Novel Coronavirus

[Lastpointe]

And kimmio

i feel you don’t need to do as much hand sanitizing as you seem to be

regular hand washing for bathroom, meals as normal. Wash when you come in for outside

wipe down your scooter handles daily and bathroom door knob, toilet flusher with a wipe each morning

if you are out and about try not to touch things. If you get a take out coffee I would wipe the cup and lid with a wipe

but when I am out I am conscious of what I touch. I try to keep one hand clean and one dirty though it doesn’t always work. Wash well when you return

but in your own home, you will Be fine



and so sorry about those ants. How unpleasant for you. It sounds like this is a very unusual situation you are in when I know what you would love is a little garden and space and sun. I hope when this is all over you can find a place where you are happier. It might give you something to do to start looking

 

[Waterfall]

I keep a washed coffee cup lid in the car in a plastic baggy to change with the lid that comes with the coffee at the drive through.

 

[Kimmio Laughterlove]

And kimmio

i feel you don’t need to do as much hand sanitizing as you seem to be

regular hand washing for bathroom, meals as normal. Wash when you come in for outside

wipe down your scooter handles daily and bathroom door knob, toilet flusher with a wipe each morning

if you are out and about try not to touch things. If you get a take out coffee I would wipe the cup and lid with a wipe

but when I am out I am conscious of what I touch. I try to keep one hand clean and one dirty though it doesn’t always work. Wash well when you return

but in your own home, you will Be fine



and so sorry about those ants. How unpleasant for you. It sounds like this is a very unusual situation you are in when I know what you would love is a little garden and space and sun. I hope when this is all over you can find a place where you are happier. It might give you something to do to start looking

It is unusual. My roommate is unusual, and she likely thinks the same of me. My landlords are unusual. Living with them above me is different from knowing them, though. They are family. They're otherwise young minded, creative, and fun. Just not very good with practical matters. It's my step brother and his wife. I moved here in a pinch because living full time with my mom was worse. This place had a vacancy (actually 2 - I hoped she wouldn't fill the other one but she did), and I moved in not knowing what the future will hold. The good thing about this suite is ground floor accessibility. It's not easy to find.

Sorry to go off topic.

 

[Kimmio Laughterlove]

Trump's disinfectant idea came from a snake oil company claiming to be a church...he had just received a letter from one of the leaders of the organization that sells industrial bleach products, rebranded as MMS, for ingestion.

Revealed: leader of group peddling bleach as coronavirus 'cure' wrote to Trump this week

Mark Grenon wrote to Trump saying chlorine dioxide ‘can rid the body of Covid-19’ days before the president promoted disinfectant as treatment

www.theguardian.com

 

[revsdd]

Well I was wondering what on earth the army was doing in long term care homes with COVID, I thought maybe they were there to make sure family didn't enter, but it seems they are doing care for the residents....yikes! I have to agree with the PM, the army shouldn't be doing care for the elderly without proper training but these are different times that are pointing out just how unprepared we are.....once again.

What you need to know about the military's assistance to long-term care homes

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promised the Canadian Armed Forces will respond to provincial requests for assistance at long-term care facilities hit by COVID-19, but said Thursday the measure is a short-term solution and Canada should not need to have 'soldiers taking care of seniors.'

www.ctvnews.ca

The PM didn't say that the army shouldn't be caring for the elderly without proper training. He said that Canada shouldn't need to have the military doing this at all. I think he meant that we should have some way other than calling on the military to deal with a crisis like the ones being experienced in several nursing homes. Having said that, one of the nursing homes that's had to call in the military is one that a member of my church died in of COVID a couple of days ago. I think some nursing homes are overwhelmed by the crisis, and nursing home staff probably aren't really trained to deal with such an emergency. The military on the other hand trains its troops (including its medical personnel) to deal with crises and emergencies. Their presence will be a big help.

 

[Waterfall]

The PM didn't say that the army shouldn't be caring for the elderly without proper training. He said that Canada shouldn't need to have the military doing this at all. I think he meant that we should have some way other than calling on the military to deal with a crisis like the ones being experienced in several nursing homes. Having said that, one of the nursing homes that's had to call in the military is one that a member of my church died in of COVID a couple of days ago. I think some nursing homes are overwhelmed by the crisis, and nursing home staff probably aren't really trained to deal with such an emergency. The military on the other hand trains its troops (including its medical personnel) to deal with crises and emergencies. Their presence will be a big help.

Well having worked in nursing and retirement homes half of my career....it is what it is.....I wont bother voicing my opinion because its pointless in these times of desperation....

 

[Mrs.Anteater]

I had to go to Home depot today, and as it was 15 degrees, there was quite a crowd,( but not that many that they lined up outside). But I noticed that some of the staff really doesn’t think of social distancing. It must be hard to do that while doing customer service. I thought it would be much better, we would just make masks mandatory. It stinks to wear one all day ( I have to do that most of the day unless we manage to spread out 6 ft apart), but I think it will make a difference. And it will protect the employee, too. NS covid cases are down to 20 a day, but ai am afraid, once it gets warmer, people will risk more.

 

[Mendalla]

In Ontario, Home Depot is closed except for curbside pickup. I have to pick up some stuff there tomorrow.

 

[Mrs.Anteater]

 

[Carolla]

I think this is a good summary about shoes, clothes etc ... saw it posted by a doc I used to work with -
Is the Virus on My Clothes? My Shoes? My Hair? My Newspaper?

 

[Mendalla]

I think this is a good summary about shoes, clothes etc ... saw it posted by a doc I used to work with -
Is the Virus on My Clothes? My Shoes? My Hair? My Newspaper?

I find the bit near the end about a shoe-free home amusing. In China, you always remove outdoor shoes and put on indoor flip-flops or slippers (most Chinese homes don't have carpeting so can be too cold for bare feet). We go barefoot at home since most areas are carpeted. Outdoor shoes generally sit on a boot tray in the mud room or on the steps in the garage.

 

[Carolla]

We too rarely wear shoes in the house! That's what slippers are for, right? Or bare feet, as you say - especially in the summer time.

 

[Kimmio Laughterlove]

This is sad.

Disability advocates say B.C.’s woman’s death shows need for clearer COVID-19 policy | Globalnews.ca

Ariis Knight died alone in hospital after her support staff were denied access. Advocates say the language on essential hospital visitors during the pandemic needs to be more clear.

globalnews.ca

 

[Northwind]

This is sad.

Disability advocates say B.C.’s woman’s death shows need for clearer COVID-19 policy | Globalnews.ca

Ariis Knight died alone in hospital after her support staff were denied access. Advocates say the language on essential hospital visitors during the pandemic needs to be more clear.

globalnews.ca

This was absolutely tragic and preventable. I saw the story about this woman on the news. It must have been awful for her to not have someone there to interpret for her.

 

[Kimmio Laughterlove]

In Ontario, Home Depot is closed except for curbside pickup. I have to pick up some stuff there tomorrow.

I don't think I know where the Home Depot is here (there is at least one but I haven't been or it's been since before I moved away in my 20s and I can't remember. I've been to HD on the mainland when I was there)...but the closest Canadian Tire is open with long lineups all the way through the parking lot (there's a walkway through it) everyday. And their garden centre - a fenced, partly tented area outside - is busy too, with its own line-up.

 

[ChemGal]

I find the bit near the end about a shoe-free home amusing. In China, you always remove outdoor shoes and put on indoor flip-flops or slippers (most Chinese homes don't have carpeting so can be too cold for bare feet). We go barefoot at home since most areas are carpeted. Outdoor shoes generally sit on a boot tray in the mud room or on the steps in the garage.

I think Canadians in general tend to do this too, although with probably a higher percentage of homes that don't. Very few homes I know of wear shoes in the house. Chemguy came from a house were they were looser about this and it bothers me seeing him go to grab something - just on the main floor with his (fairly clean) shoes on. Ditto for his slippers which he will wear in the yard, garage, basement, etc.

 

[ChemGal]

This is sad.

Disability advocates say B.C.’s woman’s death shows need for clearer COVID-19 policy | Globalnews.ca

Ariis Knight died alone in hospital after her support staff were denied access. Advocates say the language on essential hospital visitors during the pandemic needs to be more clear.

globalnews.ca

When they started restricting people, Chemguy was told if I had to go to the hospital, he needed to get my hematologist involved to make sure I was getting my medications. I don't trust regular hospital staff because of how often is has been problematic.

I do think the restrictions are too much in terms of those who give care. No visitors for those who aren't dying, sure. When staff doesn't know how to mix up my medication though if I can't do it on my own, or am not given access, Chemguy becomes pretty essential to my care IMO.

 

[Mendalla]

Ontario released a roadmap for reopening today, but also said we aren't there yet. It includes the conditions needed for the roadmap to be used, though. So we know how we'll reopen the province, but when is still in the hands of the virus.

https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.5546004?__twitter_impression=true

 

[paradox3]

Sadly, today's announcements in Ontario really don't tell us very much.

 

[Mendalla]

We know the kids are off school for at least the full month of May, but that was yesterday. Beyond that, no, not much.