I’m trying to advise my mother, 86 with impending dementia (although she’d hate
me for offering that description) and living on her own in Portugal.
She wants to go shopping for food as there is no one to offer that service in
the countryside of the Algarve (as far as I know, I should check more
carefully). She has gloves to wear (but no mask) but the gloves would be
useless if they became contaminated and she touched her face.
At least the locals are taking the threat seriously and exercising caution in
their activities, and my mother has seriously limited her excursions in the
last two weeks.
Chris
> On 30 Mar 2020, at 20:24, JOHN DUGGAN via olympus <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
> Take care.gloves are a very good idea, as long as you avoid face/eye contact.
> Normal masks less so. The small size of the virus allows it to pass through
> most masks unhindered. The main advantage of masks is they hinder droplets
> shed by an infected person from spraying in all directions. In the UK there
> have been worrying cases of hospital Doctors and Nurses killed by the virus,
> having been infected during the course of their work.Many health
> professionals STILL have not got the PPE that they need to function safely !
> Hopefully there will be a day of reckoning for the present group of
> charlatans running this country. (end of rant)PLEASE take care. This virus
> kills without mercy.
> Regards John Duggan, Wales, UK
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