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weltweit
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Hi little_legs, I would probably cancel.
At the moment Italy is a risky country.
If the situation improves enough by then you will probably be able to rebook because there will be lots of vacant properties I would expect.
krtek a houby
Merry Xmas!
So now there's a rush on bog roll because of fake rumours that supplies are short. Hand disinfectant is short, though, as my friend is finding out at her place of work. They sold out of all their bottles and the company that supplies her can only make a couple of thousand each week. She now has to field angry calls from customers asking what the delay is. And also how to use the bottles when they get them 
LDC
On est tous des pangolins
Yeah, I'm due to go to Greece overland (via Milan) for 2 weeks in early July. I've not booked travel yet, and if things carry on this way it won't be happening I suspect. To save clogging up this one maybe having a new thread for things people are doing/not doing might be interesting...?
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Yu_Gi_Oh
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They are also known as FFP3 masks in the UK and Europe, if that helps you on your search. N95 is the American rating.
Not having any luck there either, but ta
krtek a houby
Merry Xmas!
38% of Americans won't buy Corona beer because of the virus
The spread of the coronavirus couldn't have come at a worse time for Corona beer
Don't blame them, tbh. It's bottled piss.
The spread of the coronavirus couldn't have come at a worse time for Corona beer
Don't blame them, tbh. It's bottled piss.
Artaxerxes
Look out, he's got a gnu!
Holiday in Finland in a few days.
Hopefully they won't let me back in the UK.
Hopefully they won't let me back in the UK.
Turkey has opened their border to the European frontier. Migrants/refugees are heading towards Greece.
www.reuters.com
'Europe is nicer': migrants head west after Turkey opens border
Hundreds of migrants in Turkey started arriving on the borders with Greece and Bulgaria on Friday after a senior Turkish official said Ankara would no longer abide by a 2016 EU deal and stop refugees from reaching Europe.
www.reuters.com
ice-is-forming
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Mate none of those are actually FFP3 masks
bendeus
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I bought some from Travis Perkins yesterday. Obviously going to vary from place to place but they hadn't had a run on them and had plenty on the shelves.
weltweit
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What's happening in South Korea?
Coronavirus: Unexplained West Coast cases raise fears in US
Three cases involving people with no connection with affected countries are found on the West Coast.
www.bbc.co.uk
ice-is-forming
With dignified ease and grace..
The FFP3 = N100
FFP2 = N95
I had a read of this and concluded that N95 would be effective enough. I also spoke with my son's specialist who said the same. The N100 or FFP3 masks can actually make it very hard to breathe for an extended period. I know it's such a worry when your on methotrexate. Boy 3 is on a TNF. I think I saw some FFP 300 on Amazon though
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Here's an FFP3 on.ebay UK
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smmudge
i know the smudge is true
I've been keeping an eye because we've booked a holiday there (maybe not the brightest idea but what will be will be and not putting our life on hold for something that may or may not happen). Tbh they seem pretty hot on it, had some cases (I think 16) but no deaths and quarantined a small community but no reports of it spreading more yet. They've been pretty strict about travel restrictions and quarantining visitors from Italy, Iran etc.
I think some countries in the region are getting lumped together a bit as "east asia=bad" but it looks more like our biggest risk at the moment is it spreading here and us not getting let in at the vietnam border. Maybe I'm wrong but that's how it seems to me at the moment from searching.
elbows
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elbows
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Perhaps the risk equation changes anyway, given that the virus is in the UK in unknown amounts already.
But obviously its a very personal judgement call. Personally I would not delay seeing the gf, so long as I was somewhat psychologically prepared for every eventuality and every possible 'with the benefit of hindsight' twist that might come along later. ie If I could do it without potentially driving myself crazy with regret later, I would not hesitate for long.
clicker
nanook rubs it....
Is it feasible to 'routinely swab' the whole population of UK for example? Do all the 4 -18 year olds at school and set up walk in facilities for everyone else...at GP surgeries and pharmacies? Divert as many services as possible for maybe a month to give quick access and results. Would a clearer idea of its potential lead to better targeted help. Or is that just a logistical nightmare and total overkill?
I went to Vietnam and Cambodia during the Sars outbreak in 2003, it was reportedly much, much quieter than usual in terms of tourists, so I had a really good time. I don't recall being anxious at all, the risk was so low.
elbows
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Its not something that is ever considered as far as I know. There just isnt the capacity for that sort of thing, or anything even vaguely approaching it. And you have to be careful that you dont create new situations for people to mix and infect eachother, healthcare workers etc.
The aim of this wider community surveillence is not to detect every case, it is to build up a picture via a small sampling of the public who present with influenza-like illnesses, and also via some other methods such as checking patients with pneumonia.
