Coronavirus - Self isolation - Tips

[Onelife]

I, have two compost heaps and a full green bin. Compost is good stuff especially if you have sandy or impoverished soil. Ours were supplied under a Poole council scheme 20 years ago.

We got ours through our council scheme about 3 years ago........l think they cost in the region of £27 for two.......really good quality.

We've emptied both this past couple of days and are expecting a bumper crop of fruit and veg because of it......susie and dotty provide the poo.

You won't need Susie and Dotty if you eat that lot!

Hi Frank…I took your advice but my wife hasn’t stopped crying since

[Frank Manning]

We got ours through our council scheme about 3 years ago........l think they cost in the region of £27 for two.......really good quality.

We've emptied both this past couple of days and are expecting a bumper crop of fruit and veg because of it......susie and dotty provide the poo.

You won't need Susie and Dotty if you eat that lot!

Hi Frank…I took your advice but my wife hasn’t stopped crying since

Oh dear, people do get too sentimental about their pets. But what about the egg supply? Perhaps you were a little hasty? It wasn't advice, just a comment about the poo situation at 'chez onelife'.

[Onelife]

You won't need Susie and Dotty if you eat that lot!

Hi Frank…I took your advice but my wife hasn’t stopped crying since

Oh dear, people do get too sentimental about their pets. But what about the egg supply? Perhaps you were a little hasty? It wasn't advice, just a comment about the poo situation at 'chez onelife'.

Oh, dam it, I forgot about the eggs…do you know if there has ever been a case where two chicken’s have been revived after two nights in the freezer?

[Frank Manning]

You could try the kiss of life.

[Onelife]

You could try the kiss of life.

I've kissed a few birds in my time but never a plucking chicken

[Onelife]

Perhaps it's just the way it's being reported but it appears to me that we are hearing more reports that younger people are dying....could it be that the virus is mutating into a more virelent strain faster than what would normally be expected?

If this was the case do you think the general public would be told about it?

[towny44]

Perhaps it's just the way it's being reported but it appears to me that we are hearing more reports that younger people are dying....could it be that the virus is mutating into a more virelent strain faster than what would normally be expected?

If this was the case do you think the general public would be told about it?

I would definitely leave those MMs alone Keith.

[Manoverboard]

Coronavirus is a far too serious Topic to be having arguments, childish or otherwise …

[barney]

One thing that can't be explained is that here in North Devon, we have had only one confirmed case (since sent home) and no recorded deaths.

Given that the general population down here is aged well above the national average, how can this be explained ?

All incidents so far have been in South Devon.

I'm wondering if the older folk took it more seriously from the onset, but I really have no explanation.

We're into our second week of staying in, since closing the shop so maybe it's just too early to say yet ?

Anyway, it's a lovely sunny day again, if with a bit of a chilly breeze, so we'll be off down the Tarka Trail on our bikes.
Doubt we'll see another soul.

Stay safe everyone.

[kaymar]

Coronavirus is a far too serious Topic to be having arguments, childish or otherwise …

+1

[Mervyn and Trish]

The reality of statistics is that they are only averages. Yes, young people are less likely to get a serious case or worse still die. But that tragically doesn't mean none will. It might be 14,000,000 to one against winning the lottery jackpot, but someone still does.

Add to that while older people are at greater risk they are also more able to take sensible precautions and isolate, because fewer have to go out to work for example.

[Onelife]

The reality of statistics is that they are only averages. Yes, young people are less likely to get a serious case or worse still die. But that tragically doesn't mean none will. It might be 14,000,000 to one against winning the lottery jackpot, but someone still does.

Add to that while older people are at greater risk they are also more able to take sensible precautions and isolate, because fewer have to go out to work for example.

Hi Sir Merv...from what I have been reading this Covid 19 virus has two strains , one of which appears to be more virulent than the other…my supposition was that the more virulent one may be mutating much faster than the other one? A few months back we were being told that the elderly with underlying conditions were more suseptable…which is still the case, but increasingly that 60+ age bracket of deaths seems to me to have fallen below that figure in recent days, this prompted me to ask my question….could the more virulent Strain? have mutated into affecting even the young and healthy?

On your second point I agree.

[Manoverboard]

I suspect the deaths in the elderly have fallen simply because they have been serious about self isolating …..

[david63]

It will be interesting to see at some point what affect, if any, CV19 has had on the normal flu death rate this winter and if there has been a "cross-over" from flu to CV19.

[towny44]

It will be interesting to see at some point what affect, if any, CV19 has had on the normal flu death rate this winter and if there has been a "cross-over" from flu to CV19.

Covid19 will certainly have a massive impact on road accident fatalities which should be well down, although there are likely to be more household deaths as we trip up over each other in the kitchens etc.

[barney]

Pollution down.
Knife crime down.
Rta’s down.
Arrivals of Irish Travellers down.

[Gill W]

The reality of statistics is that they are only averages. Yes, young people are less likely to get a serious case or worse still die. But that tragically doesn't mean none will. It might be 14,000,000 to one against winning the lottery jackpot, but someone still does.

Add to that while older people are at greater risk they are also more able to take sensible precautions and isolate, because fewer have to go out to work for example.

Hi Sir Merv...from what I have been reading this Covid 19 virus has two strains , one of which appears to be more virulent than the other…my supposition was that the more virulent one may be mutating much faster than the other one? A few months back we were being told that the elderly with underlying conditions were more suseptable…which is still the case, but increasingly that 60+ age bracket of deaths seems to me to have fallen below that figure in recent days, this prompted me to ask my question….could the more virulent Strain? have mutated into affecting even the young and healthy?

On your second point I agree.

There's a theory that the 'viral load' may play a part in the seriousness of the infection. i.e. the more virus that you get in your body, the worse your infection.

That kind of makes sense to me. You see all these young people crammed together on the tube in London because they have to go to work, getting bombarded with the virus from all sides. Whereas the most risky thing that a socially isolated 60 year old is doing is going round an almost deserted supermarket once a week, where any virus might give them just a glancing blow and thus a milder infection.

[anniec]

Quick tip - my daughter and I are in the same house trying to get a Tesco slot. Right now, I'm showing no availability on my desktop, she is showing availability on her mobile. Assume this means that using the app makes a difference?

[screwy]

Seen a video on FB supposedly showing a reportedly Chinese woman gardener clipping a bush,she reaches in and takes out a birds nest and eats 3 chicks..if this is real then it’s no bloody wonder there are viruses emanating from China. Anyone else seen it.?

[Mervyn and Trish]

I'm guessing that is malicious fake news. I've also seen a theory it's all caused by 5G phone signals. I wonder what sort of phone caused the bubonic plague?

[screwy]

Agree it’s possibly fake but have you ever seen some of the sh*t Chinese people try to take into Australia.?

[Manoverboard]

A more convincing theory, to me anyway, is that the Coronavirus death rate is partly due to postcode lottery. The NHS Trusts with the highest number of victims seem to be the same Trusts that regularly have the highest number of cases of Norovirus and the highest number of deaths involving cancer patients … is this a coincidence I ask myself.

you decide.

[oldbluefox]

I'm not sure we can come to any conclusions given the amount of information available to us.
What are the mortality figures through influenza during this period?
How do the mortality figures compare against the age demographics in any given area?
Was there any particular rise in the number of coronavirus cases amongst the under 25s following their celebrations on St Patrick's Day, despite most of the population in voluntary isolation?
How many cases can be attributed to those bringing in the virus either following trips abroad or via those trying to escape high risk areas by moving into their second homes in the country (and possibly bringing it with them)?

Apparently there are different strains of Covid but at the end of the day I reckon it's how people behave over the coming weeks which will decide how serious the situation becomes. At the moment I cannot believe naivety/stupidity of some people who ignore all the warnings.

[Gill W]

It’s already very grim. Our recorded deaths today of 563 is the fourth highest in the world after USA, Spain and Italy. Spain and Italy may have ‘turned the corner’ as the recorded deaths each day have fallen back a little. But the US and UK are on an awful trajectory.

The Lancet says average time from contracting the illness to death is 17-18 days. When you consider that all the people treating the Mother’s Day weekend like a bank holiday was only 10 days ago, there must be a lot of cases in the ‘pipe line’,

The next few weeks are going to be awful

There’s good weather forecast for this weekend. I’m literally praying that people stay at home, and I’m not even very religious

[Mervyn and Trish]

Yes you're right. The worst is still to come.