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[CLKD]

We were taught to wash from the elbows down with hot water and lots of soap after being on the farm.  Particularly the wrists, nails, backs of hands ....... and shake dry where possible.   Tea-towels, hand-towels, flannels and keyboards harbour Germs 

[Tc]

True .clkd.  the nurse who showed me the proper technique said many people dont wash their thumbs!!! I wash up over  my wrists.  It's a,long standing joke with friends that I  "scrub up"

Shame more things arent made of copper and brass particularly door handles.

I had an ecg before xmas and suddenly realised he wasnt wearing any gloves.  Before I could say anything he is lifting my boobs up to attach the pads.  !!!  Touching patients with no gloves.!!  Not to mention it made me feel realy uncomfortable.

[CLKD]

I don't mind no gloves if I have seen the Practitioner wash up first.  Many people are becoming allergic to surgical gloves or it may be that the Hospital had run out.  Next time maybe mention it?

The MK results weren't issued yesterday 

[Sparrow]

If it's a non invasive procedure it doesn't matter.  I would be shocked if my dentist didn't use gloves for instance, but if no body fluids involved, not bothered.

I am pretty sure that when I have a mammogram, the nurse doesn't wear gloves.

[Tc]

Hi CLKD.🖐 I take your point about latex allergies.  I hadnt thought of that. X

[CLKD]

MK reports that no one has tested positive thus far  and some are already leaving from confinement up North.

[Tc]

 A doctor from oxford uni has today warned that the tube could be a '"hotbed for spread of coronavirus around the capital".

Doesnt realy take a brilliant mind to work that one out does it?
 I said it on here 2 weeks ago .

[CLKD]

Another headline "Are Cruise Liners a Petri dish" ...... well, probably  as is any closed society. 

[Tc]

Clkd 

[yellowflower]

Just to add to the hysteria, we had an epidemiologist on radio 3AW in Melbourne this morning state that he believes 2/3 of the world's population will contract it.

[CLKD]

Oh .......... did he say how exactly?  Is that including those in Tribes rarely seen by others who of course are probably most at risk!

It interests me that Public Health England has not released how it is passed on; how those testing positive have been treated; what the real contamination risk might be; what the real qurantine period should be .......... so we are left in the dark.  Is it a case of IV ABs; pain relief with plenty of fluids ..........

[Sparrow]

There is a big difference between believing something and knowing for certain.  We have had loads of experts on TV, stating every level of risk you could imagine. It's all speculation.

[CLKD]

Coronavirus: Bicester Village 'having a tough time'
By Lora Jones
Business Reporter, BBC News

[CLKD]

So much for quarantine?

Coronavirus: British couple on cruise ship 'test positive'. apparently moved from the ship to shore, apparently 'to hospital' but have ended up in a 'hostel' - so much for organisation to contain this virus!

[CLKD]

It bothers me.  How is it that people who are supposedly wearing masks when they walk round the deck, keeping away with no contact with other passengers, apparently get the virus?  They say not.  Results are apparently positive.  So they are moved from the cruise liner to a 'hostel'  .  Cynical.  Maybe it's to stop their daily video up-dates?

I don't agree that any of the passengers should have been moved as this puts others at risk. Until the germination period of this virus is absolute, 12 days seems a bit on the bearing on hopeful, rather than the possible 24 days incubation which has been suggested.

Why not throw everyone together and get the virus through passengers quickly?  Moving health providers onto the cruise liner to treat anyone that needs it.  They would be gowned therefore fairly safe.