I’d been told that it didn’t but, thanks for the update and the information. I’ll be sure to post the correct information from now on.
Hi @Chris, for weeks, I have heard good thing about the fight on this deadly virus in Viet Nam but could not find any info supporting that. A close member of my family recently went to visit Viet Nam 3 weeks ago and witness first hand the situation there. Based on your Gold standard pandemic approach, they hit 1, 1b, relative good on 2 & 2b (having 2.5 hr screening test kit as well as the standard diagnostic test and hit all steps from 3 to 3d but not sure about 4. Today, my kid found this site from Germany hopefully the info is not biased to the current government. Below is the link. Thanks for your time.
Thudautu
https://www.dw.com/en/how-vietnam-is-winning-its-war-on-coronavirus/a-52929967
Not sure if this has been posted before but, given Chris’s message here, it seems appropriate to post a link to this article about wearing face masks. The upshot is that we should all be doing it.
[Sebastian] Kurz said, that he is aware, that a lot of people would have loved to hear, that the measures will be lifted, but in reality, ‘it is a marathon’
(“dass viele Menschen hören wollten, dass die Maßnahmen gelockert würden. ‘Aber die Wahrheit ist, es ist ein Marathon’”)
From wednesday on, it will be required to wear a mask in supermarkets and there should be enough masks for all customers to hand out
(“werde es verpflichtend sein, künftig Schutzmasken im Supermarkt zu tragen. Voraussichtlich würden ab Mittwoch genügend Masken vorhanden sein, dass diese Mund-Nasen-Schutzmasken (NMS) an die Kundschaft gegeben würden”)
They say, it’s not a replacement for keeping distance, but an additional measure (“das sei ‘kein Ersatz für das Abstandhalten’, sondern eine zusätzliche Maßnahme”)
Source: https://orf.at/stories/3159909/
sorry, didnt find an english version there :-/
Hi, my name is Bob Greenyer
I am living in the Czech Republic. I am a research scientist and acting on a hunch based on historical food preservation techniques, I proposed treating masks with salt solution, then I found that there was science published in Nature in 2017 that showed that masks could indeed be activated and made re-useable by treating with common salt (NaCl) and that it can destroy virus particles passively in as little as 3 minutes after taking the mask off.
What happens is the salt re-crystallisation smashes up the virus particles trapped on the mask.
I have been using the same disposable mask for weeks now for when I go food shopping or to any indoor space and the salt is still in place - obviously it can be re-treated and this same technique can be applied to home-made masks.
Here is the video (references for videos will be in their description)
https://youtu.be/c6R1Xjp3lXA
I extended the technique to making treatments for high contact areas - in and around the home, which is especially important for common access areas say in an apartment building.
https://youtu.be/SWYBnqfHpWE
Here are some images you can use.
I have also published over a week ago an epidemiological driven alternative path for consideration to get us out of the current situation as fast as possible, primarily to get herd immunity as safely as possible with minimum economic impact - so we can avoid famine and stop-starts and re-lockdowns because of lack of herd immunity.
https://youtu.be/dVHyPM7Vvd8
Lastly, based on understanding the mechanism of how HydroChloroquine + Zinc works to slow the way the bodies cells replicate virus genetic material within them, I produced a video walking through a simple cheap and proven use of Green Tea (or its extract) to reduce contracting viruses, with the fact that it has the ionophore EGCG (Epigallocatechin-gallate) in it - which can act like HydroChloroquine, but without the side effects to get Zn2+ ions into human cells. The proposal is to use it with Zn supplements as a prophylactic that is cheap and available to people even in lockdown.
https://youtu.be/_VdM_3F16bg
Regards
Bob Greenyer
Wow!!!
rtPCR (retroVirus) can miss active infections if testing cotton swap in nasal passage. I have not read about rtPCR on blood. How quickly does this virus get into the blood and necessary load to detect with rtPCR?
In an interview by The Korea Times, a virologist says solution is to wear a mask. Risk is very low if you wear a mask. The whole video is good, but this comment starts at 9:26. @Adam, I know you and PP members know this already, but fyi for additional expert support.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVBc7-Te_yA
I think I saw the Envo Mask on Amazon a few weeks ago. At the time, I was looking for something cheaper, and thought who would pay that much for a mask that didn’t have an occupation as a tradesman. Well, I’ve had a bit of an attitude shift in the last few weeks. I’ve come to the conclusion that this thing is just getting started, so I ordered a couple. Thanks for the tip!
The US Postal Service has not supplied any protective gear to its employees. I have offered masks and gloves, which my local workers turned down 2 weeks ago: “It isn’t that serious.” Hand sanitizer they did accept.
I go there today and find a clear SHOWER CURTAIN hanging down between the clerks and the customers. I applaud their ingenuity!
Border checkpoints state to state are cropping up. I wonder how many supporting this couldn’t seem to support The Wall. The worm turns.
If you like your state, you can keep your state. I hope you are where you want to be. Many clamoring to get into Cheyenne Mountain. Like heaven, few to be admitted. Good luck campers.
Stay Safe, Suzie Groober!!
OK, at the risk of being flaimed, I am giving my opinion without any supporting evidence. However, I think eating sugar, (soft drinks, junk foods, high fructose corn syrup, etc.) lowers your resistance, immune system, for a certain number of hours after you eat. Maybe it’s the rise in insulin. So, I was thinking, if you are planning to be out and about, consider what you eat for several hours before. Just a thought.
If anyone can add some actual supporting, or other wise, info. it is appreciated.
Jim, masks are a great idea. I just think a more measured look at the pandemic and a focus on the real problem, an impending generational depression would be of benefit. We are losing our liberty and our future over a bad flu. Yes, it IS “just the flu” 200,000 deaths of mostly people in very poor health is not worth our liberty and our children’s future. Chris is too focused on the disease, which is truly the least of our worries right now.
https://www.heraldnet.com/northwest/dozens-from-skagit-valley-chorale-have-covid-19-and-two-died/
Yes, everyone wear a mask!!
… authorities in denial: https://bit.ly/39Bs1WE
Chris,
I started a movement in our church to give masks to all members. We have volunteers sewing and people are eagerly donating to buy cloth and ribbon. You would not believe the enthusiasm.
This is enabling people … giving ownership in winning this fight against the invisible enemy.
This can be done on a grass roots level anywhere. I encourage all PP members to start a local effort.
Please start in your community… “Masks for everyone “
”Wear a mask …save a Nurse”
A product called “Puro” is being marketed to kill viruses and pathogens on any object including N95 masks. It is about the size of a large ice chest and can hold 50 or more masks. I wonder if a room ozone machine could be placed in a small tent with objects that need disinfection. Does anyone have a scientific background to give an informed opinion? Thanks in advance.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07KYTHWCS/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Hope this works. Use lamp for decontamination. Run this for 60-90 minutes with any new mail. I have to put a towel on the floor of the bathroom as the ozone has triggered my fire alarm twice already.