Thanks Cal for letting me know about this thread, I'll be following and reading!
I'm not overly concerned about the COVID-19 but I know that many people are quite worried and some may be over reacting but it's always a good idea to be aware and follow precautions when it comes to contracting any type of virus. I read yesterday that Florida has 18 reported cases of the virus, with 2 deaths. Five of the confirmed cases were people who'd traveled to China and two others had been on a Nile River Cruise in Egypt.
My husband and I both just got over common colds. I'm pretty much a homebody anymore and haven't been anywhere in the past couple of months, except the grocery store. My husband rides motorcycles twice a week with a group of his buddies and on every ride, they stop for lunch at different restaurants around Central Florida. He thinks he likely picked up a virus on one of his restaurant stops and brought it home where I contracted it. I'm now once a week going through the entire house and using Clorox Wipes to wipe down every door handle (inside and out, including the screen doors at the front and back of the house), faucets, telephones, light switches, cell phones, remote controls, etc. Neither of us get sick very often and I'm always concerned when I catch something because it seems to progress to a bad case of bronchitis and as I've gotten older, recovery time can be long! Thankfully this time, it was just a minor head cold that didn't knock me for a loop! We were keeping a neighbors dog while they were away last week and I was out walking her one day and my brother in law drove by and asked me if I was feeling better and if I thought I had that "Beer Virus". I was still in a bit of a fog with the head cold and I don't drink and at first I didn't have a clue what he was talking about but later, I remembered that there's a Corona Beer.
On my walk that day, I stopped to say hello to some new neighbors from Wisconsin who are building a winter home down the road. They were in town to see how progress is going on construction and when I introduced myself, the husband stepped forward and went to shake my hand but I was keeping my distance and took another step back and told them that I was just getting over a cold. He thanked me profusely for not accepting the handshake and said that he really appreciated me letting them know.
I hate to see people panic but I think everyone needs to be vigilant and take precautions to try and stay healthy and not contract any virus, flu, or otherwise. Frequent hand washing and of course not
projecting coughs and sneezes are good preventions!
