15-03-2020, 01:38 PM
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Re: Chinese Coronavirus
Originally Posted by Baz46
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Yes, I realise that but where does one stop with all this? If a relative gets your shopping then those packages have also been handled by staff who stock the shelves, plus those who deliver to the shop / supermarket. What I do when shopping myself is to ensure I don't touch my face, eyes or nose after shopping. On arriving home wash my hands, unpack shopping and put it away, then wash my hands again. Also I wash my hands again before preparing food.There is no way of being 100% sure about anything. Let's face it living life itself is 'dodgy', all we can do is take sensible steps to reduce risks accordingly. That is how I see it anyway.
15-03-2020, 01:49 PM
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Re: Chinese Coronavirus
Originally Posted by OldGreyFox
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Look on the bright side.......If the mortality rate is 3.7% then that leaves 96.3% who recover....
Nothing more needed to be said.
15-03-2020, 02:04 PM
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Re: Chinese Coronavirus
Originally Posted by Baz46
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My GP put everything into context for me after having a heart attack a while back. I was saying to her that I couldn't understand why that had happened. I don't drink, smoke, lead a riotous lifestyle, I have a good diet, don't eat 'junk food', look after myself etc. She said "yes, but you have overlooked one thing, you are a human being therefore fallible".Nothing more needed to be said.
Now after all that effort and getting myself from wheelchair-bound to semi mobile I could potentially be wiped out by a virus from the other side of the world!!!
I'm considering buying lamb and mint sauce (my fav sunday dinner that I've missed the most) and a large bottle of brandy if I'm not gonna make it to the end of this year!
Also noticed I'm feeling really paranoid, (though that could be the menopause!
) not heard from my younger sibling since end of Feb and getting convinced they've got corona virus and no-one's told me !
15-03-2020, 02:08 PM
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Re: Chinese Coronavirus
Originally Posted by Longdogs
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I wonder if foreign Aid will increase and will we be getting any?
Somehow, I can't imagine that richer and more civilised countries (India?) will send us the level of hand-outs that we have sent to them over the past many decades.
15-03-2020, 02:11 PM
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Re: Chinese Coronavirus
Originally Posted by AnnieS
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Swim I'm not talking about putting a big effort into policing. If the public health message is put out there strongly enough the public will police it themselves by telling others off. At the moment the message is stay away from people who appear ill. Well that's pretty useless until they start spluttering and coughing behind you. This happened to me at the post office the other day and I just walked well away from him. The idiot had plenty of room as it was just the two of us queuing in a massive space. But he moves closer as queuing idiots these days do. Yesterday I was in a supermarket and another idiot kept moving closer. I told him to stop and keep some space between us. He said he just wanted to get out of there as fast as possible. What a twit. At least if there were an official message out there and signs up in supermarkets etc then such individuals would perhaps understand. We don't need the army just some simple messages about personal space.
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