Monday, April 6, 2020

Coronavirus quarantining, day 24, Tuesday, April 7th, 2020

delightfully funny

Important breathing technique to learn in the event one has COVID-19 or BEFORE

"Once you have an active infection you need to be getting a good amount of air into the base of your lungs," the doctor says. "I want you guys to start doing this if you have the infection right from the beginning. If you want to do it before you have an infection, good idea."

Here's his simple, three-step technique.

1. Take five deep breaths in, each time holding the breath for five seconds.

2. On the sixth deep breath, take it in and do a big cough (cover your mouth, of course).

3. Do two cycles of the above and the lay flat on your front (on a bed, ideally) taking slightly deeper "normal" breaths for the next 10 minutes.

"You've got to understand the majority of your lung is on your back not on your front," he adds. "So by laying on your back your closing off more of the smaller airways and this is not good during the period of infection."

How To Wear Sickness Masks Without Fogging Up Your Glasses

(add tissue at the top)

Brilliant, really helpful, simple and affordable

DIY Surgical Mask Brace #FixTheMask

Arundhati Roy's essay on the pandemic is a must-read, especially for this section. The world is going to change after this. There's no question about that. The question is how. https://t.co/BxRiFEYS5E pic.twitter.com/jkZcUpmynL
— Patrick Wyman (@Patrick_Wyman) April 4, 2020

Having the right antibodies to the virus in one’s blood — a potential marker of immunity — may soon determine who gets to work and who does not, who is locked down and who is free.