Originally Posted by
doctoravios
Just in terms of casual observation I feel like we are very far behind in the US and UK (the two countries I have been in since the pandemic started).
Unfortunately, here in the US we have a bad habit of only doing what is right at the absolute last second. But then we hit it with all our might. The problem is that if we play this game too often, there will be a point when we will certainly lose.
Originally Posted by
yosithezet
I noticed that one of the Bangladeshi construction workers is 36 and has been in the hospital since Feb 8 or 9.
After seeing my father-in-law not get diagnosed for a stroke until only after 3 days in India, that statistic doesn't surprise me. I have absolutely zero faith in the medical system on the Indian subcontinent. I even had doctors saying to my face that westerns get sick more frequently because their [Indian] bugs are so much stronger. When there's mosquitos in the icu and my bathroom floor is cleaner than the hospital floor--it's definitely not the bugs...
But because of the terrible healthcare there, people that are well are invincible to stuff that kills others--typhoid fever is regarded like the common cold, and just as prevalent. And that doesn't get into the malaria, meningitis, and all the other stuff including insanitary drinking water that people live with every day. And that's the thing--they live without much basic care at all. So in a place like that, the healthcare part of the equation doesn't factor in as much as the resistance of the people to get critically sick. But due to the lack of even basic hygiene, it is going to spread like a gasoline fire.
Originally Posted by
simpletastes
I've found it interesting that Asian governments have generally encouraged their people to wear masks, whilst Western governments have given the opposite advice.
The businessman in me asks who would profit most from mask sales.
It's sad that the world is this way.
Originally Posted by
Bluecardholder
We've just arrived back in the UK from Oz via Hong Kong. They take it very seriously in HK - every hotel as far as I can see checks the temperature of the guest as they come in the building, as well as when you check in. Everyone wears masks and hand sanitisers are everywhere. Seems to be working as they seem to be keeping the lid on it. We came onwards via Dubai on EK385, and on the leg from HK to Bangkok, all the air crew wore masks, and when we got to Dubai eveyone was observed with a thermal image camera, and anyone staying in Dubai had to complete a medical questionnaire and declaration. When we got back to Heathrow - what virus, nothing, no messages, no monitoring of passengers, come on and spread your germs through the airport.
Thank you for the field report.
How are the hotels checking the temperature? I'm curious because I was in the hospitality industry a long time and am very curious as to how this is implemented.