Thread: Corona Virus

How you know, when you are having a REALLY BAD day.



Dozens trapped in rubble of collapsed coronavirus quarantine hospital

With most of the respiratory viruses once you have had a particular strain you are basically immune to that strain for life.

With Corona Virus a few people have got it again after being cleared but I suspect this was just a diagnosis/testing issue and the persoin still had it all along.

So has any information come out yet advising whether you are immune from this current strain once you have had it - of course if it is like the flu and the cold in this aspect you are not immune to mutated strains.

Garry

Did our usual weekly shop at lunchtime today, got the last big pack of Aldi Bumf left on the shelf (the one we usually buy every couple of weeks). There were some smaller packs though, apparently Woollies was bare earlier in the week and there wasn't much left there today either. It seems even Yass isn't immune to the panic.

Regards,
Tote

Originally Posted by 4bee

Weeeeeeellllllllll hellooooooooo.

Just been announced that air conditioners are thought to be transmitting this virus thingy. Well, **** me! badly maintained & uncleaned & un-sanitised Return Air Filters would be one of the first things on my list to pay attention to & was, (filters were cleaned & then sprayed with a Sanitising Spray & then left out in the sun all day.) not to mention crap filled supply (& return air Ducts).

Oh yes, the Mazda Cabin Air Filter got the same treatment & will regularly, while this is ongoing. Ducts? As we clean the RA Filters regularly, we will have to take our chances with the Ducts as there is no way I am climbing into a 25cm duct with the right gear to clean those but they will get bursts of spray when the system is operating..

I reckon this is how it was transmitted to those cooped up on board cruise ships although no-one has mentioned that obvious fact... If it was cold air & I suspect it would have been, then it stands to reason from what I have read so far. Heated air may kill it but would also depend on the temp of the Supply air it seems, circa 27c. Supermarket & Building Central Air conditioning?

Covid-19 directly delivered to your personal Suite.


You betcha.

The virus has to hitch a ride,either in mucus,saliva,or possibly other bodily fluids.
In that state,how it would ever get through an AC system is beyond me.

I think they are dreaming.

Originally Posted by laney

If it has escaped from a chineese lab I think the world needs to demand china comes clean on what they are doing as bio weapons will do more damage then any nuke.

It’s not a bioweapon - if it was it would be much more deadly and far less spreadable. Apparently various countries actually evaluated coronaviruses like SARS and MERS but decided that there were better options.

Truth is that it’s just a zoonotic coronavirus like SARS and MERS.

Originally Posted by RobMichelle

Seems the paranoia maybe subsiding in horsham, went to coles and actually was able to buy a packet of dunny paper, and there was some still left. Only bought 1 as thats all we needed

Aah, my hometown bucks the trend ...

p.s., had family at Casterton too.

Originally Posted by scarry

The virus has to hitch a ride,either in mucus,saliva,or possibly other bodily fluids.
In that state,how it would ever get through an AC system is beyond me.

I think they are dreaming.

I hope you are right Paul, but if it atomises into extremely fine miniature droplets, who can say?

For us, we are not leaving anything to chance with both of us being over 60 & will do anything reasonable to keep from visiting the Funeral Director.

One of us has Asthma & one of us has no underlying ailments.

Maybe I've missed the advice...have authorities described how they will supply food etc to those who have been told to stay at home for 14 days and who have not got provisions before hand? Let alone if they find themselves quickly subject to repeated rounds of 14 day quarantine? On the assumption that they were not actually found to be infected after each round of quarantine.