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On 3/28/2020 at 2:36 AM, Civic2000 said:

The UK's Chief Medical Officer,  Professor Chris Whitty is working from home after he developed symptoms. 

He is the idiot that came up with herd immunity?

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On 3/27/2020 at 10:32 PM, Showster said:

Potentially protected by what makes us most uncomfortable: warmth and humidity.

The virus cant survive beyond 23 degree.  Medically proven. 

 

So our outdoor environment during day time is safe. The problem is our air con environment like mall, office, mrt, buses, etc.

That's why govt telling us not to go mall unnecessarily.  

 

It's a first world problem where everywhere is air con. 

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British households told to prepare for blackouts as coronavirus lockdown goes on

 

British households have been told to prepare for blackouts by keeping torches and warm clothes handy as the coronavirus lockdown continues.

Energy firms have suspended all non-essential work as they brace for a potential shortage in engineers caused by staff sickness and self-isolation.

The National Grid has sought to reassure the British public it can cope with the surge in demand as people stay indoors and work from home during the outbreak.

However UK Power Networks, which provides electricity to the southeast and east of England, including London, has written to vulnerable customers with advice on what to do if there is a power cut.

In a letter to those on the firm’s priority services register, seen by The Daily Telegraph, UK Power Networks gives customers guidance on how to stay warm, keep medicines and food as cold as possible and how to make sure they can call for help.

Customers are advised to keep a “torch handy” as well as “a hat, gloves and blanket” and to trap heat inside their property by closing curtains and doors to any unused rooms.

Vulnerable customers, including those who are elderly, have a disability or medical condition, or have children under the age of five, are told they should keep a power bank fully charged in case their mobile phone battery dies and to use a corded telephone if they can.

The electricity firm also advises fridge and freezer doors should be kept closed to keep essential food and medicines cold.

Food should keep for between four to six hours in the fridge and 15 to 24 hours in the freezer if you can avoid opening it, it added.

In an update on its website, UK Power Networks said it was “postponing lower priority work” but that all essential work would continue “including fixing power cuts on the rare occasions they happen”.

In the event an engineer needs to enter a home to restore power, they will wear protective equipment, stay in a different room from people who are infected or self-isolating, and avoid touching surfaces, the power distributor said.

It added: “Put simply, our top two priorities are the safety of our staff and customers and keeping the lights on, so that essential services are provided to our communities and that today’s high-tech lifestyles can continue.”

Nicola Shaw, UK executive director for National Grid, has insisted no one should be concerned about their energy supply as more of us stay at home.

She added: “In fact, demand across the country is expected to reduce; largely owing to a decrease in energy use from industrial consumers, which is likely to be greater than the increase in domestic demand as people stay at home.”

Other energy firms, including Electricity North West and Western Power Distribution, have reassured customers they have “extensive and robust” plans to minimise impact on them.

While ScottishPower Energy Networks said it had “special measures” in place to protect power supply for “critical national infrastructure and public service sites; including hospitals, nursing homes, food supply chain businesses, Ministry of Defence sites and prisons”.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/coronavirus-update-lockdown-power-cuts-blackout-electricity-advice-a9437691.html

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46 minutes ago, Mustank said:

Wah 23, 27, 60

which one?

Bro, our body temperate is 36.9.. and the coronavirus can live in our body even when a fever is triggered... so why do we think 23 or 27 can kill this virus leh?

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4 minutes ago, Weez911 said:

Bro, our body temperate is 36.9.. and the coronavirus can live in our body even when a fever is triggered... so why do we think 23 or 27 can kill this virus leh?

Yah hor 

damn... I really tao nao boh Ho seh

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5 minutes ago, Weez911 said:

Bro, our body temperate is 36.9.. and the coronavirus can live in our body even when a fever is triggered... so why do we think 23 or 27 can kill this virus leh?

Our body surface (layer of skin) temperature is normal at 36.4.

It because blood vessels carrying the warm blood running under it.  

 

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25 minutes ago, Picnic06-Biante15 said:

Oh no...... :a-t2622:

The next rounds of panic buying will be candles, batteries & touches ... :slow:

buy a generator la

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3 hours ago, Mustank said:

Wah 23, 27, 60

which one?

 

Referring to these articles, we can safely conclude that our outdoor temperature in Singapore will not allow the virus to survive.  Our outdoor temperature is easily 31-33 degrees and 90% humidity. 

 

The  virus is coated with a layer of fat protective. Once this fat layer melts,  virus is killed 

 

The problem starts when the virus is in our indoor air con places with low humidity

 

http://nusmedicine.nus.edu.sg/medias/news-info/2230-hot-and-humid-weather-may-end-the-novel-coronavirus

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20200323-coronavirus-will-hot-weather-kill-covid-19

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-12/will-warm-weather-curb-coronavirus-what-experts-say-quicktake

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Heat kills - My belief too!  Otherwise Indonesia, Malaysia etc would have gone the way of the Italians by now.  Yet they are no where near the Europeans yet.

 

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51 minutes ago, Jusnel said:

 

Referring to these articles, we can safely conclude that our outdoor temperature in Singapore will not allow the virus to survive.  Our outdoor temperature is easily 31-33 degrees and 90% humidity. 

 

The  virus is coated with a layer of fat protective. Once this fat layer melts,  virus is killed 

 

The problem starts when the virus is in our indoor air con places with low humidity

 

http://nusmedicine.nus.edu.sg/medias/news-info/2230-hot-and-humid-weather-may-end-the-novel-coronavirus

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20200323-coronavirus-will-hot-weather-kill-covid-19

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-12/will-warm-weather-curb-coronavirus-what-experts-say-quicktake

I checked with my Google mini, she told me it is now 34 degree. ha.. ha. 

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53 minutes ago, Jusnel said:

 

Referring to these articles, we can safely conclude that our outdoor temperature in Singapore will not allow the virus to survive.  Our outdoor temperature is easily 31-33 degrees and 90% humidity. 

 

The  virus is coated with a layer of fat protective. Once this fat layer melts,  virus is killed 

 

The problem starts when the virus is in our indoor air con places with low humidity

 

http://nusmedicine.nus.edu.sg/medias/news-info/2230-hot-and-humid-weather-may-end-the-novel-coronavirus

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20200323-coronavirus-will-hot-weather-kill-covid-19

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-12/will-warm-weather-curb-coronavirus-what-experts-say-quicktake

Later I convince my boss why we need to off the aircon the open all the windows and let all the girls come office in shorts and singlet :grin:

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15 minutes ago, Mustank said:

Later I convince my boss why we need to off the aircon the open all the windows and let all the girls come office in shorts and singlet :grin:

Damm good idea, lao ti ko!!!

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