Coronavirus, Covid 19 Discussion and How It Has Affected Your Daily Life Chat Thread

[21hens-incharge]

Another easy mask to make.

I like that there is wire top and bottom. Thinking that the heavy duty plastic coated wire ties would work well.

I am thinking homemade bias tape will work since elastic is in super short supply.

 

[Rammy]

My daily life is much the same. I went to town infrequently before too. Now I just can't find what I need, like TP! I used to make clothes for Grand Girls, now I'm sewing masks. You can't see a smile behind a mask. . . . .

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She's cute! And the little girl wearing the dress is too.
Hope that made you smile!

 

[Wee Farmer Sarah]

Good morning all. I hope everyone is feeling well. Here are the latest numbers from Massachusetts as 4 pm yesterday:
11,736 confirmed Covid-19 cases, 219 deaths, 915 cases in my county, only around 1/4 of all cases of the virus are 60 y.o. or older, so the remaining are younger folks. The deaths remain more concentrated in the older people, however, recovery from the virus is not always easy regardless of their age. Have a great day and stay healthy.

 

[21hens-incharge]

One more with filter pocket....it would be easy to add a nose wire to also.

 

[FortCluck]

I wore a mask when I went in the grocery store yesterday and my husband had me hold his hand. He said that way we know where our hands are going. It was actually suggested by a Dr in New York who's in the thick of it.

 

[Molpet]

And for those that can't sew
All you need is a bandana and 2 rubber bands
https://diyjoy.com/how-to-make-a-bandana-face-mask-no-sewing-required/

 

[Broke chicken lady]

Yes I'm good. I actually had an emergency that wound me up in the OR on Thursday. The hospital was super secure and like a ghost town. Hospitals are probably the safest place you can be right now honestly from my experience at my hospital.

I had to have my Hickman line removed which required them cutting lots of scar tissue because I had my line in for 3 years. Lots of tugging and pulling. I asked for no sedation and they used a lot of lidocaine.

I was scared on Wednesday when I saw that my line was cracked because without my meds that are running through it, I wouldn't be here today. My Dr was great with helping me understand that the hospital allows zero visitors, they make you stay 6 feet apart, they check your temp without touching anything on you, most people in the hospital are employees, and they had hand washing stations everywhere.

Maybe not all hospitals are like this but I'm glad mine is.

This is a parking garage pic... Usually you can never find a spot

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Here's the drive into the big city and there's zero traffic. Usually you're either at a stand still or trying to avoid getting hit.

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Rent strike in the big city. Usually there's people walking on the streets, but we saw no one. So creepy like a ghost town.

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Where do you live?

 

[FortCluck]

Where do you live?

Virginia

 

[Broke chicken lady]

Now I just can't find what I need, like TP!

There will always be “Coffee Filters” next best thing!

 

[Pennys Mama]

Im not sure but probably the shortage of face masks was an important reason to say that earlier on. Its important the hospitals , doctors, nurses and other people in health care have enough masks thats for sure. Maybe they where afraid people would stock face masks?

There still is a shortage of medical approved masks for hospitals. Now they know they can re-use them up to five times after heating. This makes a hughe difference.

For people in the stores and such there are more simple foldable masks available which are not secure but good enough to stop spreading corona from the sick to people around them.
The home made masks are not admitted for Covid protection in hospitals either, but also good enough for shopping or contact with people if made correct and sterilised.

Yeah the ones I'm making aren't to protect the wearer, it's to protect the community from the wearer. Our healthcare providers are being exposed daily and then go home or out into the community, wearing a simple mask can help prevent them from spreading it (they may be asymptomatic)...