Good Covid News – The End Of Restrictions In Sight

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2 hours ago, spidermike007 said:

If it was spread only by inhalation, the spread would have been much worse, as the cloth masks do not protect much against inhalation. Frankly, I think they protect others more, than they protect the one wearing the mask. Just another in the countless aspects of this thing we do not know much about. It has never really been defined as an aerosol virus. And it is a fact that it can be spread through shaking hands with someone who is infected, or touching something, like a surface they just touched. But, for how long? One minute? Eight minutes? Nobody knows. Remember the packaging craze? Wash everything you bring back from the store. And the Chinese have blockaded many imports, as they are afraid it lives on fruit forever. There is so much insanity and overly vigilant behavior surrounding this thing. 

COVID-19 rarely spreads through surfaces. So why are we still deep cleaning?

The coronavirus behind the pandemic can linger on doorknobs and other surfaces, but these aren’t a major source of infection.

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-00251-4

 

IT’S NOT JUST SARS-COV-2: MOST RESPIRATORY VIRUSES SPREAD BY AEROSOLS
Conventional wisdom on viral disease transmission needs updating, international science team concludes.

SARS-CoV-2, the virus behind today’s global coronavirus pandemic, spreads primarily by inhalation of virus-laden aerosols at both short and long ranges—and a comprehensive new assessment of respiratory viruses finds that many others probably do as well.

SARS-CoV, MERS-CoV, influenza, measles, and the rhinoviruses that cause the common cold can all spread via aerosols that can build up in indoor air and linger for hours, an international interdisciplinary team of researchers reports in a review published in Science Aug. 27.

https://scripps.ucsd.edu/news/its-not-just-sars-cov-2-most-respiratory-viruses-spread-aerosols

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10 minutes ago, placeholder said:

COVID-19 rarely spreads through surfaces. So why are we still deep cleaning?

The coronavirus behind the pandemic can linger on doorknobs and other surfaces, but these aren’t a major source of infection.

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-00251-4

 

IT’S NOT JUST SARS-COV-2: MOST RESPIRATORY VIRUSES SPREAD BY AEROSOLS
Conventional wisdom on viral disease transmission needs updating, international science team concludes.

SARS-CoV-2, the virus behind today’s global coronavirus pandemic, spreads primarily by inhalation of virus-laden aerosols at both short and long ranges—and a comprehensive new assessment of respiratory viruses finds that many others probably do as well.

SARS-CoV, MERS-CoV, influenza, measles, and the rhinoviruses that cause the common cold can all spread via aerosols that can build up in indoor air and linger for hours, an international interdisciplinary team of researchers reports in a review published in Science Aug. 27.

https://scripps.ucsd.edu/news/its-not-just-sars-cov-2-most-respiratory-viruses-spread-aerosols

In LOS, deep cleaning is always a good idea, plus I think a lot of folk here have had their eyes opened to what "deep" cleaning is all about.

 

None of that splashing a bit of water on your hands now from the tutored...????

[kiwikeith]

On 5/23/2022 at 6:01 PM, simola said:

We'll see....

He needs to visit a football stadium in countries that no longer require masks to attend, these are crowded areas, he ought to be able to comprehend comparison. 

[daveAustin]

On 5/23/2022 at 3:33 PM, Moonlover said:

This is the good news I've been waiting to hear. Masks off when outdoors. I'd like to seem them gone altogether at least there's some progress.

Yes if it comes to fruition, let’s be thankful for small mercies. No problem having to mask up in shops & public transport etc, but outside?… I want to see the smiles again. 

[GroveHillWanderer]

On 5/24/2022 at 10:49 AM, StayinThailand2much said:

Yes, and no. At the same time they say it's airborne... So, just like Covid-19 in the beginning, nobody really knows.

That's not quite right. Monkeypox has been known about (and studied) since 1958 so the medical community and scientists do know quite a lot about it, actually.

 

Also, while the virus can be found in large respiratory droplets, they can only travel a few feet - they don't become aerosolised and "hang" in the air for hours like SARS-CoV-2 does.

 

Monkeypox is mainly spread through prolonged close contact.

 

So all in all, the spread should be slower than for a truly airborne virus, contact tracing should be easier, and social distancing should be more effective.

Edited May 25, 2022 by GroveHillWanderer