This blog is not intended as advice. It is for educational and research purposes only. Read this disclaimer first if you want to read this post. I am not an expert on infection control, but I do have more expertise on the selection and use of face masks than most […]
Yearly Archives: 2020
This blog is not intended as advice. It is for educational and research purposes only. Read this disclaimer first if you want to read this post. Figures from the Australian Department of Health 1pm 16 Mar 2020 are revealing, but are more easily understood as a pie chart than a […]
COVID-19 – When will Australia place a travel ban on ...
Most people have moved away from hugs and handshakes to greeting with less chance of COVID-19 infection,
COVID-19 Greetings
Direct ventilation of the toilet bowls will give vastly reduce COVID-19 faecal aerosol exposure. But is it practicable?
COVID-19 extraction ventilation of toilets?
Proteins jutting out from the virus bind to angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) in the alveoli. ACE2 receptors are also found in the linings of blood vessels and airways. It appears that ACE2 receptors in alveoli deep in the lungs are where the COVID-19 coronavirus likes to bind and replicate. The […]
COVID-19 receptors and face masks. Why surgical masks don’t work.
The choice of face mask can be very different if you are trying to protect yourself than protecting others. A face mask with an exhaust valve gives no protection to others.
ABC – when swapping roles means the wrong face mask
In WWII the Royal Family showed leadsehip and courage by staying in London during the Blitz. In stark contrast, the Pope has chosen to hide rather than face his people from a balcony 16m above them.
COVID-19 The Pope vs The Royal Family – a matter ...
This blog is not intended as advice. It is for educational and research purposes only. Read this disclaimer first if you want to read this post. The ABC is usually a trusted source of information, but on the topic of the Wuhan Coronavirus, it consistently misrepresents poor selection of face […]
ABC gets it wrong on face masks
Unbranded masks of dubious origin are common in stories about the Wuhan coronavirus
Wrong mask – Diamond princess
Two masks reduce protection against coronavirus as the increased flow resistance makes more contaminated air flow through the imperfect seal.