Comments by "annoyed aussie" (@annoyedaussie3942) on "Coronavirus, Winter risks" video.

  1. The humidity correlation if it even exists is only a correlation. The confinement of people indoors without good ventilation is the issue. The remark about Thailand should apply to Singapore a constantly humid environment , note the infections in Singapore are mostly migrant workers in boarding houses. Thai people are scared of tap water, these are people that take infection risk to a ridiculous degree. When I am in Thailand obviously not in the last 6 months I drink the tap water in Bangkok and surrounding cities and half the year because the mineral content varies it tastes better than Brisbane Australia water. Many Thai people wear face coverings particularly the poorer people working in agriculture or selling items in Street side carts in Bangkok. A story my Thai girl friend told me earlier on is an infected person went back to her village which infected her parents causing their deaths. This person wasn't very popular to say the least , after that the village market areas required face masks. In Bangkok maybe 5,000,000 residencies plus almost all retail outlets have airconditioning running constantly when occupied. Thailand was the first country to find a case outside of China. Initial response and competency of the response is the key , humidity doesn't decide if your government is competent or not. Any modern city has buildings with heating and cooling so essentially the same condition exists everywhere on the planet with apartment blocks and inner city homes, other than slums or rural areas. It's quite possible that many African countries have the same culture regarding protecting themselves from disease as the Thai's do. That culture also slows the initial spread because social distancing between class groups is much greater in low to middle income countries. The rich get the disease first of course due to air travel etc. Hope you don't mind my dissenting opinion on the main point.
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  2. Buy a pet fish then put it in a fish tank with water and a bubbler, try to keep fish alive. This will give you slightly cooler temperatures and a bit of humidity if the tank isn't covered up significantly.
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  3. If you are alone or live with someone, it won't change anything. If it's in a group environment like a workplace, I would actually say don't be in that situation at all if possible. If you are in such an unfortunate position wait to see if the Dr gives you his opinion.
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