Look everyone’s in panic mode - don’t be a sheep. Take the necessary precautions and continue to be awesome.
Due to the current situation all events are postponed until further notice.
Many of us have noticed extremist behavior during the recent coronavirus outbreak. This time toilet roll is under attack. One would usually expect this to be an instruction from the tin foil hat society, but no, the common people! The reason is unknown. Many believe it is the fear of going under lockdown for months on end without the ability to clean yourself after using the toilet not in-fact a secret defense mechanism against the virus.
More worryingly is the amount of basic remedy ingredients and Pharmaceutical drugs being purchased. Masking the symptoms with pain killers and anti-symptomatic drugs is an absolute no go, of course having a strong immune system will aid in the coming months.
Many of us are now working from home it is even more important we stay on top of our health and cleanliness . Although going for un-explainable walk is prohibited - try and get as much time in the sun and fresh air as possible, maybe try a garden.
Keep in touch with one another during times of panic, this will more than lively provide a channel to relive stress and anxiety cause by the pandemic. Let your friends know how your day has gone, even if they don't ask! Group chats are also popping up in force, keeping the comedy fying!
- image from oxford mail website https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/18305131.shoppers-stockpile-leaving-tesco-shelves-empty/
As the number of global cases increases many businesses are being hit, not by infected staff and customers. The financial crisis caused by the outbreak has crippled many small and medium sized businesses, along with thousands of their staff relying on their wages to live. All businesses have been efected by Covid-19 but perhaps no one quite as directly as the events and service industry - throughout the year they provide the general public with concerts, festivals and restaurants to dine at. They, of course, are now seen as high-risk locations to attend. Through the influx of mass panic, doors are forcibly closing - some permanently in fear of never being able to recuperate from the loss.
Here are a few simple things you can do to minimise the risk of infection whilst mostly carrying on your daily life.
1. Keep clean
As well as using a disinfectant gel after touching any new surface or prolonged exposure, of course, you must maintain basic levels of hygiene to ensure there is no build-up of grime and bacteria.
2. Wash your phone.
Use a semi damp disinfectant cloth on your phones exposed surfaces often. Remove the case and disinfect all surfaces at least once daily.
3. Minimize physical contact.
When in public places, meeting friends and family. Reduce physical contact with one another, or more simply don’t increase contact from any usual habits.
4. Shop locally
Visit your local convenience store for your small supplies or weekly shop, avoid traveling to larger shopping centres you wouldn’t normally attend. I’m sure locally they will be happy of the custom too!
5. Reduce recreational drug use.
It’s not a secret that here in England we have one of the highest consumption rates of recreational drugs. These of course have an effect on your immune system as do some pharmaceuticals. Here is an interesting article; Microbial Infections, Immunomodulation, and Drugs of Abuse. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC153143/
Now things are getting a more serious, many online communities have come tougher to help attack the pandemic from the ground. - You can even print your own facemask here. https://copper3d.com/hackthepandemic/
Above all, don’t panic. rushing to the shop and getting your hands on a shed load of antibacterial spray and toilet roll isn’t helping anyone if you’re the only clean person in town. Think of others where you can, politely offer a tissue if someone is coughing on a bus and make sure you cover your mouth if you do also. Check on those at risk, the elderly and people usually effected by common illness.
link to the World Health Organisations website for the official information, do with the information as you wish.
https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/advice-for-public
Have any precautions you think others should take? - let us know in the comments below.
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