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Just curious....at what point does this become a real issue? It seems to be getting more real from my perspective each day.
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Just curious....at what point does this become a real issue? It seems to be getting more real from my perspective each day.
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Well, is it inevitable that we'll all get it then? It sounds like just a matter of time before each one gets their turn in the hospital. See ya on the other side of ..?
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No.
No ... because each person's response will be individual.
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More reading - An article said don't take ibuprofen (Motrin, Advil) for Coronavirus because some anti-inflammatory drugs reduce resistance to disease.
But paracetamol (acetaminophen, Tylenol) can be helpful.
Reading farther to verify this, BBC clarifies:
That BBC article is worth reading.
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Kansas governor orders K-12 schools closed for the rest of academic year ｜ The Kansas City Star
Good move ... :thumbsup:
Good move ... :thumbsup:
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Once again, due to the time zone differences, I can't keep up with the plethora of postings from the N.A. members...
Into town today (Wednesday is mail/groceries/petrol, etc, day). There's a 'black water' dump station on the way, caravans and RVs sometime camp there overnight, and it was so packed that rigs were parked on the road. I don't know what that was all about as practically all festivals have shut down or cancelled. I guess that 'camping' is going to be the predominate vacation whilst quarantining (14 days) yourself.
Petrol has come down by 5 cents since a week ago. Distillate remains high at A$1.56 per litre... Hey, it's Tassie and we're an island. Not much we can do about that.
The town itself was bustling. I did approach the grocery (a large IGA) with a bit of trepidation, what with all of the reported shelf-clearing... but, not to worry. Yes, there was a few shortages but nothing was cleared out. OK, only two varieties of toilet paper but there was plenty of what was on offer (quality stuff, and I didn't need any TP anyway) so it was only a matter of stocking and supply. I was able to get everything on my list for the week, including wet & dry cat food + litter.
There were a few more shoppers than usual; felt a bit like a day before Christmas. No big queues at the checkout and everyone was pleasant.
It appears that these reported shelf-clearing kerfuffles are happening in the cities and their related suburbs. I have heard that city/suburb people are now travelling to small towns to do their shopping. Fortunately, St Helens is 2 hours (one way) from the big-smoke of Launceston.
Today, the Federal Government has issued a travel advisory not to travel anywhere outside of Australia (including NZ). No 'overseas' visitors. Australians who are overseas are advised to return to Aus NOW. 14 days self-imposed quarantine once they do return. Cruise ships are banned for at least the next 30 days (Tassie has gone the next 3 months for cruise ships). Virgin Australia (airline) has ceased all international flights. QANTAS has grounded 3/4's of their international flights.
Still, humour does shine at times like this:
Into town today (Wednesday is mail/groceries/petrol, etc, day). There's a 'black water' dump station on the way, caravans and RVs sometime camp there overnight, and it was so packed that rigs were parked on the road. I don't know what that was all about as practically all festivals have shut down or cancelled. I guess that 'camping' is going to be the predominate vacation whilst quarantining (14 days) yourself.
Petrol has come down by 5 cents since a week ago. Distillate remains high at A$1.56 per litre... Hey, it's Tassie and we're an island. Not much we can do about that.
The town itself was bustling. I did approach the grocery (a large IGA) with a bit of trepidation, what with all of the reported shelf-clearing... but, not to worry. Yes, there was a few shortages but nothing was cleared out. OK, only two varieties of toilet paper but there was plenty of what was on offer (quality stuff, and I didn't need any TP anyway) so it was only a matter of stocking and supply. I was able to get everything on my list for the week, including wet & dry cat food + litter.
There were a few more shoppers than usual; felt a bit like a day before Christmas. No big queues at the checkout and everyone was pleasant.
It appears that these reported shelf-clearing kerfuffles are happening in the cities and their related suburbs. I have heard that city/suburb people are now travelling to small towns to do their shopping. Fortunately, St Helens is 2 hours (one way) from the big-smoke of Launceston.
Today, the Federal Government has issued a travel advisory not to travel anywhere outside of Australia (including NZ). No 'overseas' visitors. Australians who are overseas are advised to return to Aus NOW. 14 days self-imposed quarantine once they do return. Cruise ships are banned for at least the next 30 days (Tassie has gone the next 3 months for cruise ships). Virgin Australia (airline) has ceased all international flights. QANTAS has grounded 3/4's of their international flights.
Still, humour does shine at times like this:
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Your doing good. Keeping up. I like to hear about what's happening down there. Daughter is working some farm jobs down there, seems to be doing OK. Was in Darwin, now I forget where. She is in the Northern Territory somewhere. Says it's brutally humid and hot. I thought you all were heading towards fall?
Stay healthy.
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