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I’ve seen some guides from nurses, I’ll link if I find them again. Off the top of my head it was stuff like: Sleep, look up elevated positioning and face down positioning for pneumonia, treat fever if over a certain number but not minor fever, consider avoiding NSAIDs they may be risk factor, expectorant is good, track temp and O2 with pulse oximeter if you have one, Gatorade or something with electrolytes.

More speculatively get vitamin D levels to normal by taking maybe 2000 a day if you think you could be deficient. Vitamin C and Zinc have plausible mechanisms that might help but do not take too much zinc except maybe if you think we’re exposed and can take a few zinc that same day.

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Paracetamol, plenty of fluids, lots of rest. The French health minister suggested avoiding ibuprofen, but I’ve seen no further evidence - you’ll have to use your judgement.

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Fun pastime: searching #coronahoax on Twitter

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Is this accurate data?

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76,963 tested in Russia!!?

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That’s why I asked.

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UK is actually reporting 40k+ tested now; I think reports we’re not testing is overdone.

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I am seriously dubious of that Russian number, especially in light of the fact they are (I think) still claiming zero cases there?

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Thank you @Quaro and @Fifth_Fret. I would be interested in those links if you find them.

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That video where one of the pre-eminent public health officials on the planet says that perfect is the enemy, and good and fast are the aim?

Yeah.

Right now it’s a site that was basically put together in less than a week that has to do a lot of things. So it’s written in English. Everything about it is English. There also may be legal liability issues with making it available in other languages.

I mean, is it also fascist creep that it’s only available in a handful of Bay Area counties right now?

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I’ve been thinking about this a lot too. (Thanks to the folks earlier in the thread who replied to my question about family quarantine the other night!) I don’t have an expert source link but I would love to see anything folks have got.

First is preparedness and doing everything possible to stay healthy. If we get sick, we don’t want to regret things we should have been doing so we’re trying to do all of them.

Yesterday, my wife sorted and organized all of our medicines and cleaned our thermometers.

Today she’s cleaning our humidifiers so they’re ready to go in case of dry cough.

Every evening she’s been cleaning and disinfecting the kitchen counter tops, cupboard knobs, light switches, toilet and faucet handles, etc.

She’s also been doing laundry more frequently so we have clean bath and hand towels.

Side note, I married well. (I’ve been helping with all of this, I swear!) :)

We have plans in place should one of us get a fever to quarantine in the master bedroom/bathroom. If we both get sick, yikes. Still have to plan out what happens for our daughters in that case.

But back to your question, I think the usual things like plenty of rest, Tylenol to keep the fever down, staying hydrated… It’s amazing how much clearer I breathe through my sinuses after drinking a few bottles of water. Neti pot or saline spray. Maybe Afrin but that can backfire when it wears off. But I might use it to keep my breathing as clear as possible. That’s the scary symptom.

Then there’s our mental health! I kept the kids occupied yesterday by painting our My Little Scythe characters. We’ve been outside hiking and filling the bird feeder. Yard work is therapeutic so the warmer weather is very welcome. I also lucked out in that this week is my spring break so I have a little time to prepare for next week when I’ll start teaching via Zoom video conferencing.

I was sleeping poorly last week but I’ve calmed down and I’m sleeping better now that the family is finished commuting to school and the city and we’re hunkered down together. I’m anxious about my cousin and her family who got tested yesterday. Planning to call her mom/my aunt today because John Oliver suggested it.

I have to force myself to engage with pleasure reading, TV/movies, or PC gaming. Part of me just wants to refresh this thread all day but if I push myself to get over that weird, internal hump, I eventually get into the book or game or show and I know it’s good for my stress. Many of these experiences and emotions are familiar from my dad’s cancer ordeal.

This too shall pass. Enjoy what you can and take care, everyone!

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Edit: I just realised you meant a different link!

Here is a GP’s report of her self care (and she’ll know as much as anyone I guess):

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I don’t know how much of what you hear about certain supplements is quackery but I heard a piece on the radio that beta-glucan boosts immunity (in general) promotes respiratory health and reduces stress. I figure it can’t hurt so I order some.

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For us Yanks: Paracetamol = Acetaminophen. As in: Tylenol, Exedrin and similar products.

500 mg is the typical OTC per pill dosage in the US.

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Apparently the American Hospital Association is trying to kill a provision that staff treating Covid-19 patients have to wear appropriate protective gear because there isn’t enough to go around and the nurses union is fighting them because that’s fucking idiotic.

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Thanks for the translation!

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The advisement to avoid ibuprofen originates with the French health ministry, but has some evidence behind it. They have seen a decent number of cases where ibuprofen has aggravated respiratory problems and extended the recovery timeline with exclusive ibuprofen usage and the usage of other anti-inflammatory NSAIDs such as aspirin and naproxen sodium (Aleve band name, among others).

With that said, other EU health ministries aren’t quite on board with that yet, and there’s no similar advisement from China, Korea, or the CDC. Stay tuned.

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UK press conference and advice - cut and paste from what other countries said last week.

  • Anyone who lives with someone who has a cough or a temperature should stay at home for 14 days
  • People should start working from home where they possibly can
  • Avoid pubs, clubs, theatres and other such social venues
  • Only use the NHS when we really need to
  • From tomorrow government will no longer be “supporting” mass gatherings using emergency workers

Avoid pubs, clubs, theatres and other such social venues

“Avoid”

No, people won’t. Thats why US states and even the High Temple of Greed Las fucking Vegas are closing down.

I had no confidence in the government to begin with, and until they start replicating governments and authorities I trust more than them I wont be showing any confidence soon.