[Leica] Nathan's PAD 26/4/2020: liberation of the children

[Don Dory]

Correct,  in a relatively small number of cases there has been fatal
strokes.   The NYC data for March of about 5700 patients show no deaths
under age 14 all hospitalized and all positive for Corona 19.

The Spanish experiment is for short distances outside accompanied by a in
domicile adult.   All previous distancing rules apply.  There doesn't
appear to be a large increase in risk vs risk for lowered vitamin D
levels,  lowered immune system with little outside exposure,  increased
risk of obesity with little exercise ad nauseum.

There are currently no real interventions for this virus with only hope for
future progress.   So,  the current best medical information is that if you
are older than about 60, are hypertensive, obese, and/ or diabetic you are
at tremendous risk with this virus.   Lesser numbers will have their immune
system suppressed for example people with organ transplants and are also at
heightened risk.   Fit, normal immune system,  under 50, no history of
smoking/ vaping, not IV drug users are at relatively low risk of death.

If you fit the protocols of low risk and you live with people of the same
profile then you will be able to go out and do normal things.   Caveats
will be wash your hands,  wear a good mask,  keep your distance from other
people where possible,  understand your environment.   If your town/
village has low density and almost no cases then that should be
sufficient.   If you live in a dense environment with many opportunities to
touch surfaces that someone not of immediate family touched then much more
stringent protocols are called for.

Be careful,  understand yourself,  be mindful of your environment,  but
don't be afraid.   All of our ancestors survived the black plague,  the
influenza of 1927-18, polio,  HIV, H1N1.  We will get thru this with most
still standing.   Be safe and enjoy the delights that we have in this
marvelous civilization.

On Mon, Apr 27, 2020, 3:49 PM Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> wrote:

> Children least affected? Some disturbing news on the children front
> https://www.bbc.com/news/health-52439005
>
> On 27/04/2020 20:17, Don Dory via LUG wrote:
> > Some bits of sanity prevails.  Children are the least affected by the
> > virus.  While they may be carriers no one has advocated that children
> just
> > be turned out of the home; it made no sense that a child couldn't go
> with a
> > parent, aunt, grandmother to the bakery as long as all lived in the same
> > domicile.
> >
> > As different parts of the world start opening up in various ways we
> should
> > start checking date in about ten days to two weeks to see if there is a
> > differential infection rate based on testing.  Swedens infection curve
> > appears to be following the same curve as Spains so possibly they are out
> > of the death spiral as well.  The state of Georgia has the most ambitious
> > reopening(tattoo parlors, nail salons, and patio seating restaurants) so
> > for the US they will be the canary; lets see what happens in 14 days.  In
> > Georgia the epicenter has been Atlanta and they are the most reluctant to
> > reopen so this is mostly going to be rural and mid sized cities opening
> up.
> >
> > On Mon, Apr 27, 2020 at 2:00 PM Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu>
> wrote:
> >
> >> During our enforced confinement here in Spain which has now entered its
> >> 7th week, arguably the children have suffered the most. Adults could
> still
> >> go out to shop for essentials or to work (if the job did not lend
> itself to
> >> teleworking), but young children had no such excuse; unless they were
> sick
> >> and needed to be taken to the doctor or hospital, they simply had to
> stay
> >> at home.
> >>
> >> So now that the pandemic seems under control, the very first tentative
> >> step towards re-opening of the country was taken yesterday: it is now
> >> allowed for parents to go for a walk with their children younger than 14
> >> (older children are allowed out on their own under the same rules as
> >> adults). There are many restrictions: no more than 1 km away from home,
> no
> >> more than 1 hour, only one adult etc. But still, a small sign of hope. I
> >> drove along the beach road yesterday afternoon because I had to go to a
> >> greengrocer that is open on Sundays, and along the way I snapped a
> couple
> >> of pics from the car.
> >>
> >> A father and his two small children on the beach promenade:
> >> https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-m6J32rc/A <
> >> https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-m6J32rc/A>
> >>
> >> A little girl and her bicycle (the mother is just outside the frame):
> >> https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-B6Mg7LL/A <
> >> https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-B6Mg7LL/A>
> >>
> >> A small ray of sunshine in the bleakness.
> >>
> >> Cheers,
> >> Nathan
> >>
> >> Nathan Wajsman
> >>
> >> Alicante, Spain
> >> http://www.frozenlight.eu <http://www.frozenlight.eu/>
> >> http:// <http://www.greatpix.eu/>www.greatpix.eu
> >> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws <
> >> http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws>Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/
> <
> >> http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/>
> >>
> >> Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator <
> >> http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator>
> >>
> >> YNWA
> >>
> >> "I’m not arguing, I’m just explaining why I’m right"
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