Here's a summary of what to expect medically from Covid-19 in the UK:
There is no possibility of stopping the pandemic spread.
London is the current UK epicentre, approx. 3 weeks behind Italy for cases. Scotland is about 2 weeks behind London.
Doubling time for cases in London is now 3-4 days.
Over the next 12-16 weeks the majority of the UK population will have had the virus.
For the vast majority it is simply a bad cold - infectivity lasts up to a week, illness itself about 5 days with the dry cough persisting perhaps a couple of weeks further.
Once 60-80% of the population have been infected the rate of infections will drop off rapidly as there are less uninfected people for it to jump to.
Keeping the "at risk" population away from infection during this peak period is most likely to reduce the death count.
The virus itself is relatively fragile - 48hrs on a dry surface and all typical disinfectants destroy it. "Deep cleaning" is largely a term for public reassurance - cleaning horizontal surfaces, and those touched are all that is required after contamination.
Direct aerosol spread and touching surfaces that have been contacted by aerosol then touching your face is how you will catch it.
Thus: wash yer hands and don't poke your face/mouth/nose.
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