COVID-19 Coronavirus UPDATES, BANS, CLOSURES, ADVISORY, etc.

[Foxi]

one of our leading epidemiologists(Prof. Kekule) claims the same.
The virus cannot tolerate rain or heat.

 

[Mekaniks]

I can hardly wait for the virus quarantine and I get to spend days on end at my reloading bench

 

[EricB]

I can hardly wait for the virus quarantine and I get to spend days on end at my reloading bench

I agree, I need to catch up on that.

 

[spike.t]

I can hardly wait for the virus quarantine and I get to spend days on end at my reloading bench

I sure the owners of businesses won't be quite so happy..... As I have said before but am even more amazed that people don't seem to comprehend the economic disaster this is in the process of causing to businesses who are being forced to shut up shop through no fault of theirs.....airlines around the world are cutting flights and either putting staff on leave or asking staff to voluntarily take leave....corporates are stopping their staff from traveling and also stopped meetings and functions... tourist numbers have plummeted...... So yeah have fun at your reloading bench....

BBC News - Coronavirus: Northern Italy quarantines 16 million people
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-51787238

 

[Hogpatrol]

Some novel precautions that may be of interest.

 

[Hogpatrol]

Some more precautionary measures.

 

[KAROO WILD Safaris]

Hopefully you are correct. Can you please cite your source?

A specialist spoke on our national news last night. I can’t recall the name or details but a quick internet search will reveal info that reveals that viruses struggle to survive in an infectious state outside the human body at certain temperatures. Its the primary reason flu is more prevalent in winter. It doesn’t mean that the virus cant spread in countries that are in summer (Australia, Singapore, South Africa) but it’s spread is mainly reduced to direct contact. The possibility of it being spread by secondary contact person to person is significantly less in high temperatures. That’s the way I understand it.

https://www.straitstimes.com/singap...nts-and-hot-humid-weather-can-keep-virus-away

 

[nztimb]

CORONAVIRUS IS MUTATING INTO TWO STRAINS, ONE MORE AGGRESSIVE

Researchers in China say preliminary research shows that COVID-19 is mutating and there are at least two types of the virus now. One of those, the more aggressive strain, has infected 70% of the people tested for the virus.

According to doctors at Peking University’s School of Life Sciences and the Institut Pasteur of Shanghai, a less aggressive strain of the virus has infected the other 30% of those who have contracted COVID-19. Scientists have called the aggressive strain “L type” and the less prevalent version “S type.” The L type strain was seen more frequently in Wuhan, where the outbreak began, but researchers note that the frequency of infection has dropped off. They also cautioned that the data they had available for study was “very limited” and they still don’t fully understand the evolution of this virus.

MORE HERE

https://www.shtfplan.com/headline-n...into-two-strains-one-more-aggressive_03052020

 

[WebleyGreene455]

Some more precautionary measures.

There's a right way and a wrong way.

This is the right way:
https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net...ellDVBP.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20121220143024

 

[Wheels]

Interesting video



"This Is The Most Frightening Disease I've Ever Encountered In My Career" Says Architect Of National Pandemic Strategy

by Tyler Durden
Sun, 03/08/2020 - 13:05


National Strategy for Pandemic Influenza Implementation Plan, and currently heads the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations, told the UK's Channel 4:

"This is the most frightening disease I've ever encountered in my career, and that includes Ebola, it includes MERS, it includes SARS. And it's frightening because of the combination of infectiousness and a lethality that appears to be manyfold higher than flu."


He feels this way "because of the combination of infectiousness, and a lethality that appears to be many-fold higher than the flu."

When asked what concerns him the most about coronavirus, Hatchett said:

"I think the most concerning thing about this virus is the combination of infectiousness and the ability to cause severe disease or death. And we have not since 1918, the Spanish Flu, seen a virus that combined those two qualities in the same way. We have seen very lethal viruses. We have seen certainly, Ebola, or Nipah, or any of the other diseases that CEPI, the organisation that I run, works on - but those viruses had high mortality rates - I mean, Ebola's mortality rate in some settings is greater than 80%. But they don't have the infectiousness that this does. They don't have the potential to explode and spread globally."



Hatchett added "I don’t think it is a crazy analogy to compare this to World War II. The World Health Organisation is using those kinds of terms. They have seen what this virus is capable of doing."

He then said that coronavirus has the "potential to cause a global pandemic if we're not already there."

Turning to how the virus has spread around the world, Hatchett said "Singapore and Hong Kong did not shut themselves down but they have mounted very aggressive responses. Contact tracing is very important. The voluntary quarantine of contacts is very important. The isolation of cases is important. I think there may be a time to close schools."

Created three years ago to fight emerging diseases that threaten global health, the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations is a partnership of governments, industry and charities.

 

[Ray B]

I see COSTCO will no longer have those counters set-up in the stores distributing free samples of various products. No more pizza bites, pot-stickers or chicken wings- Things are serious now.

 

[Rule 303]

It would appear that the virus hasn't been informed of this in india...Singapore...Australia...etc.....

The ones with it in Australia came in from other countries with it. The areas where it will spread easily are cooler at this time. India has plenty of places that are cold and Singapore is a major transitional hub so theirs would be brought in from other countries. If heat did not affect the virus it would run rampant through the shanty towns of South Africa.

 

[spike.t]

The ones with it in Australia came in from other countries with it. The areas where it will spread easily are cooler at this time. India has plenty of places that are cold and Singapore is a major transitional hub so theirs would be brought in from other countries. If heat did not affect the virus it would run rampant through the shanty towns of South Africa.

Well unfortunately looks like that has started...and in not too long a time period winter will be arriving ...and Australia I believe gets plenty cold in a lot of areas....and so does South Africa....along with other southern African countries....

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-03-09/fifth-case-of-coronavirus-confirmed-in-wa/12038696

 

[Rule 303]

Well unfortunately looks like that has started...and in not too long a time period winter will be arriving ...and Australia I believe gets plenty cold in a lot of areas....and so does South Africa....along with other southern African countries....

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-03-09/fifth-case-of-coronavirus-confirmed-in-wa/12038696

We certainly do get cold here even in the desert areas it will go below 0C of a night in winter. the tropical areas can be coolish even during the day so we will have it spread shortly. Most of Southern Africa is in the same latitudes as Aust and have higher mountains and more of them so they will, I dare say get cold enough for the virus to spread. Was hoping that as most of Africa is warmer then those places with it, it would stay warm enough long enough for the virus to die down. Obviously this hasn't happened.

 

[Ridgewalker]

I received an email update from Delta this morning on what they are doing. I assume everyone booked on Delta received the same.

 

[BRICKBURN]

Recommendations for international travellers
It is prudent for travellers who are sick to delay or avoid travel to affected areas, in particular for elderly travellers and people with chronic diseases or underlying health conditions.

General recommendations for personal hygiene, cough etiquette and keeping a distance of at least one metre from persons showing symptoms remain particularly important for all travellers. These include:

• Perform hand hygiene frequently, particularly after contact with respiratory secretions. Hand hygiene includes either cleaning hands with soap and water or with an alcohol-based hand rub. Alcohol-based hand rubs are preferred if hands are not visibly soiled; wash hands with soap and water when they are visibly soiled.

• Cover your nose and mouth with a flexed elbow or paper tissue when coughing or sneezing and disposing immediately of the tissue and performing hand hygiene;

• Refrain from touching mouth and nose;

• A medical mask is not required if exhibiting no symptoms, as there is no evidence that wearing a mask – of any type – protects non-sick persons. However, in some cultures, masks may be commonly worn. If masks are to be worn, it is critical to follow best practices on how to wear, remove and dispose of them and on hand hygiene after removal (see Advice on the use of masks)

WHO recommendations.

 

[EricB]

 

[BRICKBURN]

 

[BRICKBURN]

A specialist spoke on our national news last night. I can’t recall the name or details but a quick internet search will reveal info that reveals that viruses struggle to survive in an infectious state outside the human body at certain temperatures. Its the primary reason flu is more prevalent in winter. It doesn’t mean that the virus cant spread in countries that are in summer (Australia, Singapore, South Africa) but it’s spread is mainly reduced to direct contact. The possibility of it being spread by secondary contact person to person is significantly less in high temperatures. That’s the way I understand it.

https://www.straitstimes.com/singap...nts-and-hot-humid-weather-can-keep-virus-away

Perhaps a Star Trek Episode Operation - Annihilate has a solution

 

[Wheels]

I read an article yesterday that was interesting but I can't find it now.

The major cases of the outbreak have occurred between 30*-50* N latitude. The article also gave temperature ranges and humidity ranges for the areas most affected. It will be interesting if the virus is temperature and humidity sensitive and will migrate with the change of seasons.