Anche il 'cesso' puo' contagiare. Ci mancava...

by Angela Fritz  (TWP)

The latest Our methods to prevent the spread of the coronavirus keeps growing: social distancing, rigorous hand washing, face masks and now the latest — closing the lid before we flush. Scientists who simulated toilet water and air flows found that aerosol droplets forced upward by a flush appear to spread wide enough and linger long enough to be inhaled. Experts call it the “toilet plume.” Combine that with the fact that coronavirus has been found in the feces of patients, and you can see what we're getting at. Children and teenagers are only half as likely to get infected with the coronavirus as adults, and if they do get it, they usually don’t develop clinical symptoms of covid-19, a new study shows. Read about the research, which could guide policymakers deciding when and how to reopen schools and day-care centers. Coronavirus has been 12 times more deadly for people with underlying conditions like diabetes and heart disease than otherwise healthy patients, new research shows. And people with chronic issues have been hospitalized six times as often. The report, published by the CDC, is consistent with earlier ones showing the disproportionate impact the pandemic has had on people with underlying medical conditions. Cases and hospitalizations continue to rise across the U.S., but at the same time, public health recommendations are under attack by people who are tired of staying at home, or officials who want to restart the economy. For example, elected officials in Orange County, Calif., forced the health department to scale back a mask-wearing order. As one epidemiologist there told us: “[People are] either just over it, or they’ve come to believe it’s a phony pandemic because their own personal grandmother hasn’t been affected yet." Observing President Trump as he prepares to resume his campaign activities this weekend could also lead one to falsely conclude the pandemic is over. Trump is defying Tulsa’s top public health official by pressing ahead with a large indoor rally there, virtually nobody around the president regularly wears a mask anymore and social distancing is a thing of the past. Anthony S. Fauci told NPR on Tuesday that he hasn't spoken with Trump in two weeks, as more than 20 states report upticks in new daily average cases. Other important news Trump predicted there will be a vaccine and cure by the end of the year — a rosy scenario that clashes with what public health experts are saying. A generic steroid used to lower inflammation for other illnesses has been linked to decreasing mortality rates in severe covid-19 cases, a clinical trial found. Brazil ignored the warnings. Now, while other countries fret over a second wave, it can’t get past its first. Retail sales spiked 17.7 percent in May, a sign the economy may be beginning to recover, but the Fed chief expressed caution about the road ahead. ___________________________________________________ Grazie Oscar, bravissimo. Un caro saluto. Hal _____________________________________ Caro Oscar, ... fanno rimpiangere i bei 'cessi' di campagna, lontani dalla casa, vicino all'orto, con a fianco un immancabile albero di fico con grandi foglie morbide e vellutate ... A presto, Dario Seglie, Italy ____________________________________________ Caro Oscar Come sempre molto profondo. Stavo ragionando sulla triste giovinezza, ma direi di più, infanzia dei nostri giovani e avendo un figlio di due anni vedo molte cose che dei genitori meno maturi di noi, forse non vedono. La cosa più grave è che queste nostre giovani generazioni stanno crescendo senza la bellezza di vedere un sorriso sul volto dei loro interlocutori. Vedono solo una fredda mascherina !!! Roberto