Wednesday 26 February 2020
Word Creation Day
Pundemic - outbreak of puns during a virus outbreak
https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3051231/coronavirus-hong-kong-police-roll-third-suspect-toilet
Free-totaler
Someone who only drinks alcohol when it's free
Kree-totaler
Someone who only drinks alcohol when engaged in suitable nerd activities such as watching Marvel Cinematic Universe material
Frackglass
English equivalent of the German warning - "Watch out there is broken glass on the floor"
Friday 14 February 2020
Basic hygiene advice to reduce infections to keep family safe
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkdPFCStA38
Wednesday 12 February 2020
Monday 10 February 2020
Looks like super spreaders can spend a month without showing symptons. Unfortunately it means quarantine period should not be 14 days - it should be 30 days.
The super spreader at the Singapore conference has shown no symptons for a whole month
A safer alternative to shaking hands
I know this might sound crazy, but if everyone on the planet gave each other a thumbs up (without touching) or gentle butt bump instead of shaking hands or a kiss on the cheek would we save hundreds of thousands of lives from flu and other viruses?
Hugs would be ok so long as you don't touch faces or cough or sneeze.
Of course if you are getting intimate or share a room with the person this would not make any difference as whatever they have you will get anyway.
Sunday 9 February 2020
Don't buy n95 or better masks as medical staff on frontline don't have enough
these people are risking their lives for you so don't buy or use N95 or higher grade masks unless you need it for your job. There is not enough supply at the moment.
Dont panic everone it's just a model
This is just a model. With time we get herd immunity so numbers will eventually drop off.
This model predicts 1.5 million deaths per year compared to 690k for influenza, and influenza keeps repeating every year, whereas most other new viruses don't last after first year
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