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Australia
Cases 64
Deaths 2
Recovered 22
Critical 1

U.K.
Cases 164
Deaths 2
Recovered 18
Critical


USA
Cases 334
Deaths 17
Recovered 15
Critical 8


Global Cases 102238
Global Deaths 3497
Mortality Rate 3.4%
(Flu Mortality Rate 0.1%)


https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/

It is interesting that the total cases are now trending upwards as the recovered cases in China are no longer outweighing new cases elsewhere in the world.

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Two BA handlers have bean infected.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ronavirus.html

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I think we should take this seriously .
Two cases in the uk are five miles from my house .
Not looking forward to going home .

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I too think it should be taken seriously. The cases have tripled in 3 days. I'm surprised some are blasé about it. Yes we have flu every year but this virus is different, when world leaders are addressing their people and telling us millions are being spent fighting it, that tells me this needs to be taken seriously

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I agree, Muddy.
Some are too complacent.

Of course hand washing is good, but that isn't going to kill it on your face, skin, hair, clothes, or inhalation, etc is it.

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I agree and feel 'the powers that be' would like to tell the elderly with long term health conditions to take extra precautions like staying home when possible and avoiding large groups of people but are afraid to do so in case some without regular contacts become ill/run out of food or may feel isolated because this may be a necessary course of action for months to come.
I wish they would because it will give those of us with numerous risk factors who would like to restrict contact with people 'permission' to do so.

More thought should be given to the vulnerable who are going to be the ones taking up most of the resources by needing hospitalisation and intensive care if they contract the virus.

We can't protect the whole population now the virus is spreading person to person , most people who get the virus
should be well and back to normal quite quickly. I think a different strategy is needed to cope with the situation keeping the at risk people out of the system and supplied with food and medication.

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The Chinese have shown what is needed though whether western governments are prepared to go to such lengths is another matter.

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With all these people washing their hands we should have a reduced spread on surfaces. I'm far more worried about people coughing around me.

Who has cleaned their phone/ tablet?

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Me...2 landline phones,1 mobile,1 laptop,1 mouse..and everything else which doesn't move

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I was just browsing the news pages online and this was one of the recent news items (yesterday). Thinking some on here who are, not surprisingly, feeling a little jittery about what's happening with coronavirus thought this might be worth posting. There is a lot of advice contained within this news item that might be of use, especially to the age group on this forum:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-51703892