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Not sure whether this adds anything new? http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/coronavirus/why-france-has-4-times-as-many-coronavirus-deaths-as-germany/ar-BB12NGpd?li=BBoPWjQ&ocid=ASUDHP

I just don't understand why people won't leave messages - especially when you've given them your phone number with a note that the answerphone is on 24/7! That's because MY CAREE CAN'T COPE WITH PHONE CALLS! (Sorry for shouting) Then you get all the "well, we did try and ring several...

And I think the gastric symptoms extend beyond diarrhoea, don't they? Something else which seems to have got filtered out en route from China.

My caree occasionally uses a product called Nilaqua, which she found in a mail order catalogue somewhere. I think it's a liquid rather than a powder like dry shampoo, which you apply and then towel dry. https://nilaqua.co.uk/ I don't think it's very cheap, though - although a quick search...

Hmm, the trouble with that, as I see it, is that I can think of at least 3 different types of dish towel: - linen ones (e.g. the sort of thing sold as souvenirs the world over) - cotton ones - towelling or other fluffy ones. Which is meant, and is there a significant difference between their...

Ah yes, the hydrophobic and hydrophilic ends of the soap molecules - I remember that from chemistry lessons :) Thanks.

Yeah, but my caree has ME. She can't cope with watching all that TV :/ Maybe. I had a similar experience going to Waitrose today, where in the past it's been relatively civilised. Apart from all the young members of staff hanging around in the chiller aisle doing things, with no masks on :(...

I don't know if any of you are London-based and have been reading the Evening Standard? It's published several articles critical of the UK Govt. approach by London mayoral candidate Rory Stewart, who apparently was involved with combating the Ebola epidemic, and therefore presumably has a...

Were they? My caree qualifies on that basis, but hasn't been notified of anything :( My not-so-local Sainsbury's (which I visit because the local one is a no-no for various reasons I won't bother going into) let me down badly tonight. I had to queue so long I only got in maybe 15 minutes...

Marks & Spencer have also emailed me with news that they have some sort of card, I think for volunteer food collectors ...

Thanks for the replies (I've added a couple more options to my original post). I had a feeling it might well be the surfactants which did the damage, but wasn't sure.

So, we keep being advised to wash our hands frequently with "soap", but what exactly is considered "soap" when it comes to being able to kill Covid-19? - bar soap? - liquid soap? - shower gel? - body wash? - bubble bath? - various facial cleansing products of different types? - washing-up...

Oh really? They weren't a few days ago when I tried, so it's good to know the situation has changed. (I got a flyer in with a weekend supplement or summat - an introductory 10 meals and 2 single-portion wines offer for under £20 - code HB53)

Experience suggests that "site:ft.com Wessely" should do it :)

My guess, from reading the odd supermarket website and gov.uk, is that it's primarily only the people who are deemed extremely vulnerable, not just vulnerable, who are getting the main support. As the "extremely vulnerable" ones include the ones with the respiratory conditions, people...

Just a bit of a warning here: in my limited experience ("inherited" tabletop freezer from local council when they discontinued freezer meals), tabletop freezers may not be as effective at keeping home-frozen food frozen as "proper" freezers (especially things like bread and veg, but possibly...

Hmm, yes. Of course, Great Britain is an island too, as is the island of Ireland. Logically, it ought to be possible to do it here too, albeit rather more complicated owing to the much larger population.

The GP in the family said that wearing a mask prevents other people from getting infected by her, but does virtually nothing to protect her against contamination from them.

As I heard it, that was more of a "we will get to a stage when ^ happens", rather than it had already happened.

@Wonko, I can't currently find the place where you mentioned having to top up your key for the electric meter, or whatever it is nowadays, but there was a mention in my newspaper today that if you're on a prepayment meter you can nominate another person to do the top-ups for you.