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Symptoms:
Common signs of infection include respiratory symptoms, fever, cough, shortness of breath and breathing difficulties. In more severe cases, infection can cause pneumonia, severe acute respiratory syndrome, kidney failure and even death.
MERS came from camels, SARS from civet cats.
(Extracts from WHO)
Helpful links
The new PHE dashboard for monitoring covid-19 latest published UK figures
www.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/f94c3c90da5b4e9f9a0b19484dd4bb14
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
Numbers for Wales (unknown update time)
phw.nhs.wales/topics/latest-information-on-novel-coronavirus-covid-19/
Look after yourself, help with managing your mental well-being, including for self-isolation here.
www.mind.org.uk/information-support/coronavirus-and-your-wellbeing/
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
For research on CV and babies:
jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2761659
Please add in other links for any wanting to increase their understanding and decrease their anxiety!
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Round up of one-liners gathered from the wisdoms across the threads, with links...
Work is progressing on vaccine, take 1yr -18 mths for safe use.
First human trials of vaccine started
www.livescience.com/us-coronavirus-vaccine-trial-recruiting.html
Advice for anxiety
www.cci.health.wa.gov.au/Resources/Looking-After-Yourself/Anxiety
WHO advice to the public
www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/advice-for-public
Specialist asthma sufferers advice here:
www.asthma.org.uk/about/media/news/Coronavirus/
In the coming days, guidance for healthcare professionals on Coronavirus (COVID-19) infection in pregnancy will be published by the RCOG, Royal College of Midwives, Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, Public Health England and Health Protection Scotland
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www.rcog.org.uk/coronavirus-pregnancy
A plea,
- to remember to help food banks stay stocked up
- to give older, or maybe lone, neighbours your phone number with offers to help with shopping and medicine collections
Life expectancy of virus on surfaces
www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0195670120300463#
sodium hypochlorite drum to kill virus
The stance on profiteering from CV
www.gov.uk/government/news/cma-statement-on-sales-and-pricing-practices-during-coronavirus-outbreak
A survivors story - only ONE story remember!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-asia-51714162/how-i-recovered-from-coronavirus-and-isolation
Irreversible lung damage? Aids/sars effects
amp.news.com.au/lifestyle/health/health-problems/chinese-doctors-say-coronavirus-like-a-combination-of-sars-and-aids-can-cause-irreversible-lung-damage/news-story/f58f19c5eeae99b845c54e2d2b9305ca?__twitter_impression=true
The efficacy, or otherwise of sanitisers
www.bics.org.uk/coronavirus-dr-andrew-kemp-jp-phd-reports/
Sign the petition for action against CV19
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/300403
Travelling, making other decisions around
exposure
read up, noone can decide for you, but be aware...
Your mode of transport (train/boat/plane) is unlikely to be disinfected.
You may not be welcome back at work (forced isolation unpaid because you decided to take risk)
Getting stuck in quarantine in another country, subjected to their health service and govt restrictions on you.
What happens with your dc and school upon return.
Holiday insurance cover?
Positive ways of coping
Exercise daily, out where you won't be in close proximity (greater than 2 metres)
Eat well, healthy foods, plenty of liquid
Include natural antivirals in diet and good levels of daily vit c, vit d
Rest
Take steps to address any raised anxiety, above what might be reasonable and normal steps for keeping viral hygiene under control.
Its normal to feel more anxious, and normal to take steps to manage situation by being well prepared.
Isolation Issues
Getting sufficient shopping in on low incomes, and/or vulnerable / already isolated
Keeping on top of KEY METERS - need to top up yet in isolation - what measures are there to help
Paying mortgage/rent (private & housing associations) if not receiving sick pay
Legislation that enforced isolation = sick (for sick pay purposes)
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Primary mode of transmission is airborne droplets.
Sneeze or cough into elbow (or tissue and bin it). Droplets can travel 2m.
Secondary means of transmission touch.
Hand wash to
Break the transmission cycle from hand to mouth, eyes, nose, or to others, by 20 seconds plus thorough hand washing (soap and water).
Alcohol breaks down the outer layer of virus to effectively kill, other methods may not.
(Anti bacterial does NOT do this and overuse may risk bacterial resistance).
Use 70% vol alcohol to any other additive
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Huge thanks to all contributors; for updates and trying to keep to trusted sources of information.
The community here has been supportive and respectful despite worries, and that can make a huge difference in unknown times.
thoughts go to all those affected, in whatever way.