Coronavirus Part II - Its arrived - We're Doomed!!! See OP for Mod warnings

cnocbui wrote: »

I bought some hand sanitizer about two weeks ago. Apparently I was over-reacting and panicking according to the 3 digit post count experts.

You're also saying 45 million people will die and Norway is claiming 25% of the population will die.

tillyfilly wrote: »

plain and wholemeal flour??

Wow prepping machines!

I stocked up on it in anticipation of people stocking up on it. I make the bread for the family, there'd be murder if I couldn't make bread and there were no supplies on the shelf.

Supercell wrote: »

We did our weekly shop this morning in Aldi, it was very noticeable people are stocking up - barely any Barrys tea left!, many frozen good shelves emptied, no hand sanitiser left and people clearly looking for it. Lots of empty packing boxes for thing like pasta and rice laying around. Very few of the large water bottles left, plain and wholemeal flour cleaned out (people obviously thinking about storm Emma there) honestly found it quite fascinating what people are stocking up on.

I was in Tesco Merrion , most of the pasta , rice and tinned tomatoes were gone, everything else looked ok , I don't think their hearts are in it . honestly no harm people doing it now when everything is in good supply

silverharp wrote: »

I was in Tesco Merrion , most of the pasta , rice and tinned tomatoes were gone, everything else looked ok , I don't think their hearts are in it . honestly no harm people doing it now when everything is in good supply

That was me I'm making a monster bolegnese this evening

Lot of media led hysteria, seasonal flu kills thousands in this country every year.



80,000 People are Sick with Coronavirus at the Moment - of which 77,000 are in China.

This means that if you are not from China then this should remove 96% of your worry.


81% of the Cases are MILD
14% of the Cases are MODERATE
and only 5% of the Cases are CRITICAL



if you are under 50 years of age, and not living in China, you are more likely to win the lottery which is a 1 in 30,000,000



the death rate for the people UNDER 50 years of age is only 0.02%



On the worst day so far 108 people in CHINA died of Coronavirus.
BUT, on the same day
26,283 people died of Cancer
24,641 people died of Heart Disease
4,300 people died of Diabetes





Furthermore Mosquitoes kill 2,740 people every day, and Snakes kill 137 people every day.

joe_99 wrote: »

I know. That would mean over 4bn people infected. Complete nonsense

It’s mad that people can make ridiculous statements like that and not be held to account

all about the mane wrote: »

Any literature I have read claims that hand washing is far more effective than a hand sanitizer.

Yes, but where are you going to wash your hands when out and about.... it’s for that reason people are buying hand sanitizer .

Supercell wrote: »

We did our weekly shop this morning in Aldi, it was very noticeable people are stocking up - barely any Barrys tea left!, many frozen good shelves emptied, no hand sanitiser left and people clearly looking for it. Lots of empty packing boxes for thing like pasta and rice laying around. Very few of the large water bottles left, plain and wholemeal flour cleaned out (people obviously thinking about storm Emma there) honestly found it quite fascinating what people are stocking up on.

I've been to a few supermarkets and hand sanitiser is the only product that seems impossible to find. Everything else had plenty of supply but it was notable people were buying a lot of liquid soap, pasta/rice/noodles long lasting food, medicines like paracetamol and the likes of toilet paper, tissues and kitchen towels. It's worth keeping an eye for empty shelves for stuff like that since they're running out in other countries with an outbreak.