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Can't always understand all the virus precautions?

BlueFinch — Mon, 18 May 2020 05:06:01 GMT

This should clear it all up….

1. You MUST NOT leave the house for any reason, but if you have a reason, you can leave the house.

2. Masks are useless at protecting you against the virus, but you may have to wear one because it can save lives, but they may not work, but they may be mandatory, but maybe not.

3. Shops are closed, except those shops that are open.

4. You must not go to work but you can get another job and go to work.

5. You should not go to the doctor's office or to the hospital unless you have to go there, unless you are too poor to go there.

6. This virus can kill people, but don’t be scared of it. It can only kill those people who are vulnerable or those people who are not. It’s possible to contain and control it, sometimes, except that sometimes it actually leads to a global disaster.

7. Gloves won't help, but they can still help so wear them sometimes, or not.

8. STAY HOME, but it's important to go out and get some sunshine and fresh air.

9. There’s no shortage of groceries in the shops, but many things are missing. Sometimes you won’t need toilet paper, but you should buy some in case you do.

10. The virus has no effect on children except those children it affects.

11. Animals are not affected, but there was a cat that tested positive in Belgium in February when no one had been tested, plus a few tigers here and there…

12. Stay 2 metres away from tigers (see point 11).

13. You will have many symptoms if you get the virus, but you can also get symptoms without getting the virus, get the virus without having any symptoms or be contagious without having symptoms, or be non-contagious with symptoms...it's a sort of lucky/unlucky dip.

14. To help protect yourself you should eat well and exercise, but eat whatever you have on hand as it's best not to go to the shops, unless you need toilet rolls or fence panels.

15. It's important to get fresh air but don't go to parks, go for a walk. But don’t sit down, except if you’re old, but not for too long or if you’re pregnant or if you’re not old or pregnant but need to sit down. If you sit down don’t eat your picnic, unless you've had a long walk, which you are/aren't allowed to do if you're old/pregnant.

16. Don’t visit old people but you have to take care of the old people and bring them food and medication.

17. If you are sick, you can go out when you are better but anyone else in your household can’t go out when you are better unless they need to go out.

18. You can get restaurant food delivered to the house. These deliveries are safe. But groceries you bring back to your house have to be decontaminated outside for 3 hours including frozen pizza.

19. You can't see your older mother or grandmother, but they can take a taxi and meet an older taxi driver.

20. You are safe if you maintain the safe social distance when out but you can’t go out with friends or strangers at the safe social distance.

21. The virus remains active on different surfaces for two hours (or four hours, or six hours) – I mean days, not hours. But it needs a damp environment. Or a cold environment that is warm and dry... in the air, as long as the air is not plastic.

22. Schools are closed so you need to home educate your children unless you can send them to school because you’re not at home. If you are at home you can home educate your children using various portals and virtual classrooms unless you have poor internet, or more than one child and only one computer, or you are working from home. Baking cakes can be considered maths, science, or art. If you are home educating you can include household chores within their education. If you are home educating you can start drinking at 10 am.

23. If you are not home educating children you can also start drinking at 10 am.

24. The number of corona related deaths will be announced daily but we don't know how many people are infected as they are only testing those who are almost dead to find out if that's what they will die of. The people who die of corona who aren’t counted, won’t or will be counted but maybe not.

25. We should stay in lockdown until the virus stops infecting people but it will only stop infecting people if we all get infected so we must get infected and some don’t get infected.

26. You can join your neighbors for a street party and turn your music up for an outside disco and your neighbors won’t call the police. People in another street are allowed to call the police about your music whilst also having a party which you are allowed to call the police about.

27. No business will go down due to Coronavirus except those businesses that will go down due to Coronavirus.

All clear now? You’re welcome!

Re: Can't always understand all the virus precautions?

Ceci — Mon, 18 May 2020 05:12:50 GMT

Sooo, are you trying to make a point? State it.

Re: Can't always understand all the virus precautions?

SurferWife — Mon, 18 May 2020 05:22:51 GMT

@BlueFinch

Priceless! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

Re: Can't always understand all the virus precautions?

Porcelain — Mon, 18 May 2020 06:37:47 GMT

This reads like a transcript summary of all those task force briefings smushed together.

Re: Can't always understand all the virus precautions?

germanshepherdlove — Mon, 18 May 2020 06:58:41 GMT

I just hope the millennials don't blame the baby boomers for this, like everything else.

Re: Can't always understand all the virus precautions?

CalminHeart — Mon, 18 May 2020 11:08:01 GMT

Things change - that's life. This is a new virus so experts are learning as they go.

I don't find anything confusing. I give credit to epidemiologists and medically trained experts for updating guidelines as they learn more. That's a lot more than we're getting from DC and many governors.

The best part is listening to people who want everything opened up NOW, with most of them sounding like they flunked science in high school.

Re: Can't always understand all the virus precautions?

AngelPuppy1 — Mon, 18 May 2020 11:29:02 GMT

All I can figure out in today's situation is --- no one seems to know why exactly this happened --- or so they say! Speculation.....

And no one seems to know what all the symptoms are and what they are doing to the human body.

No one seems to know exactly how this will be cured and when - if ever!

No seens to know exactly what precautions we should or shouldn't be taking and what really works or doesn't.

No one seems to know what should be open or what shouldn't be open.

No one seems to know anything for sure....

All I know is I am old and have serious health issues, so I guess am expected to stay on basically house arrest for the foreseeable future! Not a particularly happy or wonderful thought, but if they are now saying that the rest of the population has little to worry about and can carry on pretty much as usual, then what else is there to do for those of us who are older and not well? I wear a mask and gloves, go out only when absolutely necessary and distance myself from practically everyone. I use the common sense I have and pray a lot.

Re: Can't always understand all the virus precautions?

CrazyDaisy — Mon, 18 May 2020 11:53:28 GMT

@BlueFinch wrote:
This should clear it all up….

1. You MUST NOT leave the house for any reason, but if you have a reason, you can leave the house.
2. Masks are useless at protecting you against the virus, but you may have to wear one because it can save lives, but they may not work, but they may be mandatory, but maybe not.
3. Shops are closed, except those shops that are open.
4. You must not go to work but you can get another job and go to work.
5. You should not go to the doctor's office or to the hospital unless you have to go there, unless you are too poor to go there.
6. This virus can kill people, but don’t be scared of it. It can only kill those people who are vulnerable or those people who are not. It’s possible to contain and control it, sometimes, except that sometimes it actually leads to a global disaster.
7. Gloves won't help, but they can still help so wear them sometimes, or not.
8. STAY HOME, but it's important to go out and get some sunshine and fresh air.
9. There’s no shortage of groceries in the shops, but many things are missing. Sometimes you won’t need toilet paper, but you should buy some in case you do.
10. The virus has no effect on children except those children it affects.
11. Animals are not affected, but there was a cat that tested positive in Belgium in February when no one had been tested, plus a few tigers here and there…
12. Stay 2 metres away from tigers (see point 11).
13. You will have many symptoms if you get the virus, but you can also get symptoms without getting the virus, get the virus without having any symptoms or be contagious without having symptoms, or be non-contagious with symptoms...it's a sort of lucky/unlucky dip.
14. To help protect yourself you should eat well and exercise, but eat whatever you have on hand as it's best not to go to the shops, unless you need toilet rolls or fence panels.
15. It's important to get fresh air but don't go to parks, go for a walk. But don’t sit down, except if you’re old, but not for too long or if you’re pregnant or if you’re not old or pregnant but need to sit down. If you sit down don’t eat your picnic, unless you've had a long walk, which you are/aren't allowed to do if you're old/pregnant.
16. Don’t visit old people but you have to take care of the old people and bring them food and medication.
17. If you are sick, you can go out when you are better but anyone else in your household can’t go out when you are better unless they need to go out.
18. You can get restaurant food delivered to the house. These deliveries are safe. But groceries you bring back to your house have to be decontaminated outside for 3 hours including frozen pizza.
19. You can't see your older mother or grandmother, but they can take a taxi and meet an older taxi driver.
20. You are safe if you maintain the safe social distance when out but you can’t go out with friends or strangers at the safe social distance.
21. The virus remains active on different surfaces for two hours (or four hours, or six hours) – I mean days, not hours. But it needs a damp environment. Or a cold environment that is warm and dry... in the air, as long as the air is not plastic.
22. Schools are closed so you need to home educate your children unless you can send them to school because you’re not at home. If you are at home you can home educate your children using various portals and virtual classrooms unless you have poor internet, or more than one child and only one computer, or you are working from home. Baking cakes can be considered maths, science, or art. If you are home educating you can include household chores within their education. If you are home educating you can start drinking at 10 am.
23. If you are not home educating children you can also start drinking at 10 am.
24. The number of corona related deaths will be announced daily but we don't know how many people are infected as they are only testing those who are almost dead to find out if that's what they will die of. The people who die of corona who aren’t counted, won’t or will be counted but maybe not.
25. We should stay in lockdown until the virus stops infecting people but it will only stop infecting people if we all get infected so we must get infected and some don’t get infected.
26. You can join your neighbors for a street party and turn your music up for an outside disco and your neighbors won’t call the police. People in another street are allowed to call the police about your music whilst also having a party which you are allowed to call the police about.
27. No business will go down due to Coronavirus except those businesses that will go down due to Coronavirus.
All clear now? You’re welcome!

I follow her on Facebook, she is so funny.

Re: Can't always understand all the virus precautions?

Harpa — Mon, 18 May 2020 12:00:25 GMT

@BlueFinch

I think it is all quite clear! (And I am not being fecetious!)

Re: Can't always understand all the virus precautions?

ValuSkr — Mon, 18 May 2020 12:19:35 GMT

Groan ... The experts and the people in charge are learning as they go; this is all new to them. I don't mind coronavirus jokes, such as they are, but to make fun of our leaders' shifting and seemingly contradictory positions seems a little juvenile.

Re: Can't always understand all the virus precautions?

Silver Lining — Mon, 18 May 2020 12:20:23 GMT

Some of that is amusing. Most of it is just stupid.

Re: Can't always understand all the virus precautions?

Ruby Laine — Mon, 18 May 2020 12:31:46 GMT

Those are great, @BlueFinch, thanks!

Re: Can't always understand all the virus precautions?

4kitties — Mon, 18 May 2020 12:32:24 GMT

@BlueFinch

Love it! I have told Mr. 4kitties, this whole time, I do not understand why we can go to Target and browse clothing and makeup, but cannot go to Ulta or Kohl's, next door.

And we must wear masks, unless you have a medical condition, then you do not have to wear one.

So confusing........

Re: Can't always understand all the virus precautions?

Peaches McPhee — Mon, 18 May 2020 13:27:04 GMT

I recently saw a parody video with just these precautions. It was a woman a a "press conference", and it was fabulous. Just how I feel right about now. . .

Re: Can't always understand all the virus precautions?

gizmogal — Mon, 18 May 2020 13:44:50 GMT

@CalminHeart wrote:
Things change - that's life. This is a new virus so experts are learning as they go.

I don't find anything confusing. I give credit to epidemiologists and medically trained experts for updating guidelines as they learn more. That's a lot more than we're getting from DC and many governors.

The best part is listening to people who want everything opened up NOW, with most of them sounding like they flunked science in high school.

What she said right there. Things change and expert scientists give updates help to clarify the new advice and policies, not confuse.

Reducing everything to a cheeky list of changing policies put back to back is an exaggeration. No one issued advice or policies in opposition day to day. It over 3-4 months, we had to a adapt and learn new practices.
I haven't been confused, but disappointed at the cynicism and sneering and sniping at advice that has shown to save lives and helped people commit to safety.

Re: Can't always understand all the virus precautions?

on the bay — Mon, 18 May 2020 13:50:16 GMT

@BlueFinch -

Exactly!😫

Re: Can't always understand all the virus precautions?

BeccaLou — Mon, 18 May 2020 13:51:49 GMT

@BlueFinch Yes my head is spinning, what to do????

Re: Can't always understand all the virus precautions?

deepwaterdotter — Mon, 18 May 2020 13:59:42 GMT

I understand the precautions.

Re: Can't always understand all the virus precautions?

Drythe — Mon, 18 May 2020 14:06:36 GMT

So Many Fails.

Re: Can't always understand all the virus precautions?

depglass — Mon, 18 May 2020 14:22:19 GMT

Someone posted a link to a "reporter" reading this list many weeks ago. It pretty much mirrored the confusion at the time. Info improves as they discover new practices that actually work.