Corona Virus #6

[ruffdog]

For the masks with no metallic parts, couldn't you just put them in a microwave to sterilize them?

No one is talking about all the moisture people breathe out into the masks during a days time. They become full of water vapor and people cough into them. Would you want to keep wearing it day after day? Would you wear someone else's mask?

 

[newbury]

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine calls for FDA to approve new technology to sterilize surgical masks; asks for help manufacturing PPE | wkyc.com

Private technology development company Battelle, based in Columbus, OH, has developed the technology to sterilize up to 160,000 used surgical masks per day for reuse ... just waiting on the FDA for approval ... :thumbsup:

Note that the "private tech" Battelle is humongous.
Revenue: 6.2 billion USD
Number of employees: 3,200 (+29,500 from national labs)
I worked closely with them in the '90's.

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People that live in areas where they can't piss off of the porch very well just have more risk.

:thumbsup::thumbsup:

It looks like the curve is getting steeper.

 

[Gale Hawkins]

"Researchers also say that when patients show no symptoms, or mild symptoms, it is not because they have contracted a 'mild strain' of the virus.

Rather, differences in symptoms most likely have more to do with an individual's own immune system and general health. A strain that has little effect on one person could be deadly to another."

US coronavirus: Map shows how eight strains of raced around the world | Daily Mail Online

 

[Tomtint]

At a buck a cup, 8x30 is $240/mo .... get a really nice coffee pot and a few thermos containers to carry with you. You could probably even find a mobile brewer.

A medium coffee is $2.30 here. ..so figure 14-15.00 a day ...probably 425-450 a month...But I don't usually eat all day so no lunch money expense. Dinner is usually my one meal a day. Coffee is a appetite suppressant..

 

[rswyan]

"Researchers also say that when patients show no symptoms, or mild symptoms, it is not because they have contracted a 'mild strain' of the virus.

Rather, differences in symptoms most likely have more to do with an individual's own immune system and general health. A strain that has little effect on one person could be deadly to another."

US coronavirus: Map shows how eight strains of raced around the world | Daily Mail Online

Lots of potential good news there it would seem ...

 

[ruffdog]

In one weeks time, Cases in the US went up 5x and deaths rose 6x. One or two weeks ago seems like years ago.......strange.

 

[Jstpssng]

A medium coffee is $2.30 here. ..so figure 14-15.00 a day ...probably 425-450 a month...But I don't usually eat all day so no lunch money expense. Dinner is usually my one meal a day. Coffee is a appetite suppressant..

They have good coffee, although I get tired of the wait. You can't count pennies all of the time, especially with the hours you apparently work. Besids, I like my coffee hot; and once you open that thermos the remaining contents go cold fast.

If I drank that much coffee though, I would never sleep at night.

 

[JamesHW]

I always fill out thermos or carafe with boiling hot water for a few minutes before pouring in the coffee. That way it remains hot far longer, depending on how much remains in the thermos over time. This is also a good tip for during illness. Say you have a bad cold and sipping a little hot tea with honey and lemon (or broth) during the night calms your symptoms heating the thermos when you fill it saves you or your partner getting out of bed during the night.

 

[Jstpssng]

I always fill out thermos or carafe with boiling hot water for a few minutes before pouring in the coffee. That way it remains hot far longer, depending on how much remains in the thermos over time. This is also a good tip for during illness. Say you have a bad cold and sipping a little hot tea with honey and lemon (or broth) during the night calms your symptoms heating the thermos when you fill it saves you or your partner getting out of bed during the night.

I do the same, but it still doesn't help once you pour 16 ounces out of a 32 ounce thermos. Then there's those days when I haven't quite woken up yet before leaving the house... when I go to pour a cup all that comes out is my preheat water. I used to fill my thermos with boiling water and drop a couple of hot dogs in, for something warm at lunch time.

 

[DarkBlack]

Here is an interesting 5 minute read.

Pandemics That Changed History: Timeline - HISTORY