BA27 cabin crew refused to wear masks
Feb 25, 2020, 9:47 am
#106
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My personal opinion: we will see massive changes in all sorts of behaviours over the coming 6 months due to COVID-19.
But these are best discussed in the dedicated thread on the China forum -- where all the evidence for and against masks is very much cited and presented...life does exist outside the BA forum.
Being a Brit, I do understand the whole British drink tea and carry on, which is great fun, most of the time. I'm not sure ridiculing posters falls into that category. Public Health England has been amazing in terms of active case finding, and I think there's a huge amount of expertise in the UK on how COVID-19 will play out....sadly, I'm not seeing that expertise being absorbed by most of my UK medical colleagues. I don't mean this as a dig, just an observation.
Be safe!
tb
But these are best discussed in the dedicated thread on the China forum -- where all the evidence for and against masks is very much cited and presented...life does exist outside the BA forum.
Being a Brit, I do understand the whole British drink tea and carry on, which is great fun, most of the time. I'm not sure ridiculing posters falls into that category. Public Health England has been amazing in terms of active case finding, and I think there's a huge amount of expertise in the UK on how COVID-19 will play out....sadly, I'm not seeing that expertise being absorbed by most of my UK medical colleagues. I don't mean this as a dig, just an observation.
Be safe!
tb
Happy to discuss by DM and maybe how one as a HCP comments on such a topic in a thread such as this is something we should all reflect upon.
Safe travels all.
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Feb 25, 2020, 9:59 am
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Here in Argentina only the expat population - me excluded - seem to be getting their knickers in a twist about the lack of interest shown by the authorities to it all.
Feb 25, 2020, 10:06 am
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We’re heading for the Dominican Republic on Friday, and not expecting to meet many there.
Now Windsor Castle etc. would be a different story!
Feb 25, 2020, 10:48 am
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i mean this in the nicest possible way, but a travel forum is not the place, all this thread will do is Maddir the water and exacerbate the worried well.
Happy to discuss by DM and maybe how one as a HCP comments on such a topic in a thread such as this is something we should all reflect upon.
Safe travels all.
Happy to discuss by DM and maybe how one as a HCP comments on such a topic in a thread such as this is something we should all reflect upon.
Safe travels all.
Uncle T: I don't think you've got the memo that the risks from China are now negligible, given Hubei still in lockdown. Risks from pretty much most other countries are likely to be higher...keep safe!
tb
Feb 26, 2020, 4:51 am
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I was on a flight from WAW - LHR the other week and there was a chap in club with an extremely tight-fitting surgical mask on, plus bright blue latex surgical gloves. He was the only one on the aircraft wearing any sort of 'protection'.
Feb 26, 2020, 5:12 am
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Feb 26, 2020, 7:59 am
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1 Its only possible to catch the virus from a Chinese person
2 All Chinese spread the virus
Neither of which are true.
The majority of the spread of the virus in the UK was by a Brit returning from holiday.
I think it was an Italian that spread the virus in Italy after contracting it elsewhere.
Personally i don't think there is a big risk in the Dominican Republic, but this isn't related to the number of Chinese visitors.
Feb 26, 2020, 8:13 am
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bricksoft ... yes, fair comment. The rate of spread overtakes anything one might think, or mitigate risk for. Indeed, we have another Caribbean trip later this year to an hotel that gets a lot of Italian guests! I shall simply rely on basic hygiene and take my chances. As a ‘healthy’ 75-yo I doubt I’m going to die from this!
As an aside, we came home from South Africa just before Christmas and had picked up ‘something’. It took about 6 weeks to shake that off ... inconvenient and somewhat debilitating, with coughing almost h-24. But we’re still here! Who knows ... that virus may have generated some relevant antibodies!!
As an aside, we came home from South Africa just before Christmas and had picked up ‘something’. It took about 6 weeks to shake that off ... inconvenient and somewhat debilitating, with coughing almost h-24. But we’re still here! Who knows ... that virus may have generated some relevant antibodies!!
Feb 26, 2020, 9:20 am
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I also mean this in the nicest possible way: but the coronavirus-dedicated thread on the China forum is probably higher quality discussion on the issues than >95% places on the web, including medical forums...suggest checking it out for those genuinely interested and wish to contribute to better understanding of the issues and potential implications without fear-mongering etc. Agreed that this BA thread is NOT the place for general discussion on the issues.
Feb 26, 2020, 9:46 am
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Here on BAFT we try to keep calm and carry on!
Feb 26, 2020, 10:06 am
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I work for a large travel company, the number one advice we are being given is hygiene. Be hygenic, clean your hands, be mindful of what you touch etc etc
Common sense approaches to your personal hygiene will actually limit the spread virus.
Common sense approaches to your personal hygiene will actually limit the spread virus.
Feb 26, 2020, 10:44 am
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As an aside, we came home from South Africa just before Christmas and had picked up ‘something’. It took about 6 weeks to shake that off ... inconvenient and somewhat debilitating, with coughing almost h-24. But we’re still here! Who knows ... that virus may have generated some relevant antibodies!!
My post yesterday regarding the coronavirus was sufficient enough for the Government here to start taking action. Today they have advised the locals to stop sharing the same bombilla when drinking mate. More chance of AR making a profit than that happening.
Feb 26, 2020, 10:53 am
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As you know, we’re both smokers (in our 70s) but we had never experienced anything like that ‘thing’ we brought home from ZA. Over our lifetimes we’ve probably been exposed to the majority of things that are ‘going around’ ... and I suspect that our natural defences have been helped by not being hyper about anti-bac etc. We will find out, I’m sure, how well that’s worked out.
Feb 26, 2020, 1:05 pm
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Lets hope he wasn’t going to a country that requires finger print based immigration
Feb 26, 2020, 3:06 pm
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I would suggest that you invest in a bottle of Hibiscrub. That definitely does help in the spread of disease, and if you are concerned about where you are sitting on a plane, a few wet wipes with Hibiscrub will sanitise the hard areas of your seat area like the arms and table which will give you much more protection than a mask which doctors have already said is of no help at all against Coronavirus.
Also it's important if you are flying around a lot to take extra care of your health. Most people who get Coronavirus are not killed by it and recover. It's those who already have a compromised immune system that are most at risk. Give your body a little extra time to recover from that long-haul flight, eat healthy, don't exhaust yourself.
Also it's important if you are flying around a lot to take extra care of your health. Most people who get Coronavirus are not killed by it and recover. It's those who already have a compromised immune system that are most at risk. Give your body a little extra time to recover from that long-haul flight, eat healthy, don't exhaust yourself.
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