Gray-Wolf

So if we are seeing numbers of those infected 'double' every 3 to 4 days then today's passing of 200,000 infected is going to look like small beer in 12 days time? After that we wait for us to tick off the first billion?

In China folk were in ICU's for up to 8 weeks!!! There must surely be some way of lessening such times in ICU esp. over 'Peak Infection'? We will end up with school gyms/sports centres turned into huge High Dependency wards I reckon (just to keep ICU beds free for the initial 'stabilisation' of critical Patients?)? Either that or we get into the kind of 'triage' that we see Italy (and soon the USA?) taking with only those deemed 'worthwhile' seeing any attention from Drs?

The 'Polar Night Jet' has been so strong this year that it allowed very low temps in the lower strat? This meant that , come the rising sun, we saw plenty of ozone destroyed The other thing are the huge temp anoms around the Arctic hinting of a rapid start to spring/summer with snow cover being rapidly melted out and the land warmed? Is this due to China laying off industry for over a month so allowing their particulate pollution to 'drop out' of the atmosphere so lessening 'global dimming' over the worst impacted regions? Is this due to reduced air travel so a '9/11 bump in temps' under frequent travelled routes? Is it a bit of both?

Are we not seeing 'doubling' every 3 or 4 days around Europe currently? If so then by next week you'll be wishing for the 'good old days' when we were only seeing 400 'tested and confirmed' cases a day!!! If we still reckon over 80% of cases either do not know they have it, or have it mild so never get tested, then the numbers of folk 'with it' are already huge surely? I can't find the link (lost whilst waiting to post) but there is data from China showing that in tests on Monkey's once they've had the virus then they DO have immunity from it!!!! Now it's about 'just catching it' (and taking your chances?), treating yourself as if you 'have it' (and knocking back viral load daily until your body has become immune?) or hiding away for months until we do see herd immunity emerge? I suppose it's going to make spring/summer 'feel' very long this year? Let's hope for a good one eh?

The USA already talking about being a matter of days away from the kind of 'Triage' we read about in Italy? If we do find that we have run headlong into the pandemic here in the UK then we will be close behind? In 2 weeks time the numbers of folk sick/isolated will tell their own tale? I just hope there are enough drivers still able to work as things would get plenty 'ify' if not? What is it with the ruling Elite in the UK and their reliance upon the "Short, sharp, shock" approach to everything? Do they have no patience and need everything 'right Now!' (or I'll scweam and scweam until I'm sick!!!)???

I thought I'd set this up esp. after looking at the Feb GISS temps!!! Data.GISS: GISS Surface Temperature Analysis (v4): Global Maps DATA.GISS.NASA.GOV Surely such a huge anom will have impacts on snow cover and so on to the Sea ice (loss of snow cover impacts temps up to 1,500km away?) Will these anoms continue into Spring proper and so dry the warming land ahead of 'Wildfire Season'? 'Black soot' is another thing we do not need draped across the Sea ice!!!

I'm back! Firstly 'Spanish flu is 'H1N1' which we all saw a decade ago? The 'recombination' that turned it into the killer it was not in the last zoonotic transfer in the America's that lead to the 09/10 outbreak but it does serve to highlight that both Flu and Coronavirus do alter over time with the phase when it transfers to the new host the period with the greatest potential to 'alter' its M.O. as it settles into that new host species? Bad news from Europe for all those thinking this was an 'elderly & at risk' illness; Not Just Seniors: French Doctors Report 50% Of ICU Patients Under 60 Years Old, Netherlands Under 50 WWW.ZEROHEDGE.COM More than just a Boomer-remover? So just be careful out there folks! We still do not know how it is impacting us here in the UK yet and the virus we are studying is at least 2 weeks old.... drift/recombination happens in 1 person over a matter of hours and that new 'flavour' is then set to be spread far and wide (as we saw in September 1918?:) Let's not get too 'cocky' about this illness, if not for your sake then for the sake of the loved ones around you?

I guess there will be a huge 'Social Hangover' from this episode? From the children who killed their Parents by demanding their Labour for 'Childcare' to the folk who did not 'self isolate' (due to personal economic circumstances?) and so took out the older members of their workforce..... to the folk who thought the likes of me 'Weak' for failing under the weight of PVS.... once they're into their 5 month of such as they decided to keep themselves 'stressed' (even though advised not to?) over the period of 'Peak infection' Then there will be the 'Political fallout' and the 'navel gazing' of a Capitalist system that demanded such a high tally of fatalities in people so as to maintain itself....... The question no one will want to answer is "What did You do over Covid-19......(I suppose at least folk will know what to expect should similar ever arise again and they find themselves in the 'At Risk' groups eh?)

If I have to resort to the full sweep of 'Parrots'/'Brufen'/DHC's I know I'll also be dealing with the 'impacts' that such long term exposure leads to? Part of the reason I pull back from my 'Dr's orders and rather defer to the Anethesist who advised us in 'Pain clinic' (about using our meds 'to suit' our circumstances?) is to spare the 'complications'! The meds I've given up 'messing with' are my 'Dizzie pills and my DHC's , these are 'Needed' with a capital 'N' otherwise I'm bedridden! For temp control we used to use a 'rolling programme' to keep temps under check. 'Parrots' is 4 times a day and 'Brufen' 3 times a day so with 'spacing' the 24 hr period can be covered? Try and keep your temp controlled, don't wait 'till you think you 'need it' as it'll take a while to be 'up and running' so just keep to the rolling prog times until the 'temperatures phase' is past? Keep up to your fluids otherwise you risk your body 'Robbing fluids' from other areas (blood/stools) leading to their own issues! If 'Chesty' prop up your bed on a few books and prop yourself up with pillows to keep airways clear. 'Vicks' on the souls of your feet as you go to bed also appears effective at keeping airways clear (ask an 'aromatherapy' dude why this should work or rub Garlic on the souls of your feet and see just how long it is before your armpits honk of Garlic?) Avante! NetW!!!

Iceland store introduces elderly shopping hour WWW.BBC.CO.UK The move comes as supermarkets continue to limit the sales of certain products to avoid them selling out.

I have a very small back Garden but already I'm back out there to 'change the scenery' after being locked into the front room/bedroom all winter!!! That chance to 'stretch the eyeballs' and watch Nature all around you is top Medicine!!! (plus topping up your vit D from any sunshine you get?)

I wish! The stresses of family life with a severely disabled child in the mix (& the constant battle to keep him 'off the Ward') obviously had my 'immune system' switched off when H1N1 hit me To my simple mind some of the 'switches' that your body deploys to fight an attacking virus got switched on but then became 'fused on' so I have the symptoms (minus a temp) of the Flu even though my body is long recovered from the infection? This appears, to me, to be the opposite of the bodies immune system going wild and merely a position where the 'settings' were left on with no way of turning them off? Again, and thinking on the hoof, if my body suddenly realised it was under attack with all its protections turned off then the rapid scramble to 'switch on' of the bodies responses lead to this 'misfire'? This is why I've been asking folk to put a few minutes a day aside for 'relaxation' exercises just to make sure your high 'stress/anxious' waking reality hasn't lead to your 'fight or flight' response turning off your 'immune system' so leaving you at risk of the virus leading to you suffering from ME/PVS? Do all you can to keep healthy folks! Frequent hand washing and wiping down of frequently touched areas at home with a bleach solution plus 'knocking back' any viral load growing in your throat/nostrils each day (twice a day of you think Covid-19 is around you!) If you can keep 'knocking the virus back' then surely the 'low viral load' will allow your body to produce the antibodies we all need to fight off severe infection! Also remember what that U.S. CDC study found about 'Dairy produce' making the RNA strand to dissolve/digest its own fatty coating (that keeps it 'hidden' from our immune system?) so 'de-cloaking' it and allowing your immune system to attack it!!! Ian.

Thing is Folks, this 'event' will 'define' our humanity for a generation or more? With AGW just properly coming into its 'impactful stage' we will all learn what kind of 'mitigation' we are to expect of our Global Society (that we've all had a hand in creating?) over the decades of AGW's growing Societal impacts? For us here in the UK we have seen the Hate and Bile our recent referendum 'uncovered' from sections of our communities whilst all compounded by the wholesale rejection of the 'kinder, more Inclusive', 'Society' we were offered in favour of one that seeks to remove our basic human rights (as spelled out on page 48 of the tory manifesto from last time?) and cut the disabled/elderly/poverty ridden from the 'reality' most folk seem to seek to achieve in their day to day living?........ maybe the 'Other Way' would have been a 'signal' that we really could trust one another in such a crisis as this?.... but 'Hey Ho!' eh? If the gods/fates keep to their normal pattern/sense of humour then you can expect the most glorious of Springs/Early Summers as a 'backdrop' for the reality we will all be busy inhabiting (The 'Hell' that our govt. has 'wisely' unleashed upon us eh? "Take it on the Chin" like I believe our Great Leader suggests we do?) Be Well Folks!!!

Just make sure you have somebody to raise the alarm if it doesn't turn out to be mild Pete? It's one thing battling on, it's wholly another letting yourself go before your time!!! Maybe 'NetW' could have a dedicated 'SOS' threat for members who have isolated but find themselves 'alone & struggling' eh? It's what communities do is it not?

Again people should be mindful that this is a new virus that is still only months old in its Human hosts? Both drift and 'recombination' will be a potential that could make the virus milder/more severe over time We know its qualities from a few weeks back but will these 'hold true' for the folk becoming infected today? For those thinking it mild and merely a 'walk in the Park for someone like them' I'd hope they are right when it comes to their turn to share the Covid-19 virus...... For the rest if us? Keep as well as you can for as long as you can, follow good hygiene practices and knock back your viral load daily (if not twice daily?) with gargled, alcohol based mouthwash and treating Nostrils/back of throat where nose meets throat

Stock piling......

As we found over the past election folk can run into mental issues if they stay up close and personal to multiple media outlets for too long a time when they are heavily invested in the issues ? Folk might find it to their benefit to take a few hours/days away from media every so often when it's all getting too much for them? Don't run the risk of letting the stresses of this unfolding crisis lead you into poor mental health! We're all here to talk to/pm if we have worries? I'm sure all of us will help where we can! Be Well folks!

Errrm..... Does this include repeating the advice of the U.S. 'Coronavirus Prof' with regards toward a 'Proactive Approach' to viral load management once infected? The more I consider the advice the more 'Sage' it becomes (on so many levels?).

Any takers for March 'Going out like a Lamb'?

Try and keep knocking it back by gargling mouthwash (with alcohol in it) and treating your nasal passages with an antiviral agent (you body will 'prove you' with the mucus to allow you to 'snork back' some of the agent to cover that 'Hard to Reach' junction with nose/throat?) Keep hydrated, avoid anti 'inflammatories and steroids' (it now appears?) so just use paracetamol for temp control?(no 'Brufen'!) You'll be through it all in no time! Be well!

The longer you can keep 'knocking back' any viral load that you are carrying the more time you give your own body to bolster its defences (build antibodies to fight the lower viral load you'll be carrying) So apart from your hand hygiene consider 'hitting the virus' where it hangs out to multiply (nose/throat where nose meets it and throat to the back of the mouth) Alcohol mouthwash is what the 'Coronavirus Prof' advised for gargling in the throat and an antiviral procedure for nostrils/back of throat where nose meets throat? If we can 'build herd immunity' whilst keeping our own viral shedding low (by constant proactive intervention with our own 'viral nurseries'?) then surely this is better for our 'At Risk' groups than just blindly allowing unfettered infection to take off across Society?

As I've said we saw the best , and the worst, of Human nature over the first of the BIG Floods on Boxing Day 2015 Organised 'Robbing Crews' targeting deserted ,flooded out, homes for the goods hastily stored upstairs..... A local bike club organised a mobile 'Neighbourhood Watch' to keep the trash at bay but I would expect similar behaviours over any tribulations come 'Peak Infection' and it WILL be down to local communities to organise 'locally' to look after themselves and their neighbours. Maybe its time to get in touch with your local community & begin to get some idea of the 'services' it may fall to you to provide over any 'difficulties'?

This is interesting when we remember what the 'Wuhan Dr's' were telling us un early February about 'spikes' in CFR from folk having a second dose and the 'prior treatments' (to control the symptoms from the 1st infection?) had left the organs/heart unable to cope with the rigours of the 2nd bout of Covid-19? Seeing as the 'Go To' for chest infections appears to be a short course of steroids I hope the Dr's are getting this info?

After 3 months of this surely we 'recognise' our 'Surroundings' are proving to be a major contributor in 'spread' of covid-19? All that footage from China of 'mass disinfection' and now in Italy? Is this just folk 'Stabbing in the Dark' or do they have solid data to demand such actions?

I tried to make my points about the ,what I find callous and absurd, cummings et al plan to rely upon 'Herd Immunity' to 'Protect' our 'At Risk ' groups. For 'herd immunity' to be effective the majority of folks must show some limited 'immunity' to the virus so that every time it is passed on it finds itself surrounded by 'immune folk' & so cannot spread. The 'Issue' for the 'At Risk' groups is the need to remain 'uninfected' over the period in which we gain 'Herd Immunity' Folk appear to baulk at a 2 week confinement but this will sentence 'At Risk' folk to months of strict barrier medicine to remain in splendid isolation from the world around as it runs up to ,reaches and falls back from 'Peak Infection' It is utterly unworkable and may well precipitate the collapse of the NHS's ability to provide ICU/HD care (for 'anyone...no matter the complaint!) if the 'At risk' are subjected to an 'impossible ask' of remaining virus free? It appears to me to be a 'Get it over with!' approach with no mind for the human costs of the approach nor the strain it will place on our 'social infrastructure' in the short term. In short I believe this will not just cost our 'At Risk' groups but all who need the health service over the period it is 'Down'? I am under no illusion that this is anything other than an attempt to keep 'the economy' as robust as possible, with as little an interruption as possible, over the period of this crisis. Advice? Get over yourself!, you are ALL 'Little People' in this one and so 'expendable' should it come to it!