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Corona - what does help you? Your fears, thoughts, everything
CellarDweller:
--- Quote from: brian on August 11, 2020, 03:09:21 pm ---Last night we had all TV programs interrupted for an emergency announcement by the Prime Minister and the Director of Health. A family of 4 have developed Covid with as yet no known source. The city of Auckland (over 1 million people) has gone back to level 3 (all non-essential services, schools, restaurants etc closed, no unnecessary travel) from midday today until at least Friday. The rest of the country is going to level 2 so back to social distancing, recording movement etc. I had put off my visit to the supermarket (I go either Tuesday or Wednesday) to today as I was tired after hiking yesterday. So I have to go this morning, not sure if I will go for coffee after as usual, it will be before midday. I think I will cancel my coffee group for tomorrow. As I said, it is like we live on a different planet
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I heard about this yesterday, I'm sorry to hear it. Have they been able to determine the contact/cause?
Front-Ranger:
What I heard was that the father works for a "cold store" selling food and they think the virus hitchhiked in on some imported frozen food. :o
serious crayons:
--- Quote from: Front-Ranger on August 13, 2020, 09:47:03 am ---What I heard was that the father works for a "cold store" selling food and they think the virus hitchhiked in on some imported frozen food. :o
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That's scary! I've stopped worrying very much about touching products in stores -- even those that aren't frozen, which you'd think might kill the virus. Here, it wouldn't have to hitchhike in on imported food.
Front-Ranger:
Yes, that could have some ramifications for processing plants, grocery workers, and any of us who eat (hey, that's all of us!)
I vaguely remember reading that the virus isn't killed by cold...yet another superpower of it!! :o
serious crayons:
--- Quote from: Front-Ranger on August 13, 2020, 10:05:06 am ---I vaguely remember reading that the virus isn't killed by cold...yet another superpower of it!! :o
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That makes sense, because apparently it's not even a living thing, like bacteria. I read an article about it in the New Yorker, and came away with a little more understanding of the challenges of treating it. But I still don't really get it. If it's not alive, what is it? Why does it jump from host to host?
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