Coronavirus Pandemic: Practical Hints...

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Hand sanitizers vary in adequacy.
Some are better than others.
Some are actually harmful.

"The United States Food and Drug Administration is warning the public to avoid using
nine different hand sanitizers that have been found to contain a substance that can be
possibly fatal when absorbed through the skin or ingested."

The 9 brands are listed in the link below.

FDA warns public of 9 hand sanitizers that contain potentially fatal ingredient

 

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[Mary Terry]

All I know is it's not as a big deal as they all said it would be. Yes I wear face masks. Yes I wash my hands. But it was contained and now we are starting to live our lives again. And I am so happy about that.

I don't know where you live but coronavirus is far from "contained" where I live, and in fact we are registering the highest numbers yet. Several of our hospitals are nearly at capacity so good luck to anyone who has a car wreck, stroke or heart attack, etc. The beds and ICUs are full of Covid patients.

Some of our state Republican legislators now have it after acting like fools last week not wearing masks and eating shoulder to shoulder in a local restaurant. While I don't want anyone to get sick, it serves those legislators right to get sick because they do not practice what they preach. "Do as I say and not as I do" is their motto. Even the Governor's children now have to be tested (a Q-tip shoved up their noses) and quarantined for 14 days because they were part of a photo op with unmasked, contaminated legislators.

 

[Judge]

The Coronavirus isn't a "big deal" in Nevada. It's a catastrophe.

Where along with many other states our infection numbers have risen since Phase One was implemented. With state unemployment hovering around 22%. There's just too many people dependent on a service economy here that has been hit the hardest. Though I suppose I should be grateful that Northern Nevada's infection and mortality rates are around four to five times less than that of Las Vegas and Clark County.

I'm guessing that at some point in the near future the governor will further roll back openings of businesses like bars, casinos and restaurants along with enforcing laws regarding face masks. Good reason to be stocking up on that which shoppers are likely to hoard again. Not looking good. I just wish the public at large was more conscientious about it all.

Can't say I'm looking forward to a potentially even more restrictive "stay-at-home" policy if our numbers don't begin trending the other direction.

 

[Mary Terry]

At to think that we could have largely contained it back in March if people had followed the advice of experts and not politicians with self-serving agendas. We're on our own and need to protect ourselves because, as I learned from Hurricane Katrina, the government is NOT going to help us or, apparently, set a leadership example to follow.

Since people (a/k/a "covidiots") did not follow professional advice back in the spring, the economy is likely to suffer even more.

Who ya gonna blame?

 

[Judge]

At to think that we could have largely contained it back in March if people had followed the advice of experts and not politicians with self-serving agendas. We're on our own and need to protect ourselves because, as I learned from Hurricane Katrina, the government is NOT going to help us or, apparently, set a leadership example to follow.

Since people (a/k/a "covidiots") did not follow professional advice back in the spring, the economy is likely to suffer even more.

Who ya gonna blame?

It is discouraging to be able to compare so many European countries who had populations who followed the conditions required to bring their numbers down. We've failed miserably in comparison and continue to pay for it.

 

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[Mary Terry]

I advise everyone in a vulnerable country such as the USA to stock up on pantry stables again. We're going it. I need more chicken for my freezer!

 

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[NothingToSeeHere]

I advise everyone in a vulnerable country such as the USA to stock up on pantry stables again. We're going it. I need more chicken for my freezer!

Everyone who can probably should just in case, even if they're not in obviously-in-trouble areas like the USA. There is going to be second wave regardless.

 

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It's an analogy.

 

[Dadamen]

It happened in February this year. COVID-19 was then not diagnosed to anyone in my country, so I didn't meet criteria for testing because I didn't travel. Then I watched a movie that shows symptoms of COVID-19 by day and my symptoms were much like that. So I suspect that I had COVID 19. I know that I can go to anitbody test, but I have to go to clinic for infectious diseases for that and don't want to go there. What do you think, did COVID 19 really begin earlier than thought and did I maybe have it. Did someone here have it or knows someone who had it?
Fact-checking claims coronavirus might have started earlier

Here is my symptomes diary:
February 18:
Tiredness has started, prescribed it to warm weather, tiredness is common at the begining of the spring and it began in February this year.
February 19:
Last day in school, cough and 37,2 fever have started
February 20:
Stayed home, thought it is a cold
February 21:
Headache, sore throat, runny and stuffy nose began, temp. still 37,2
February 22:
Chills, Weakness, aches and pains and fewer 38,5 began, cough became more serious, difficulty breathing at night
February 23:
Sore throat became more serious, food isn't tasty anymore (loss of taste and smell), serious cough, 38,5 fewer, chest pain
February 24:
Awful burning sensation in nose and throat, visit to doctor, prescribed antibiotics because throat was red and inflamated, cough and fewer remain
February 25:
Burning in nose and throat, cough, fewer, loss of appetite and taste and smell, stuffy nose, after using decognesitive spray burning became unbearable.
February 26:
Feeling a bit better, but still have cough and fewer, taken blood sample, leukocytes low, CRP moderately high, looks like a viral infection, but antibiotic continued.
February 27:
Fewer god better, cough remains
February 28:
Because of cough, difficulty breathing and cheast pain a lung X-ray was made, but everything was ok. Fever is almost gone, but fatigue remains
February 29, March 1,2:
Fever is gone, but still coughing strongly, extreme fatigue, brain fog, inability to study for school
March 3:
At my doctor again, made a control blood sample, all ok, gave me a medicine that helps me to cough the mucus out instead of medicine to stop coughing and this later showed good.
March 4,5,6,7,8:
Cough, fatigue and brain fog are getting better could prepare to go back to school at the monday 9 March
March 9,10,11,12,13
At school, feeling fine, but still not doing P.E., even got an A from math test despite being absent from a lot of classes. Situation with COVID worsening in world, some cases in Croatia
March 16
Schools are closed in Croatia and the school year ended online (ended on 19 June). Haven't been to school since then, but probbably will begin at 7 September.

 

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You’re wearing your mask wrong if…

The Earring

This person nailed step one of the process, perfectly looping the strap around that first ear, only to give up when faced with the daunting step two of looping it over the second. For people going for that elephant earflap chic aesthetic, the dangling surgical mask is perfect. For people looking to save lives, not so much.

The Dirty Napkin
Reducing waste is laudable when you're reusing grocery bags and to-go containers. But keep doing it with your mask and suddenly you're wearing something dirty enough to qualify as a mobile waste hazard. Experts recommend that cloth masks be washed frequently. But just washing it once would be a good start.

The Speakeasy
When it comes to the challenge of talking while masking, some people pull it off. Others, well, pull it off. But if you're considering lowering your mask so people can better comprehend your important opinions, maybe just try mumbling less, instead. That way listeners can stay safe and hear your thoughts on the newest Netflix show.

The Anti-Sneeze-Guard
Look, no one wants to essentially sneeze on themselves. But you know who else doesn't want to be sneezed on? Everyone in a 10-foot radius. So that moment you feel the urge to release thousands of droplets in a high-velocity, far-reaching burst might not be the best time to yank your mask down.

The Chin Strap
You know what the worst part is about wearing a mask? Wearing a mask. It's uncomfortable, it obscures your face, and when that humidity hits, it's a beast. But to clarify, a mask isn't a talisman there to symbolically ward off infection; it's an effective precaution to slow viral spread. But only when worn, well, like a mask.

The Sippy Mask
Multiple designers are manufacturing masks with straw holes for adult beverages. Experts warn that masks with holes don't prevent viral transmission, which sounds like a waste of the experts' time to clarify, but then again, experts also had to explain to the president of the United States that people shouldn't ingest bleach to kill the coronavirus.

The Droopy Dog
If you're wearing one of those loose, stretched-out masks that hang limply from your face, you're not only decreasing your mask's effectiveness, but you're also indicating you've basically given up on trying at life. And when many America are still walking around in sweatpants and showering only every other day, that's saying something.

The Reverse Batman
There is still much we don't know about the coronavirus. But when it comes to breathing, the scientific community is pretty much in lockstep: It happens through the mouth and the nose. Therefore, that mask you've worn to cover the former but not the latter is technically better than nothing, but not by a lot.

Opinion | Do masks protect people from coronavirus? Not if you wear them like this.

 

[Bolletje]

I just bought myself a foldable exercise bike since I suspect my country is headed for a lockdown again and I will probably spend most of my time working from home for the foreseeable time. Better keep in shape I’ve also started doing yoga and Pilates again to combat the stiffness from my sedentary gamer lifestyle :’)

 

[Judge]

I have spent the past year deliberately poisoned for months on end to the point where I almost died, and two of my friends who were diagnosed after me, died quickly. It was horrifying. Coronavirus, by comparison, sounds relatively like a sissy thing to go through. For the regular population, it probably sounds frightening, but for someone who's been through the barbaric tortures of modern oncology, covid really aint nothin.

I suppose that depends on whether or not one contracts and survives Covid-19, and what the after effects may entail. I don't think anyone can honestly compare it to another condition until they actually contract Covid-19. A strange and unpredictable virus. One that can be asymptomatic, annoying or which can kill some. Particularly those with all kinds of comorbid conditions.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/04/09/my-near-death-experience-ventilator/

 

[Mary Terry]

I have spent the past year deliberately poisoned for months on end to the point where I almost died, and two of my friends who were diagnosed after me, died quickly. It was horrifying. Coronavirus, by comparison, sounds relatively like a sissy thing to go through. For the regular population, it probably sounds frightening, but for someone who's been through the barbaric tortures of modern oncology, covid really aint nothin.

I disagree. I have lost a lifelong friend to covid and know numerous other people right now who are very sick with covid, one of whom was temporarily hospitalized. They are not "sissies". It is inappropriate and callous to use your chemo experience to minimize and denigrate the deaths of over 200,000 Americans and so many more very ill with covid, with long term health consequences just now coming to light. And the number of infections continue to rise in the US.

Please stay safe. Because of your impaired immune system, you are at extreme risk of an unfavorable outcome from covid. Surely you know that.

 

[Streetwise]

Before you panic about bog roll(toilet paper )check which country it's made in ,in the UK it's made in the UK ,so it's not!!!!!! from China ,remember you are allowed to go the shops (store),lockdowns usually only keep the very vunerable at home, so you can buy normal amounts of cleaning supplies.

 

[Mary Terry]

Before you panic about bog roll(toilet paper )check which country it's made in ,in the UK it's made in the UK ,so it's not!!!!!! from China ,remember you are allowed to go the shops (store),lockdowns usually only keep the very vunerable at home, so you can buy normal amounts of cleaning supplies.

It appears that the US is long past shortages of that sort. Is that still happening where you live?

 

[Streetwise]

It appears that the US is long past shortages of that sort. Is that still happening where you live?

Yep ,stopped -but in N.E England there is lockdown again,starting again just when I need a lorry load ,bummer,wish I could contact the family in Australia who mistakenly ordered pallets clerical error and have 12 years supply

 

[Judge]

No longer any shortages here, but still enforced limits on how many you can purchase. Though I can't say I see any hoarding any more either.

But I don't think supply chains on the business level are operating optimally either. That it wouldn't take much to disrupt the flow of such goods.