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I didn't follow this through, but I noticed in passing by the local shop this afternoon that the Daily Mail had a front-page headline which implied that a deficiency of Vitamin D seemed to be associated with poor Covid-19 outcomes. Anyone know any more? Once again, I can't believe I'm quoting...

This article from the Washington Post is wide-ranging: http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/coronavirus/the-ultimate-covid-19-mystery-why-does-it-spare-some-and-kill-others/ar-BB15C7Wx?li=BBoPRmx&ocid=ASUDHP

Not in the case of the GP who originally (mis)diagnosed my caree. He put her down as TATT, but didn't believe in ME.

Gawd. 5 km. When will he LEARN?!

Seriously. I don't understand it either. It just seems that people are more concerned with getting tourism restarted than getting the virus suppressed. Anyway, here's a useful piece (courtesy of the Daily Mail AGAIN - what is the world coming to?) on death rates and suchlike in the UK...

I do. It's largely because it's coming up to peak tourism season etc. and they are desperate to get their businesses up and running again, and being forced to quarantine for two weeks upon arrival is going to be a major disincentive to people coming in from abroad. From the virus point of...

I'm getting worried about the 40-60 seconds for washing your hands now ...

Merged thread Transmission of Covid-19: the amount is important https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/29/health/coronavirus-transmission-dose.html?utm_source=pocket-newtab

Another summary of long-term symptoms. (Warning: they are indeed "scary") http://www.msn.com/en-gb/health/mindandbody/15-scary-after-effects-of-coronavirus-everyone-should-know/ss-BB14IzPd?li=AAnZ9Ug&ocid=ASUDHP#image=2

Well, in common with the (?)Chris Giles tweet someone linked to, maybe indirectly, I too have been struck by the increasing prevalence of ambulances in my part of South London over the past few days - and that is sightings, not just hearing them. It's only once you start seeing them again that...

I have some thick fuse wire which I think should do the job nicely, too :) Thank you, Sean - I was just wondering whereabouts the air filters link was!

And if all these tests have been rolled out, then why isn't the number of infections generally still on the way up? Are we really supposed to believe that virtually all the tests which have been carried out have turned out negative? I wouldn't usually quote the Daily Mail as an authority, but...

Apparently the thinking is now that you're unlikely to catch it from someone else in the open air just by walking past them - could that be a contributing factor?

And how on earth does Femoral head necrosis become a "Neuropsychiatric complication", for that matter?

This one? https://www.spiegel.de/international/world/eu-pandemic-adviser-peter-piot-we-will-have-to-learn-to-live-with-covid-19-a-92cdf795-3378-44c8-b565-3294596e410c (German version here, if anyone wants it, but it looks as though it's subscriber-only)...

I actually made one yesterday. It's not very good, but usually I use a silk scarf, doubled over my face, and it would never had stayed on in yesterday's wind, so needs must. I'm regarding it as a trial run, and hope the next one I make will be a bit more professional-looking. But it did stay...

I'm not sure whether this is the appropriate place for it, but didn't know where else to put it. If 20%+ of the UK population believe the virus is a hoax, then how can you ever persuade them to adopt the measures necessary to stop, or at least slow, its spread...

Thanks for posting it again, Mithriel. It is indeed very useful.

I was involved in a Zoom discussion the other day where someone was saying they hadn't had fresh salad for months because they were worried about the possibility of contamination, when it suddenly struck me: a) as I understand it, this virus isn't exactly inherently mobile. So if you take a...

This one is courtesy of the Daily Telegraph: http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/coronavirus/revealed-the-long-term-severe-effects-of-covid-19-that-could-go-on-for-months/ar-BB14pDLq?li=BBoPRmx&ocid=ASUDHP