Prepping for a pandemic... 13

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Sorry I couldn't find a new thread. If there is one already, I'll have this deleted.

Will get links etc brought over from last thread too.

@Sprayitall @itsnotjustflu sorry! I was basing it off of my area, on this map the drop pin is in the correct place however the other map it's not accurate. I will be looking at both in that case.

The cases we will see appear later will they be yesterday's confirmed cases? So everything is a day behind?

@sprayitall

I've ordered some no germs. Just waiting for it to arrive.

I worked somewhere that distributed it around the time if bird flu. It was great - didn't make my hands crack, and we sold thousands of units of it.

Quite worrying, the information on those maps etc states that the total number of cases in Wales is currently 6, however I've just had a breaking local news alert confirming a second case in my city taking the total number of welsh cases to SIXTEEN (confirmed by two separate news sources) - quite a difference!!!

How very alarming, @NatoPMT.

@Funkycats my understanding from the media reports was that Nadine Dorries got tested on Friday and got her results back on Tuesday. Not sure if that was correct but I read it in the BBC and elsewhere when it was first reported.

@natopmt I really hope your friend gets some help, whatever the cause of his illness is :(

I’ll post what my friend has said later, off to the school to tell them my plans. The dep head knows my dep head friend so I’ll be saying me and her have discussed it to add gravity 😂

I’ll just post his message to make life easier

Thanks both. @Sprayitall candies?? - oh dear what a rubbish substitute. Thanks for the info @Galleyfm

Ok let’s talk about prepping up our home for this - what are the places are you all disinfecting that you don’t normally do and how are you doing that? Found that the places I wipe and give an once over weekly now had to be to wiped once over atleast daily like sideboard handles. More stringent disinfection on places that requires daily cleaning like fridge handle, switched, taps etc

Meanwhile in the US 😅

@MoonlightMistletoe I've found that google maps link usually updates the next day.

@sprayitall I'm going to start wiping down our sofa daily. Mopping kitchen and bathroom daily instead of weekly. Cleaning bathroom every couple of days instead of weekly (increasing again if/when one of us becomes ill).

How often do people recommend changing bedding? Trying to find the balance between keeping things sanitary and not running out of washing powder etc.

Hi

we have a chest freezer in our garage that has been empty and unplugged for a year.

Would it be safe to clean it, plug it in and use it do you think?

@cherrytreeblossom unless it's been damaged in some way I don't see why not?!

A tip for online shoppers - you can book more than one delivery in advance - I have a Tesco delivery saver and usually get one a week anyway (so not "stealing" slots from anyone!) but usually book one after the last one has arrived. Anyway, I've just booked three weeks in advance thinking there might be a heavy demand for slots soon. You do have to checkout but they don't take payment until the day (but you might want to watch this if you're on a tight budget) and I've just filled it with £40 worth of general items I'd buy anyway - I use the app, and they remind you by text the day before so I always go in and tweak before the deadline. It's taken a bit of a load off my mind really knowing that I've got those booked in for the rest of the month.

@cherrytreeblossom if it a freezer designed for our buildings I don't see why not, I would give it 24h after plugging in then check temp before filling it.

@rhij86 I’m in Wales too but north... where are you getting your numbers from? I was still working off the six Do you know if they’re all in Cardiff area?

Just reading that parliament may sit with a skeletal number of around 100 MP’s. That’s all well and good but what about protecting our children?

@alohamolly south wales argus and wales online are stating 16:

From Wales Online (last updated 5 hours ago):
A sixth person died from the virus on Tuesday in the UK, which has a total of 382 cases. On Tuesday (March 8), Chief Medical Officer for Wales Dr Frank Atherton confirmed that a further nine patients had tested positive for the virus, bringing the country's total to 15.

From south Wales Argus: 12:23pm
Second case of coronavirus in Newport

A worker at the Office for National Statistics in Newport has tested positive for coronavirus.

The case is the second in Newport, and raises the total number of cases in Wales to 16.

A spokesperson for the Office for National Statistics said: "There has been one confirmed case of the COVID-19 virus at the ONS site in Newport and we are taking appropriate steps to protect the well-being of all our people.

"The Newport site remains open although we will continue to monitor our operations in the line with official public health and government guidance."

So from what I know so far:
1 in Swansea
2 in Pembrokeshire
1 in Neath Port Talbot
1 in Cardiff (poss second yesterday as a worker tested positive in office next door)
2 in Newport

That leaves 10 unknown locations from the info I can find.

Does anyone know how accurate the google map of cases is please? It shows the infected case being three streets down from my Mum but is that accurate? Surely they wouldn't give out the locations of people that accurately? Don't know what to say to her

When you create a google map you just drop a pin on a town/area. Unless you specify where it goes it’s a bit random.

@bankittenheels for the case I know about it's 100% accurate as the location is where they work but not where they live. Could it be something similar? You can select a village or a town but then a lot of pins would just sit on top of each other which these aren't doing

We've just done our FINAL Morrisons shop online for Saturday delivery. We will then have enough to not shop for 3-4 weeks. I must admit I've added a lot of Easter products which really aren't good for a diet but I feel comfort food may be in order next week. At least we've had no more fatalities

We are also changing our flights and hotel tomorrow. From our Easter break - moving to the summer as that's the latest flights are scheduled until

I have been working additional hours doing freelance work to pay off debts and by the end of today will have enough built up to clear a small balance off an old credit card, but now seriously considering diverting it to keep to one side for emergency food purchases etc. The credit card account is closed down so once I pay it off I won't have access to the funds.

I know people on here aren't financial advisors etc but does anyone have any thoughts?

Thanks for deleting my last post admin ❤️

Just told school my plans, they tried to dissuade me then I ended up scaring the crap out of her and her agreeing with me 🤦‍♀️😂