#China has completed its clinical research on #Favilavir, an antiviral drug for #COVID19. The drug has shortened fever time for #COVID19 patients from 4.2 days to 2.5 days with no adverse reactions, a Ministry of Science and Technology official said on Tuesday.
-let the virus complete its course naturally, it will be gone soon
Would have been nice if they had named the drugs... probably a combination of chloroquine and one of the anti-retrovirus HIV drugs.
DH had a long phone conversation with his good friend from megacorp. This friend is recuperating from quadruple by pass surgery. I found his take on the CV19 pandemic interesting, especially with his condition.
-testing unnecessary, treat everyone like they have it
-let the virus complete its course naturally, it will be gone soon
-why are we collapsing our economy over this?
-if you get it, like any other disease or illness, treat it, get better or well...whatever comes next
-we've dealt with viruses since the beginning of time, they come they go
After DH explained his take to me, I thought of the end of the PBS documentary "Influenza 1918" The world basically forgot about it and moved on. The survivors who were interviewed said they wanted to forget, but still felt the pain of losing loved ones and friends.
DH had a long phone conversation with his good friend from megacorp. This friend is recuperating from quadruple by pass surgery. I found his take on the CV19 pandemic interesting, especially with his condition.
-testing unnecessary, treat everyone like they have it
-let the virus complete its course naturally, it will be gone soon
-why are we collapsing our economy over this?
-if you get it, like any other disease or illness, treat it, get better or well...whatever comes next
-we've dealt with viruses since the beginning of time, they come they go
After DH explained his take to me, I thought of the end of the PBS documentary "Influenza 1918" The world basically forgot about it and moved on. The survivors who were interviewed said they wanted to forget, but still felt the pain of losing loved ones and friends.
So we've been sheltering in place and my sons with their families have been sheltering in place. We would like to host them at our place for the weekend. Does that violate mandated shelter-in-place? All of us are healthy with DW and I under 65 and with zero underlying health conditions.
Well, the order is to stay at home. Don't they have to stay at their home?
I don't know. They didn't clarify. However, 'essential' activities include getting take out, or worse, having take-out delivered. How is THAT safer than dinner with my son and family? Who knows how many hands of strangers who also serve untold number of others from the public have handled my meal? Same with the keypad at the bank, gas station, etc.
Besides; one son has 4 kids, ages 14 down to 6. Things are getting a little 'testy' around their house. I imagine mom and dad need a break...
My take on sheltering in place is to mean to eliminate public gatherings and common areas with a fairly large section of society. The kids and grand kids spend most weekends here at our house. We are enroute to the ski resorts and we all ski. Or used to. Those are all shut down too.
Which incites me to rant; When skiing, I'm wearing at least 3 layers of clothing, covered head to toe in what is for all intents and purposes, a hazmat suit. Why would ski resorts voluntarily shut down like they did last week here in California? 8 season passes with our family alone are now worthless.
With food delivery they can leave the food on your doorstep. Even with curbside delivery you can open the trunk and have them place the food in there without opening any doors.
If you are asking whether the police are going to arrest you for holding a family event, obviously the answer is no. Does that mean you should do it? Of course not. If any one of you has the virus you risk giving it to the entire extended family. It’s just common sense to be cautious here.
And ski resorts shut down because they don’t want an influx of people bringing the virus into the towns and getting sick. Those towns have virtually no health care available and are not set up to even remotely handle an outbreak of the virus where people need emergency care.
Life as we knew it simply doesn’t exist any more. These are difficult times. You will one day ski again.
And ski resorts shut down because they don’t want an influx of people bringing the virus into the towns and getting sick. Those towns have virtually no health care available and are not set up to even remotely handle an outbreak of the virus where people need emergency care.
Life as we knew it simply doesn’t exist any more. These are difficult times. You will one day ski again.
Why would ski resorts voluntarily shut down like they did last week here in California?
San Miguel county, where Telluride is located, is on a shelter in place order. They are going to virus test everyone. Google says the Telluride hospital is currently closed. They have no beds.
Serious question, request for opinion.
Should I wear a mask in public?
When I go, should I wear a mask? I have an N95 for woodworking. Is this overkill, or smart? Will people think I'm a "mask hoarder?" No, I am not, it is what I had from last year.
Shelter in place means that you only go out when necessary - to get food, medicine, medical care, etc. Socializing with people you don't live with, NO! The many articles about areas that are implementing these orders make that clear. Our governor has explicitly said, no more socializing with people you don't live with, stay 6 feet away from others when you have to go out, etc. He hasn't made it an executive order, yet, but the mechanics are pretty much the same in a practical sense.
I don't know. They didn't clarify. However, 'essential' activities include getting take out, or worse, having take-out delivered. How is THAT safer than dinner with my son and family? Who knows how many hands of strangers who also serve untold number of others from the public have handled my meal?
With food delivery they can leave the food on your doorstep. Even with curbside delivery you can open the trunk and have them place the food in there without opening any doors.
However, I also think getting carryout/delivery prepared food is nuts. There's no way to know who made it, and there's no way to make it safe. At least with raw foods you can wash or cook it or whatever. But we're not eating anything we haven't prepared ourselves while this is all going on. I wish we could, but it just doesn't make sense.