28/03/20

[Maik]

A 40 y-o male from a village in Sami municipality has been tested positive for coronavirus and has been removed from home isolation to quarantine at Argostoli hospital. The victim returned from Sweden ten days ago and it's thought he contracted the virus there. His contacts currently being traced in an effort to limit dispersion.

[Maik]

A 63 y-o British national on board the yacht ABBY was arrested by port police in Sami yesterday for violating the restriction on vessels entering the country.

[Maik]

Social distancing: new study suggests two metres is not enough
People may still be at risk even when they are more than two metres away from an infected person

The two-metre social distancing rule being used to keep people apart may need to be four times bigger to prevent coronavirus from spreading, a new study by Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) suggests.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/03/27/social-distancing-new-study-suggests-two-metres-not-enough/

[Maik]

Update: Apparently the first known coronavirus case on Kef involves a man in his thirties, a summer season chef married to a native of Pyrgi but resident in Sweden with his wife and their three children. They arrived in Attica (greater Athens area) 17 March, instead of self-quarantining there they travelled to Kefalonia by car and ferry, arriving 18 March. That day he displayed symptoms and was tested at Argostoli hospital where he was strongly advised to isolate at home. When the result was known it showed positive.

Since arriving back on Kefalonia the adult female underwent surgery at Argostoli hospital. It's not yet known if she is carrying the virus. At least thirteen hospital employees who came into contact with the adult male are now in quarantine.

Their contacts on Kefalonia and residents in the villages of Pyrgi urged to self-isolate.

[Maik]

Coronavirus: Looming condom shortage crisis as factories forced to close
Chief executive of world's biggest producer warns about impact on humanitarian programmes

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/coronavirus-condom-shortage-factories-closed-a9431386.html

 

[Jolly Roger]

Update: Apparently the first known coronavirus case on Kef involves a man in his thirties, a summer season chef married to a native of Pyrgi but resident in Sweden with his wife and their three children. They arrived in Attica (greater Athens area) 17 March, instead of self-quarantining there they travelled to Kefalonia by car and ferry, arriving 18 March. That day he displayed symptoms and was tested at Argostoli hospital where he was strongly advised to isolate at home. When the result was known it showed positive.

Since arriving back on Kefalonia the adult female underwent surgery at Argostoli hospital. It's not yet known if she is carrying the virus. At least thirteen hospital employees who came into contact with the adult male are now in quarantine.

Their contacts on Kefalonia and residents in the villages of Pyrgi urged to self-isolate.

Thanks Maik, that adds to the information we had already received. It would seem that others on the island must have been infected, so we all need to take a lot more care now.

[Maik]

Peak District's 'Blue Lagoon' dyed black by police to deter visitors on coronavirus lockdown
The so-called 'Blue Lagoon' has been dyed black by police because it has proven popular with walkers despite people being told to stay home

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/03/28/peak-districts-blue-lagoon-turned-black-deter-visitors-stop/

[Maik]

Scientists discover three new species of pterosaurs in the Sahara
Reptiles inhabited prehistoric Morocco 100m years ago

Scientists have discovered three new species of flying reptiles that lived in the Sahara 100m years ago.

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2020/mar/28/scientists-discover-three-new-species-of-pterosaurs-in-the-sahara

[Maik]

World’s oldest man Bob Weighton forced to cancel 112th birthday celebrations over coronavirus

Bob Weighton, from Alton, Hampshire, took up the title of the oldest man in the world last month after the death of the previous holder, Chitetsu Watanabe of Japan, and celebrates his birthday on Sunday March 29.

https://www.itv.com/news/2020-03-28/worlds-oldest-man-bob-weighton-celebrating-his-112th-birthday-in-isolation/

[expat]