Artaxerxes
Look out, he's got a gnu!
In the world that's coming, I fear for the future of bowls and bridge.
In a world where Boris is PM there will always be money for Bridge
In the world that's coming, I fear for the future of bowls and bridge.
Might be a silly question but if everyone now knows to avoid sneezing people or sneezing on others, and washing your hands regularly is good, how come it's still spreading like wildfire?
There is also surface contamination.
Tonight I was trying to work out a way to use the motorway bogs without touching things that everybody else had touched. It wasn't possible.
Use a tissue to touch handles and switches. Elbows and feet to push doors open. For soap dispensers use your tissue holding hand to pump soap onto your other hand.There is also surface contamination.
Tonight I was trying to work out a way to use the motorway bogs without touching things that everybody else had touched. It wasn't possible.
How much can you really avoid people coughing and sneezing though? I've got a cold at the moment and was out today with my kids, one of whom has a cough and one who had a fever a few days ago, but you can't just stay at home if you have the sniffles just in case.Might be a silly question but if everyone now knows to avoid sneezing people or sneezing on others, and washing your hands regularly is good, how come it's still spreading like wildfire?
but you can't just stay at home if you have the sniffles just in case.
at the risk of being overly flippant, suddenly it turns out why ASD is a superpowerI havent needed to practice what order to do things in and what to touch things with yet because I am not visiting public bathrooms etc at the moment.
(internet only, contact free) <vibes>I have to ring the emergency number I have been given.
at the risk of being overly flippant, suddenly it turns out why ASD is a superpower
at the risk of being overly flippant, suddenly it turns out why ASD is a superpower
Never mind, a pandemic offers lots of new ways to put our foot in it or say things that are true and false at the same time. Much of it probably needs to be said anyway, gotta let those sentiments out, well I know I do otherwise I would explode.
There is also surface contamination.
Tonight I was trying to work out a way to use the motorway bogs without touching things that everybody else had touched. It wasn't possible.
Just a thought but isn’t it likely that the number of cases is much higher than the official numbers? For instance, I don’t have health insurance at the moment, hate hospitals, and have close to zero faith in the health service here. So I would have to be extremely ill to go to hospital and get tested. I would just stay at home, stay in bed, and self medicate. I can’t be the only one.
Revised these figures seeing as we have a few more days worth of data:If you look at Italy's numbers, they've got around 4k infections currently. It's taken 11 days to get there from the position we're in.
If you look at how they got there, their figures grew by about 40% a day for about half that time, then 20%-25% since then.
We're currently growing at 40% a day, so we're matching Italy at the equivalent point in time in their outbreak.
I plotted these numbers and this is what it looks like for the UK:
Friday, 6 March 2020 163 Saturday, 7 March 2020 228 Sunday, 8 March 2020 319 Monday, 9 March 2020 447 Tuesday, 10 March 2020 626 Wednesday, 11 March 2020 877 Thursday, 12 March 2020 1227 Friday, 13 March 2020 1473 Saturday, 14 March 2020 1767 Sunday, 15 March 2020 2121 Monday, 16 March 2020 2545 Tuesday, 17 March 2020 3054 Wednesday, 18 March 2020 3665 Thursday, 19 March 2020 4398 Friday, 20 March 2020 5277 Saturday, 21 March 2020 6333 Sunday, 22 March 2020 7599 Monday, 23 March 2020 9119 Tuesday, 24 March 2020 10943 Wednesday, 25 March 2020 13131 Thursday, 26 March 2020 15758
Obviously lots of caveats on this: This assumes we don't do anything and carry on as we are now. We know that if things get this bad then additional measures will be taken.
It also assumed that the growth rate stays at 20% after an initial fall, but we only have Italy to go on there. Our growth rates might be higher or lower. We don't know.
etc., etc.
Date | Original (40% then 20% from 13th) | Revised (30% then 20% from 13th) |
Friday, 6 March 2020 | 163 | 163 |
Saturday, 7 March 2020 | 228 | 212 |
Sunday, 8 March 2020 | 319 | 275 |
Monday, 9 March 2020 | 447 | 358 |
Tuesday, 10 March 2020 | 626 | 466 |
Wednesday, 11 March 2020 | 877 | 605 |
Thursday, 12 March 2020 | 1227 | 787 |
Friday, 13 March 2020 | 1473 | 944 |
Saturday, 14 March 2020 | 1767 | 1133 |
Sunday, 15 March 2020 | 2121 | 1360 |
Monday, 16 March 2020 | 2545 | 1631 |
Tuesday, 17 March 2020 | 3054 | 1958 |
Wednesday, 18 March 2020 | 3665 | 2349 |
Thursday, 19 March 2020 | 4398 | 2819 |
Friday, 20 March 2020 | 5277 | 3383 |
Saturday, 21 March 2020 | 6333 | 4060 |
Sunday, 22 March 2020 | 7599 | 4871 |
Monday, 23 March 2020 | 9119 | 5846 |
Tuesday, 24 March 2020 | 10943 | 7015 |
Wednesday, 25 March 2020 | 13131 | 8418 |
Thursday, 26 March 2020 | 15758 | 10101 |
My brother is on a chemo pump at home & I have to monitor hiss temperature regularly but only need to call the hospital if it is outside of 36.0 to 38.0. The normal range is 36.5 to 37.5 so hopefully 37.7 is nothing too serious. Good luck with it.Because of the treatment I am currently on I have had to have my temperature checked everyday, several times. I have been told that if my temp hits 37.5 I have to ring the emergency number I have been given.
I have had it checked twice in the last hour, currently 37.7.
I am now sat waiting for someone to answer.
Obviously not expecting it to be Coronavirus, most likely some infection but apparently sepsis is a big worry. So I do not know how people cope in isolation waiting for the results.