Covid-19

[FierceKitty]

I'm reminded of the one doing the rounds at the height of the BSE scare:

What did the one cow say to the other?

Miaow!

[Ithoriel]

 

Reminds me of ...

Two cows in a field.

One says,"Are you worried about Mad Cow Disease?"

The other replies,"Nope!"

"How come?" asks the first.

"I'm a tractor!"

[Techno]

You twerp, Alexander ! 

I totally agree about your point re the masks.

The basic masks you see, portrayed on the TV, aren't designed to stop anything like as small as a virus. Those are for cutting down relatively 'massive' chunks of dust...Or droplets of moisture that a surgeon might dribble into the patient he, or she, is operating on. (YUK !!)

They don't fit snugly around the face/cheeks, for a start.

They would give a small amount of protection to someone standing directly in front of you.....If you happened to have a sneezing fit....So in that respect, you'd be protecting people near you rather than protecting yourself....So that's not a bad thing.

When I worked for British Telecomm, I had a relatively sophisticated face mask, for use in certain environments. Much better than these pieces of 'tissue paper' masks.
Even that wouldn't have stopped a virus !.....It stopped me breathing in asbestos dust....But that was about its limit, on the one occasion I used it officially.

Unofficially, I used it to stop myself breathing in pollen spores when I helped bring in some hay from fields where we kept our first two gee-gees.....I hadn't used it the day before...and I had the first, and only, real asthma attack in my life.

Cheers - Phil

[Leon]

We've had a document sent through from the government today with some guidance on it.  Basically what everyone's said already, wash hands regularly, catch any coughs/sneezes and avoid being within 2m of people for lengths of time.  They also said not to wear face masks as well, unless you've already got it!

[Techno]

Does your guidance say what I'm supposed to do when sending the (greens) masters up to you ?

I'll probably need to boil them in Dettol first.

Cheers - Phil 

[Dr Dave]

Just got back from local Tesco's. Lady going berserk and shouting at the shelves: "There's nothing anti-bacterial left!"

This might turn out to be good thing if stupidity contributes to vulnerability.

[Techno]

As Monty Python said. a lifetime ago......"Spot the brain-cell.....30 minutes of cheerful, ritual humiliation of the old and greedy.."

Just delete a couple of those words and replace them with something else.  .....(Hint...old and greedy need to be replaced.)........Feck me.

Yours in despair - Phil

[Leon]

Does your guidance say what I'm supposed to do when sending the (greens) masters up to you ?

Not really, hard surfaces are only an issue if they've been touched by a carrier, and the virus doesn't last too long without human contact.  As long as you're not picking your nose with the sculpts, I think we're OK!

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

That's why they're green...

[barbarian]

The bit about the masks is because there is a shortage.
Obviously a mask is better than nothing.
Obviously a mask badly worn ( constantly touching it to adjust it, not changing it often enough -or sterilizing, touching the outside of the mask and then touching your face when changing mask...) is not ideal. But still better than nothing.
Look at the numbers in Italy. This is just the beginning.

;(

[Techno]

Not really, hard surfaces are only an issue if they've been touched by a carrier, and the virus doesn't last too long without human contact.  As long as you're not picking your nose with the sculpts, I think we're OK!

I'll stop licking the wax five while I'm making the wee men, then.
(In truth, I use acetone to clean the 'tools'....That should upset any viruses)

Cheers - Phil

[Leon]

The bit about the masks is because there is a shortage.
Obviously a mask is better than nothing.

The full government document is here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-to-employers-and-businesses-about-covid-19/guidance-for-employers-and-businesses-on-covid-19

The bit on facemasks says:

7. Guidance on facemasks

Employees are not recommended to wear facemasks (also known as surgical masks or respirators) to protect against the virus. Facemasks are only recommended to be worn by symptomatic individuals (advised by a healthcare worker) to reduce the risk of transmitting the infection to other people.

PHE recommends that the best way to reduce any risk of infection is good hygiene and avoiding direct or close contact (closer than 2 metres) with any potentially infected person.

Any member of staff who deals with members of the public from behind a full screen will be protected from airborne particles.

[Sandinista]

So far we have four confirmed cases in NZ and people are in full panic mode in Auckland. Hate to see what happens if it gets to double figures

Cheers
Ian

[sultanbev]

From October 2019, I'll just leave this here and make up your own minds. And let you do the maths.

https://futurism.com/neoscope/recent-simulation-coronavirus-killed-65-million-people
source:
http://www.centerforhealthsecurity.org/event201/scenario.html

Mark

[Poggle]

No cases have been reported in Ohio, but here in Toledo all stocks of face masks have sold out and people are sharing recipes for home made hand sanitiser. 

[Sandinista]

Someone's getting rich  I find the panic buying quite funny, like the guy in Wanganui in full haz suit but no gloves 

I will predict that when this has died down more people in UK & NZ will have died due to drink driving than Covid 19. I am not worried, my hygiene routine does not need changing, more common sense is needed by more people.

Cheers
Ian

[Elliesdad]

Sadly, common sense isn't all that common...

Geoff

[Sandinista]

An interesting read
https://www.livescience.com/is-coronavirus-deadly.html

Cheers
Ian

[Steve J]

Panic buying already started in our local supermarket, with all the pasta gone and hand wash etc flying off the shelves once it comes in. I was more at risk on my hour long cycle ride today than from Covid-19. A sense of perspective is called for.

[Sandinista]

A nasty side effect showing its ugly head
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12314709&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=nzh_fb&fbclid=IwAR0iabNr6pYCRn5X4pBXsN02EdyLsCPeeAcOA9-_H7bPgBEJl3exWbycM-4

Cheers
Ian