They told us not to wear masks initially as people were buying stock the NHS needed. My nephew's partner lays insulation (don't fancy her chances of doing that job when she gets to the flushes age!) for energy providers. She had to refuse work for several months as she couldn't get masks from builder's merchants, Screwfix etc., as they were giving the PP1, 2 and 3s to the NHS.
Masks would definitely help the spread if worn properly. I despair at the chin-sling idiots. Any mask will stop some particles from getting into the atmosphere or on to surfaces. Cutting this form of transmission will help stop people from randomly infecting themselves by touching a surface or an item then touching their face before sanitising their hands.
I worked in a hospital for a while under a very strict sister. It was just as MRSA was starting to take hold. She was a tyrant for infection control but our hospital had the lowest rates of any kind of infection. I learned so much from her and still miss her rather stern ways. Sadly, after she left our hospital infection rates shot up to one of the highest in the region. Co-incidence? I think not.
Hygiene is just not a priority these days but is the best defence we have against microbes of any form. When a vaccine is finally developed for Covid people will still die needlessly from easily-controlled infections. I wish we were more like the Chinese/Koreans etc., and accept masks as part of daily life especially during flu season. Once was enough for me!
I'm more than happy to whip out my Dew spray whenever I'm out, too. I bought it as it's one of the rare sanitisers that works against Noro and would have funny looks when I'd spray cafe tables and my hands before drinking and eating. It would be nice if I didn't have to but I haven't been to a really clean cafe/restaurant for a long time. There are always bits of food or sticky bits on the tables, chairs and even on the walls. And toilets? Since when does a squirt of blue stuff and flushing count as cleaning. The crud around the seat hinges and taps make me want to heave. We should all be Moaning Minnies and complain to management. They're fed up of hearing from me!
And don't get me started on the anti-vax brigade (several on a local FB page have changed their minds and decided they want the flu jab this year according to a friend of mine - these are the ones that have made me have to wait for mine!). I remember getting the Smallpox vaccine. It's eradicated a truly awful disease from the planet yet people still think vaccines are the devil's brew. I honestly don't get that these people are too stupid to look back a century and see how much death was caused by disease and unsanitary conditions.
Just looking out of my window I can see that if my neighbours are anything like the rest of the country, they're not taking any notice of social distancing or limiting visitor numbers. If anything, they're having more people around than ever - probably due to restrictions on bars and restaurants. I do believe that this is probably the biggest cause of the rise. People aren't wearing masks at home, nor, I suspect are they keeping any distance or washing their hands. My OH's family are very much like this. They're adamant that they're having a big family Christmas (at least sixteen ) and have never been big on hand-washing. I've made excuses the last few years but he's gone and commented that since they built a toilet without a sink onto the kitchen (without the two required doors - Building Regs? What are they?) at his sister's, no one washes their hands after going then getting back to food prep! If you're not going to do it for yourself do it for your guests! Yuk. I'll be glad of the ready-made excuse this year.
Masks would definitely help the spread if worn properly. I despair at the chin-sling idiots. Any mask will stop some particles from getting into the atmosphere or on to surfaces. Cutting this form of transmission will help stop people from randomly infecting themselves by touching a surface or an item then touching their face before sanitising their hands.
I worked in a hospital for a while under a very strict sister. It was just as MRSA was starting to take hold. She was a tyrant for infection control but our hospital had the lowest rates of any kind of infection. I learned so much from her and still miss her rather stern ways. Sadly, after she left our hospital infection rates shot up to one of the highest in the region. Co-incidence? I think not.
Hygiene is just not a priority these days but is the best defence we have against microbes of any form. When a vaccine is finally developed for Covid people will still die needlessly from easily-controlled infections. I wish we were more like the Chinese/Koreans etc., and accept masks as part of daily life especially during flu season. Once was enough for me!
I'm more than happy to whip out my Dew spray whenever I'm out, too. I bought it as it's one of the rare sanitisers that works against Noro and would have funny looks when I'd spray cafe tables and my hands before drinking and eating. It would be nice if I didn't have to but I haven't been to a really clean cafe/restaurant for a long time. There are always bits of food or sticky bits on the tables, chairs and even on the walls. And toilets? Since when does a squirt of blue stuff and flushing count as cleaning. The crud around the seat hinges and taps make me want to heave. We should all be Moaning Minnies and complain to management. They're fed up of hearing from me!
And don't get me started on the anti-vax brigade (several on a local FB page have changed their minds and decided they want the flu jab this year according to a friend of mine - these are the ones that have made me have to wait for mine!). I remember getting the Smallpox vaccine. It's eradicated a truly awful disease from the planet yet people still think vaccines are the devil's brew. I honestly don't get that these people are too stupid to look back a century and see how much death was caused by disease and unsanitary conditions.
Just looking out of my window I can see that if my neighbours are anything like the rest of the country, they're not taking any notice of social distancing or limiting visitor numbers. If anything, they're having more people around than ever - probably due to restrictions on bars and restaurants. I do believe that this is probably the biggest cause of the rise. People aren't wearing masks at home, nor, I suspect are they keeping any distance or washing their hands. My OH's family are very much like this. They're adamant that they're having a big family Christmas (at least sixteen ) and have never been big on hand-washing. I've made excuses the last few years but he's gone and commented that since they built a toilet without a sink onto the kitchen (without the two required doors - Building Regs? What are they?) at his sister's, no one washes their hands after going then getting back to food prep! If you're not going to do it for yourself do it for your guests! Yuk. I'll be glad of the ready-made excuse this year.
