Kind Sir, if this goes live, please could you post it on a separate thread so i can send the link to all my contacts. P.S. If we get this, take this reply as a legal undertaking to purchase a quantity (barrel, keg or magnum) of alcohol for you support.
Just thought I would share the below for any that want to read it . At The Princess of Wales hospital. NHS staff have been sent this: This is the advice given to hospital staff. It explains the virus and hopefully, how to prevent getting it. Please share with family, friends and work colleagues. Virus Detection: The simplest way to distinguish Coronavirus from a Common Cold is that the COVID-19 infection does not cause a cold nose or cough with cold, but it does create a dry and rough cough. The virus is typically first installed in the throat causing inflammation and a feeling of dryness. This symptom can last between 3 and 4 days. The virus typically then travels through the moisture present in the airways, goes down to the trachea and installs in the lungs, causing pneumonia that lasts about 5 or 6 days. Pneumonia manifests with a high fever and difficulty breathing. The Common Cold is not accompanied, but there may be a choking sensation. In this case, the doctor should be called immediately. Experts suggest doing this simple verification every morning: Breathe in deeply and hold your breath for 10 seconds. If this can be done without coughing, without difficulty, this shows that there is no fibrosis in the lungs, indicating the absence of infection. It is recommended to do this control every morning to help detect infection. Prevention: The virus hates heat and dies if it is exposed to temperatures greater than 80°F (27°C). Therefore hot drinks such as infusions, broths or simply hot water should be consumed abundantly during the day. These hot liquids kill the virus and are easy to ingest. Avoid drinking ice water or drinks with ice cubes. Ensure that your mouth and throat are always wet, never DRY. You should drink a sip of water at least every 15 minutes. WHY? Even when the virus enters water or other liquids through the mouth, it will get flushed through the oesophagus directly into the stomach where gastric acids destroy the virus. If there is not enough water, the virus can pass into the trachea and from there to the lungs, where it is very dangerous. For those who can, sunbathe. The Sun's UV rays kill the virus and the vitamin D is good for you. The Coronavirus has a large size (diameter of 400-500 nanometers) so face masks can stop it, no special face masks are needed in daily life. If an infected person sneezes nearby, stay 10 feet (3.3 meters) away to allow the virus fall to the ground and prevent it from falling on you. When the virus is on hard surfaces, it survives about 12 hours, therefore when hard surfaces such as doors, appliances, railings, etc. are touched, hands should be washed thoroughly and/or disinfected with alcoholic gel The virus can live nested in clothes and tissues between 6 and 12 hours. Common detergents can kill it. Things that cannot be washed should be exposed to the Sun and the virus will die. The transmission of the virus usually occurs by direct infection, touching fabrics, tissues or materials on which the virus is present. Washing your hands is essential. The virus survives on our hands for only about 10 minutes. In that time many things can happen, rubbing the eyes, touching the nose or lips. This allows the virus to enter your throat. Therefore, for your good and the good of all, wash your hands very often and disinfect them. You can gargle with disinfectant solutions (i.e. Listerine or Hydrogen Peroxide) that eliminate or minimize the amount of virus that can enter the throat. Doing so removes the virus before it goes down to the trachea and then to the lungs. Disinfect things touched often: mobile phone, keyboard, mouse, car steering wheel, door handles, etc .... Sent in to us just now and we wanted to share this knowledge & advice with you all. Please do the same and take care! Cheers Billy
I coughed at work and had to go to the minor emergency center, cost me a $35 copay and 2 hours time, the nurse laughed as did the Dr. when I told them why I was there. The media is irresponsible to publish raw number of suspected cases. I my location the suspected cases is 0.0004% of the population.
Charlotte Gornitzka, who works for Unicef, Professor Bloomfield of something somewhere. Those are pretty impressive credentials.
Just been out on the bike, but only to the Blood Donor Centre at Southampton (trust me, not a particularly enjoyable ride under any circumstances). I am a rare A- type so I can give platelets, although they took plasma as well today. Had to sit outside on chairs 2 metres apart before going in - the staff were doing their best to deal with it but it was all a bit new for them for now. Whilst I was in there they had a letter to say that normal blood donations will be put on hold or restricted as they currently have sufficient stocks and there is a lower demand at the moment due to fewer people travelling around. They don't want people congregating for a cup of tea after donating, in fact they stopped giving tea and coffee, just a cold drink. Platelets only last 5 to 7 days so I'm booked in for two weeks time and another session two weeks after that - probably the only bike riding I might get to do!
There’s a lot to be said for corporal punishment for scum like this. It’s like end of days, it really is.
That's interesting. Just a few minutes ago I read my appointment details for my regular blood donation session. I opened up the letter expecting a lurid headline saying 'DON'T GO TO YOUR SESSION NEXT WEEK' or something similar but, instead, had confirmation that my appointment date and time remain valid. Thinking that the letter may have been generated before the current coronavirus developments I went to the blood donor web site :- https://www.blood.co.uk/news-and-campaigns/news-and-statements/coronavirus-message-to-donors/ It looks, at this moment in time, like the regular session will go ahead - presumably with suitable precautions for distancing, etc. I'm afraid I'm only the common or garden O+ but, if they still want it, I'm more than happy to keep up the habit I've indulged since the seventies. I'll be well miffed if I don't get my hot chocolate and Club biscuit, though ....................
New from the Netherlands The Netherlands has brought in a ban on all organised gatherings of more than three people until June 1 and will give mayors the power to fine people who break the rules – including those who do not keep 1.5 metres from others. The tough new measures were announced by justice minister Ferd Grapperhaus at a news conference on Monday evening, following a meeting of the government’s crisis committee with health and security experts. ‘The key to our success is our own behaviour,’ Grapperhaus said. ‘Do not go out unless you have to leave to go to work, or do do shopping. Go shopping alone. And if you do want to go for a walk, don’t go in a group.’ Grapperhaus said he realised the ban on gatherings to June 1 – which means all the festivals being organised for Liberation Day – will be hard for a lot of people. ‘But we have no other choice to combat coronavirus,’ Grapperhaus said. By giving the date now, organisers can adapt their planning, the minister said. Mayors are also to be given emergency powers to ban groups of three or more people from being together if they are not keeping the 1.5 metres distance and to close parts of their towns and cities where people are flouting the law. Schools A decision on whether or not keeping schools, cafes and restaurants should remain closed will be taken on or around April 6 as planned, ministers said. The closure has also now been applied to hairdressers and nail studios. Grapperhaus also said in answer to questions later that informal school groups would also be subjected to fines. Shops will have to make sure the measures they are introducing to keep customers apart are displayed at the entrance. Shops which do not keep the rules will be subject to fines of up to €4,000. Mayors will also be able to close food markets if they do not have the facilities to ensure people do not stand 1.5 metres apart. Youngsters ‘If you are not bothered about the impact of your behaviour on other people then you can face a fine,’ a visibly irritated prime minister Mark Rutte said. In effect, the Netherlands is going into an ‘intelligent lockdown’, Rutte said. ‘If someone in your family is ill, everyone should stay home. In other situations, if you want to get a bit of fresh air, you can, but go alone.’ The prime minister also had harsh words for youngsters who might feel that they cannot get sick. ‘I was very irritated by the young people I saw on television saying they were not worried,’ the prime minister said. ‘If you do get sick, you can infect others. We live with 17 million people together,’ the prime minister said. Hospitals Newly appointed health minister Martin van Rijn said that at the moment, there is enough capacity in intensive care wards at Dutch hospitals to cope. The Netherlands is also working on setting up its own capacity to produce breathing apparatus, he said. Read more at DutchNews.nl:
