Misunderstood you are scaremongering and there is enough of that all over the news at the moment, some people absolutely love drama, people are not being flippant or downplaying it and yes we do have to take extra special precautions especially as we are in a job that requires extra close (well you can't get any closer) contact, I think in the back of our minds we would all be a bit worried but if we let it start ruling our lives none of us will go out the door for how ever long all this crap is in the news and a lot of us will end up in financial ruin. All we can do is take precautions as in good hygiene and so on and carry on, your posts are not helping so maybe quit being a drama queen (or king as the case maybe) and get on with life.

Some people are going to look at this type of thing different from each other. It is only scaremongering if you get scared by it. There is plenty of people that are still carrying on as normal and not letting it affect there daily life and there is some that are panicking i just accept people will look at things different.

I would say though if it does spread a lot more then it has so far then sex work in general is very intimate so i would put it at a higher risk of spreading. I do not offer as many services as some do but i have already had a couple of clients say to me there not interested in any form of kissing or face touching with the Coronavirus and that is perfect for me but everyone has washed there hands and when service if finished the ones i saw recent anyway.

This has seriously impacted on me now. Since my last post I haven't worked in parlour and had no outcalls either. Ive had to apply for Universal Credit, no idea when or if I get something.
Been given chit for Food Bank. I have to childs under 12.

I can understand how this can worry some folk, especially the ability to earn.

I cant say if the lull is due to the virus outbreak or if still carrying on from Christmas; if I remember correctly things didnt really start moving again until March last year. My regulars certainly havent been put off and I have met a couple of new clients in this past month, but I also dont offer full service now so my business levels may be slightly lower that those who appeal to a larger market.

I did have one client try and cancel his booking concerned that if he caught coronavirus from me then he wouldn't have a good excuse for his wife as to where he got it 🙄 after I told him his deposit was non refundable anyway, he quickly realised he was being paranoid and daft, more to the point.

I'm not panicking over it, I'm not bulk buying toilet paper and thankfully dont use social media or else I would have lost the plot by now. The sex work industry will pick back up but in the meantime time for those who are struggling to get enough work, it could be an idea to start other money making things that dont require personal contact, such as cam, chat and content. It wont make as much as escorting but it's better to be proactive than sit about all day worrying.

Really hope things pick up for everyone.

I'm pretty much with Linglau on this...hopefully it will soon burn itself out, change and pass.
Just like to say if you're work is effected by Cory, or personal sickness like any other self employed person you're entitled to Universal Bennies as Linglau says. Done this several times. Citizens Advice is my god.

Work is dead for me now too, but cam is still going well. Plus the financial market has crashed, so I seem to be getting more pounds to the dollar atm. Not sure if this is a good thing longterm or not...

Some people ( I know one ) are paid in dollars, convert to sterling = more ££ however all depends on the rate on the day they are paid which is only a few times each year.

Ok I told myself I wouldn't feed into it and just carry on as normal, but I must admit I am starting to wonder about the next few months.

I know they are completely different viruses but does anyone who worked during the Swine flu pandemic remember how business was?

Ok I told myself I wouldn't feed into it and just carry on as normal, but I must admit I am starting to wonder about the next few months.

I know they are completely different viruses but does anyone who worked during the Swine flu pandemic remember how business was?

Swine flu was absolutely fine, I think one client caught it (international traveller)...........that was all.