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29 March 2020

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CLEANING

Soap
It’s 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 you’ll 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
It’s 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, it’s better to have the tools for your job if it’s possible to work remotely.

Electronics and, potentially, spare parts
If your phone or computer breaks, it’s an inconvenience in the best of times. Right now, it might be more than that, if stores aren’t open to get a replacement.

Games for family time
If you’ve got kids at home, you’ll 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]

Food [What preppers are stocking up on for COVID-19]

Other [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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29 March 2020

Spain

5,562 new cases and 546 new deaths in Spain.

—Ministerio de Sanidad, 29 March 2020

Iran

2,901 new cases and 123 new deaths in Iran.

—Health Ministry Public Relations Office, 29 March 2020

Belgium

1,702 new cases and 78 new deaths in Belgium

—Coronavirus Belgium, 29 March 2020

Germany

552 new cases and 22 new deaths in Germany.

—Yagesspiegel, 29 March 2020

Romania

    363 new cases and 6 new death2 in Romania:
        a 66-year-old man
        a 71-year-old man who had a tumor and had returned from Austria
        a 27-year-old man who had Type I diabetes

—Digi 24 HD, Digi 24 HD, Coronavirus in Romania, COVID-19 Stiri Oficiale, Biziday, 29 March 2020

Brazil

352 new cases and 22 new deaths in Brazil, a 26-year-old man died in São Paulo.

—Coronavirus Brasil, 29 March 2020

the Philippines

343 new cases and 3 new deaths in the Philippines.

—Department of Health (Philippines), 29 March 2020

Australia

334 new cases and 2 new deaths in Australia.

—Australian Government Department of Health, 7 News, Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Australia, 29 March 2020

Switzerland

276 new cases and 18 new deaths in Switzerland.

—Cas d’infection au Sars-CoV-2 en Suisse, 29 March 2020

Russia

270 new cases and 4 new deaths in Russia.

—29 March 2020

Norway

253 new cases and 2 new deaths in Norway.

—VG, 29 March 2020

Israel

246 new cases and 1 new death in Israel: a 92-year-old man.

—The jerusalem Post, 29 March 2020

United States

203 new cases and 8 new deaths in the United States.

—29 March 2020

Denmark

194 new cases in Denmark.

—Sundhedsstyrelsen, 29 March 2020

Austria

179 new cases and 18 new deaths in Austria.

—Bundesministerium Soziales, Gesundheit, Pflege und Konsumentenschutz, Bundesministerium Soziales, Gesundheit, Pflege und Konsumentenschutz, 29 March 2020

Malaysia

150 new cases and 7 new deaths in Malaysia.

—Ministry Of Health, Malaysia, Ministry Of Health, Malaysia, 29 March 2020

Thailand

143 new cases and 1 new death in Thailand:
a 68-year-old man who had attended a boxing match in Bangkok and came in contact with positive cases

—Reuters, Reuters, 29 March 2020

Mexico

131 new cases and 4 new deaths in Mexico.

—El Universal, 29 March 2020

Indonesia

130 new cases and 12 new deaths in Indonesia.

—CNN Indonesia, 29 March 2020

South Korea

105 new cases and 8 new deaths in South Korea.

—Ministry of Health and Welfare, 29 March 2020

Hungary

65 new cases and 2 new deaths in Hungary.

—Koronavirus Government, 29 March 2020

China

45 new cases (of which 44 imported) 5 new deaths (all in Hubei), and 477 new recoveries occurred in China on March 28, as reported by the National Health Commission (NHC) of China.

—National Health Commission (NHC) of China, 29 March 2020