pip24 Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 My son in law and grandson both suffer from asthma. With the virus problem in China I decided to buy some face masks for them just in case the virus spreads to the UK. No prizes for guessing where they were made ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybanana Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 Well, the Chinese are so short of stock that they have been sourcing them from Indonesia.Not sure what kind of masks are appropriate, though as they would have to be fine enough to keep the bugs out, so standard dust masks may be insufficient.I guess that saying at home, wearing masks is as good as any though I cant imagine how effective the isolation of a city like, say, Birmingham would be. Seems a strategy that is efficient for cleaning up afterwards which could be quite dramatic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickP Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 While face masks seem a good idea for people susceptible to infection, it can also be spread onto surfaces by people sneezing, someone then touches it and then transmits it to their own face. So who knows? I wouldn't be surprised if the Chinese restaurants are taking a hit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alittlebitfrench Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 "I wouldn't be surprised if the Chinese restaurants are taking a hit"I reckon they are. Chinoise a volonté...lolOur local Chinoise is horrendous before the outbreak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pip24 Posted January 28, 2020 Author Share Posted January 28, 2020 The situation really concerns me. A lot of greeting in that part of the world is non contact like bowing and the spread by contact is limited. Here in Europe we have handshakes and cheek kissing. This would be an easy way for the virus to spread.The culture may be changing. Oh and by the way as well as a chinese being off the menu the bottle of Corona doesn't seem to appeal much either ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoddy Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 We have decorators arriving in a couple of weeks. I've ordered some masks and, guess what ? They are arriving from China on Saturday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lehaut Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 "Here in Europe we have handshakes and cheek kissing. This would be an easy way for the virus to spread"You only have to look at the winter spread of Gastro in France to see the truth of this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idun Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 Gastro in France, pray tell more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CeeJay Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 At present enjoying the summer in New Zealand, however I am scheduled to return to Heathrow via Hong Kong in a few weeks time.Buy a face mask I thought, just in case, impossible over here, cannot get one anywhere, mainly because they have been bought up by Chinese!My sister has offered to send some over from UK!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lehaut Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 "Gastro in France, pray tell more"A picture is worth a thousand wordshttps://www.google.com/url?sa=i&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwign_CZ76rnAhVeA2MBHXmrB50Qjhx6BAgBEAI&url=https%3A%2F%2Ffrance3-regions.francetvinfo.fr%2Fnouvelle-aquitaine%2Fepidemie-gastro-enterite-limousin-rouge-1769743.html&psig=AOvVaw0JXwpjy8QeUXce-ALrAeJX&ust=1580458056561623 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idun Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 Thanks for that link. Not so bad where I used to live, maybe that is why no one has mentioned it.There always was too many cases in my opinion, chez idun, thankfully usually escaped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alittlebitfrench Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 France has run out of face marks apparently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybanana Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 And if the gastro epidemic gains ground, there will be a shortage of bog paper too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoddy Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 We'll have to rely on the stuff we panic bought ahead of Brexit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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