Pardon me if I'm not panicking

You got most of the names correct (bird flu is avian flu), but the dates aren’t right. However, I get your point.
 
I'm not so worried about the virus, itself....but rather, the global economic implications that are starting to materialize. We've already seen, in this past week, what this "fear" has done to the Stock Markets, and until/unless some measure of detecting and treating this illness is found, I suspect the economic concerns will only continue to grow. The travel and tourism industries may take the most immediate hits, but if this continues, and manufacturing facilities begin to shut down for any appreciable periods of time, the consumer product shortages that will occur will have a serious impact on everyone.
 
Think its the "unknown" with the new viruses...read that regular flu kills 0.05% whereas this virus is killing 2.3%. Lots of unknown factors yet. Better safe than sorry. I spent 9 months of my 1st grade school year in bed. Almost died from strep throat, Scarlett Fever and German Measles all at the same time. Rheumatic Heart Disease was the big fallout from the Scarlett Fever epidemic back then. Was isolated at home with the big red heart on my door. Thank God for Penicillin...every week the doc would come to the house and say "bend over".

Bet others here on the forum were in isolation too, back then...right?
 
"We have nothing to fear but fear itself."

The more we learn about the novel coronavirus and Covid-19, the more the markets and businesses will settle down, IMO (and IMH). The driving factor in the early reactions was fear of the unknown: how virulent was the virus? What were the treatment options? How does it spread? Most of these have been answered now, and it ain't as bad as everyone thought it was. Sadly it will take months for the dust to settle and the markets and companies to recover. That's the thing that worries me: the long-term economic impact: not getting sick.
 
Son and sig other and her mom (86) are planning to go to Italy next month. They are going day by day to decide now if they will and have till the 22nd to get their tickets refunded.
 
What? What is this, post with elements of reason behind them!

No, No, Is time for panic, fear, hoarding...

You want to see panic, read Don M's post, it is real, and the ramifications
are unknown, that's what makes it scary.
 
C'est Moi said:
I have never used hand sanitizer and I don't plan to start now. I wash my hands frequently but that's nothing new.
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I've never used it either. I was almost tempted to buy it today when I grocery shopped. I decided instead to buy rubbing alcohol and if absolutely necessary will mix with a little water to rinse my hands after I wash with soap and water. My bad habit is touching my face with my hands, need to train myself to avoid doing that.
 
Lakeland living said:
Sanitize , get some vinegar, mix some water in it. It will clean and sanitize most anything. You get to smell like a fish and chip shop for a bit. OR just like cat lady says...soap and water.
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Vinegar does not "sanitize" or kill dangerous bacteria like staphylococcus. . But if you like smelling like a salad, it's great.
 
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I add a cap or two of bleach when washing dishes by hand several times a day along with washing hands with soap the rest of the time. Never had problems with supposedly contagious germs, bacteria, flu etc.

I do use alcohol to clean the tv remote, phones, keyboards-perhaps I'll do them a few extra times.

Heard a report yesterday saying most people don't wash at the right time with many not washing before they start work because the all that touching between leaving home and arrival is where many germs are picked up. I guess the same could be said for arriving most places.
 

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