Is anyone else becoming neurotic?

suziewoozie thank you

I emailed the consultant and he has been reassuring, it may have been a standard letter which he attached being sent out to everyone. They are trying to sort out deliveries of medication and I do have enough for the time being. However, it does come from overseas.

MY head is spinning, as I am ill, so can it be explained to me Does wiping food packs and bags kill the virus or not?
I mean with Dettol wipes.

I'm trying to be upbeat but deep down I'm really stressed, particularly about members of the family, one son has been hospitalised with asthma a couple of times in the past couple of years.

Totally neurotic in shops. We drove past our local Marks food store who are really observing the distance between customers, as there was a small queue outside there and a neighbour told us a new local co-op was quite good, donned gloves and face mask and grabbed a couple of items, not a lot of people in there, but all too close for my liking and there wasn't anyone on duty marshalling customers, I'm going to praise Marks because they are really doing that. Haven't been into Waitrose for a week, but hear they are also implementing such procedures. My weekly trips to Sainsburys are now a thing of the past and I won't be going to the newly opened new Co-op again.

Now also thinking about everything that comes through the door, we got a local glossy local magazine shoved through the letterbox yesterday, husband shrieked don't touch it, "it goes straight in the recycling" hands washed. The hand washing has also produced quite dry itchy skin on the back of my hands, having to apply moisturiser more frequently.

Virus - a definition
' an infective agent that typically consists of a nucleic acid molecule in a protein coat, is too small to be seen by light microscopy, and is able to multiply only within the living cells of a host'.
They do not have wings or legs and cannot hop or jump they have to be transferred and have to have organic matter to live on.

I wish I could spray my husband and wipe him down, he will not accept that the situation is as dire as it actually is. He truly thinks I'm overreacting and I'm getting scared. I've moved into the spare bedroom, but even that hasn't had any impact. I'd move out if there was anywhere to go.

Oh Gosh, I feel inept now. I heard it was spread by droplets ie sneezing, talking, kissing and so on. Please does anybody have information on packaging and so on please.

I find the freezer stuff worrying.
I spray everything that comes in with a solution of bleach.

I'm really glad you said that Hetty58 (for any of you who doubt it, I looked it up and she's right). I've put stuff in my freezer and assumed after 3 days it would be safe.

I guess I need to repackage stuff before putting it in the freezer.

AmI getting neurotic over the CV, The answer is 'no'. I am acting with proper caution and care and following all the rules we have been given and then getting on with enjoying this new life.

Of course I could get the virus and die, but I am in good health with no underlying health problems and if I get it I will start worrying about it then.

I know how you all feel. I was even wary of a Mothers day gift in a cardboard box which my daughter left on our porch floor. I know for certain that she hasn't been anywhere near anyone with the virus as she has autoimmune problems, and granddaughter has asthma. Still I was wary about picking it up with my bare hands.

Call a friend of mine in a similar situation ( hospital 20 mikes away) is having her medication sent by her by post - would this be possible?

When this is all over, Hetty, I think we're going to need a damn good rest !

Grandmafrench, I'm thinking along the same lines as you. Washing up liquid solution is brilliant at drying out greenfly, after all.

I leave all parcels in the hall for two days. I bring them in with doggie bags on my hands (useful for opening doors, too, as I happen to have a lot of them).

It's only the fridge and freezer things that are problematic. I wipe down with soapy water anything I can, would like to spray with Milton (don't have any yet) and always wash hands thoroughly after handling freezer stuff.

I read that the virus can survive 2+ years of freezing. When all this is over, I'll be bleach cleaning the fridge ice box and freezer - just in case.

I keep thinking I must bath the dog to reduce germs from outside...

Does the scientific explanations as to how this Virus is made up, encourage us to wash stuff with soapy water? I think I've seen articles recently in the British press by experts. Hence the thorough hand washing with soap. I am a great hand gel, Dettol clear spray, antiseptic wipes type of person - especially as I have animals and have to deal with lots of places where they sit and shouldn't be. I'd also be tempted to think of Milton. But since reading during this Virus problem that the Virus really struggles to survive once the fatty part of its makeup starts to be compromised, it's my understanding that using sprays and alcohol-based stuff is probably not so efficient as using soap/washing up liquid/hot water to fight it.

I have probably explained this badly but I just get the mental picture of how well washing up liquid works on grease. It's cheap, it's not harmful if it's rinsed properly after use, I believe. I wash down almost everything that comes in and out of the house, and before it does, with hot soapy water. Let it dry thoroughly.Parcel packaging etc., is left outside. ( What a chore it is, you should hear the language). I am now seriously thinking of bags over my shoes for any supermarket visit, and then bin the bags. Neurotic? Moi?

I must be half right because our dustmen have been complaining to the Town Hall about risks - since they don't have the correct clothing for this situation, they say. So we have now received instructions to please put all masks, tissues, gloves, covers etc., in a separate refuse bag, close it carefully and leave it outside our homes until dustman day (twice a week). Then we can put it in the bags in the main wheelie bin for collection with everything else. I swear we are living life in a Sci-Fi film here in France at the moment !

I'm not going out and not allowed to answer the door or take in parcels, so have no need to fear contamination. My husband is not neurotic, but he is careful in the extreme. Our daughter, who is an ICU/ECMO nurse has written three pages of actions she and her husband (also an ICU nurse) will take when they return from work. They have a young daughter with an underlying medical condition and my daughter will take any steps necessary to keep her safe.

What? Callistemon ? Do hope you will ask them. Sounds like the last sort of place you should be visiting, unless you are told to attend for treatment, of course. If you're not convinced that this sounds safe for you and the medication can't wait, can someone else - younger/fitter/braver etc., go for you?

I think washing in Milton would do the trick.
It is safe and babies drink milk from bottles that have been sterilised in it.

Possibly Milton, use to use it for babies bottles.

I wonder would salt in water be enough?

In the tropics, we used to have some kind of germicidal chemical we added to water when we washed vegetables. I have no idea what it was. Does anyone here know?

I'm in panic mode,its not normal for me .I was so stressed yesterday I ended up sitting on the bathroom floor in tears .My OH has health problems and the more I read about the virus the more I stress.The final straw last night was a "friend" ,good intentions no doubt ,letting me know that 76% oF deaths in Italy were people who had High BP .I had managed to forget about OH's BP and my own .I didn't sleep much last night .I'm avoiding all CV things on news and in media from today .Stay safe Grans ,

I am supposed to be isolating (vulnerable elderly!) but have just been informed I will have to go to a hospital unknown to me nearly 40 miles away and collect my medication from a ward inside that hospital.
How does that work then?

Just seen this -

My neighbour has always asked if I need anything. Yesterday she said she was going to the chemist, then to the shopping centre because she needed kitchen roll! When I suggested that kitchen roll wasn’t essential, but I could give her one, she blithely replied , “ Oh, no need, we’re allowed to go shopping”.
To say my gob was smacked is putting it mildly.