavirus-crisis

[whitehorses]

1 minute ago, Sasperella said:

Actually yes...the Guardian suggested yesterday that he is:

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/society/2020/mar/04/prof-chris-whitty-the-expert-we-need-in-the-coronavirus-crisis

Haha! (Not for long he’s not if he keeps up this sensible advice)

[Sasperella]

43 minutes ago, Keithy said:

 

While this is great, I still draw the line at calling Hancock my favourite anything.

Until he confirms Glastonbury can go ahead. Then I might have some serious thinking to do. 

[whitehorses]

14 minutes ago, Sasperella said:

While this is great, I still draw the line at calling Hancock my favourite anything.

Until he confirms Glastonbury can go ahead. Then I might have some serious thinking to do. 

Although not perfect he’s been surprisingly sensible and calm throughout this. 

[BambooShanks]

1 hour ago, Old_Johno said:

People would still queue up to buy glasto tickets even if they came with a guaranteed virus 

It's a win/win.  Get to go to Glastonbury, party your tits off.  Fine you get the virus but when you get home you can self isolate for a few weeks.  

 

I can see no downsides here.

[discgoesmic]

8 minutes ago, Kinkyinuit said:

It's a win/win.  Get to go to Glastonbury, party your tits off.  Fine you get the virus but when you get home you can self isolate for a few weeks.  

 

I can see no downsides here.

Because of your profile picture I read this in Moe's voice.

[TownesMR]

1 hour ago, Keithy said:

 

Can you link this article?