Travel Bans?

[Emergent]

Opinions on travel bans to prevent the coronavirus from spreading? Will this actually be effective or only delay the spread?

Airplane travel definitely seems particularly problematic because of the recirculated air. I certainly wouldn't want to take a plane flight at this point in time, we don't know a lot about this virus yet it seems.

This will affect economies drastically since we are a global economy. There will probably be a domino effect throughout the world.

[Kitiger, RN]

How long does the virus last on a hard surface? health.harvard.edu said 2 hours. The NY Times had an article that said 9 days. I couldn't find an answer on the CDC site.

[HandsOffMySteth]

1 hour ago, Kitiger said:

How long does the virus last on a hard surface? health.harvard.edu said 2 hours. The NY Times had an article that said 9 days. I couldn't find an answer on the CDC site.

The 9 days is what some researchers say similar viruses could do. There is still a lot we don't know about this strain.

https://www.sciencealert.com/study-shows-just-how-long-coronaviruses-can-stick-around-on-a-surface

[NurseSpeedy, ADN, LPN, RN]

On 3/1/2020 at 12:15 PM, Emergent said:

I did catch a bit of the president's newsbreak. I was glad he's trying to calm the hysteria that the news media makes money from drumming up.

The stock market always rebounds. If I were into stocks I'd be buying. Warren Buffett advises to to be bold when others are fearful and be cautious when others are being reckless, and you'll do well.

Doing great if you have stock in face masks or Lysol....people are crazy-stores are sold out-reminds me of the cipro shortage during the anthrax scare years ago

[Kitiger, RN]

I work private duty homecare. Wouldn't washing the surfaces with soap and water be sufficient?

I understand that this isn't reasonable in hospitals, nursing homes, clinics, etc.. The only information from the CDC on cleaning hard surfaces was aimed at these types of places, saying to use the product according to the manufacturer's specifications.

I would rather not use disinfectant sprays if that isn't necessary.

[NurseSpeedy, ADN, LPN, RN]

2 minutes ago, Kitiger said:

I work private duty homecare. Wouldn't washing the surfaces with soap and water be sufficient? We know that good hand washing is one of our first defenses.

I would rather not use disinfectant sprays if that isn't necessary.

I think people get hyped up with the hysteria, forgetting that sometimes it’s the easy things that will help the most-like hand washing...I see people always reaching for the hand sanitizer pumps-just think hoe many dirty hands have pressed down on that pump that probably has never been disinfected...just saying...I always see people reaching out to press the pump.

Or bringing/using your own pen. Nothing like finding out what’s growing off the one chained to counter at your local CVS-use it to sign the credit card slip once finding a store that has masks in stock-but it will probably be electronic and require signing with the communal stylus since the card chip likes to malfunction anyways.

Three confirmed cases In my state and I’m in an office that is panicked-and we don’t usually have sick patients...wiping down EVERYTHING-even pc parts-with wipes that you cannot use without gloves because they will eat your hands.

I get it. It’s scary. But we cannot live in a bubble. Wash your hands people. Soap and water is our friend. Aerosol sprays do not create the instant autoclave that they pretend to be. We cannot sterilize the air we breathe.

The worst thing I ever caught from a patient in home care was a cold (sorry, had to go there), patient from the hospital-the flu. I got chicken pox (no vaccine back then) from my brother growing up and am more likely to get MRSA, coronavirus, TB, or any other horrible illness from going grocery shopping at the same time as someone infected-will definitely be washing and cooking the handpicked produce.

I had to vent.thanks to anyone who listened to this rant.