It’s not the zombie apocalypse. It’s not likely to be quite as bad as the 1918 (Spanish) Flu pandemic.
It IS probably going to cause several times the average number of deaths we see from flu. Hospitals will probably be overloaded with pneumonia patients and elective surgeries may be postponed. Airlines are cutting flights and businesses are cutting travel and doing more videoconferencing. Most people who get this virus will have mild symptoms. The true fatality rate per person infected is lower that the case fatality rate quoted on tv - likely only 0.3 - 0.6%, maybe 1.0 % at the worst - not 2%. Alcohol will kill it on surfaces, as will bleach. Wash your hand with soap and water of us alcohol based hand sanitizer. Quarantines and school closures will be starting in the next few weeks somewhere. Be prepared.(Opps. School closures in Oregon just announced due to infected school employee). Depending on your line of work, you may have your hours cut. Anticipate whether you will need extra funds to get by. It may or may NOT be seasonal - nobody knows for sure.
thank you. I've got plenty of food in the freezer, but worry about fresh veg. I will do a quick stock up tomorrow. Sorry CMM is having such a rough go. Turkey tails tea, perhaps?
M 20+ T25+ S ~15.5 (BD) BD 4/6/15 D 12/23/16
"Someone I loved once gave me A box full of darkness. It took me years to understand, That this too, was a gift." ~ Mary Oliver
Oh - and since I typed that summary, a fourth community acquired case in Washington State in a high school student was announced plus another person in Washington State who had traveled to South Korea.
Thank you for the info on the virus. This winter I have seen so many people going to work and parents sending their kids to school sick. I hope people take this situation seriously and realize just how easy it is to get something like this. Maryland has 3 people that they are testing to see if they have the virus. Looks like Virginia had 1 case, but the individual got the "all clear".
Just learned someone has passed away from the virus in the US.
Keeping CMM in my thoughts and prayers. Glad chemo has been postponed for a week.
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I’m in Asia, so people here definitely have a more heightened awareness for covid-19 than people in the U.S.
Job- it is true that we need to do the very basics to keep our communities safe: keep your sick kids home. Hand washing. Stop touching public surfaces.
Also culturally Americans have a different attitude about wearing masks. Here in Asia it is very normal for everyday commuters to wear masks taking public transportation just to protect themselves from bad air quality and the flu before this Coronavirus outbreak. So now almost 90% of the population will wear a mask when they go out.
My kids have to get their temperatures measured by the teachers before entering classrooms. It is a scary time!
Stay safe you guys. I’m praying for everyone around the world.
Wooba, please take care of yourself as well. We all should be praying for everyone around the world. I'm praying that they find a vaccine for this virus and can get it on the market very soon.
Sit quietly, the answers will reveal themselves when you least expect them to. The past is gone, the present is a gift and you need to focus on today, allow the future to reveal itself when it is ready.
