cirrus wrote:
Yet WHO says covid 19 can remain airbourne in some circumstanse. Does anyone really know Yet at our local N.W ,the staff ,since day one have been in close contact with thousands of customers . No protective gear what so ever,despite wanting it. To my knowledge none have become sick. We only know what we are told and that changes. |
While there remain many questions about the trajectory of the Covid-19 disease outbreak, one thing is broadly accepted in the scientific community: The virus was not created in a lab but naturally evolved in an animal host.
SARS-CoV-2's genomic molecular structure - think the backbone of the virus - is closest to a coronavirus found in bats. Parts of its structure also resemble a virus found in scaly anteaters, according to a paper published earlier this month in the journal Nature Medicine.
Someone manufacturing a virus targeting people would have started with one that attacked humans, wrote National Institutes of Health Director Francis Collins in an editorial that accompanied the paper.
Andersen was lead author on the paper. He said it could have been a one-time occurrence.
"It's possible it was a single event, from a single animal to a single human," and spread from there.
Steps wrote: I sorta understood why (maybe butches etc where closed... Whiching a butcher that was open on the new the other night... swing doors.. everyone pushed the door in the same place.. Supermarkets have self open doors.. Dairies generally have doors open all the time (dont know for sure now as have been out to see since over 10 days ago. Am I right in that.. Looking forward here.. 1/ When we get to 14 days in our bubble and no one has any symptoms we have avoided the virus? 2/ At some point after the 14 days it may have been possible to start opening things up a bit (fish / hunt sort a stuff if it wasn't for F..ing idiots breaking bubbles causing areas of doubtful virus security?? Im not implying we should just an academic question with a huge finger pointed at idiots who restrict good citizens freedoms..again. Our , well one of our buble, 1st venture out will be day 13, to get a few eggs and fresh veggies... a top up as have a main grocery delivery next Sunday. Nope we having panic brouight or stocked up.. We have for yrs maintained a supplied pantry, which enables to buy most of our groceries on specials... Also means if proverbial ever happens we have several weeks of basic supplies, which by coincidence, AS PER CIVIL DEFENCE LONG TERM GUIDE LINES. Funny how so many things like this is also very cost effective in the long run.. |
Mr Moritz wrote: Britain is starting community trials of malaria drug Hydroxchloroquine. This means it will be tested on large groups (100) of patients with mild Covid-19 and results compared against a similar size group given a placebo. It is expected the group given the malaria drug will recover quicker and be infectious for a shorter time. The new 105.police form to dob in those breaking the lock down received 5,000 notifications on the first day. From radio talk back it appears banks are now only open on Wednesdays from 9 am to 1 pm. They are only doing limited duties. |
whippersnappyr wrote:
Pity about the euphoria over Hydroxychloroquine. It has already killed one idiot in the US and people are trying to get it all over the world. There is no good evidence it is of any benefit for COVID-19. The guy who died. He and his wife used a type of chloroquine used for cleaning fish tanks. He died and his wife seriously ill. Quite a bit of evidence it works though. France has done small tests and use it. Looks like UK will use it. China and Sth Korea use it. Hydroxychlorquine allows zinc to get inside cell where Covid-19 is multiplying. The zinc slows the multiplication. Hope their tests show it works https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/cdc-warns-against-using-form-chloroquine-killed-man-sickened-his-n1171226 It is however now needing to be restricted in NZ so patients who actually need it can get it. https://www.pharmac.govt.nz/information-for/covid-19-pharmacs-response/covid-19-information-for-prescribers/covid-19-hydroxychloroquine/ |
fish-feeder wrote: That guy that does used a fish tank cleaner,not off the shelf meds. It also has to be used with zinc. |
fish-feeder wrote: Took all of.10 seconds to find. You can use Google no? https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/arizona-man-dies-after-ingesting-fish-tank-chloroquine-to-prevent-coronavirus/ar-BB11CUNE |
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