To avoid increasing medical burden, pharmacists recommend 45 kinds of "good medicine kits for home use"
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In response to the tightness of the epidemic, from emergency to outpatient, all patients are handled cautiously. In order not to increase the medical burden and to avoid nosocomial infections, pharmacist Rossi recommends that if everyone is slightly unwell, first, she processed the medicines and prescribed medicines. She sorted out 45 kinds of home-made medicines and medicinal materials. As long as she went to the alleyway pharmacy, she could prepare a package of essential home medicines with the professional assistance of a pharmacist. With the assistance of professional doctors, prepare the necessary home medicines in advance, which will not increase the medical burden.
The pharmacist Rossi pointed out in his personal Facebook that in response to the epidemic, all patients now have to wait for the quick screening results to be released after they are sent to the emergency department, and the diagnosis is negative before they can be sent to the ward, so the emergency department is full of traffic. The regional clinics and hospitals also prepared carefully, and everyone was exhausted. All symptoms of general discomfort can be treated with medicine first. She sorted out these 45 kinds of medicines and medical equipment that can be purchased by doctors and pharmacists. They target the eyes, ears, nose, mouth, gastrointestinal, muscle aches, cuts, skin itching, and even hemorrhoids, constipation and other symptoms of general discomfort are common ingredients of drugs that can be purchased legally on the market.
Due to laws and regulations, it is not possible to write the product names of the indicated drugs and over-the-counter drugs, but the common ingredients of these easy-to-purchase over-the-counter drugs, as long as the pharmacist looks at this form, he can help you recommend suitable over-the-counter drugs (indicator drugs, Medicine), as well as medical equipment, etc.
Image : If you need prescription drug treatment, you must determine the prescription under the doctor's diagnosis and treatment. (Photo/Retrieved from the Fighting Arena Facebook of the female pharmacist Rossi)
Drugs are classified into three levels. The US FDA defines over-the-counter drugs (OTC) as OTC drugs that allow people to deal with minor illnesses on their own, without the need for professional medical personnel to intervene. In Taiwan, over-the-counter medications are divided into instructions to be followed by Class A and Class B drugs. According to regulations, drugs are divided into three levels: prescription drugs, indicator drugs, and patented drugs (Class A and Class B patented drugs)
A. Prescription drugs: Prescription drugs must be prescribed by a doctor before being used by the pharmacist. Medicines prescribed by doctors shall not be adjusted and supplied unless prescribed by doctors in accordance with Article 50 of the Pharmaceutical Affairs Law. B. Indicating medicine: It can be purchased and used after being instructed by doctors, pharmacists, and pharmacists. These drugs are milder and safer than prescription drugs. People can buy them from general community pharmacies and use them under the instructions of doctors, pharmacists or pharmacists. C. Proprietary medicine: the public can purchase and use by themselves. Among them, drug dealers can sell Class A patent medicines, and department stores, grocery stores and catering businesses can sell Class B patent medicines. 45 kinds of over-the-counter medicines and medical materials.
The following are 45 kinds of over-the-counter medicines and medical materials compiled by pharmacist Rossi:
1. Gastrointestinal medicine
1. Constipation: Bisacodyl
2. Hyperacidity: Sodium bicarbonate, Calcium carbonate, Magnesium Hydroxide
3. Antidiarrheal: Loperamide
4. Flatulence: Dimethicone
2. Eye medication
1. Eye allergy, itchy eyes: Loratadine, Chlorpheniramine, Tetrahydrozoline
2. Eye fatigue: Cyanocobalamin, Neostigmine methylsulfate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride
3. Dry eyes: no preservatives Entering artificial tears
4. Conjunctivitis: all prescription drugs, please see a doctor for severe cases
3. Skin medication
1. Skin allergies, skin itching, urticaria: Loratadine, Dexamethasone, Diphenhydramine, Betamethasone, Chlorpheniramine, Methyl Salicylate
2. Skin mold infections : Econazole, Miconazole
3. Hong Kong feet: Econazole, Terbinafine, Amorolfine
4. Herpes: Acyclovir
5. Hemorrhoid suppository or ointment: Hydrocortisone, Lidocaine, Aluminum Acetate, Zinc Oxide
6. Acne care: Benzoyl peroxide
7. Intraoral ointment : Triamcinolone
8. Peppermint/camphor ointment: Camphor, Menthol
4. Gynecological medication
1. Vaginal inflammation: Clotrimazole
2. Urethral inflammation: All are prescribed medications. In severe cases, please seek medical attention first.
5. Trachea and throat
1. Stuffed nose and runny nose: Chlorpheniramine, Loratadine, Pseudoephedrine, Glycyrrhizinic acid, Phenylephrine, Oxymetazoline, Xylometazoline
2. Sore throat: Benzydamine, Benzocaine
3. Throat sterilization: Chlorverhexidine 4. Pentylcystease: Chlorverhexidine Citrate, Noscapine, Dextromethorphan
6. Muscle sprain
1. Pain relieving gel: Diclofenac
2. Pain relieving patch: Diclofenac, Ibuprofen
3. Analgesic oral: Ibuprofen, Acetaminophen (sometimes labeled Paracetamol)
7. Toothache
Pain relief: Ibuprofen, Acetaminophen (sometimes Labeled Paracetamol)
8. Physiological pain
Relief: Ibuprofen, Acetaminophen (sometimes labeled Paracetamol)
9. Motion sickness and seasickness
Relief: Meclizine Hydrochloride
10. Cold
Fever reduction: Ibuprofen, Acetaminophen (sometimes labeled Paracetamol)
11. Liver care
Liver protection: Silymarin
12. Wound care
1. Antiseptic ointment: Gentamicin, Povidone, Bacitracin, Iodochlorhydroxyquin
2. Nursing medical materials: sterilized cotton swabs, sterilized gauze, seamless tape, band-aids, liquid band-aids, single bottle of physiological saline, artificial skin, anti-allergy tape
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Sudden death due to happy hypoxia without symptoms! The "5 life-saving tricks" to save life at home
Editor : Chen Yiling / Translation, editing : Gan Yung Chyan, KUCINTA SETIA
Many of the covid deaths in Taiwan are sudden deaths in home isolation and "happy hypoxia" is a complication of covid. In this regard, doctors provide 5 life-saving coups, which can be self-monitored in just a few minutes.
Luo Yijun, deputy leader of the medical response team of the National Exposure Command Center, pointed out that among the quick-screened positive or diagnosed patients in home isolation, "happy hypoxia" (silent hypoxia) was indeed found, and the blood oxygen suddenly dropped, but he did not notice anything until the sudden sudden symptoms occurred, and rescue was not easy.
In this regard, Chang Gung Children’s Emergency Department physician Wu Changteng in Linkou pointed out on Facebook that most people expect blood oxygen saturation to be 95% or higher, while patients’ blood oxygen saturation is 50 to 80% but the patient "does not have any breathing difficulties."
The patient usually develops some symptoms of chest tightness or inability to breathe deeply 2 to 7 days before going to the doctor. A few days later, he begins to breathe very fast, which is 3 times the normal breathing rate. "The lips and fingers are also a little blue."
Wu Changteng shared 3 great ways to find out the existence of invisible hypoxia,
1. Pulse oximeter, used under the guidance of medical staff, is used to monitor patients' blood oxygen saturation, that should be maintained above 94%.
2. Arterial blood gas analysis, which needs to be used in medical units, is an effective method for early detection of invisible hypoxia in confirmed patients.
3. The 6-minute walk test. The patient walks at a normal speed for 6 minutes and monitors the physiological reaction. If covid is diagnosed, the patient is prone to suffer from exercise-induced hypoxia without conscious symptoms. If the blood oxygen saturation is lower than 90%, it is already abnormal. If it drops by more than 4%, it may be a serious case.
In addition, if you do not have a blood oxygen machine at home, you do not have to worry. The Medical Secretary of Auxiliary University Hospital and Secretary-General of Taiwan Emergency and Intensive Care Medicine have shared two life-saving coups.
Minute walking test, walk for 6 minutes at the usual walking speed. If you find that your face turns dark, seek medical attention immediately. Normal people breathe 12 to 20 times per minute on average without exercise. If you notice that you breathe more than 30 times per minute, it is abnormal. Consult a doctor as soon as possible.
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British intelligence: Wuhan lab theory 'is feasible'
British intelligence operatives now believe it is 'feasible' the coronavirus pandemic began with a leak from a research laboratory in Wuhan. They are now investigating the possibility that a leak from the Wuhan Institute of Virology, a Chinese research facility, sparked the global crisis which has sparked more than 3.5 million deaths.
Western intelligence agencies had seemingly written off the 'remote' chance that the laboratory - where research into bat-derived coronaviruses is conducted - had played a role, but a recent reassessment has meant the leak theory is considered 'feasible', sources say.
The development, which Beijing has angrily denied, has prompted US diplomatic sources to share their concerns 'we are one wet market or bio lab away from the next spillover', The Times reports.
Chairman of the foreign affairs select committee, Tom Tugendhat, said: 'The silence coming from Wuhan is troubling. We need to open the crypt and see what happened to be able to protect ourselves in the future. That means starting an investigation, along with partners around the world and in the WHO.'
Last week US President Joe Biden told intelligence agencies to look into the lab leak theory, along with other possible origins for the coronavirus, and deliver a report to him within 90 days.
British intelligence is working alongside their US counterparts.
A western intelligence source familiar with British involvement said: 'There might be pockets of evidence that take us one way, and evidence that takes us another way. The Chinese will lie either way. I don't think we will ever know.'
Scientists who had called for an inquiry into the lab leak theory say they have been silenced by colleagues and journals over the past year.
Jamie Metzl, human genome editing advisor to the WHO, said: 'Since the earliest days of the pandemic there were a small number of leading scientists who took it upon themselves to enforce this kind of orthodoxy.
'We were ostracised and called conspiracy theorists.'
The origins of the virus are under fresh scrutiny with the collapse of the scientific consensus that it emerged from human contact with an infected animal, with some experts now arguing that the virus was man-made.
David Asher, who led a task force investigating the origins of Covid, said evidence pointed to a leak from a biological weapons program at the Wuhan Institute of Virology, which the Chinese government has repeatedly denied.
President Biden ordered the intelligence community to re-examine how the virus originated, including the lab accident theory. He ordered a 90-day intelligence push to get to the bottom of the question.
His announcement followed the revelation that a previously undisclosed intelligence report had been made to the White House, claiming that several researchers at the Wuhan institute were hospitalized with illness in November 2019. The document was uncovered this week by the Wall Street Journal.
Both the US and Britain are stepping up demands for the World Health Organisation to take a closer look into the origins of the virus, including a new visit to China where the first human infections were detected.
US health officials have also come under fire for allegedly funding researchers' controversial and risky experiments at the Wuhan Institute of Virology.
US House Republican Whip Steve Scalise and more than 200 of his GOP colleagues have also called for Nancy Pelosi to direct her Democrat-led committees to investigate China's complicity in causing the Covid pandemic.
In a letter to the Democratic House Speaker, the Republicans said there is 'mounting evidence the pandemic started in a Chinese lab' and the Chinese Communist Party 'covered it up'.
'If that is the case, the CCP is responsible for the deaths of almost 600,000 Americans and millions more worldwide. These questions about the CCP's liability are not a diversion, as you falsely claimed,' the letter reads.
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New study: CCP scientists created SARS-CoV-2 in lab, covered their tracks by reverse-engineering versions of the virus
Meanwhile, an explosive new study claims Chinese scientists created Covid in a Wuhan lab, then tried to cover their tracks by reverse-engineering versions of the virus to make it look like it evolved naturally from bats.
The paper's authors, British Professor Angus Dalgleish and Norwegian scientist Dr. Birger Sørensen, wrote that they have had 'prima facie evidence of retro-engineering in China' for a year - but were ignored by academics and major journals.
Dalgleish is a professor of oncology at St George's University, London, and is best known for his breakthrough creating the first working 'HIV vaccine', to treat diagnosed patients and allow them to go off medication for months.
Sørensen, a virologist, is chair of pharmaceutical company, Immunor, which developed a coronavirus vaccine candidate called Biovacc-19. Dalgleish also has share options in the firm.
The shocking allegations in the study include accusations of 'deliberate destruction, concealment or contamination of data' at Chinese labs, and it notes the silencing and disappearance of scientists in the communist country who spoke out.
The journal article, obtained by DailyMail.com, is set to make waves among the scientific community, as the majority of experts have until recently staunchly denied the origins of COVID-19 were anything other than a natural infection leaping from animals to humans.
While analyzing COVID-19 samples last year in an attempt to create a vaccine, Dalgleish and Sørensen discovered 'unique fingerprints' in the virus that they say could only have arisen from manipulation in a laboratory.
They said they tried to publish their findings but were rejected by major scientific journals which were at the time resolute that the virus jumped naturally from bats or other animals to humans.
Even when former MI6 chief Sir Richard Dearlove spoke out publicly saying the scientists' theory should be investigated, the idea was dismissed as 'fake news'.
Over a year later, leading academics, politicians and the media finally flipped, and have begun to contemplate the possibility that COVID-19 escaped from the Wuhan Institute of Virology in China - a lab where experiments included manipulating viruses to increase their infectiousness in order to study their potential effects on humans.
Dalgleish and Sørensen have authored a new study, which concludes that 'SARS-Coronavirus-2 has no credible natural ancestor' and that it is 'beyond reasonable doubt' that the virus was created through 'laboratory manipulation'.
In the 22-page paper which is set to be published in the scientific journal Quarterly Review of Biophysics Discovery, the scientists describe their months-long 'forensic analysis', looking back at experiments done at the Wuhan lab between 2002 and 2019.
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Cambridge professor calls for re-exploration of lab leak theory
Ravi Gupta, professor of clinical microbiology at Cambridge University and an adviser to the UK Government told The Telegraph that the 'lab leak' theory had not been properly explored. And in a letter to the journal Science earlier this month, 18 of the world's leading epidemiologists and geneticists, called for an independent inquiry into the origins.
Intriguingly, one of the signatories was Professor Ralph Baric, an American epidemiologist and microbiologist who had worked with Dr Shi Zhengli ('Bat Woman') and her colleagues in Wuhan to create an artificial coronavirus that infected human cells in the lab. He has said 'more investigation and transparency are necessary to define the origin of the pandemic'.
Naturally, China — which has repeatedly denied that the virus escaped from one of its labs — is furious with new suggestions that a lab leak in Wuhan is a factor. Its state media says that American claims of illness among Wuhan scientists were 'a blatant lie, a conspiracy created by U.S. intelligence agencies and the media'.
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Four Chinese virologist teams visited Mojiang, sent 9 viruses to WIV for analysis
So exactly what do we know about the 100 or so SARS-like viruses that the Wuhan Institute of Virology is thought to have stored in its freezers? And, in particular, those obtained from that old copper mine in Yunnan?
An analysis of scientific studies suggest that at least four teams of Chinese virologists collected samples from the mine after the miners fell ill. Nine viruses are reported to have been found and were sent to WIV for analysis.
One of the viruses, originating from the anus of a horseshoe bat, was given the name RaTG13 by Dr Shi. RaTG13 is a 96.2 per cent match for SARS-CoV-2 (the cause of Covid-19), which makes it ten to 15 mutations away from the Covid-19 virus, and by far its genetically closest relative.
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Severe pneumonia caused by unknown viruses
Adding to the intrigue is a new analysis of the Moijang outbreak and of Chinese genetic sequencing data by virologist Jonathan Latham, director of the New York-based Bioscience Resource Project, a research and analysis consultancy.
In an article published earlier this month on Bioscience's website, Independent Science News, Dr Latham revealed how he had come across a 2013 postgraduate thesis by a young medic entitled: The Analysis Of Six Patients With Severe Pneumonia Caused By Unknown Viruses.
Once translated, it became clear that the author, Li Xu, had been supervised in his research by Professor Qian Chuanyun, who worked in the emergency department at Kunming Hospital where the sick miners were treated. The paper concluded that the most likely cause of the outbreak was a coronavirus.
'....perhaps most startling of all the findings to emerge from the translation was that the symptoms of the miners closely resembled those of Covid-19,' Dr Latham wrote. He suspects a 'cover-up' by the Chinese because this is the only research paper that he has been able to find that mentions the 2012 outbreak that killed the miners.
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The answer to the pandemic may lie in WIV's collaboration with Eco-Health Alliance
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According to Latham, the answer to the pandemic 'whodunnit' may lie in the Wuhan Institute's collaboration with the EcoHealth Alliance, a U.S. government-funded science group run by a British scientist, Dr Peter Daszak, which for several years had financially backed the WIV in its hunt for new viruses in a bid to better predict emerging diseases.
Latham says that Chinese and U.S. researchers have been collaborating for years on risky research that had never been made public for security reasons.
Chinese scientists, he says, 'have been isolating, culturing, and studying unpublished coronaviruses found in the cave. It may be the tip of an iceberg... Numerous labs [may be] isolating, culturing, or studying unpublished coronaviruses'.
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Latham's guess: Covid evolved in the miners' lungs
One hypothesis put forward by Latham is that Covid-19 evolved in the lungs of the miners who became ill. Viral samples were later worked on by researchers in a Wuhan laboratory and somehow the virus escaped and spread via the Huanan market which was just two miles from the institute.
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Limeng's guess: RaTG13 was genetically modified for use
Another hypothesis from Chinese virologist Li-Meng Yan is that RaTG13 was genetically modified for use in what is known as 'gain of function' experiments.
This allows virus sequences to be combined, thereby adding to their virulence or enabling whole new viruses to be developed.
Such work is controversial, often done in secret, and known to be used by the military.
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'Engineering' of coronaviruses begins around 2008 in China
A yet-to-be published report by British and Norwegian scientists is expected to claim that, starting around 2008 in China, a pattern of research can be traced that shows the 'engineering' of coronaviruses.
'The WIV and the EcoHealth Alliance have not shared what is apparently in their own freezers and databases,' says Latham.
'The less openness scientists at the WIV and the EcoHealth Alliance show, and the more they appear to dodge the key questions, the more the suspicion will unavoidably grow of their collective culpability for whatever really happened in Wuhan in late 2019.' Meanwhile, the numbers of those demanding to know the exact sequence of events is mounting day by day.
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Demand for information the Eco-Health Alliance had collected about coronaviruses in China
Richard Ebright, a molecular biologist at Rutgers University and leading expert on biosafety — was one of the 18 leading scientists who signed the Science letter mentioned above.
This week he called for American lawmakers to subpoena the four U.S. government agencies who paid the Chinese laboratory to research coronaviruses to find out what they know and demanded to see what information the EcoHealth Alliance had collected about coronaviruses in China.
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80,000 animals tested, failure to find the source of SARS-CoV-2 among the animals
Unless Chinese scientists agree to open up their databases to Western investigators, the prime suspect for the emergence of the diseases remains a natural spillover from a wild or farmed animal to human beings. Since Covid emerged, Chinese virologists have tested more than 80,000 animals on farms, in markets and in the wild in a bid to find the intermediary animal, so far without success.
And the biggest hole in the natural spillover theory remains that no SARS-CoV-2 reservoir has been identified in either bat colonies near Wuhan, or in an intermediate host.
'We just can't find the bloody thing anywhere,' said Stanley Perlman, professor of microbiology and immunology, at the University of Iowa. 'It's turning out to be more complicated than one might think.' Which brings us back to the lab leak theory.
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Why the lab leak theory was dismissed in the early days of the pandemic
The rapidity with which this theory was dismissed in the early days of the pandemic has been blamed on the assumption that the pandemic was intentional — perhaps even a manmade virus released on purpose — rather than the altogether more likely explanation that it was accidental.
Writing in The Spectator this week, science writer Matt Ridley said two different theories have been confused: '....that the virus might have escaped from a laboratory openly doing research that was intended to prevent a pandemic, or that a secret project to create a nasty virus for use as a bio-weapon had either gone wrong or succeeded all too well.
The latter theory remains implausible; the former has never been so.'
And lab leaks are not unknown. In 2003/2004, researchers working on the first (and much less infectious) Sars virus contracted the disease in laboratories in Taiwan, Singapore and Beijing.
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Determine Man or Nature, prevent or combat the next pandemic
Angela Rasmussen, a virologist at the Georgetown Center for Global Health in Washington DC, is among many who continue to dismiss the lab leak idea.
'[It is] a conspiracy theory which requires many people conspiring to hide it in order to be true. There are many safeguards in place to ensure [a lab escape] does not happen. Not only would I not be able to cover it up, it would be unlikely to occur at all because of the training and safety protocols. It couldn't be hidden.
'There is no new data indicating that it is the cause. A lab escape had always been plausible but there is no new evidence. Proponents have treated old evidence as though it's new. That doesn't suddenly give it fresh credibility it didn't have before.'
Whatever the truth, determining whether Man or Nature is responsible for unleashing this virus on the world, is vital in preventing or combatting the next pandemic.
Ref: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9633743/Wuhan-lab-leak-theory-feasible-says-British-intelligence.html?ito=push-notification&ci=201607&si=29714469&ai=9633743
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Unearthed evidence shows Fauci defended 'integral' gain-of-function research despite pandemic risks
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Fauci-linked Wuhan researchers aided U.S.-sanctioned China paramilitaries in oppressing Ugyhur Muslims
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The virus spreads through the air. How likely is one to be infected?
The World Health Organization warned earlier that airborne transmission plays a greater role in the spread of SARS-CoV-2, and poorly ventilated and enclosed indoor spaces further exacerbate the risk of transmission. In this regard, "Today" asked experts for their opinions on how people can better protect themselves when they are at home, taking public transportation, taking elevators, and exercising outdoors.
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Airborne transmission depends on moving air
The interviewed experts said that people may also be infected by the virus outdoors, but the risk is very low, because the fresh, flowing air outdoors can disperse and dilute the aerosols and the viruses they carry.
However, Tham Kwok Wai, an associate professor in the School of Design and Environment at NUS, said that on some windless days, when people are crowded in parks or bus stops, there is no moving air to disperse particles. Therefore, keeping a safe distance between people will allow the air to dilute the virus concentration in the aerosol exhaled by others.
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Insufficient data to prove staircase contains stale air
In addition, the stairwell also contains stale air, which may cause poor ventilation. He inferred from the ten confirmed cases of Hougang Ave 8 Blk 506 that the patients may share the same stairwell, but there is not enough data to determine this.
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Pay attention not to be close to the infected person within 10 to 15 minutes when outdoors
Studies have shown that people release more droplets during exercise, but Tham Kwok Wai believes that outdoor exercise is unlikely to be the main cause of the spread of the virus in the neighborhood.
"(In an outdoor environment), most of the exhaled droplets will be sufficiently dispersed, so its concentration may be very low and will not be transmitted to others."
However, if someone is in close contact with an infected person, such as running after the infected person within 10 to 15 minutes, he may inhale some of the droplets, enough to make him infected with the virus.
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Sufficient ventilation, do not linger in shops for a long time
Tham Kwok Wai advised the public to avoid places with insufficient ventilation, such as shops without outdoor air input systems. He explained that because the air in the air-conditioned space is circulated, the virus particles that an infected person exhales may spread the virus.
If you have to go, people are urged to wear masks and not to stay in the shops for a long time and shop around.
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Lifts with small space spread the virus
Experts say that lifts with small spaces are another place to spread the virus, especially when people are talking or taking off their masks, or when someone coughs or sneezes before leaving the lift, and those who enter the lift later may not know.
Therefore, the best way to protect yourself is to maintain a safe distance and use a mask with good filtration efficiency.
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Increase ventilation system in public transport
Research by the Bureau of Science and Technology (A*Star) shows that public transportation, such as subway trains and buses, have adequate ventilation. For example, the air in a subway train is exchanged when passing through the ventilation system and opening and closing the doors every six minutes.
Tham Kwok Wai said that most public transportation vehicles will follow the recommendations of the Land Transport Authority to increase the ventilation system in the car, but private car hire may not do so.
The National University Indoor Air Quality Research Group recommends that commuters require drivers to fully or partially open the windows of the cabin, or open the ventilation damper of the cabin to allow outside air to flow into the cabin.
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Wise use of fans circulates contaminated air
A joint statement issued by the Construction Bureau, the Ministry of Environment and the Ministry of Health recommends that a good ventilation system can prevent a large amount of virus aerosols from accumulating in the air. Chinese people can improve the ventilation system at home by opening the windows at home, especially when there are visitors at home.
Associate Professor Xu Liyang, director of the Department of Infectious Diseases of the Suriford School of Public Health, National University of Singapore, suggested that if there are visitors at home, people can also turn on the exhaust fan in the kitchen or bathroom, turn on the ceiling fan, or place the fan near the window to blow outside to increase air circulation. The fan cannot blow at people, which may circulate contaminated air. Keep it on within one hour after the visitor leaves.
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Air purifiers will spread the virus in the presence of covid patients
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Associate Professor Xu Liyang said that most of the air purifiers on the market have not been fully tested, and are different from those used in hospitals that have a high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filtering function.
This type of purifier used in hospitals is used to reduce the risk of spreading viruses and bacteria in areas such as operating rooms and isolation rooms. It can remove more than 99% of pollutants in the air, including particles the same size as the coronavirus.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that consumers buy suitable size purifiers, such as ensuring the clean air delivery rate of the HEPA fan system to cover the area of a room.
Associate Professor Xu Liyang pointed out that no matter how many air purifiers there are at home, if a family member is infected with SARS-CoV-2, the risk of contracting the virus is still high for other family members due to prolonged and repeated exposure to the virus.
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Taiwan CDC’s contract to purchase 5 million doses of high-end vaccines, command centre confirmed
Editor : Xu Rongyou / Translation, editing : Gan Yung Chyan, KUCINTA SETIA
The covid epidemic has spread. Recently, local cases have broken every day, and the number of deaths from the epidemic has exceeded that of the SARS epidemic in Taiwan many years ago. All walks of life are full of hope that there will be enough covi vaccines and the fight will begin quickly.
Finally, the high-end vaccine company with the fastest progress in domestic vaccine research and development announced today (30 May) that it has signed a vaccine procurement contract with the Department of Health and Welfare’s Disease Management Agency.
A total of 5 million doses of vaccines will be purchased, plus a follow-up expansion of the United Biomedical Inc., Asia (UBI) of 5 million doses. The Epidemic Command Center also confirmed it.
Medigen Vaccine Biologics Corp (MVC) today confirmed that it has completed the "110 Years Domestic COVID-19 Vaccine Procurement (Case No. CL110017) contract signed with the Department of Disease Control of the Ministry of Health and Welfare. The contract procurement subject is "MVC COVID-19 Vaccine)”, a total of 5 million doses of vaccines were purchased, plus a subsequent expansion of the upper limit of 5 million doses.
MVC stated that if the covi vaccine research and development results meet the requirements of the competent authority and delivered, revenue will be injected, which will have a positive impact on the company's finances and business. The covi vaccine needs to obtain the competent authority before delivery can only be done after permission. In response to this, the command center spokesperson Zhuang Renxiang confirmed today that it has signed contracts with MVC and UBI on 28 May, both with a 5 million dose contract and an additional 5 million dose contract.
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Procurement of 5 million doses of vaccines with MVC and UBI, Zhuang Renxiang: The contract has been completed
Report by : Gan Yung Chyan, KUCINTA SETIA
The epidemic is severe and the demand for vaccines is imminent. Command center spokesperson Zhuang Renxiang confirmed today that the Ministry of Health and Welfare’s Disease Management Agency has signed contracts with MVC and UBI vaccine manufacturers on 28 May, each purchasing 5 million doses, including open contracts. In total 10 million doses will be purchased.
In a joint interview with the media this evening, Zhuang Renxiang confirmed that the Department of Disease Control not only cooperated with MVC but also with UBI. The two contracts are the same, both of which are to purchase 5 million doses, plus the opening contract of 5 million doses. In other words, the number of domestically-made vaccines purchased by the central government may reach up to 20 million doses.
Chen Shizhong, the commander of the epidemic command center, also said in a press conference this afternoon that the domestic vaccine layout was completed last year. The first is to obtain domestic OEM authorization for manufacturing, the second is to purchase vaccines from foreign pharmaceutical companies, and the third is to develop domestic vaccines.
Chen Shizhong said frankly that ordering vaccines from abroad may be the fastest way to obtain vaccines, but if there are no other routes, such as domestic vaccine manufacturers, the future acquisition of covi vaccines in Taiwan will be restricted by foreign pharmaceutical companies, so domestic pharmaceutical companies manufacture vaccines. It is also very important.
Huang Gaobin, vice president of the China Affiliated Medical Infection Control Center and the host of the UBI Covi Vaccine Clinical Trial Program, said that in response to the command centre’s requirements, a third-party impartial unit should verify the vaccine potency protection and deliver the results to the Academia Sinica for analysis. The samples can be sent in early June, and UBI is expected to send them in mid-June. It is estimated that the two vaccine factories will apply for emergency authorization as soon as the end of June. (Central News Agency)
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Bat flew randomly on board, Air India emergency return, direct video exposure
Report by : Gan Yung Chyan, KUCINTA SETIA
Recently, a bat suddenly appeared flying around passengers and crew of an Air India passenger plane bound for the United States shortly after takeoff. Quite dumbfounded, the captain finally decided to return home urgently. The incident was photographed by passengers.
The Boeing 787 took off from Indira Gandhi International Airport at 2.20 am local time on 27 May 2021, and was originally scheduled to fly to Newark.
Unexpectedly, about half an hour after the plane took off, suddenly a bat flew around in the cabin, and the crew immediately notified the captain when they saw the situation. From the video circulating on the Internet, it can be seen that a bat is flying randomly in the cabin, and several flight attendants are also helpless.
In the end, the flight returned in an emergency and landed safely at 3.55 am in the morning of the same day. After all passengers got off the plane, they were arranged to transfer to another passenger plane to Newark Airport.
Relevant personnel immediately cleaned the cabin. They found the body of the bat in the business class seating area. The Air India flight safety department immediately launched an investigation into the incident.
Air India said in a preliminary report that the bat may be from a vehicle of a third unit, such as a truck that transports catering. (Click to watch related video)
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Guangdong adds another 13 local cases, "all vegetables sold out"
The CCP virus epidemic in Guangdong continued to spread, and the number of confirmed cases in the country increased by 13 in a single day. What is currently known is that a family of 7 in Guangzhou has been diagnosed and a family in Foshan has been infected for the third generation. The rapid outbreak of the epidemic once again caused panic among the people. Netizens revealed that all the vegetables in the local supermarket were sold out. In addition, Daya Bay District of Huizhou, another city in Guangdong, started large-scale human nucleic acid testing on May 30.
According to the official announcement on 30 May, 13 new cases of local asymptomatic infections were reported, 12 cases were reported in Guangzhou, and 1 case was reported in Foshan.
As of 30 May, a total of 2,432 confirmed cases have been reported across the province. 43 cases are currently in hospital.
However, the CCP has always concealed the truth about the epidemic, so official data have been seriously shrunk by outside doubts.
This wave of epidemics in Guangdong Province continues to heat up, causing local people to panic. Some netizens exclaimed, "Guangdong has fallen!"
Many Guangzhou netizens posted photos of supermarkets on Weibo, and the greens and fresh vegetables on the shelves were sold out. "There is no one in the supermarket, no one in the mall, and few people on the street. The vegetables are all robbed."
Some netizens also reflect that "grocery shopping on e-commerce platforms is extremely expensive."
Dayang.com reported that on May 29, all major supermarkets implemented body temperature monitoring, "Suikang code" or other pass code authentication management at the entrance; all admission personnel must wear masks, and checkout counters and other easy-to-gather areas are set up ...".
In the afternoon of 29 May, Huizhou Daya Bay District officially issued a notice, from 4.30 pm on 30 May to 12.30 am on 31 May, and from 4.30 pm on 31 May to 12 am of 1 June, a large-scale human nucleic acid test was carried out on the permanent population of Aotou Street, West District Street, and Xiayong Street related villages and communities.
Shenzhen Yantian District officials issued a notice at night of 29 May, deciding to carry out the "Double Hundred Action" of viral nucleic acid testing and vaccination throughout the region, that is, to achieve 100% coverage of both national nucleic acid testing and target population viral vaccination.
The Dongguan CDC reported that recently Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Foshan and other places have successively notified Dongguan City of epidemic assistance investigation information. The import risk of the epidemic in Dongguan has increased sharply, and people are required to go to the nearest nucleic acid testing agency for nucleic acid testing as soon as possible.
On 29 May, the Guangzhou Municipal Health Commission notified the epidemic situation. from 29 May, 1 new confirmed case and 1 asymptomatic infection were transferred to a confirmed case in Guangzhou. There were 8 new cases of asymptomatic infection in Guangzhou.
"Beijing Youth Daily" combed the recent travel trajectory and information of infected persons in Guangdong and found that 7 people in a family in Guangzhou were infected, 3 people in a family in Foshan were infected, and another morning tea shop may be here. At the epicentre, a waiter at the morning tea shop was diagnosed on 25 May. Since then, the chain of infection has continued to extend.
On 27 May, Zhang Zhoubin, deputy director of the Guangzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention, stated that the epidemic was spread after being infected through relatively closed places such as co-living, co-dining, co-custodial, etc. There is a clear chain of transmission among infected people. At the same time, the virus spreads very fast and has a strong spreading power.
Some netizens questioned, "Is it appropriate to dump the pot to the morning tea shop? The official has never informed the source of the epidemic. The morning tea shop waiter is innocent. I don't know who passed it to the waiter." "Now the first source of infection. If you don’t find it, draw a conclusion, what do you want to cover up?"
In addition, according to an official notification from Nanhai District, Foshan, Guangdong Province on May 29, Nanhai District found 1 local confirmed case and 2 local asymptomatic infections during the investigation.
Mainland Chinese media reported that the two new cases of asymptomatic infection were 56 and 31 years old, mother and child, and the other newly confirmed case was a granddaughter who was 1 year and 1 month old.
In this round of the epidemic in Guangzhou, a cluster of epidemics occurred, mainly concentrated in Chongkou Street, Dongnao Street, Zhongnan Street and Baihedong Street in Liwan District, and these four streets have been upgraded to medium-risk areas since May 29. In addition, Hailong Street in Liwan District has been added as a key area for hierarchical and classified prevention and control.
An official notice from Guangzhou City stated that in the areas of Hailong Street, Baihedong Street, Zhongnan Street, Dongnao Street, and Chongkou Street in Liwan District, all people should stay at home and stop all activities that are not necessary for daily life, except for each household’s daily activities. Only one person is allowed to go out to buy necessities, no other persons are allowed to go out. Entertainment venues, indoor cultural stadiums, wholesale markets (except farmer's markets), and student child care institutions are all closed, kindergartens and training institutions suspended offline teaching, and dine-in places are prohibited.
An official notice from Guangzhou City stated that in the areas of Hailong Street, Baihedong Street, Zhongnan Street, Dongnao Street, and Chongkou Street in Liwan District, all people should stay at home and stop all activities that are not necessary for daily life, except for each household’s daily activities. Only one person is allowed to go out to buy necessities, no other persons are allowed to go out. Entertainment venues, indoor cultural stadiums, wholesale markets (except farmer's markets), and student child care institutions are all closed, kindergartens and training institutions suspended offline teaching, and dine-in places are prohibited.
In the afternoon of May 30, Chen Bin, deputy director of the Guangzhou Municipal Health Commission, stated that the genetic sequencing results of the infected persons since 21 May are highly homologous, and they are all virus variants found in India, which spread very fast.
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