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It’s been a long time for Melburnians – and First Dog nailed it. I think he could have done it all with just one panel of the strip. See The Strip On The Guardian This one panel captures the feeling perfectly I think
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It’s been a long time for Melburnians – and First Dog nailed it. I think he could have done it all with just one panel of the strip. See The Strip On The Guardian This one panel captures the feeling perfectly I think
Don’t hold your breath for a vaccine “We’re optimistic that a vaccine will be ready in a few months” One of those is an article claiming that the issues around producing a viable working anti-COVID vaccine, the other is the Victorian Health minister on TV news claiming that progress is well in hand on a … Read more
One thing we should be doing more is gardening, planting things. Of all the things we can do under restrictions and lockdowns this has to be one of the most fulfilling and productive things we can do. When things ease up – whenever that may be – we’ll have some lovely produce at home. We’ll … Read more
Thursday 30 July 2020 marked a few milestones. The state of Victoria, Australia recorded a record number of COVID-19 cases in a 24 hour period, more than ALL of Australia had ever reached. (And then promptly broke THAT record the next day.) For me, a milestone of another kind was unfolding . . . Ten … Read more
Mouthwash Could Reduce SARS-CoV-2 Short-Term Viral Load, Cell Culture Study Suggests https://www.technologynetworks.com/immunology/news/mouthwash-could-reduce-sars-cov-2-short-term-viral-load-cell-culture-study-suggests-338460 TL;DR – A clinical trial is under way following cell culture experiments that suggest that some mouthwashes can reduce the amount of viral shedding from breathing. It isn’t a cure for COVID-19 but a way to reduce your viral load that you’d normally … Read more
We’re lucky where I am, with very few cases having been diagnosed here. We’ve had ten cases in the local shire region, never more than four active at any time, and we’re currently down from four active the three active. That’s mainly due to the very hard lockdown conditions in Melbourne so that very few … Read more
https://www.sciencealert.com/can-people-spread-the-coronavirus-if-they-don-t-have-symptoms Interesting and brief article on why wearing masks is better than lockdown, better than social distancing, better than anything else we have at the moment.
I’m glad to see that Mr Johnson survived SARS-cov-2, because while I may not like a person for the effect they’re having on the world and even reaching my world with their crap, I couldn’t in all honesty have wished him to die of SARS-cov-2. I would have smiled and felt better if I’d gotten … Read more
Can I go to the shops and just, you know, browse around? What’ll I find at the shops, anyway? How do I, what happens, where and why? There’s patchy information out there and I’ve been collecting and curating… I’m keeping this article pinned and will keep adding practical information as I find it. UPDATED: 24/April/2020 … Read more