Health, Hygiene and Safety Tips for living under Coronavirus quarantine

[BetteDavisEyes]

My neighbors are having a yard sale today, too! Insanity!

Our subdivision garage sale doesn't appear to be getting much traffic today. DH went out to cut the lawn at 9:30 and said it's busy to the north and around the corner where the estate sale is, but not much going on near us. The last few times that neighbors have had sub-wide sales, there hasn't been much participation. Two years ago, advertising suggested that 20 homes would be having garage sales, but only 10 homes actually set up shop. After a day and a half, it fizzled out, and no one was open on the last day. Having garage/yard sales during a pandemic just doesn't seem like a good idea

 

[roche.analisa]

I'm in Fort Worth. Yesterday, my husband and I masked up to go visit a flooring store to try to learn something about options and cost to remove all the carpet in our house. It was a large showroom, and only one person there, who we learned was the owner. He chin (and only his chin) was well-masked the entire time we were there and he was talking to us. When he was showing us samples, we kept stepping away as he got close to us. When we sat down to discuss money, he was behind plexiglass. This company will probably not be getting our floor business.

 

[Teche]

I just ordered Force Of Nature. It’s a product that is supposedly approved by the CDC. It has no bleach capsules that’s added to water. My daughter-in-law uses this. It’s advertises that it’s approved for use in hospital And daycare settings. I figured I’d give it a try.
I also was able to get a huge container of Lysol concentrate. Hopefully this will get me thru the pandemic.

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

Opinion | I didn't get COVID-19. But it still damaged my health.

An important aspect of the pandemic is being largely overlooked: What happens when it deters you from getting unrelated care that you need?

...The whole world is consumed with COVID-19, understandably so. There is endless talk of the risks and inadequate resources. But one important conversation is largely overlooked: What happens when the coronavirus prevents you from getting unrelated care that you need? Just because you don’t have it yourself doesn’t mean it can’t affect your health negatively.

Fear of exposure to COVID-19 is keeping people from seeking sorely needed medical help. Moreover, the stigma that you’re burdening the system or endangering others when you do so means guilt and anxiety are also discouraging people from getting treated...

 

[Really?]

I just received my 24 pack of white cotton gloves and tubes of eczema relief creams.

I don’t know if it was the Lysol wipes, the lime in my dish liquid or scented laundry crystals that brought this out again.

I’ve snipped the finger tips off a pair of the gloves and my hands feel wonderful !!

 

[CSIDreamer]

I just received my 24 pack of white cotton gloves and tubes of eczema relief creams.

I don’t know if it was the Lysol wipes, the lime in my dish liquid or scented laundry crystals that brought this out again.

I’ve snipped the finger tips off a pair of the gloves and my hands feel wonderful !!

Is it just your hands?

 

[Really?]

Is it just your hands?

Yes......just on my hands. On the backs.only one new blister....

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

Opinion | Why America could be heading for a new COVID-19 crisis this winter

Will the U.S., which has so far failed repeatedly to get ahead of COVID-19's spread, start paying attention in time?

Earlier this month, Africa passed the 1 million mark for the number of recorded cases of COVID-19. Australia has imposed its second lockdown in Melbourne as cases spiked in key urban areas.

Besides the obvious humanitarian concerns, why should the U.S. be troubled by these events? Because the Southern Hemisphere is deep into its winter season, and the virus's progress in colder continents could be a precursor of horrors to come as America and the Northern Hemisphere head toward their first full fall and winter since this coronavirus was discovered...

 

[PayrollNerd]

Opinion | Why America could be heading for a new COVID-19 crisis this winter

Will the U.S., which has so far failed repeatedly to get ahead of COVID-19's spread, start paying attention in time?

Earlier this month, Africa passed the 1 million mark for the number of recorded cases of COVID-19. Australia has imposed its second lockdown in Melbourne as cases spiked in key urban areas.

Besides the obvious humanitarian concerns, why should the U.S. be troubled by these events? Because the Southern Hemisphere is deep into its winter season, and the virus's progress in colder continents could be a precursor of horrors to come as America and the Northern Hemisphere head toward their first full fall and winter since this coronavirus was discovered...

This is exactly why we need to stock up on supplies now. Less trips out this winter when the weather changes, kids are in school sharing germs, flu season is raging, etc.

 

[mickey2942]

This is exactly why we need to stock up on supplies now. Less trips out this winter when the weather changes, kids are in school sharing germs, flu season is raging, etc.

That is exactly what I think will happen. Our house is stuffed with everything we are going to need.

 

[acutename]

Yes, I'm uncomfortable with the current situation. Fortunately the swim lake will close soon, as it's the end of the season. JMO the playground should close, too as schools are preparing to reopen here and I'm expecting an outbreak of new cases as a result.

they also keep saying on the news that there are no confirmed cases of transmission "outside," but they want more masking, people far away from each other in lines. they say no need to wear gloves, but there are all different types of information about persistence on surfaces and they do
(supposedly) more cleaning everywhere (stores, offices, mass transit, etc.). It is very hard to understand exactly what is risky and what is safe.

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

I had a recall appointment with my PCP this morning to make sure that I'm doing better and that my BP is under control after she changed the dosage of one of my meds. I'm doing much better and don't need to see her again until my annual physical in November (on Election Day, but DH and I both vote absentee). I had a quick blood draw to check my electrolytes and should have results online later today or tomorrow morning.

I know that Dr. K is very busy, but I was happy to chat with her about the pandemic for a few minutes. She has two elementary age sons and decided to enroll them in a parochial school because the local school district that the boys have attended is not offering in-person when the school year commences on September 1. All students will start the year with virtual learning until it is deemed safe to return. Dr. K feels that her sons need structure and that when schools shut down in March, virtual education left a lot to be desired. She is satisfied with the safety protocols in place at the private school and feels that her boys will be in a safe and nurturing environment. Dr. K is a busy physician, her husband is a business professional, and neither feels that they can adequately educate their children. We also learned yesterday that the little girl next door will start Kindergarten next week, also in a parochial school that is offering in-person beginning next week. Our local school district will do virtual only for at least the first semester.

I read that Notre Dame has closed for 15 days due to several cases of Covid and will offer only online classes during the quarantine. Michigan State University has decided to do all virtual learning for the first semester. There have also been other colleges/universities that have experienced Covid cases and are asking students to return home for online classes. I pray daily that there will not be an uptick in cases when most schools open within the next few weeks.

 

[ilovewings]

I had a recall appointment with my PCP this morning to make sure that I'm doing better and that my BP is under control after she changed the dosage of one of my meds. I'm doing much better and don't need to see her again until my annual physical in November (on Election Day, but DH and I both vote absentee). I had a quick blood draw to check my electrolytes and should have results online later today or tomorrow morning.

I know that Dr. K is very busy, but I was happy to chat with her about the pandemic for a few minutes. She has two elementary age sons and decided to enroll them in a parochial school because the local school district that the boys have attended is not offering in-person when the school year commences on September 1. All students will start the year with virtual learning until it is deemed safe to return. Dr. K feels that her sons need structure and that when schools shut down in March, virtual education left a lot to be desired. She is satisfied with the safety protocols in place at the private school and feels that her boys will be in a safe and nurturing environment. Dr. K is a busy physician, her husband is a business professional, and neither feels that they can adequately educate their children. We also learned yesterday that the little girl next door will start Kindergarten next week, also in a parochial school that is offering in-person beginning next week. Our local school district will do virtual only for at least the first semester.

I read that Notre Dame has closed for 15 days due to several cases of Covid and will offer only online classes during the quarantine. Michigan State University has decided to do all virtual learning for the first semester. There have also been other colleges/universities that have experienced Covid cases and are asking students to return home for online classes. I pray daily that there will not be an uptick in cases when most schools open within the next few weeks.

Good that you are getting your health taken care of: not everybody is these days.
As far as schools opening, I am so against it. Maybe I am too much this way, but I can only see problems with the opening of schools. Look what has happened in Georgia and at colleges like Notre Dame. I believe opening schools is just asking for trouble.
I just don't understand what people (even doctors??) don't understand about a pandemic and the contagion of this nasty virus--- I hate to say this but I think people really want to get their children in school because it is so stressful to have them home all the time so they lose a little perspective about the pandemic - and it is stressful but opening schools too soon could be catastrophic. I hope I am wrong --- We are doing pretty well here in Michigan- i would hate to an uptick here---

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

Cleared by doctors, but not by the public: After COVID-19, survivors face stigma

“I feel like I have a scarlet letter on my chest."

In the three months since Dashauna Ballard of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, recovered from the coronavirus, she has learned to not mention that she was ever sick. Some people give her suspicious looks when they find out she had COVID-19; some assume she got it because she did not take proper hygiene measures; and, recently, an acquaintance from church implied that Ballard, 29, caught the virus as punishment for sins she committed.

“People act like you did something to catch it, or you did something wrong, and that’s why you got it,” Ballard, an academic accommodations specialist for university students, said. “I feel like I have a scarlet letter on my chest.”...

 

[roche.analisa]

Cleared by doctors, but not by the public: After COVID-19, survivors face stigma

“I feel like I have a scarlet letter on my chest."

In the three months since Dashauna Ballard of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, recovered from the coronavirus, she has learned to not mention that she was ever sick. Some people give her suspicious looks when they find out she had COVID-19; some assume she got it because she did not take proper hygiene measures; and, recently, an acquaintance from church implied that Ballard, 29, caught the virus as punishment for sins she committed.

“People act like you did something to catch it, or you did something wrong, and that’s why you got it,” Ballard, an academic accommodations specialist for university students, said. “I feel like I have a scarlet letter on my chest.”...

In a completely opposite approach, I threw my arms around the one person I know has recovered from it when I saw her the other day, and joyfully announced that she is the first person I'm not related to that I've hugged in five months. My family was very unhappy with me for hugging her. I thought it was safe, and we have been very careful.

 

[Deleted member 158085]

I just received my 24 pack of white cotton gloves and tubes of eczema relief creams.

I don’t know if it was the Lysol wipes, the lime in my dish liquid or scented laundry crystals that brought this out again.

I’ve snipped the finger tips off a pair of the gloves and my hands feel wonderful !!

Stress will do it, too!

 

[dixiegirl1035]

I just ordered Force Of Nature. It’s a product that is supposedly approved by the CDC. It has no bleach capsules that’s added to water. My daughter-in-law uses this. It’s advertises that it’s approved for use in hospital And daycare settings. I figured I’d give it a try.
I also was able to get a huge container of Lysol concentrate. Hopefully this will get me thru the pandemic.

Actually, all that Force of Nature is... is a bleach producer! It's like a "salt water pool" which produces hypochlorous acid through the electrolytic cell. Force of Nature, same thing as it produces hypochlorous acid. (salt/vinegar) "Transforms salt, water & vinegar into a multi-purpose cleaner & deodorizer (as effective as bleach)"<-- cause that is what it is. "The Force of Nature Appliance is designed to use electricity, potable tap water and Force of Nature Activator Capsules to make an antimicrobial HOCl (hypochlorous acid) solution. This conversion is accomplished by using a process called electrolysis that employs the use of an electrolytic cell"


Myself, I would rather buy a $2.00 bottle of bleach and mix it up to make up to 100 gallons of use dilutions of hypochlorous acid over time vs. buy a piece of equipment that mixes the vinegar/salt and do the electrolysis required. Here is the EPA registration... read to page 7?.

https://www3.epa.gov/pesticides/chem_search/ppls/093040-00001-20180418.pdf

MOO

 

[JDG]

That is exactly what I think will happen. Our house is stuffed with everything we are going to need.

I agree, Mickey. Time to get extras of everything you did not have at the peak of this sorry mess.

We're watching for TP on sale, tissues and more nutrient dense foods that have long shelf lives.

Have even considered getting a small freezer to load with frozen veggies/fruit as the prices will be going up as we head into winter. (with or without COVID)

I figure the numbers will go through the roof once the kiddies go back to school. How can it not?

They are little germ factories, pass everything around kiddies do.

Might be putting myself back into lockdown, why wait for the government?? lol

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

Good that you are getting your health taken care of: not everybody is these days.
As far as schools opening, I am so against it. Maybe I am too much this way, but I can only see problems with the opening of schools. Look what has happened in Georgia and at colleges like Notre Dame. I believe opening schools is just asking for trouble.
I just don't understand what people (even doctors??) don't understand about a pandemic and the contagion of this nasty virus--- I hate to say this but I think people really want to get their children in school because it is so stressful to have them home all the time so they lose a little perspective about the pandemic - and it is stressful but opening schools too soon could be catastrophic. I hope I am wrong --- We are doing pretty well here in Michigan- i would hate to an uptick here---

Many - perhaps even most - private and parochial schools in metro Detroit are opening for in-person learning. They might have a financial advantage for providing all the necessary PPE that public schools can't afford. The article below indicates that some private/parochial schools have waitlists, so there must be parents who want their children in school and are willing to make monetary sacrifices to have them there. The decision doesn't come without inherent risks, but parents should do what they believe is in their child's best interest. I'm glad that I don't have to make the decision as a parent or teacher. I'd probably lose a lot of sleep while trying to make the right choice.

Detroit area Catholic schools reopen with in-person classes, wait lists

 

[ilovewings]

Many - perhaps even most - private and parochial schools in metro Detroit are opening for in-person learning. They might have a financial advantage for providing all the necessary PPE that public schools can't afford. The article below indicates that some private/parochial schools have waitlists, so there must be parents who want their children in school and are willing to make monetary sacrifices to have them there. The decision doesn't come without inherent risks, but parents should do what they believe is in their child's best interest. I'm glad that I don't have to make the decision as a parent or teacher. I'd probably lose a lot of sleep while trying to make the right choice.

Detroit area Catholic schools reopen with in-person classes, wait lists

Like you I am glad I don't have to make those decisions as a parent or teacher. We shall see what develops. I hope and pray that things go well for schools that decide to open for in-person learning.