To be worried about Coronavirus part 7

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As nearly full on the other one, Ill just leave this here and link to it on the other thread for when its full

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/3834698-To-be-worried-about-the-Coronavirus-Part-6?pg=10&messages=100

This video from lovely Dr John Campbell, is very informative and in part reassuring he has suggested a lower CFR of 1% based on the figures he is constantly analysing

Here is a link to Worldometer Map for live updates

www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/

and here is another link for news sources from BNO News.

bnonews.com/index.php/2020/02/the-latest-coronavirus-cases/

15 people tested positive for #coronavirus in #Norway, according to the Norwegian Institute of Public Health.

We have tickets for our family to go to the Eng v Wales 6 Nations game next weekend. Hoping they postpone/cancel as the tickets weren't cheap and there's no way on earth DH will agree with me that we should voluntarily opt out and watch from the sofa. It's going to cause arguments in the Avocado household if it goes ahead.

@OhMargo I use diprobase. Bought over the counter in the pharmacy. It's an eczema cream.

Ok...us 'ladies' await your return, glad you let us know you had to go .... we'd have worried

@OhMargo nivea blue pot is always good. magic for poor hands. very rich though.
neutrogena or palmer's cocoa butter are good as well.

New coronavirus case confirmed at Tenerife hotel on lockdown t.co/IYDoTdxIQk t.co/Abxlo9XnwG

I also queried the blood test thing. They also had x-rays. Apparently the swab tests are not available there yet.

Good to see everyone learnt lessons from the Disaster Princess 'quarantine'

Those poor people locked in that hotel. Utter madness.

Margo Also recommend nivea - either the blue pot or the white nivea soft. I often get dry cracked skin and nivea soft works better than most.

That's interesting that you're off to San Francisco Parker DH was also supposed to be going there for work tomorrow but the trip has just been cancelled due to California declaring a state of emergency due to the virus. The flights are still running, it was just his company that decided to cancel the trip. It was a big two day meeting with people from all over the world though so I guess did add to the risk. He thinks they were worried about staff being quarantined and unable to get home because of the state of emergency. (Though he also thinks they only declared one to make a point to the Trump administration who still seem to be saying "it won't get us, we're Americans )

@SisterAgatha If there is a suspected case in Welwyn linked to Tenerife, it definitely isn't the Hertfordshire case declared today because PHE confirmed that, of the 3 new cases, two were acquired in Italy and one in Asia

239 new cases and 8 new deaths in Italy

@Greendayz states declaring a state of emergency is rather routine in the US. Basically it triggers extra federal funds and assistance. I wouldn’t read too much into it at the moment.

Anyone know where the confirmed case in Gloucestershire is?

I hope the bright side to this is it makes us a more tolerant caring society

Not to be negative but I don't see this, I don't see this outbreak changing much of anything except possibly changing business travel policies etc in the future.

More information on Italy

Among the 1,049 active cases, 401 (38%) are hospitalized, and 105 (10%) are in intensive care.

How does Indonesia have no cases?

I'm not worried because it's fairly uncommon in the UK. I'm also not in the highest vulnerability group.

It's important not to give in to mass hysteria-- a bit of objectivity goes a long way.

Where I have worked, for 10 years, every year (I’m a nurse) we see hoardes and hoardes of people tested for and diagnosed with Corona virus - it’s absolutely nothing new to me.

I understand this is a new strain but all these hundreds of people who are being tested and coming back positive for corona virus, are the results specifying whether they are actually testing for this new strain or just Corona virus in general?

I want to know as well @Jellykat

As I understand it the genome was made globally available, so they are testing specifically for COVID19

I'm not worried because it's fairly uncommon in the UK.

At the moment, but there are only going to be more confirmed cases in the coming days / weeks.

I'm also not in the highest vulnerability group.

Lucky you, I assume your family and friends aren't all as lucky.

I do think it's horrible to keep reading the selfish posts stating I'm alright Jack.

If you're alright, and not bothered to care about the bigger picture I just dont get why you'd even bother to post. Oh well.

As for travelling to SF, not sure what its trying to prove. Its easy to go when you don't have dependents I guess.

For others, being quarantined is a big consideration, especially where it keeps them from their family responsibilities.

Italy
The number of people in intensive care units has risen to 105

50 of our employees were quarantined for 14 days for fear of being infected

Were, or are currently being? Norway only announced their first case 6 days ago. (26th Feb)

Probably. The medic was only diagnosed in the last day or two. It sounds potentially like a translation issue. ‘Were’ probably should be ’have been’. Translating those types of verb/tenses is difficult.