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Post by Jennifer on Mar 1, 2020 20:32:03 GMT
I'm curious about the Pope. They are saying he has a cold, he's missed a few events now, makes me wonder how sick he really is and what he's got.
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Post by bbbearsmom on Mar 2, 2020 0:29:48 GMT
I'm curious about the Pope. They are saying he has a cold, he's missed a few events now, makes me wonder how sick he really is and what he's got. I saw this in the news.
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Post by fullmahina on Mar 2, 2020 14:48:35 GMT
I find this detailed map informative. gisanddata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/bda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ecf6I am not super worried about it right now but we did decide to make sure we always had a month's supply of non-perishable food and needed supplies at home so we could limit going out if necessary. I do think it is inevitable to spread so I am thinking more about the future when it does show up in this area. DH and I are both retired (in good health) so don't really have to go out most days so it wouldn't be that difficult to stay home if we had to. Thanks for that map---very informative. We just decided to fill up the freezer and make sure we have supplies for a month too. The first NY case was confirmed and it is in Manhattan so it is now getting closer to where we are. The woman is younger and is recovering at home but in such a densely populated area it is a bit scary. I saw the concerns about the Pope on the news too and he did look awful in the clip that they showed.
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Post by neen on Mar 2, 2020 15:41:09 GMT
I'm not overly concerned but I have taken notice. Most of the stores around here are out of all hand sanitizer (just wash your hands people). Most stores are also out of face masks. I live in a college town with a large Asian population, so this really isn't an unusual thing this time of year.
I am sure to wipe down my shopping cart (I'm a personal shopper, so I'm in the store A LOT and touch a lot of things), I also wipe down my phone ever time I enter/leave the store. I also try to keep hand sanitzer in my car, but with the cold weather and not being able to get any, I haven't. I do wash my hands A LOT!
For home, I'm not doing anything special. We would be fine for a month if we were forced to stay home.
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Post by cyndee on Mar 2, 2020 16:14:06 GMT
I am keeping track of what's going on. It has not yet reached my state, but I'm assuming it might sometime in the future. It is concerning. A 2% or more mortality rate is not a small deal. Though most who get it survive it, there is a vulnerable population that is at risk. Not just some of the elderly, but people with other health problems. I think of my 28 year old nephew in Czech Republic who has lived with severe heart problems his entire life. Even if/when a vaccine is available, he should likely not get it. He can't get the vaccines that others do because of his health problems. He depends on others to not get sick so that he doesn't get sick.
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Post by fullmahina on Mar 2, 2020 16:14:57 GMT
Most stores are also out of face masks. Quick note---the standard cheapie face masks are useless against viruses. What is used when working with viruses are N95 masks. Working in hospitals, we were fit-tested yearly and assigned a particular type and size of N95 mask to use when needed. They have to be extremely tight---I went home many mornings with the imprint of an N95 on my face that would last for hours. There can be no air exit or entry except through the mask itself, no gaps in the fit. Spent whole shifts in negative pressure rooms with ICU patients and made absolutely sure that N95 was plastered to my face. I have a package of them that I bought to use during deep cleaning the chicken coop when I suspected one of my hens had died from a particularly communicable chicken disease. I hope I don't need to use them anytime soon!
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Post by NatureLover on Mar 2, 2020 17:23:54 GMT
I had no idea that most of our medications are made in China! That part is freaking me out.
I work for a place where international patrons visit frequently and there is also a military base in my town, so lots of people from all walks of life and who knows what recent exposures come through here. I am very worried and think my concerns are valid. I went to order hand sanitizer for the office, but the manufacturer has none in stock.
You can wash your hands until your skin peels off, and wipe and spray with Lysol until the cows come home, but you can't stop person to person respiratory contact. They even say the masks are only marginally effective, and only protect others from your germs.
Then of course, most people cough into their hands which aggravates me to no end. Well -- good luck everyone, and stay healthy.
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Post by lani on Mar 2, 2020 17:44:42 GMT
I have seen a few docs saying the 2% mortality rate is questionable since we have no idea of the actual number of infected people, i.e. folks walking around who will never show symptoms or be tested. Their thinking is the mortality rate will turn out to be more like a bad flu season. Not comforting to those contracting a severe case of COVID 19, I know, but still...
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Post by finreporter on Mar 2, 2020 18:51:35 GMT
Nature lover I hate that too when people cough into their hands. Cover your mouth was a common mantra growing up but it really should have been cover your mouth with a sleeve! Not a bare hand. Someone in the office recently was coughing a lot. All day each day for over a week. It really annoyed me that she was here at all. Our office is work from home friendly so she didn’t have to be here. I wasn’t so mush concerned about covid 19 but about her being sick in general and coughing her germs out into the closed space.
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Post by Jennifer on Mar 2, 2020 20:59:05 GMT
One of my hair clients is a biologist that works at the Cleveland Clinic. I was surprised when she said it's 20X more lethal than the average flu.
I'm not worried at this point but her comment surprised me.
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Post by DotRen on Mar 3, 2020 0:21:18 GMT
I see stores like Kroger and HEB are limiting hand sanitizer products to 4 per customer here.
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Post by borntexan on Mar 3, 2020 0:24:55 GMT
DotRen I saw that about HEB on the news and they were showing the HEB app.My app doesn't say anything about it and I didn't see any limited quantities listed in our local HEB.However I noticed on the outside where they have the wipes for the baskets they were completely out and I have never seen that before at my HEB.
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Post by DotRen on Mar 3, 2020 11:46:22 GMT
borntexan, I saw the news story about the woman released from Lackland who tested positive, said she went to a mall, hotel, etc. At first Gov Abbott made it sound like the CDC screwed up, but later they said she had 2 negative tests before they let her go - then a 3rd test was positive. Hoping it was a false positive because I can't imagine how many people she came into contact with at a mall on a Saturday. I saw on the CDC website that you *may* be able to get it from contaminated surfaces, but they didn't say how long the virus can survive outside the body. I told son that he needs to take his hand sanitizer with him and use it immediately after voting today, before he touches his face or anything. They're pretty good about hand washing at the prep school where he works, but they're stepping that up as well.
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Post by fullmahina on Mar 3, 2020 12:47:01 GMT
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Post by DotRen on Mar 3, 2020 13:30:59 GMT
Thanks "Can the coronavirus live on fabric, carpet, and other soft surfaces? What about hard surfaces? Currently, there’s no evidence that COVID-19, the new coronavirus, can be transmitted from soft surfaces like fabric or carpet to humans. It’s possible that the virus could be on frequently-touched surfaces, such as a doorknob, although early information suggests viral particles would be likely to survive for just a few hours, according to the WHO. This also assumes that someone who is sick with the virus has touched a surface after sneezing or coughing into their hand or rubbing their eye. That’s why personal preventive steps like frequently washing hands with soap and water or an alcohol-based hand sanitizer, and wiping down often-touched surfaces with disinfectants or a household cleaning spray, are a good idea."
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