Coronavirus...post your thoughts here...

[Naughts]

Also what is the difference between Covid 19 and corana?

Corona viruses are a group of viruses including the common cold. The specific strain SARS-co-V-2 causes the disease covid-19.

 

[Naughts]

11 town officials are now under a 14 day quarantine in the town next to mine due to contact with someone who tested positive for the virus. It’s getting very close to home here.

Your perspective must have changed significantly with this news. Hopefully they have not have been infected.

 

[snailaquarium]

Some Biogen Employees requested to go into quarantine after a meeting in Boston and all other employees told to work from home.

What We Know About the 70 Coronavirus Cases Linked to Biogen's Boston Meeting

Ninety-two coronavirus cases have been reported in Massachusetts thus far, and the majority of them have been linked to a conference held by the biotech company Biogen. Here’s everything we know about the conference and the presumptive COVID-19 cases that resulted: Biogen is a 42-year-old...

www.nbcboston.com

I think anyone who works in a call centre should be allowed to work from home, assuming they have decent internet connections, however, you then have security factors, I mean, you could be copying clients details at home. I find it frustrating I have to ask a manager to type a password into my keyboard several times a day, without fail, when they have colds or have been touching other peoples keyboards with colds. Its ridiculous.

 

[snailaquarium]

Another positive for the consumer: lobster prices are dropping to very low levels. If you like lobster, stock up.

Virus Makes Lobsters So Cheap That Sellers Face a Fatal Blow

(Bloomberg) -- The coronavirus outbreak is turning one luxury treat reserved for special occasions into a meal bargain hunters can afford.U.S. lobster prices have plummeted to the lowest in at least four years after the spread of the virus halted charter flights to Asia at a time when sales...

finance.yahoo.com

What does lobster taste like then? Here in the UK despite being surrounded by a sea, we don't really sea lobsters unless its Christmas. I never understood that either, people associate Turkeys with Christmas. The lobsters are pretty expensive too. I tried crab meat recently, it was disgusting to me!

 

[snailaquarium]

I bought myself a 500ml pot of 65% alcohol pump dispenser for hand sanitizer and it came with a 75ml portable bottle for £25 on ebay - I got two 90 yos in the house so not taking chances. sad to see people take advantage though,

Coronavirus: Some traders selling hand gel for £120 on Amazon

Products like hand gel and handwash are being sold at inflated prices on sites like eBay and Amazon.

news.sky.com

Not good

Coronavirus: Hotel used for quarantine collapses in China killing four

The five-storey building was one of two quarantine hotels in Quanzhou, home to eight million people.

news.sky.com

 

[snailaquarium]

Did you guys see this panic buyer in Sydney? This is proper panic buying , she has a trolley full of toilet paper and she wouldn't let some other woman buy just one from her.

Coronavirus: Brawl over toilet paper in Sydney supermarket

Footage showed a group of women arguing in an aisle over a pack of toilet rolls as staff had to intervene and police were called.

news.sky.com

 

[Barry Tetra]

What does lobster taste like then? Here in the UK despite being surrounded by a sea, we don't really sea lobsters unless its Christmas. I never understood that either, people associate Turkeys with Christmas. The lobsters are pretty expensive too. I tried crab meat recently, it was disgusting to me!

Thats what i fell when try it too lol.

 

[snailaquarium]

Thats what i fell when try it too lol.

I even tried to spice it up with pepper and salt and some mayonnaise but it almost made me sick. The weird thing is though lots of sea foods look weird to me, I had paella once, it was manageable. I couldn't eat muscles or whelks though or snails, though I think the French like snails. When it comes to seafood I stick to like five things, smoke salmon, haddock/cod, prawns fish sticks, tuna. I once had octopus and it was nice however when I tried again, I don't know if it was because it was jarred and not fresh, but it was like eating rubber! I had to go to McDonalds to eat some of their food to get the taste out of my mouth.

 

[FishGuest5123]

You are correct. Wrong choice of words from a sleepy brain. A virus has to have a host though so unless it is inhaled or swallowed. It can’t last on surfaces too long.

Also what is the difference between Covid 19 and corana?

Same thing.

 

[FishGuest5123]

I even tried to spice it up with pepper and salt and some mayonnaise but it almost made me sick. The weird thing is though lots of sea foods look weird to me, I had paella once, it was manageable. I couldn't eat muscles or whelks though or snails, though I think the French like snails. When it comes to seafood I stick to like five things, smoke salmon, haddock/cod, prawns fish sticks, tuna. I once had octopus and it was nice however when I tried again, I don't know if it was because it was jarred and not fresh, but it was like eating rubber! I had to go to McDonalds to eat some of their food to get the taste out of my mouth.

You have to dip it in melted butter. Yum!

 

[snailaquarium]

You have to dip it in melted butter. Yum!

But you couldn't dit it in anything,it was like a sort of paste? Do yout hink it tastes any better as a solid muscle?

 

[Naughts]

Did you guys see this panic buyer in Sydney? This is proper panic buying , she has a trolley full of toilet paper and she wouldn't let some other woman buy just one from her.

Coronavirus: Brawl over toilet paper in Sydney supermarket

Footage showed a group of women arguing in an aisle over a pack of toilet rolls as staff had to intervene and police were called.

news.sky.com

I don't get the toilet paper obsession. In the UK people are panic buying paracetamol and dettol which I kind of get, but also toilet roll. They had supply problems in Hong Kong because it is not manufactured there and they had restricted movement for imports. But why do people in other countries need to stockpile it? They have completely different trade supply chains and sources.

 

[JuiceBox52]

I’d avoid the seniors before the children. Just be sure everyone washes their hands and changes clothing when coming in from work or school. Then wash the clothing in hot water and detergent. Dry them in dryer immediately following. Lysol everything afterwards. Your cell phone is a high risk factor if you lay it down in grocery stores, etc. They were instructing on how to clean it today in news. I wish they were clearer on how long the bacteria can survive after leaving the infected body.

It can survive on surfaces for 9 days and in water for much longer

 

[JuiceBox52]

The thing that gets me is people saying is only bad in China because they dont have good healthcare, while that is true in rural areas, big cities such as wuhan are more advanced with medical care than any western countries. Also, they have a MUCH higher percentage of respirators and oxygen tanks etc per capita than the USA

 

[Colin_T]

Did you guys see this panic buyer in Sydney? This is proper panic buying, she has a trolley full of toilet paper and she wouldn't let some other woman buy just one from her.

I don't get the toilet paper obsession. In the UK people are panic buying paracetamol and dettol which I kind of get, but also toilet roll. They had supply problems in Hong Kong because it is not manufactured there and they had restricted movement for imports. But why do people in other countries need to stockpile it? They have completely different trade supply chains and sources.

I tried to buy toilet paper today but couldn't. This is the 6th day in a row I have been unable to get any. I am not trying to stock up I just need some to use, down to my last roll. Too much information, sorry.

Anyway, the chick at woollies supermarket had just given a guy a 16 pack of toilet paper so I went and asked her if I could buy a 4 pack. She said no, all the paper is being held until the morning when the store opens. I said what about the Asian guy you just gave some to? She ignored me and walked off.

So it appears that the staff are giving toilet paper to some customers but refusing to sell it to other customers. And the people that do their shopping at 8am get to buy toilet paper but people that shop after lunch miss out.

Toilet paper, tissues and paper towels are actually made in Australia so there is no reason for people to be stock piling it here. The ironic part is people aren't stock piling food. So they are buying heaps of dunny paper but normal amounts of food. What the hell are they doing with 200 rolls of toilet paper. If you don't have much food you don't need much toilet paper.