Re: Scotland in New Lockdown.
Originally Posted by
pauline3
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We’re in lockdown in Hampshire,I believe, so those who have mild symptoms are spreading it, is that right?
I haven’t been out in days.
Anyone with the virus can spread it, symptoms or not. It is the 'carriers' that the government, medical experts and scientific experts are most worried about.
Others can correct me if I am wrong but I believe every virus known to human kind will find the 'perfect host'. A person who will never ever show symptoms of the virus but will carry it and spread it around for others to catch, not knowing one bit they have the virus in their body. In the medical world that person is known as 'asymptomatic'.
What has been worrying medical experts around the world is a scientific controlled study that was done in China on asymptomatic people during the height of the pandemic last year. I believe the case study was done on 13 people. After approximately 3 weeks, all but one of the people started to show signs of the virus, yes it took 3 weeks for the asymptomatic to become pre-asymptomatic (showing signs of a virus).
What the government should have done it make public safety information broadcast programmes on TV and radio that everyone is told to listen to, programs that are designed to educate everyone about the virus, about asymptomatic and symptomatic and what they mean, about the use of masks, gloves, washing hands, social distancing, the reasons why all of that is need and such forth. Basically is much like the green cross code TV adverts that was seen constantly on television and the 'Charley Says' animated cartoon public safety announcements.
Not enough has been done to educated the public properly. Even with that said, there will still be people who will ignore the rules.