Thread: Corona Virus

Originally Posted by bob10

To their defence, I'm thinking they have to wait to see where the epicentre of the outbreak will be, and muster their defences there. The worrying thing for me, is the fact the coronavirus is controlled by heat over 27 degrees, according to " experts " The Northern Hemisphere is in their winter, probably why the majority of cases are there. Here's hoping we have it sorted before our winter.

So those of us who live in the hot climates need to turn off our air cons,.... mmm can see that going down well with joe public...

Bloke who was supposed to be self quarantined decides to go shopping in the centre of Darwin at 1 of the busiest times of the day in 1 of the busiest supermarkets in the NT .... maybe public flogging needs to be introduced for that sort of self centred behaviour. Pretty hard to keep it under control with clowns like him.

Bulletman

Originally Posted by Arapiles

And if you suspect that you have coronavirus you specifically don't go into the waiting room - you ring ahead and they prepare for your arrival.

I am Not concerned about catching a disease/virus from the medical professionals, It's the other patients in the waiting room I am concerned about.
Think about it, The reason most people visit a doctor is because they are sick and who wants to sit in a room full of sick people when this virus hits the streets.

Originally Posted by trout1105

I am Not concerned about catching a disease/virus from the medical professionals, It's the other patients in the waiting room I am concerned about.
Think about it, The reason most people visit a doctor is because they are sick and who wants to sit in a room full of sick people when this virus hits the streets.

Think about it, actually the worst place to catch a disease is a hospital, as it can be defined as: a place where people with the lowest immunity are exposed to the greatest infection!

Originally Posted by trout1105

I am Not concerned about catching a disease/virus from the medical professionals, It's the other patients in the waiting room I am concerned about.
Think about it, The reason most people visit a doctor is because they are sick and who wants to sit in a room full of sick people when this virus hits the streets.

It's only natural to be apprehensive at times like this. It really doesn't matter where you go, if there are crowds of people , you will be at risk if the virus kicks off. The medical professionals will be masked & kitted up to protect themselves from us, not us from them. I believe part of the plan is establishing virus " hubs ", where people who think they have the virus can present to be tested. Isolated from the healthy population, in a controlled environment, it seems the best way to contain the virus. As for allocation of resources, there is provision in the Australian Health sector emergency response plan for coronavirus for just that.

"Although it will only be possible to quantify the overall impact of the outbreak once it has run its course, to assist planners, an estimate of the anticipated level of impact will be developed early in the response, and updated as new data becomes available. This estimate will be used to: • guide the allocation of resources, to ensure resources are not wasted and are conserved for use as long as possible (including anticipation of when they are needed, as this will change over time); • put in place strategies to supplement likely shortfalls (e.g. innovative options); • reduce the risk to vulnerable people. "

The Australian Health Sector emergency response plan for coronavirus;

​https://www.health.gov.au/sites/defa...covid-19_2.pdf

A good video to give an idea of symptoms.



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