Coronavirus outbreak

[ozboz]

Worsley? I used to to work for BOC (Morden and then Thame) back in the good old days (30 years ago)!

My Bro has been there 25 years now, I actually thought it was more Swinton than Worsley, but hey !!!!
He always been on the bottled side of things , I know he amassed a massive pension , they are well looked after

 

[tom73]

They're not a bad idea when it comes to PPE though.

I find it odd seeing shoppers wearing a mask but not gloves. How many people have pushed that trolley prior to them, or picked up and put down the stock on the shelves? Any one of them could have forgotten to cough into their elbow and used their hand as they've done their whole life. Hopefully none of them are carriers but one cannot be too careful.

Sadly they are Plenty of posts on here explaining why.
If your not use to them as PPE for infection control they are more of a risk than a help.
It's simple wash your hands every time you come home , need to go near your face , nose, eyes, blow your nose, prep and eat food, after the loo.
In fact if in doubt wash them with good old soap and hot water min 20 secs and not forgetting backs of hands.

Gloves are designed to be changed after every procedure. It's almost impossible to use them as everyday infection control PPE
when out and about. The simple thing to remember is if you wash your correctly and often you don't need to worry what's on your hand.
Mask wearing on mass is not a great idea either. Again plenty on here as to why.

 

[Fab Foodie]

I’m reincarnated.....

Yeah, but your still not the bloody Messiah, OK?

 

[Fab Foodie]

My Bro has been there 25 years now, I actually thought it was more Swinton than Worsley, but hey !!!!
He always been on the bottled side of things , I know he amassed a massive pension , they are well looked after

Yeah....should have stayed....

 

[ozboz]

so what to do with all those cardboard loo roll middles !!

 

[Fab Foodie]

Round about this time of year (3rd or 4th weekend in March) I normally cycle 10 miles to a nature reserve near Ely to see the first sand martins of spring. I was planning the same for the weekend but won't be making the trip now this year. I don't feel that is reasonable- there may be groups of people there, and a 20 mile round trip is stretching the 'daily exercise' thing maybe a bit too far!
Will have to make do with the first swallows from my kitchen window in a couple of weeks.

Waiting for the arrival of House Martins here....

 

[mjr]

Boris has done a good job to, whether by luck or design, introduce a near full lock down gradually.

Is this sarcasm? He did nothing, then a week of polite requests, then shut pubs Sat pm, then full lockdown about 48h later! If that's gradual, I wonder what you'd consider steep!

The measures against business were as you describe, but their main purpose was to persuade households to play the game without having to directly tell them to do so.

This vagueness means that those households are mixing as bosses cling to any reason to call workers into work where they feel they can keep an eye on them better. Isn't this part of Italy's problem?

Ticking off those who misbehaved would have annoyed them - no one likes being told off - making them less likely to follow the latest advice.

It was a tactically smarter decision for Boris to swerve what's gone on up to now, and focus on what he wants to go on in the future.

Agreed on that. Just enforce it hard ASAP.

 

[Adam4868]

Partner is working from home...two teenagers in the house and I've got a list of DIY and other jobs to do as long as my arm!
Good job we stocked up on alcohol...

 

[Fab Foodie]

Anyone listening to the questions people are sending in to get answered on the BBC? Is there any common sense left out there!

Listening to the R5 phone-in last night was pretty depressing, however, LBC phone-ins are in another league altogether. It’s little wonder when you consider the state of the nation.

 

[tom73]

FFS - an Avon book had just been pushed through the door !!!!!

Bring's a whole new meaning to ... ding dong Avon calling

 

[tom73]

Wren Kitchens that employ hundreds of workers refusing to close.
"its customers would otherwise be left without cooking facilities"
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-engla...oronavirus&link_location=live-reporting-story

 

[nickyboy]

FFS - an Avon book had just been pushed through the door !!!!!

Pretty smart thinking. All make up high street shops closed, Avon a trusted brand.

Got a flyer from a fruit&veg guy who has a stall on the local market offering delivered boxes. Might give him a go, just to support the entrepreneurial spirit. Need folk like that

 

[mjr]

So I wouldn't be surprised to see a real slowdown in the epidemic's progress in small towns. Contrast with what may happen in London commuterbelt

Yes, then they'll transfer London cases to our hospitals, straining (at best) our healthcare worker friends and relatives, then London will have herd immunity, we won't, controls get eased, we catch it and are left being treated by an already-ravaged local hospital. This is an unfair situation and actions should be taken to head it off, but I don't know what.

 

[MontyVeda]

Sadly they are Plenty of posts on here explaining why.
If your not use to them as PPE for infection control they are more of a risk than a help.
...
Gloves are designed to be changed after every procedure. It's almost impossible to use them as everyday infection control PPE
when out and about. The simple thing to remember is if you wash your correctly and often you don't need to worry what's on your hand.
Mask wearing on mass is not a great idea either. Again plenty on here as to why.

that bit. put some on before you grab that trolley, take them off when you've finished shopping and before you get in the car.

 

[vickster]

A 4000 bed temporary hospital in London should hopefully help