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rainandsilence wrote: »The worry people have is that the data about mortality rates reported by China isn’t to be trusted.
The mortality rates being reported in Western Europe, UK and US suggest the death rate from Coronavirus is higher than flu.
Whatever that means. They just discovered this virus in December 2019.
They're looking at the fatality rate as a % of people infected. For reference, the flu over the last decade has a fatality rate of .1%. COVID-19 thus far has a fatality rate of 2%. The 1918 flu pandemic that killed millions had a fatality rate of 1.9%.
I don't think there's any need to panic...but I also don't think it's wise to dismiss this either.5 -
TwitchyMacGee wrote: »I cringed as I opened this thread because I thought it would be another place I had to give a bunch of technical info. I was training for highly infectious disease in Alabama where they were going to bring some of the quarantined people last week. But I think I like this thread. For the most part you are all level headed or not overly excited. I like it. Love the memes. We will get through this and no need to raid the stores or buy masks. 90% of the people I saw wearing masks as I traveled this week were wearing them wrong anyway. Just wash your hands and don’t touch your face and stay home if sick. We will survive this. 😊
I wish I and all the other service (food, childcare, retail, etc) workers out there could stay home if sick. It isn’t financially feasible
It’s often a hardship for every industry. Health care included. We are often more apt to go to work sick because there is no one to take our place. The health care industry needs staff. It’s a 24 hour a day 7 day a week career. It’s often not glamorous and we don’t always make enough that we can just take off two weeks either. It’s not afordable for us either. It is however our individual responsibility to stay healthy so we can work so do what you can to stay healthy so you don’t have to miss. And it is everyone’s responsibility not to spread it to others who could have Co morbiditiws or weak immune systems that could die from it. I tell our staff this all the time. Everyone has to do their part with every illness. We have to all care for each other.
Individual responsibility to stay healthy? Against an airborne virus? Kind of sounds like blaming the person for getting sick. Think I'll go wash my hands
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Oh well, we're all gonna die someway. Who knows? Next heartbeat might be your last.
I'm more concerned with people going through my stuff when I die. My phone and computer need to die with me. Maybe I should burn all those crazy writings and other "stuff" now?8 -
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Why the hell are people stockpiling toilet paper? Lots of stores are out... 🤔3
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Us Aussies don't need to stock pile since most of our loo paper is made in Oz. There will be more on the shelves soon. The manufacturers said they have plenty. I guess the people stockpiling think we get it from China.0
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I know Jo. I was at Woolies this morning and there were 2 small packets left on the shelf. Crazy.0
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Yep the hand sanitiser went fast. We still had some tissues. Long life milk is going fast too.0
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slimgirljo15 wrote: »
Yikes1 -
slimgirljo15 wrote: »
Do you need me to start gathering leaves and old newpapers for you?1 -
PaperDoll_ wrote: »slimgirljo15 wrote: »
Do you need me to start gathering leaves and old newpapers for you?
Can you come over.. with a warm washer😁0 -
slimgirljo15 wrote: »
People are definitely combing the stores looking for hand sanitizer. Sometimes I’m nice and tell them to put some rubbing alcohol in a little spray bottle1 -
slimgirljo15 wrote: »PaperDoll_ wrote: »slimgirljo15 wrote: »
Do you need me to start gathering leaves and old newpapers for you?
Can you come over.. with a warm washer😁
You want me to bring you a washing machine?0 -
TwitchyMacGee wrote: »slimgirljo15 wrote: »
People are definitely combing the stores looking for hand sanitizer. Sometimes I’m nice and tell them to put some rubbing alcohol in a little spray bottle
Just make your own hand sanitizer
3 parts rubbing alcohol to 1 part aloe vera
Easy Breezy.7 -
Motorsheen wrote: »TwitchyMacGee wrote: »slimgirljo15 wrote: »
People are definitely combing the stores looking for hand sanitizer. Sometimes I’m nice and tell them to put some rubbing alcohol in a little spray bottle
Just make your own hand sanitizer
3 parts rubbing alcohol to 1 part aloe vera
Easy Breezy.
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slimgirljo15 wrote: »PaperDoll_ wrote: »slimgirljo15 wrote: »
Do you need me to start gathering leaves and old newpapers for you?
Can you come over.. with a warm washer😁
Tell your daughter to try one of the larger chemist outlets or big office stationary supply shops. I got my sanitiser from Office Works.0 -
PaperDoll_ wrote: »slimgirljo15 wrote: »PaperDoll_ wrote: »slimgirljo15 wrote: »
Do you need me to start gathering leaves and old newpapers for you?
Can you come over.. with a warm washer😁
You want me to bring you a washing machine?
Washer.. uhmmm face washer, like you use in shower/bath1 -
Motorsheen wrote: »TwitchyMacGee wrote: »slimgirljo15 wrote: »
People are definitely combing the stores looking for hand sanitizer. Sometimes I’m nice and tell them to put some rubbing alcohol in a little spray bottle
Just make your own hand sanitizer
3 parts rubbing alcohol to 1 part aloe vera
Easy Breezy.
What does the aloe vera do in it? Sounds like it would be good for me since I have both at home.1
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