COVID-19 — Coronavirus

[paulchapo]

Haven't seen masks available apart from wife's mate has a few as she does semi permanent make-up and won't be working for a good while yet

I haven't seen any but I'm only going to supermarkets every 10 days or so.

 

[twosips]

Don't read it mate.

Just stop. I gave up reading about it last month and it was a huge help for my well being

If only it were that simple hey! Knowledge is crucial. That knowledge can be a right dick sometimes though.

 

[paulchapo]

Plenty for sale on amazon,i think it is more that it gives you a false sense of security as they are not medical grade but joe public thinks they are,covid can get through anything but the proper ones,they are not fitted and people fiddle with them so touching their faces many more times than they usually would,on and off for food and drink,the hospital staff don't do that, then there is washing and drying them properly,also for me it is then in some people's minds that the hand washing and keeping your distance is not so necessary

On balance i think masks were not needed,now boris has said it will help with confidence,that is why the advice has been changed imo

Yes there is all that its just they help stop people spreading it as much and should be more effective than grabbing a tissue.

 

[Esteban de la Sexface]

If only it were that simple hey! Knowledge is crucial. That knowledge can be a right dick sometimes though.

Stay at home. Stay safe. That's the knowledge you need, unless you're a medical professional.

Anything else is bad for your head

 

[twosips]

Stay at home. Stay safe. That's the knowledge you need, unless you're a medical professional.

Anything else is bad for your head

Yet here we both are posting in this thread :)

 

[Esteban de la Sexface]

Yet here we both are posting in this thread :)

Threads are grand, I skim read and discard most. Articles and constant seeking of knowledge about this is a dangerous thing. I had to go against my nature to stop as I usually devour information. I was trying to understand the numbers and nature of the virus. I stopped when I realised I was becoming numb to the number of deaths.

Try it mate, for 2 or 3 days. It's fairly freeing

 

[kaz7]

I’m assuming you mean the PCR tests here, but the discrepancies between number of tests carried out and number of people tested in the figures released each day implies they are not - although I wonder if that is an issue with the accuracy of the test itself, or difficulties in being able to collect sufficient/adequate samples from those being tested?

Having had the test i can tell you it goes very high up your nose and very far down your throat ,i just can't see people doing that to themselves at home so I doubt the home tests are accurate

 

[ayrshire_blue]

Not the best news if true although would be similar to what Vallance said about us the other day.

Up to date article on the potential effects of survivors medium term health on cv19 and very interesting analysis of monitoring that happened during the subsequent years to the initial 2003 SARS survivors, not very positive follow up data on those who survived unfortunately :-(

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/arti...lth-effects-can-last-long-after-virus-is-gone

Also think this section needs highlighting for future consideration on policy seeing as we are always behind the curve on the science.

There is some hope: Early intervention could play a role in longer-term outcomes of coronavirus patients, said Ivan Hung, a professor of medicine at the University of Hong Kong. Hung said in April that 90% of about 200 discharged patients he oversaw at a clinic at one of the city’s hospitals appear to be making a full recovery a month out.

He attributed the success to Hong Kong’s “early diagnosis and early treatment” of patients, which leaves the virus with less time to wreak havoc on the body.

Jees. Depressing couple of articles to come home from work to. Like @twosips I'm not someone who can stop reading stuff like this to protect mental health. When stuff like this gets released I find it better to know, as devastating as it is. So in that sense appreciate it being posted despite them not making for good reading at all.

 

[johnnytapia]

Schools have been asked to reopen. Watch this from 14:51:25 and understand why we have the highest number of deaths in Europe. Symptomatic of the gap between science and policy.
https://parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/db4b4a5a-cb30-4fe0-bfac-bda0d149d2d0

 

[Blootoof]

Is it just me or is Dr. Hilary Jones beginning to sound like a Government apologist? Someone should trace his wage slips.