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23 March 2020
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CLEANING
Soap
Its the best way to wash up (and much easier to find than hand sanitizer).
Disposable gloves
For handling things that might be contaminated. Do not wash or reuse.
Disinfectant wipes
Look for products with active ingredients such as quaternary ammonium, sodium hypochlorite, or hydrogen peroxide.
Towels, clean linens
Or anything else you might need more of as cleaning habits change.
FOOD/NECESSITIES
Supplies of shelf-stable food
Beans, rice, flour, and canned items: enough for a couple of weeks, if access to grocery stores is limited.
Coffee or tea
Or other everyday necessities.
A first aid kit
Hospitals may be overwhelmed, so youll want to be able to treat minor problems at home.
90 days of medication
The CDC recommends stocking up on prescriptions, so contact your doctor.
WORK AND ENTERTAINMENT
Yarn, art supplies, or other hobby items
Its a good time to dive into an activity you can do at home. Morale matters!
Things for working from home
From a desk chair to a mouse, its better to have the tools for your job if its possible to work remotely.
Electronics and, potentially, spare parts
If your phone or computer breaks, its an inconvenience in the best of times. Right now, it might be more than that, if stores arent open to get a replacement.
Games for family time
If youve got kids at home, youll need distractions!
IF YOU GET SICK
Medication for reducing a fever, like acetaminophen (Tylenol).
A thermometer for monitoring a fever.
Cough and cold medication
including cough drops and lozenges, cough syryps like Dayquil/Nyquil, and decongestants like Sudafed (the active ingredient is pseudoephedrine, so get the much lower cost generic version).
A humidifier can also help with a cough that makes it tough to sleep.
Rehydration solutions
Pedialyte or Gatorade works, but you can make it at home with a liter of drinking water, a scoop of sugar, and a pinch of salt. Plain water or other liquids also work for mild dehydration in adults.
Basics
what is COVID-19?
Coronaviruses (CoV) are a large family of viruses that cause illness ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-CoV) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS-CoV). [WHO: Coronavirus]
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is a new strain that was discovered in 2019 and has not been previously identified in humans. [WHO: Coronavirus]
Coronaviruses are zoonotic, meaning they are transmitted between animals and people. Detailed investigations found that SARS-CoV was transmitted from civet cats to humans and MERS-CoV from dromedary camels to humans. Several known coronaviruses are circulating in animals that have not yet infected humans. [WHO: Coronavirus]
Common signs of infection include respiratory symptoms, fever, cough, shortness of breath and breathing difficulties. In more severe cases, infection can cause pneumonia, severe acute respiratory syndrome, kidney failure and even death. [WHO: Coronavirus]
Standard recommendations to prevent infection spread include regular hand washing, covering mouth and nose when coughing and sneezing, thoroughly cooking meat and eggs. Avoid close contact with anyone showing symptoms of respiratory illness such as coughing and sneezing. [WHO: Coronavirus]
How do I care for myself and family?
Everyone should take care of their health and maintain hand and respiratory hygiene to protect themselves and others, including their own families.
Regularly and thoroughly wash your hands with soap and water, and use alcohol-based hand sanitiser. Maintain at least 1.5 metres or 6 feet distance between yourself and anyone who is coughing or sneezing.
Persons with persistent cough or sneezing should stay home or keep a social distance, but not mix in crowd. Make sure you and people around you, follow good respiratory hygiene, meaning cover your mouth and nose with a handkerchief or tissue or into your sleeve or tissue when you cough or sneeze. Then dispose of the used tissue immediately.
Stay home if you feel unwell with symptoms like fever, cough, and difficulty in breathing. Go to the emergency room if your symptoms turn serious. Do not engage in self-medication.
COVID-19 prepartions
Masks and other protective gear [What preppers are stocking up on for COVID-19]
Water and storage [What preppers are stocking up on for COVID-19]
Medical equipment [What preppers are stocking up on for COVID-19]
from Dr. Sarah Boon:
These are the basic, solid graphics that people need to understand what to do and not to do in these times. Basic #scicomm, people!
Dr. Sarah Boon, Co-founder & BoD @ScienceBorealis, Writer, editor, photographer, Former scientist, as posted on Twitter 12:32 pm, 24 March 2020
Coordinate help for charities.
If you have contact info and items needed by other charities, please let us know through the website contact form.
Contact
Feeding the working poor, elderly, and homeless
The Someone Cares Soup Kitchen, Costa Mesa, CA, has an extreme shortage of paper plates, paper napkins, paper towels, plastic forks and spoons, and toilet paper needed to feed hundreds of working poor, elderly, and homeless every day.
If you are in the Orange County area you can contribute. See their website. Please provide contact info for other charities around the world.
720 West 19th Street, Costa Mesa, CA 92627 USA
[949] 548.8861 Office
shannon@someonecareskitchen.org Executive Director
News and historical timeline
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regular timeline
23 March 2020
A Different Bias
Should Cummings be Sacked for Corona Strategy?
23 March 2020 at 11:30 PM
The Young Turks
Joe Bidens Cringy Coronavirus Speech
23 March 2020 at 9:00 PM
The Young Turks
Dr. Fauci FACEPALMS Over Trumps Stupidity
23 March 2020 at 6:50 PM
In Italy today, a priest decided to live-stream a mass due to COVID-19. Unfortunately he activated the video filters by mistake. pic.twitter.com/zu2qwAlCyT
— Gavin Shoebridge (@KiwiEV) March 24, 2020
Bernie Sanders, as posted on Twitter 6:51 pm, 23 March 2020
The Young Turks
Senators PANIC After Learning Rand Paul Has COVID-19
23 March 2020 at 6:50 PM
The Majority Report w/ Sam Seder
Trump Knows How Bad He Screwed This Up
23 March 2020 at 6:15 PM
The Young Turks
Tweet From Trump Hints At DISASTER
23 March 2020 at 6:15 PM
The Young Turks
Trump Picks Money Over Human Lives
23 March 2020 at 5:50 PM
Thunderf00t
Mathematical model of Coronavirus spread in USA.
23 March 2020 at 4:12 PM
Secular Talk
Devastating Anti-Trump Ad Highlights Inexcusable Failure
23 March 2020 at 3:30 PM
The Damage Report
Dr. Trumps CLOWNISH Medical Advice
23 March 2020 at 2:00 PM
The Jimmy Dore Show
United Airlines Threatens Government Over Bailout Cash
23 March 2020 at 2:00 PM
Great Britain on lockdown
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced that the country will go into a complete lockdown.
Britons will be allowed to leave home only if essential.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson ordered stringent restrictions on peoples movement to slow the spread of the coronavirus, saying people should stay at home unless they are buying food, travelling to work, needing medical care, or exercising.
In a televised address to the nation, Johnson told people they should not be meeting friends or family members who do not live in their homes.
From this evening I must give the British people a very simple instruction you must stay at home, Johnson said. If you dont follow the rules the police will have the powers to enforce them.
Reuters, 1:36 pm, 23 March 2020
The Majority Report with Sam Seder
Outrageous Florida Commissioner Gives Fakest Of Fake News On Curing Pandemic
23 March 2020
WHO and FIFA team up on campaign to kick out coronavirus
WHO and FIFA launched the Pass the message to kick out coronavirus campaign, led by world-renowned footballers. The campaign promotes five key steps for people to follow to protect their health in line with WHO guidance, focused on hand washing, coughing etiquette, not touching your face, physical distance, and staying home if feeling unwell.
We need teamwork to combat the coronavirus, said FIFA President Gianni Infantino. FIFA has teamed up with WHO because health comes first. I call upon the football community worldwide to join us in supporting this campaign to pass the message even further. Some of the greatest players to have played the beautiful game have put their names to the campaign and are united in their desire to pass the message to kick out COVID-19.
Twenty-eight players are involved in the video campaign, which is being published in 13 languages.
World Health Orangization, 23 March 2020
Covid-19: FDA grants emergency access to Bellerophons INOpulse
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has provided emergency expanded access to Bellerophon Therapeutics INOpulse for Covid-19 treatment.
Pharmaceutical-Technology.com, 23 March 2020
Novartis, Amneal, Apotex offer hydroxychloroquine for Covid-19
Novartis is set to donate up to 130 million doses of generic hydroxychloroquine to help fight the Covid-19 coronavirus infection that led to a global pandemic.
Pharmaceutical-Technology.com, 23 March 2020
Covid-19: Junshi Biosciences, OliX Pharmaceuticals explore drugs
Junshi Biosciences has partnered with the Institute of Microbiology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (IMCAS) to co-develop neutralising antibodies for Covid-19 treatment.
Pharmaceutical-Technology.com, 23 March 2020
University of Queensland (UQ) receives more funding for Covid-19 vaccine
The regional government of Queensland and the federal Australian Government have pledged a total of $13 million to University of Queensland (UQ) to support the development of its Covid-19 vaccine candidate.
Pharmaceutical-Technology.com, 23 March 2020
Gilead halts emergency access to remdesivir in Covid-19 indication
Gilead Sciences has announced temporarily halt to emergency access to its investigational Covid-19 drug remdesivir due to rising demand.
Pharmaceutical-Technology.com, 23 March 2020