Coronavirus COVID-19 *Global Health Emergency* #14

[margarita25]

Ha....

Don't let coronavirus tip society into panic, say psychologists Don't let coronavirus tip society into panic, say psychologists

I disagree with this part of the article specifically, moo:

“The risk, she said, is that compulsive behaviours can fail to address the real issues and lead people to neglect other safety measures such as washing hands or following quarantine instructions.”

People with OCD and compulsive behaviors are waaay more likely to wash their hands. They do it compulsively normally, so they sure as hell are going to do it now, moo.

 

[JerseyGirl]

Trump Says He Still Has To Shake Hands, Despite Coronavirus Concerns

President Trump said Thursday night that despite concerns over transmitting the coronavirus, he will continue to shake hands with people.

Trump responded that "if there was ever a time where you convince people not to shake hands this could be it." But Trump went on, "you can't be a politician and not shake hands."

In fact, health experts say shaking hands is a practice best avoided as it can easily transmit viruses from one person to the next.

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

Spreading virus could deal big blow to malls

New York – The growing fear over a new virus has transformed busy streets and shopping centers into ghost towns in parts of China, Japan and Italy.

Now, with the virus spreading in the U.S., it could deal a major blow to the country’s over 1,000 malls at time when many are already struggling with a slew of retail bankruptcies. New diagnoses of the disease in several U.S. states have raised the tally of cases to more than 100. Nine people have died, all in Washington state.

Big malls like American Dream and Mall of America and mall owner Taubman Centers Inc. say they’re adding hand sanitizer stations, and they’ve also stepped up disinfecting high-touch areas like doors and handrails. The International Council of Shopping Centers said its members are following guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...

 

[margarita25]

Trump Says He Still Has To Shake Hands, Despite Coronavirus Concerns

President Trump said Thursday night that despite concerns over transmitting the coronavirus, he will continue to shake hands with people.

Trump responded that "if there was ever a time where you convince people not to shake hands this could be it." But Trump went on, "you can't be a politician and not shake hands."

In fact, health experts say shaking hands is a practice best avoided as it can easily transmit viruses from one person to the next.

I guess he hasn’t been watching all the politicians in Iran.

While the CDC, etc. mentions “social distancing”, he...

 

[JerseyGirl]

Royal Caribbean taking temperature of all cruise passengers before setting sail

Royal Caribbean announced Thursday it will start taking the temperatures of all passengers getting on board its cruise ships and then conduct secondary screenings, if necessary, to ensure no one possibly sick from the coronavirus sets sail.

The new change, implemented Friday, impacts Royal Caribbean’s Harmony of the Seas and Mariner of the Seas ships, both of which make stops in Port Canaveral.

Royal Caribbean said the temperatures of passengers will be taken with a digital, no-touch thermometer.

If a guest’s temperature is above 100.4°F (38° C), the passenger and their party will undergo a secondary health screening, according to the cruise line.

Royal Caribbean said here’s what will happen during the secondary screening:

• Your temperature will be checked again.
• You’ll undergo a pulse oximetry reading. This means a device will be placed on your finger to measure your oxygen level.
• If you happen to have a chronic lung illness, like asthma, please bring a letter from your medical practitioner that indicates your normal baseline oxygen saturation levels. This will help ensure you are not denied boarding if you are healthy otherwise.
• Then, a medical professional will check you for flu-like symptoms, respiratory illness, etc..., and would make a final assessment to understand if you’re fit to sail.

“If it is decided that we must unfortunately deny you boarding, you’ll receive a 100% future cruise credit for your cruise fare paid, and any precruise Royal Caribbean International purchases and taxes and fees will be refunded to your original form of payment,” the company said in a news release.

 

[JerseyGirl]

Two British Airways cabin crew have tested positive in the UK.

Coronavirus latest updates: over 100,000 cases worldwide confirmed, as two British Airways staff test positive

 

[JudgeJoe]

The problem with some of the recipes going around is that the final product needs to be about 70% alcohol.

If you have 2/3rds of 70% and 1/3rd something else, then the final product is no longer 70%. You've reduced it down to 46%, which is below the 70% guideline for alcohol gel sanitizers.

And vodka doesn't even start off as 70% alcohol in the first place, so that means your final product would be far less than 46% alcohol content.

I hear what you’re saying. But experts say 70% isn’t a magic number. COVID-19 is apparently easy to kill with alcohol.

Hand sanitizer shortage: Coronavirus leads some to make their own
“The bottom line is most of these are 70% of alcohol or higher,” Agus said, adding there’s no magic number. “The virus isn't going to say, 'Hey, you're 59% alcohol, therefore I'm going to be alive.' As long as you're in that range, I think you're doing OK. This virus has what we call an 'envelope' on it, and the envelope is very sensitive to alcohol, which kills the virus.”

 

[mickey2942]

Coronavirus: Royal Caribbean taking temperature of all cruise passengers before setting sail

Royal Caribbean announced Thursday it will start taking the temperatures of all passengers getting on board its cruise ships and then conduct secondary screenings, if necessary, to ensure no one possibly sick from the coronavirus sets sail.

The new change, implemented Friday, impacts Royal Caribbean’s Harmony of the Seas and Mariner of the Seas ships, both of which make stops in Port Canaveral.

Royal Caribbean said the temperatures of passengers will be taken with a digital, no-touch thermometer.

If a guest’s temperature is above 100.4°F (38° C), the passenger and their party will undergo a secondary health screening, according to the cruise line.

Royal Caribbean said here’s what will happen during the secondary screening:

• Your temperature will be checked again.
• You’ll undergo a pulse oximetry reading. This means a device will be placed on your finger to measure your oxygen level.
• If you happen to have a chronic lung illness, like asthma, please bring a letter from your medical practitioner that indicates your normal baseline oxygen saturation levels. This will help ensure you are not denied boarding if you are healthy otherwise.
• Then, a medical professional will check you for flu-like symptoms, respiratory illness, etc..., and would make a final assessment to understand if you’re fit to sail.

“If it is decided that we must unfortunately deny you boarding, you’ll receive a 100% future cruise credit for your cruise fare paid, and any precruise Royal Caribbean International purchases and taxes and fees will be refunded to your original form of payment,” the company said in a news release.

The problem is that people are carriers before they show signs of being sick. And this article does not address the issue of employees, who are more likely to transfer and transmit the virus from even one person from the last cruise to the next cruise passengers.

 

[Lilibet]

Trump Says He Still Has To Shake Hands, Despite Coronavirus Concerns

President Trump said Thursday night that despite concerns over transmitting the coronavirus, he will continue to shake hands with people.

Trump responded that "if there was ever a time where you convince people not to shake hands this could be it." But Trump went on, "you can't be a politician and not shake hands."

In fact, health experts say shaking hands is a practice best avoided as it can easily transmit viruses from one person to the next.

From the article:

But Trump said that he shakes everybody's hand. "They're people that I love and people that I want to take care of."

Ummmmmm...then don’t shake their hands! You are minimizing the danger when you do and say the opposite of recommendations of your “team.”

 

[gregjrichards]

FRENCH DEATH TOLL JUMPS

The French government has confirmed today that nine people have now died from the virus in France.

Officials have recorded 577 cases since the outbreak began in January.

The death toll this morning was seven.

Coronavirus UK LIVE: Fears NHS won't cope with epidemic as 'half of virus patients sent home flouting EU health rules'

 

[gregjrichards]

VIRUS NUMBERS JUMP IN SWITZERLAND

Numbers of confirmed coronavirus cases have jumped from 80 to 210 in 24 hours.

A 74-year-old woman has also died in the University Hospital of Lausanne on Thursday night. She also suffered from a chronic illness.

Coronavirus UK LIVE: Fears NHS won't cope with epidemic as 'half of virus patients sent home flouting EU health rules'

 

[zencompass]

Royal Caribbean taking temperature of all cruise passengers before setting sail

Royal Caribbean announced Thursday it will start taking the temperatures of all passengers getting on board its cruise ships and then conduct secondary screenings, if necessary, to ensure no one possibly sick from the coronavirus sets sail.

The new change, implemented Friday, impacts Royal Caribbean’s Harmony of the Seas and Mariner of the Seas ships, both of which make stops in Port Canaveral.

Royal Caribbean said the temperatures of passengers will be taken with a digital, no-touch thermometer.

If a guest’s temperature is above 100.4°F (38° C), the passenger and their party will undergo a secondary health screening, according to the cruise line.

Royal Caribbean said here’s what will happen during the secondary screening:

• Your temperature will be checked again.
• You’ll undergo a pulse oximetry reading. This means a device will be placed on your finger to measure your oxygen level.
• If you happen to have a chronic lung illness, like asthma, please bring a letter from your medical practitioner that indicates your normal baseline oxygen saturation levels. This will help ensure you are not denied boarding if you are healthy otherwise.
• Then, a medical professional will check you for flu-like symptoms, respiratory illness, etc..., and would make a final assessment to understand if you’re fit to sail.

“If it is decided that we must unfortunately deny you boarding, you’ll receive a 100% future cruise credit for your cruise fare paid, and any precruise Royal Caribbean International purchases and taxes and fees will be refunded to your original form of payment,” the company said in a news release.

Dear @JerseyGirl,

Thank you for this!

I watched the following short video last evening and learned just how quickly a person's temperature can soar, causing fever.

Of course, it can take more than a week for symptoms to appear.

Anderson Cooper speaks to a man with coronavirus - CNN Video

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

Eastern Michigan University asks students, staff returning from Italy to self-quarantine

EMU is asking for students to self-quarantine for 14 days

 

[JerseyGirl]

Five new cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in Scotland, taking the total to 11.

The new Covid-19 cases are two in Fife, and one each in Grampian, Forth Valley and Lothian health board areas.

It is the largest increase in a day since the first case in Scotland was confirmed in Tayside on Sunday evening.

Coronavirus latest updates: over 100,000 cases worldwide confirmed, as two British Airways staff test positive

 

[dixiegirl1035]

From the WHO recent press conference:

WHO has published step-by-step guidelines for countries to develop their national action plans according to eight key areas, which are supported by detailed, technical guidance.We call on all countries to accelerate those plans, ...
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Has anyone here seen these guidelines or seen
them being used in US?
I would like to see this and offer it to my state,
who desperately needs some guidance.
I'll go on WHO site and see if available.

Strategic preparedness and response plan for the novel coronavirus

Updated Country Preparedness and Response Status for COVID-19 as of 3 March 2020

https://www.who.int/docs/default-so...19-sprp-unct-guidelines.pdf?sfvrsn=81ff43d8_4

@zecats you requested a shout out

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

How to Stop Touching Your Face

We know it’s hard. Try these four tricks to help limit the number of times you touch your face each day to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus.

 

[astheworldfallsdown]

Coronavirus: Second person in UK dies from infection

 

[astheworldfallsdown]

Number of Scottish coronavirus cases rises to 11

 

[zencompass]

Does March break start tomorrow?

This is terribly concerning as families usually travel and as we know, students travel to places like Florida, etc.

 

[sloane7777]

Trump Says He Still Has To Shake Hands, Despite Coronavirus Concerns

President Trump said Thursday night that despite concerns over transmitting the coronavirus, he will continue to shake hands with people.

Trump responded that "if there was ever a time where you convince people not to shake hands this could be it." But Trump went on, "you can't be a politician and not shake hands."

In fact, health experts say shaking hands is a practice best avoided as it can easily transmit viruses from one person to the next.

Can I call him really stupid and not be political, YES you can avoid shaking hands, does he think people are so stupid they wont know why? they will take it as some kind of snub.? WTH show some sense and leadership please!