Coronavirus outbreak

[kingrollo]

All the science backs up the assertion that washing your hands often is the best thing to do

I do worry that people in the main don't realise how serious this is. I was in my local Tesco this morning. I wiped down the handle of the trolley with an alcohol wipe and used my knuckle to key in my PIN to pay. I was the only person I saw taking any mitigation steps.

Yes the science in general back it up - but handwashing for COVID ? - sure it will have some impact - but are contaminated surfaces the real spread here or is it people spreading it via airborne droplets ?

 

[marinyork]

Does it ? - Everyone I know is washing there hands like never before - but the cases are still going up - I am wondering if the transmission is more in airborne droplets

Seen very few people washing their hands like never before as you put it. A guy at uni spent about ten seconds, thwarted by the taps that squirt out 1 seconds water at a time.

 

[MichaelO]

I can see thermometers for Covid becoming what condoms were for Aids

There's a crass joke in there somewhere

 

[Fab Foodie]

Meanwhile, we are now having to offload shipments from our Italian factory to our EU customers to ensure that a driver from Italy does not enter our EU customer's factories. This is today's fun and games.
Should long-distance lorry drivers be leaving Italy at all? Should we be marshaling loads at the borders?

 

[Seevio]

I can see thermometers for Covid becoming what condoms were for Aids

Zurely there are better places to put a thermometer?

 

[Fab Foodie]

All the science backs up the assertion that washing your hands often is the best thing to do

I do worry that people in the main don't realise how serious this is. I was in my local Tesco this morning. I wiped down the handle of the trolley with an alcohol wipe and used my knuckle to key in my PIN to pay. I was the only person I saw taking any mitigation steps.

One person on the plane last night was alcohol wiping her seat and environs before sitting down....

 

[RecordAceFromNew]

Yes the science in general back it up - but handwashing for COVID ? - sure it will have some impact - but are contaminated surfaces the real spread here or is it people spreading it via airborne droplets ?

Anybody who thinks washing their hands while singing Happy Birthday is adequate for now should read this.

 

[Fab Foodie]

Anyhow, yesterday I woke in Ireland with a mildly sore throat and a headache (which may have been attributable to a surfeit of Jamesons). Instead of going direct to the office (of about 800 peeps) I worked in my hotel room. After establishing that a surfeit of Jamesons was not the cause I took the next flight back home ASAP. Dublin airport mostly empty, lounge empty, flight less than half-full, Heathrow V. empty.
Still have a sore throat and very very mild sense of fever.
Cancelled weekend social events until have seen what develops. Wimps is not working until we know what the score is. Neighbour is Nurse and bf a 111 Paramedic so will take advice.
Was at a dinner party last Sunday sat next to a fellow with a mild cold, assuming that's the case until full 'Coronavirus symptoms' emerge or not.
Well enough to drive a laptop at the moment....

 

[marinyork]

The Express is rumouring lengthy school but not university closures. Bonkers if true.

 

[steve292]

Anyhow, yesterday I woke in Ireland with a mildly sore throat and a headache (which may have been attributable to a surfeit of Jamesons). Instead of going direct to the office (of about 800 peeps) I worked in my hotel room. After establishing that a surfeit of Jamesons was not the cause I took the next flight back home ASAP. Dublin airport mostly empty, lounge empty, flight less than half-full, Heathrow V. empty.
Still have a sore throat and very very mild sense of fever.
Cancelled weekend social events until have seen what develops. Wimps is not working until we know what the score is. Neighbour is Nurse and bf a 111 Paramedic so will take advice.
Was at a dinner party last Sunday sat next to a fellow with a mild cold, assuming that's the case until full 'Coronavirus symptoms' emerge or not.
Well enough to drive a laptop at the moment....

Good luck. I wish you well

 

[Accy cyclist]

I do worry that people in the main don't realise how serious this is. I was in my local Tesco this morning. I wiped down the handle of the trolley with an alcohol wipe and used my knuckle to key in my PIN to pay. I was the only person I saw taking any mitigation steps.

I've been doing similar for years. People thought i was a bit weird and 'obsessive',but now they know why...or at least i hope they do!

 

[roubaixtuesday]

The Express is rumouring lengthy school but not university closures. Bonkers if true.

You're reading the Express?

Bonkers if true

 

[Milkfloat]

I will try and make clear what I wrote up-thread. I believe the 'plan' (if there is actually one) is to try to balance the short term health hit with the longer term health and economy hit. If the Government shuts down the whole country then a number of problems arise. The economic damage would be huge, we would be delaying the inevitable as even if we self isolate, sooner or later we have to get out of isolation as I guess 2 weeks would be the maximum we could cope with, when we come out of isolation Bang! infection rates go up. In addition, if we isolate we potentially cause more problems, if the schools close, then Mummy and Daddy who should be at work in the NHS or care homes are now unable to come to work as they are looking after Jnr. If Mummy and Daddy have their parents around then perhaps Jnr goes to Grandma for a while. Grandma is just the person you don't want an infected kid around.

I think the plan is a wait and see approach to try not to have a big peak of cases so the NHS is overwhelmed, but also is not sat around doing nothing. It is simply trying to use the limited resources they have. The bonus is that economically that works best too.

However, I think that we are possibly beyond that control stage as the government needs to be able to predict and model weeks into the future and I guess their models are at the point of trying to put the brakes on the spread. Sooner rather than later we batten down the hatches.

 

[marinyork]

You're reading the Express?

Bonkers if true

Not really. I read Italian news and tv extensively the last two weeks. That's way more sensationalist. Sadly much of it was true, which lethargic journalists and agents of the British state were regretably slow to report.

 

[fossyant]

Seen very few people washing their hands like never before as you put it. A guy at uni spent about ten seconds, thwarted by the taps that squirt out 1 seconds water at a time.

One of our Nursing Lecturers commented how bad the student hygiene was in the toilets. Still not washing hands. My hands are now incredibly dry. Other than going round in a hazmat suit, no amount of washing/sanitiser is going to help