When Mexican beer attacks! Corona Virus

[bhinso]

I blame their diets of bat soup and Koala bears.

[Ribenapigeon]

I wonder if those 3M face masks are genuine 3M or Chinese knock-offs.

[Im-a-Ridah]

[doggone]

Since it can often get you via eyes that would be equally important, even clear or tinted safety glasses would reduce the chance of expelled particles managing a direct hit.

The main thing you can do is imagine everything others have touched could be seething, not just door handles but supermarket trolleys and shelving for example.
Before getting hands near food of face if you've touched such places think what you are doing.

[Riejufixing]

[Riejufixing]

[doggone]

The virus isn't exactly floating around in the air, it's in the fine drops of saliva or whatever that get expelled when people cough or sneeze - they are somewhat easier to catch before you breathe them in.
Outdoors even in town chance of catching it are minimal, the big risks are places like London tube trains where people are crammed in conditions that wouldn't be allowed for livestock.
One infective peron could affect 100s there before feeling unwell.
Even a crowded pub or something is less risky.

At this stage there isn't enough to go on to indicate it will be anything worse than other recent scares like bird flu and swine flu.
They all spread worldwide but seemed to gradually lose potency and get lost in the normal background flu deaths.

On the other hand with social media these days it wouldn't take much for panic buying and 'something must be done' over reaction from government - like closing schools or demanding masks be worn in various places.
It would be reasonable to have a couple of weeks food in store like pasta and tins - now, not when a panic strikes because two cases confirmed in Birmingham and one might die.

[Im-a-Ridah]

[Ribenapigeon]

An expert on the tv was saying that you need a mask with at least an ffp3 level of protection. The expert alsi said masks can be counter productive as expelled breath eventually wets the mask material making a nice trap and presumably culture spot for disease.

[Sister Sledge]

Not the virus being discussed here but for years I kept getting bad tummys, feeling like crap and simply unwell. I fixed it by doing something simple: After each food shop where I use a shopping trolley I clean my hands as soon as possible and thoroughly. It fixed everything that I was being infected with. Simple hand contact on a dirty handle can cause untold harm.
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[Polarbear]

[bhinso]

I've been presenting with some of the symptoms

The person who works opposite me is a Chinaman.

It's all falling into place.

[Ribenapigeon]

If people start karking it in Iran can we assume Trump has gone biological on 'muricas enemies?

[Im-a-Ridah]

Baby boomers are now starting to take medical advice from The Who, which according to Google:

"The Who are an English rock band formed in London in 1964. Their classic line-up consisted of lead singer Roger Daltrey, guitarist and singer Pete Townshend, bass guitarist John Entwistle and drummer Keith Moon."

[toby1]

I'm concerned that plenty of figures for people affected and die......not heard any figures yet of survivors

[Diggs]

[bhinso]

In one month we've gone from

Celebrities donating millions to end the Australian bush fires.

To

Celebrities donating millions to end the Kung Flu pandemic.

But where were they in the middle of the month when we had the WWIII crisis?

[Ribenapigeon]

[Diggs]

I'm fed up of hearing about so-called 'celebrities' donating to worthy causes. The only ones worth hearing about are the ones who don't tell anybody....
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[Ribenapigeon]

[bhinso]

They're even putting masks on their dogs now.

Still, I suppose it's better than eating them.

[Lord Percy]

[BTTD]

[Polarbear]

[Jmoan]