Covid-19
I am finding it utterly incredulous that people are still being allowed to flit the globe via air or sea ; their apparently implacable desire for foreign holidays posing an increasing risk to everyone else . All travel abroad , unless absolutely necessary should be banned .
Personally I think that all suspected cases should be isolated until this is sorted out once and for all .
Daily in the UK new infections are being reported ; I have an appointment at Hull Royal Infirmary at the end of March (just under four-weeks) . At this rate I will probably cancel because by that time maybe a hospital is not the ideal place to be !
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A pocketful of posies Sweet smells kept away sickness, they believed
Atishoo atishoo Sneezing signified that death would come soon
We all fall down We all die
The nursery rhyme that dates back to the seventeenth century.
Here in Derbyshire, I am just a few miles from the village of Eyam, (pronounced Eem), famous for having found itself host to the plague and deciding to self isolate. They hung on for many months, dying by the dozen, wives digging graves for their husbands, funeral services held in the open air, money left in vinegar (a disinfectant) on the top of a hollowed out stone gate post (still there) at the top of a treeless hill, to be exchanged for food from other villages nearby. Eventually, the epidemic died a death of its own.
The village is still geographically isolated and the same surnames still inhabit houses that their ancestors did. Some years ago a team of medical researchers took blood samples of descendants of plague survivors and found enough significant markers still there for them to invite the villagers to take part in an extended survey to do with immunity.
http://www.aboutderbyshire.co.uk/cms/11/sensational-aids-cure-fou.shtml
For those who don’t know the sad tale of the plague village, here is a brief summary.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-35064071
It will spread, or not, depending on how determined it is to adapt and procreate and also how determined and practical and pragmatic is our response to it. Common sense about personal hygiene and non essential meetings with groups of people whose contact history is unknown will determine how it pans out.
I think we can be certain things will get a lot worse. I have been asked to be part of a group of relevantly trained Drs. who have been asked to determine who should or should not get critical care if needed.
Due to my own health I have turned this down.
Visions of the things to be
The pains that are withheld for me
I realize and I can see
Chatting with Possum this evening and she sees all sorts of social media stuff I don't go near. Apparently the conspiracy theorists are having a field day - Corona virus is an environmentalist plot. It seems that the closure of Chinese factories following extreme government measures during this crisis have drastically reduced toxic climate change emissions in China. Score for the greens then.
Got to love a good conspiracy theory.
Talk about "Stop the world I want to get off". There are currently 36 cases in the whole of the UK with a population in excess of 60 million. In round numbers that's 1 case for every 2 million of the population. How would you propose to isolate everybody who has a raised temperature and a cough? Even the experts state that for over 80% of the population the infection would have mild effect. What does need to be stopped is the sensationalist and alarmist way the media is reporting it.