CV and mad panic behaviour

[LP]

Yep, all good points LP. There's no guarantees in any aspect of life, but giving yourself the best chance of living healthy and getting through this starts well before this or any other virus. It's amazing how basic it all is, and it's amazing how so few people actually do it -good diet, regular exercise, good sleep, keep stress to a minimum. The last one is tricky and certainly not easy, but there's no excuse for not doing the first three.

Around the area I work all the hospitals are asking their staff to participate in gentle fitness sessions, they are basically being taken for power-walks under the guidance of trainers to de-stress and get some fresh air. The fitness benefit would seem low, but the mental health benefit must be immeasurable.

The mental health issues are severe. This morning I noticed a receptionist running outside to cough, not because she has any real symptoms, but because she feels so socially pressured by the situation and the way people are reacting. It's unhealthy and a direct result of the hysteria.

I thought a huge tell on the hoarding was that the most severe hoarding is coming from the cheap shops, Coles / Woolies / Aldi, etc., etc.. Apparently the NQR near our home was lucky to be left with the shelving! My local area Woolies is gutted like a fish, but the IGA, butcher, greengrocer and fancy Provedore can't sell a crumb! The Provedore is over-loaded in loose pasta that you can buy by the scoop and nobody wants it, not because they are scared of the scoop, but because it costs twice as much. That shows you how little the hoarders need what they are hoarding!