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Covid: Where on Earth is it Safe?

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Let's take a look at the density of coronaviruses and how they act when released into the atmosphere (exclusive of droplets for I'm not a physicist and I don't know how to calculate that variable). The density of coronaviruses is about 1.225 kg/m³. So, we need to get to an area where the density is lower than that because then the virus will sink--hopefully, like a lead balloon. First, you need to calculate the air pressure at a certain altitude.  (go  here ) Once you have a number for air pressure at your chosen altitude, you then go  here  to calculate the density of air and you want to see a number that is less than 1.225 kg/m³ which is the density of coronaviruses. I found these numbers. A pressure of 13.88 psi would be found at 1500 feet above sea level at a temperature of 32°F. The air temperature was left cold at 32°. Relative humidity was set at 50%. That gave us an air density of 1.21905 kg/m³; and that ensures that the coronavirus will sink rather tha...

Hey BBC news, Can You Think on Your Own?

Or do world agencies just darn set your hearts a flutter? Today, I heard the most irresponsible reporting on Instagram by the BBC news. They read a guideline by W.H.O. and went with it without giving it the once over. These are the reasons why the W.H.O. and the numskulls at BBC news think you don't have to wear a mask in public: No evidence that it can stop the spread of covid-19 The mask can get contaminated. It might give you a false sense of security You are less likely to wash your hands if you wear a mask. #1: if there is no evidence that it can stop the spread, why are doctor's wearing them along with face shields. Why the hoopla over not having enough N95s for the healthcare workers? Why not suggest that doctors just wear only a face shield because that beats the "suffocating" mask. Here's how I think the smarty MD's at the W.H.O came up with this one: patient comes in the hospital, tests positive and the doctor asks if he/she was wearing...

Covid-18 Deaths in the Elderly may be due to Insufficient Fever

"The immune system doesn’t function as efficiently in older adults as it does in younger people. The body's fever response to infection is not always automatic in elderly people. More than 20 percent of adults over age 65 who have serious bacterial infections do not have fevers." From  Fevers in Adults  article. While the classically trained MD just shoves breathing tubes down patient's throats, they may do better by raising body temperature in cases where the fever response to Covid-19 is not as high as it should be. There are many drugs that increase temperature; interestingly enough, hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin are listed as two of them.  See the list here Possible support for this theory may come from an analysis of elderly deaths in the tropics. Here, being that the ambient temperature is already high, the elderly may have less work to do to get their temperatures into fever range. I started researching this angle when--in daily temperature readings...

Quick Sanitizer (Handrub) Recommended by W.H.O.

https://www.who.int/gpsc/5may/Guide_to_Local_Production.pdf These instructions are difficult to follow unless you have access to 100% isopropyl alcohol or ethyl alcohol. What you usually get at the pharmacy is 70% but not to worry, the recipe actually lowers the alcohol content to 75% and the CDC says that anything over 60% is adequate.* So, if we start with 100 ml of 70% isopropyl alcohol, you can add 1.5 ml glycerin and 0.2 ml of hydrogen peroxide and still be within guidelines for effective sanitizer (about 69%). I added the fluid to a small spray bottle and I mist my hands with it when needed. If you went with something like Everclear (100% ethyl alcohol) you'd have to add distilled water to lower the concentration down to 75% (75 ml Everclear plus 25 ml distilled water). Then you would add the glycerin and hydrogen peroxide as above. *[note: my store bought, FDA-approved Purel knockoff from China is 62% ethyl alcohol]