23-01-2020, 04:54 PM
42
Re: Chinese Coronavirus
Mind you, I won't be putting cotton wool around all the doors and windows unless hundreds and then thousands are affected. Gulp! I hope Art and Realspeed are right and there's nothing to worry about. I never used to worry about such things as this until diagnosed with COPD. I do everything that is asked of me to control it, but they didn't mention contagion!23-01-2020, 04:56 PM
43
Re: Chinese Coronavirus
Originally Posted by shropshiregirl
->
Afternoon May, I was just about to put a correction to my post after watching the News. I see now it is ''suspected'' Coronavirus, but it still doesn't sound good as they have all just returned from Wuhan City.Very worrying for you, and us!
23-01-2020, 06:51 PM
45
Re: Chinese Coronavirus
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/worl...1222034/page/3A bit more information regarding the Coronavirus outbreak.
Unfortunately, it looks as though another suspected case in Northern Ireland of someone just returned from Wuhan.
23-01-2020, 09:26 PM
48
Re: Chinese Coronavirus
Originally Posted by shropshiregirl
->
Mind you, I won't be putting cotton wool around all the doors and windows unless hundreds and then thousands are affected. Gulp! I hope Art and Realspeed are right and there's nothing to worry about. I never used to worry about such things as this until diagnosed with COPD. I do everything that is asked of me to control it, but they didn't mention contagion!
same here SG, I have COPD and I had a bout of pneumonia 2 years ago and I'm paranoid about germs now. I think I might invest in a surgical mask although not convinced they will help. It is all rather frightening as it seems every now and again serious illness comes to kill loads of people off.
Keep safe all, wash your hands regular and keep hands away from mouth.
23-01-2020, 09:46 PM
49
Re: Chinese Coronavirus
While I'm not particularly worried about the virus reaching me, I do worry that, as the world becomes inundated with travellers (on Friday 29 June 2018 Swedish flight monitoring service FlightRadar24 tracked 202,157 aircraft with 19,000 flights in the air at the same time during a peak period*), the transmission of any virus is fast, wide and unstoppable.* https://www.independent.co.uk/travel...-a8428451.html
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-51048366
Yes, you would expect viruses to mutate and evolve all the time. But what this means is harder to tell.
The novel coronavirus has jumped from one species to another. It could mutate to become easier to spread from one person to another or to have more severe symptoms.
This is something scientists will be watching closely.
How can the virus be stopped?
There is no vaccine, so the only way of stopping the virus spreading is to diagnose people early and treat them in isolation.
Tracing and monitoring people who have come into contact with patients can help prevent further spread.
24-01-2020, 08:13 PM
50
Re: Chinese Coronavirus
This will keep you on your toes..
Personally since I stopped having the flu jab in 2012 I pumped up my immune system and have not had an infection since.
So I reckon I will be okay although my GP does not think so.
https://uk.yahoo.com/news/coronaviru...071900200.html
|
|
