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Old 17-06-2020, 12:56   #4046
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Re: Coronavirus

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Originally Posted by Sephiroth View Post
Taf,

You seem to be following the mutation aspect. Do your sources say that the mutations have moved towards:

a) Greater resistance to defeat?
b) Greater reproductive efficiency?

The figures came with no real information of changes to the severity of illness each produces, nor does it measure whether each is more, or less, infectious.

But it is common for a virus strain to become more infectious, but less lethal over time. However, the sudden resurgence of one mutation in Beijing is showing it to be more infectious and possibly more lethal. Such details take time to assert, and also depends on the country being willing to publish reliable data.

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Originally Posted by tweetiepooh View Post
(I even saw people wearing masks in own cars).
I was trained NOT to remove a mask unless I could immediately wash my hands afterwards. I was also trained to NOT wear gloves unless in a Nuclear, Bacteriological or Chemical contaminated environment.

To this end I carry a squeezy bottle of diluted soap, and wash my hands and the bottle itself before getting my car keys out for the return journey. I also keep my limbs covered, and remove at least the jacket and place it in the boot with the shopping. The jacket then stays there for several day until I need it again. I also remove my footwear before entering the home, leaving them soles-up to maximise decontamination.

I could do far more, but paranoia isn't that productive at this present time.
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