Dear Friends,
A gentle reminder that our monthly meeting is happening tonight, Monday 16th March 6:30-8:30pm at LARC.
We are aware of the fear and panic that has been circulating since the beginning of the year, due to the outbreak of the COVID-19.
By now the news must have reached everyone that has access to any media outlets.
Many of us already live in isolation, of a different nature, due to poor health and/or disabilities, and that's why we prefer going ahead with our regular gathering today.
With the several messages circulating, everyone will have different, if not opposing, views and we leave it up to each grown up individual to decide if leaving home is a risk or not.
General recommendations are to stay at home if you have coronavirus symptoms, or feel/know you are at risk and prefer to protect yourself in isolation to prevent catching the virus.
Identified symptoms of Covid-19 are high fever, dry cough, breathing difficulty, as lungs and airways are the first attacked; sore throat, runny nose, or gastrointestinal upset could also manifest. It's paramount staying at home and self-isolate if you have the above symptoms, as it will help you heal quicker and prevent the spreading of the virus onto others.
Identified symptoms of Covid-19 are high fever, dry cough, breathing difficulty, as lungs and airways are the first attacked; sore throat, runny nose, or gastrointestinal upset could also manifest. It's paramount staying at home and self-isolate if you have the above symptoms, as it will help you heal quicker and prevent the spreading of the virus onto others.
People are being asked to avoid seeking face to face medical help if symptoms are present, staying at home and call 111 if really feeling unwell. GPs and other professionals are also offering extra calls and video calls now, which is one great improvement.
What is being shared in the media is not very clear due to the overload and the so many different sources. We are being told that decisions are based on scientific evidence. Yet, this evidence seem to differ from country to country. Several countries have already entered a total lockdown, closing schools, offices and many other places, incrementing armed forces in the streets to "control" citizens movements, like in Italy (a bit too extreme perhaps? a bit like the return of the fascists during WW2?), while the UK seems to be approaching the case differently. This is not the first and surely won't be the last and things are literally changing by the day.
We also know that this is not the first pandemic and we are privileged at current times with all collective, shared knowledge and experience in order to evaluate what is best for each of us, thanks to previous experiences www.visualcapitalist.com/
We also know that this is not the first pandemic and we are privileged at current times with all collective, shared knowledge and experience in order to evaluate what is best for each of us, thanks to previous experiences www.visualcapitalist.com/
The WHO - World Health Organisation - has declared the situation as a viral pandemic outbreak of a global scale. Many are questioning ‘how worried should we be’? Does worrying, or panicking even help at all?
"Last time the WHO declared a pandemic was in 2009 for the H1N1 influenza outbreak. At the time, the decision was criticised by some countries which felt that it caused unnecessary panic. It also led to many nations wasting money on vaccines for a strain of flu that proved to be mild and relatively easy to contain."
A positive news is that it seems that the virus is being successfully treated with high doses of intravenous vitamin C www.researchgate.net/
Possibly paying extra attention in eating a healthier diet and having plenty of foods rich in vitamin C include broccoli, cantaloupe, cauliflower, kale, kiwi, orange juice, papaya, red, green or yellow pepper, sweet potato, strawberries, and tomatoes, on top of following appropriate hygiene and behavioural routines can be the right medicine.
Our thoughts and prayers are obviously with those who are suffering as a result of the current state of affairs in the world and also with the elderly and those already housebound due to other severe health issues and disabilities and extra difficulties that might be experiencing
Please do consider checking on your vulnerable family members, neighbors and friends that might needs some help, such as getting some groceries or just meeting another human being as they regularly live in isolation. Thoughts are also with the homeless and those families and individuals that were already living in precarious conditions.
Some valuable research in dealing holistically with the present and past virus of the Corona type (the present one is not the first one apparently) are shared here:
However there are also some arguments to consider about the striking association of this virus appearing in conjunction with large scale 5G activation in Wuhan, China, where it seems the virus started spreading since the end of 2019 5g-emf.com/wuhan-was-the-
Other perspective also here:
www.davidicke.com/article/565878/massive-false-positive-numbers-coronavirus-scientific-report
Other perspective also here:
www.davidicke.com/article/565878/massive-false-positive-numbers-coronavirus-scientific-report
If you wish to find out more you can follow further regular local UK updates:
NHS guidelines
UK Government announcements
WHO advice for the public
www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/advice-for-public
Facts on Coronavirus
Stay safe and calm everyone keep fears and anxietyy at bay whenever possible, please.
Lets pray for this troubled time shall pass quickly.
