Work rang me on Fri and told me to work from home for my office day. To be reviewed on a weekly basis. The area I work in is considered an essential service so they are hoping even if they have to close the office for a deep clean, I will be able to continue with my work. They are also looking at getting a few others to work from home.
With the events unfolding this week, I’ve been phoning friends who are in the at risk groups and I’ve told them, I can drop provisions on their door step but I’m going to stop seeing them face to face until this blows over. I would feel mortified if I was the one to pass on this virus to them.
Stupid question alert!
If Vicks first defence can prevent and improve the recovery rate of colds and COVID19 is similar to colds, has anyone been testing to see if it could be effective on COVID19?
Apparently the Daily Fail has said that folk on my BP medication are likely to be affected badly by the virus.
No idea whether there’s any truth behind it ... the thing is I have to take the medication ... and even if there’s an alternative I suspect the demand will be so huge that the drug companies won’t be able to meet it for months.
All I can do is trust my GP , and I do ... she’s great ... but the demand on her and her colleagues will be huge.
Hey ho 🍷 🍷 🍷
Of course, now they’ve tweaked the article ... apparently there could be a connection but there’s currently no evidence. 🙄
I knew I’d regret reading that dratted newspaper. 😡
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
If Vicks first defence can prevent and improve the recovery rate of colds and COVID19 is similar to colds, has anyone been testing to see if it could be effective on COVID19?
I have wondered about this too, the thing is they say it is not air-born (in fine droplets) like cold & flu and it seems to mostly enter the body by direct contact to mouth nose or eyes so I am not sure if it (first defence) would have any effect.
I seem to remember back in the 50’s Asian flu or could have been the HonKong flu, they were telling people to spread Vaseline around the nostrils as the virus didn’t like greasy substances. I’m not saying it’s any good, I’m just remembering what they said years ago.
Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor.
Keeping everything crossed schools don’t close, daughter who works in schools pointed out today that thousands of children get free school meals and would really suffer if they couldn’t get them. I also hear food banks are struggling for supplies as tinned and dried foods are their essentials.
It's all an American conspiracy. Anyone remember when Trump accidentally gave away the early code name for this virus they used to attack first China and now the EU - COVFEFE (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Covfefe )? It then took a further 18 attempts to come up with the current name - COVID-19.
In order to avoid contracting this just place your tongue firmly in your cheek.
If it is an American conspiracy, it has spectacularly backfired. The only place that doesn't seem to be badly affected is Africa. Whether that is because they do not socialise or move around much, or a few more people dying just isn't being reported and they aren't testing for it. I suspect in very poor countries, they are more concerned about buying food, than testing for something there is no treatment for just to provide statistics.
The virus is thought to spread mainly from person-to-person.
Between people who are in close contact with one another (within about 6 feet).
Through respiratory droplets produced when an infected person coughs or sneezes.
These droplets can land in the mouths or noses of people who are nearby or possibly be inhaled into the lungs.
Can someone spread the virus without being sick?
People are thought to be most contagious when they are most symptomatic (the sickest).
Some spread might be possible before people show symptoms; there have been reports of this occurring with this new coronavirus, but this is not thought to be the main way the virus spreads.
Spread from contact with contaminated surfaces or objects
It may be possible that a person can get COVID-19 by touching a surface or object that has the virus on it and then touching their own mouth, nose, or possibly their eyes, but this is not thought to be the main way the virus spreads.
From the CDC. It is spread by droplets, please be careful.
How can you lie there and think of England When you don't even know who's in the team
On board ship who feeds you and tends to your needs, the crew . No one said they were sending in food , so those preparing the food could have infected the rest. Also never saw the rails, walls or door handles being disinfected after every group had there "out" time.
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I knew I’d regret reading that dratted newspaper. 😡
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
How COVID-19 Spreads
Person-to-person spread
The virus is thought to spread mainly from person-to-person.
These droplets can land in the mouths or noses of people who are nearby or possibly be inhaled into the lungs.
Can someone spread the virus without being sick?
Spread from contact with contaminated surfaces or objects
It may be possible that a person can get COVID-19 by touching a surface or object that has the virus on it and then touching their own mouth, nose, or possibly their eyes, but this is not thought to be the main way the virus spreads.
From the CDC. It is spread by droplets, please be careful.
When you don't even know who's in the team
S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
“It's still magic even if you know how it's done.”