You could well be right... Coronavirus: South Korea churches halt services as cases soar The Church had never taken such a step in 236 years of presence in South Korea https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-51695649
Things starting to kick off in England --- Coronavirus: Twelve more cases confirmed in England https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-51697991
Still sounds like if you're younger and healthier....no problem! I have the coronavirus. So far, it hasn’t been that bad for me. My treatment has largely consisted of drinking gallons and gallons of Gatorade By Carl Goldman Carl Goldman is the owner of KHTS radio in Santa Clarita, Calif. Feb. 28, 2020 at 5:53 p.m. EST I have the coronavirus. And it hasn’t been that bad. I am in my late 60s, and the sickest I’ve ever been was when I had bronchitis several years ago. That laid me out on my back for a few days. This has been much easier: no chills, no body aches. I breathe easily, and I don’t have a stuffy nose. My chest feels tight, and I have coughing spells. If I were at home with similar symptoms, I probably would have gone to work as usual. I caught the virus on the Diamond Princess, the cruise ship that was quarantined outside Yokohama for 14 days, at the end of a 16-day cruise I took with my wife, Jeri. When I left the ship a couple of weeks ago, I felt fine. We checked our temperatures throughout our quarantine. Jeri and I got a swab test for the virus. Our temperatures were normal; they’d get the swab results back in 48 hours. Our test results had not arrived before we boarded buses for the airport, where two U.S. government planes waited for us. As we took off from Tokyo, I had a bit of a cough, but I chalked it up to the dry air in the cabin. I felt pretty tired — but who wouldn’t, in our situation? I dozed off. When I woke up, I had a fever. I made my way to the back of the cargo plane, where the Air Force had set up a quarantine area cordoned off with sheets of plastic. They took my temperature. It was over 103 degrees. So I took a seat in the quarantine area and fell back asleep until we touched down in California, at Travis Air Force Base. Officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention came onto the plane and said that three of us who had been cordoned off would fly to Omaha (with our spouses, if they wanted to come along). The CDC had a quarantine location at the University of Nebraska’s hospital. We arrived on Feb. 17, greeted by a fleet of ambulances and police cars. Officials put me on a stretcher and wheeled me into a van, which made for a very dramatic scene. I easily could have walked myself, despite my exhaustion. On the hospital campus, they put me in a biocontainment unit. The space was sealed off, with two double-paned windows that looked out on the hallway, and a large, heavy, insulated door. Two cameras watched me at all times; a set of computer monitors were equipped with microphones, so that the medical staff and I could communicate with CDC officials at central command down the hall. The room had last been used for the Ebola outbreak in 2014. A doctor and nurses reviewed my case with me and took a bunch of lab tests. They wore heavy-duty hazmat suits sealed with duct tape and equipped with motors that helped with air circulation. It looked like something out of “The Andromeda Strain.” When the test came back a few hours later, I wasn’t surprised to learn that I had the coronavirus. Later, the Tokyo swab confirmed the result — I had caught the virus even before I left the ship. It didn’t scare me too badly. I knew my number was up. The way I saw it, I was going to get stuck in at least 14 more days of quarantine, even if I didn’t get the virus. So many fellow passengers had come down with the illness, including one of my friends, that I’d gotten somewhat used to the idea that I might catch it, too. My wife, however, tested negative and headed to quarantine at a separate facility a few blocks away. After those days being cooped up on the ship together, I think we both relished the alone time; we still could communicate through our phones. During the first few days, the hospital staff hooked me up to an IV, mostly as a precaution, and used it to administer magnesium and potassium, just to make sure I had plenty of vitamins. Other than that, my treatment has consisted of what felt like gallons and gallons of Gatorade — and, when my fever rose just above 100 degrees, some ibuprofen. The nurses came to the room every four hours or so, to check my vitals, ask if I needed anything and to draw my blood. I got very good at unhooking all the monitors checking my oxygen level, blood pressure and heart rate so I could go to the bathroom or just pace around the room a little, to get my blood flowing. I never quite got the hang of hooking them back up without making a tangled mess. After 10 days, I moved out of biocontainment and into the same facility as Jeri. Now we can videochat from our separate quarantines, in neighboring rooms. As of my most recent test, on Thursday, I am still testing positive for the virus. But by now, I don’t require much medical care. The nurses check my temperature twice a day and draw my blood, because I’ve agreed to participate in a clinical study to try to find a treatment for coronavirus. If I test negative three days in a row, then I get to leave. The time has passed more quickly than I would’ve expected. With my laptop, I get as much work done as I can, remotely. I catch up with friends. I take walks around my room, trying to take a thousand more steps each day. I also watch the news. It’s surreal to see everyone panic — news conferences, the stock market falling, school closures — about a disease I have. It does seem likely that coronavirus will spread in the United States, but it won’t help anybody if we all panic. It’s true that the disease seems much more likely to be fatal for older people and those in poor health. I’m relatively fortunate: I’m still younger than the most at-risk groups, and I’m in good shape, giving me less cause for alarm. Others who contract the virus won’t be as lucky. At least six Diamond Princess passengers have died from the disease, of around 705 passengers who caught it. Still, coronavirus doesn’t have to be a horrible calamity. Based on my experience, I’d recommend that everyone get a good digital thermometer, just as a comfort tool, so they can reassure themselves if their noses start running. If you told me when I left home in January that I wouldn’t be back until March — that, instead, I would be confined for more than 24 days because I’d catch a novel virus at the center of what could become a pandemic — that would have completely freaked me out. But now that it’s happening, I’m just taking it one day at a time. https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/02/28/i-have-coronavirus-so-far-it-isnt-that-bad/
! DO NOT PUT YOUR COFFEE IN THE FREEZER! Both the fridge and the freezer are humid environments. Moisture is the enemy of coffee, causing it to go bad. This is an even bigger concern, as both environments are subject to temperature swings, making the possibility of condensation even worse. Per the National Coffee Association, the only time to store coffee in the freezer is if you've bought the beans in bulk and aren't planning on using the coffee right away. You can store it for a month this way. Why You Shouldn't Store Your Daily Coffee In The Freezer
My biggest fear is mutation. IRCC, the Great Influenza (aka "Spanish Flu") mutated at least 3 and possibly 4 times on its journey around the world. It was the last mutation that caused it to not be as infectious as before, causing it to die out. We shall see.
Another Luz de Maria message, so soon too.....yesterday....but not as yet officially translated to English. Our Mother is very concerned about these immoral times w/ so many calls for repentance for this generation being rejected over and over. The Mystical Body is now going through the temptations and way of the cross of her Son. She acknowledges the current virus/disease in general, "moment" now. Interesting how this virus is named the "crown" virus..."Corona": Just a portion of entire message of Feb. 29, 2020: Children, do not panic in the face of pandemics, (1) be obedient and prepare as much as I have given you to fight them (her natural medicines given in the messages) (2), do not allow yourself to be deceived and prepare; Men will not speak to you with the truth, I will. DO YOU LIVE WITHIN PURIFICATION AND DON'T KNOW? Look at the state of the Church of My Son, look at the determinations of governments with norms and laws directed totally against life and morals. Look at the reaction of nature everywhere, look at the famines of the people. Look at the progress of communism and the oppression in which people who do not declare themselves openly communist immerse themselves. Oppression in favor of a single government, of a single religion, of a single currency, of a unique teaching in favor of the death of the body and the soul. THIS IS THE PASSION TO WHICH MY CHILD'S CHURCH IS CARRIED OUT, THIS IS THE PASSION THAT CONSTANTLY LIVES IN MY CHILD'S MYSTICAL BODY, THIS IS THE ANTICHRIST'S ENTRANCE IN HUMANITY.
We were informed at mass today that next week we would likely see some changes coming to our diocese as a result of precautions related to the virus. I wonder what the FSSP parish I attend will do? No longer have public masses? Will confessions be stopped? Our priest said to do it now while we can.
Also, remember that if you do have some on hand even a small amount that you can add water to it to prolong it or to share with others in need. Thank God for that.
Coronavirus: Dublin school to close for two weeks as student has Covid-19 Closure ordered after student identified as first case in Republic https://www.irishtimes.com/news/hea...r-two-weeks-as-student-has-covid-19-1.4189537
Although not included in the 3 northern regions of Italy, two of which are now closed to travel from the U.S., while Emilia-Romagna also has cases, there is this added bit of news from a Church in Rome: .......... Earlier Sunday, the French community church in Rome, St. Louis of the French, closed its doors to the public on after a priest was infected with a new virus. The church in the historic center of Rome is famous for three paintings by the Baroque master Caravaggio, making it a destination for tourists and the faithful alike. A sign on the door Sunday noted in French that the church had been closed as a precaution by the French Embassy for both Masses and touristic visits until further notice. The Religious Information Service news agency reported that the church was closed after a 43-year-old priest who had returned to Paris was hospitalized after being infected by coronavirus. The service carried a statement by the archbishop of Paris, Michel Aupetit, who said the priest, who had been living in Rome, returned to Paris by car in mid-February, and tested positive for the virus on Friday. The priest was in good condition, Aupetit said. It was the first church in Rome closed by the virus. Churches in much of Veneto and Lombardy have closed their doors under widespread measures aimed at containing the spread of the virus. Televised Masses were available for the faithful. https://www.breitbart.com/news/us-advisory-warns-americans-not-travel-to-2-italian-regions/
Just a cold? https://nypost.com/2020/03/01/cough...participation-in-week-long-spiritual-retreat/ Coughing Pope Francis won’t attend week-long spiritual retreat
The Vatican Press guy was asked if the Holy Father had been tested for the Virus and he refused to respond. Why did he refuse to respond? Well if he had been tested and found negative there would have been no problem in saying so. But if he had been tested and found positive; then yes there would have been a problem. So he stayed silent. Better in the circumstance to stay silent and say nothing.
