Category: now

I have been thinking seriously about this new virus for the past two weeks. To be honest I’m a little worried. Not a lot worried but a little. I am still taking care of someone and if you’re caring for someone it is natural to be worried.

I try to sift though the shitstorm of posts, tweets and news and follow the science about this shitz virus. And the science settles me a bit.

So tips I believe in:

• Practice frequent hand hygiene. Wash your hands with soap and water properly, at least 20 seconds is recommended. There are vids out here on the net so just do a search,
• have a alcohol in a spritzer and use it as backup if soap and water is not in close proximity
• try to avoid close contact with people with fever and cough or other respiratory symptoms or avoid crowded places if that is at all possible,
• face masks are best worn by people who are sick so be considerate and wear one especially if you’re coughing or sneezing. A better option is to just stay home if you’re sick.
• The World Health Organization has more advice here.

What I know of the virus;

• currently its fatality rate is quite low at 2%. SARS has a 10% fatality rate.
• people have recovered from the virus

It feels like I’m playing with Russian roulette

References: World Health Organization

I’ve have been slowly getting off social media. I’m not actually deleting my socmed accounts. I’m just not actively posting or visiting most of them anymore. I was thinking it was better for my mental health to lay off it — too much angst, I think. I will likely dip back into it on an as-needed basis which is mostly admin stuff.