worried about coronavirus (covid19) part 17

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Helpful links

WHO media speech for world plan of action

updated data on this page every day at 2pm until further notice.
www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-number-of-cases-in-england/coronavirus-covid-19-number-of-cases-in-england

WHO advice for the public
www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/advice-for-public

Its not just like flu www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/01/yes-it-is-worse-than-the-flu-busting-the-coronavirus-myths

Why WHO not declaring a pandemic www.newscientist.com/article/2235342-covid-19-why-wont-the-who-officially-declare-a-coronavirus-pandemic/

Worldometer www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/#countries

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

Link to WHO report www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019

The Lancet coronavirus hub - latest research and comment www.thelancet.com/coronavirus. Please provide updated link if possible, I haven't been able to make this one work.

JAMA coronavirus research centre jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/pages/coronavirus-alert

Please add in other links for any wanting to increase their understanding and decrease their anxiety!

Yes, that's so true Absent

Toxic positivity is toxic. More important to be realistic especially when action to stay safe is required.

@todayisnottuesday I don't think anyone is objecting to specific posts being called out for being unsubstantiated - I for one would welcome that, especially considering you're an HCP and therefore better informed than most. But with respect what Bear was posting wasn't that - it was damning the thread as a whole as unhelpful and branding us as scaremongering hysterics etc. That's what people took exception to, I think.

have not seen the word trolling used anywhere.

Me neither, but when people are referred to as 'disingenuous' pr as having the intention of disrupting the thread/ having form for this the implication is the same, no?

Myrtle It doesn't seem to make sense to just carry on with lots of non-essential close quarters mixing at Oxford Uni now they have a case does it? Why are all the boozy dinners continuing? I hope at least that they're being stopped at the affected college. I don't really see the benefit in trying to hush up which college or department the student is from - it's just inviting anxiety and speculation. I hope at the very least all the members of that college are being informed, and in the relevant department too. Anything less really isn't taking into account the wellbeing of other members of the University at all.

I am starting to feel quite anxious. I am in my early 20s but have a heart condition which, from what I have read, most likely makes me a higher risk group. I live with my parents and siblings and they are so unbothered by it and my younger siblings have poor hygiene and never wash their hands. They just don't care. There are two cases in my town already.

I have stopped letting them into my bedroom so at least I know there is somewhere clean, but when I have to share a kitchen and bathroom it just feels impossible and I feel like I might as well give up and accept I am going to get it.

you too Bercows many thanks

Agreed @peachgreen

@daffodilsandblossom If you keep your distance from anyone coughing or sneezing and practice really good hand hygiene (don't touch your face, wash your hands regularly etc) you massively, massively decrease your chances of catching it, regardless of sharing space. for you.

Today if you think a post is incorrect I’d welcome your information too. I don’t really have any extra insight but find information useful and sometimes calming.

Hebe I don't really understand why people who don't think this thread are helpful are reporting others (and just not leaving the thread). Many people find that their anxiety is allayed by having access to more information and many people on this thread post verifiable links. Some people find their anxiety is allayed by being able to talk about this situation. Not everyone reacts identically in this regard. I really hope you don't pull this thread, it seems hugely unfair on the majority of posters who find the thread beneficial.

On the not touching your face. Personally I have found this to be impossible. Do they really mean not touch your face ever? If a stray hair falls forward, if your glasses slide down your nose, if you get food on your chin? I think it's impossible. It's definitely impossible for my two kids!

You can take control of.your own hygiene @daffodilsandblossom

Its primarily an airborne through droplets, which means keeping your own space with fresh air circulating, and breaking the cycle of secondary transmission through touch with hand washing.

Use your own towel.

Have you looked on the heart Foundation website? They might have more specific advice for you, and have you spoken with your gp or 111 about what other precautions you might need?

Welcome here, and I hope you find it helpful. There are links in the OP you might find useful.

Iowa reports first 3 cases of coronavirus t.co/eUoE2bjB9j

I agree with not touching your face being next to impossible.

@lang I don't think it's possible to completely stop touching it but trying to will help massively. If your hands are clean then you're fine, and if you don't touch your nose or mouth, or near them, you're also likely to be fine. So really the advice should be not to touch your nose or mouth when you've been touching surfaces which could have virus droplets (so probably not those in your own house, but those on public transport, workplaces etc) and haven't washed your hands yet. But that's a bit of a mouthful so easier just to say "avoid touching your face"! Agree it's impossible with kids. I have a 2 y/o and all I can do is wash her hands regularly and hope for the best.

@Langbannedforsafeguardingkids
It is through the ‘mucus membranes’ that the virus can enter. I have noticed I touch my face quite a lot, however I try to make sure I now just lightly touch my cheeks or something - does help.

@mnhq please don't zap.
This thread is a useful source of info and has been entirely pleasant with regular posters until now.

I also joined some coronavirus fb grouos but frankly they're a bit bonkers so I'm staying here.

Navel? Wtf... back. Off the back of...

U.S. Senator Ted Cruz says he will be staying home this week after a person he had a brief interaction with at CPAC tested positive for coronavirus

I keep touching my face literally several times per minute
and my glasses, which are very thick & heavy due to a visual disability

I have always done this as a calming activity
(Aspie coping with an NT world - I talk to myself too and fidget generally)

I don't use gel - skin would dry out - but I wash my hands well whenever I come home
and wear thick gloves when outside

• which won't work in warmer weather

I am concentrating on not touching my eyes, because of the particular danger of infection there

• I've nailed that, I think, but the rest of the face is so difficult, including mouth & nose

Any tips how to stop fiddling with myself ? !

When I’m at hike I can relax but if I’m on pt etc I think about other hands to face habits. So I can push up my glasses with the back if my hand and that’s it. I couldn’t keep this up all day but for half an hour or so I can. Then wash hands as I get home.

Oh and any chronic fellow fiddlers on here ?

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