Whilst we are all venturing into the unknown, and that includes medics, politicians and us, the general public, the general consensus of opinion is that this virus appears not to be airborne. If this is the case, then logic tells us that it spreads through personal contact and because the over 70’s are more vulnerable to respiratory problems, the government needs to take action to prevent them from catching the virus. The reason for this is simple. It will flood the NHS and they would not be able to cope.
If, as is likely, over 70’s are asked to self isolate for an extended period, it is being done in an attempt to encourage them to behave sensibly to save lives and not to persecute.
At the moment, the indications are that AF in itself, does not put us in the category of having underlying health issues. However, as is often said, the company AF keeps might. Therefore conditions such as diabetes, heart failure, high blood pressure etc are likely to apply. As will any respiratory conditions such as COPD and asthma.
This is purely my personal take on the situation and I maybe proved to be totally wrong but I thought I would share .......stay safe and don’t take unnecessary risks.