Thinkabit:

Putting bedding out in direct sunlight destroys bed bugs who aren't able to tolerate direct sunlight. Don't know how a pristine house and folk who practise good hygiene get bedbugs but possibly the same way head lice are transferred?

Bed bugs can carry many contagions and are not selective or discriminatory about what they might transfer. nobody but you uses your phone.

But your hand's, even if gloved share many surfaces with other folk countless times daily and then it's those same hands that pick up your phone. Usually like most folk, without tinking?

It's called cross-contamination and you can protect yourself by leaving your phone out, not carried around in a nice warm pocket and nirvana for viruses.

And don't forget to wash your hands and wipe the dammed phone, it won't kill you or take more than a couple of seconds.

I don't know, how many alleged surgeons I've seen wearing their mask over their mouth and leaving the nose uncovered. That's just plain ignorant!

Then we wonder how these contagions are spread in hospitals. The nose is a contagion paradise and where some of the nastiest pathogens take refuge and breed.

Me? I'd order them, the ignorant "doctors." out of the operating theatre and the hospital until they'd done a refresher course in med school.

Stick with something you actually know something about!
Alan B.

Plan for the worst, and hope for the best.

I look at the wuflu map and there's only one thing I can say.
They do not have this thing contained.
Anyone being complacent is a fool.

- It's better to be prepared, it may save your life -

When schools start closing, panic will set in and Coles and Woolies will get stripped bare.
I think everyone should plan for at least a month+ supply of various tinned foods and water and whatever else they need, NOW.

- Just in case -

Also now is the time to eat healthier get all your essential nutrients and get multivitamins as well and strengthen up your immune system.

Vitamin C: Strawberries, broccoli, oranges, pineapple
Vitamin D: Salmon, Sardines, Egg Yolks, Mushrooms, Orange Juice, Yogurt
Vitamin B6: Chickpeas, Liver, Tuna, Salmon, Chicken, Potatoes
Magnesium: Spinach, Avacado, Leafy Greens, Bone Broth, Dark Chocolate
Zinc: Legumes, Seeds, Yogurt, Red Meat, Seafood

Make sure you have lots of bottled water.
- Even if you refill other bottles and put them away.

I've been filling up 2L bottles of filtered water from my water filter jug.
Make sure you have Panadol and Neurofen or anything else that you think you might need should we be quarantined in our homes for an extended time.

Buy a respiratory mask on eBay if you have to.

If you smoke, lay off the ciggies, get patches, spray and lozenges as Wuflu is a respiratory infection, and you'll want your lungs in their best shape.

I'm told Kaloba is good for lung infections.
http://www.blackmores.com.au/products/kaloba

[Cont.]
Queensland hospital staff quarantined as coronavirus crisis escalates
http://7news.com.au/travel/coronavirus/staff-members-at-brisbanes-mater-hospital-placed-in-quarantine-over-coronavirus-fears-c-731517

Two more people diagnosed with coronavirus in Queensland, bringing state to 13 cases
http://7news.com.au/travel/coronavirus/two-more-people-diagnosed-with-coronavirus-in-queensland-bringing-state-to-13-cases-c-731441

First case of human to pet coronavirus transmission
http://7news.com.au/lifestyle/health-wellbeing/first-case-of-human-to-animal-coronavirus-transmission-c-731550

- It's only toilet paper this week;
But what will it be next week, and the week after, and the week after that?

The writing's on the wall.
Get prepared and protect yourself and your loved ones NOW.

Well AlanBS you've convinced me. I can now see that compared to your near infinite wisdom and sagacity mixed with that omniscient knowledge that I just don't know anything!

So now I understand that all the stuff I've been doing for the last 2+ months have been a complete waste of time.

For example the following have been really stupid things to do:

-Selling a sizeable portion of my stock portfolio (we're talking a few million here) since the start of the year to just last week. And converting some of it to crypto along with looking around for more land to buy (should be signing some contracts in the next couple of weeks)

-Investigating options where to live for the next 6 months to 2 years. A while ago I thought Iceland would be a good choice but it turns out now when looking at the current infection rates that thier government is just as useless as ours at protecting it citizens. The best option I now believe is islands in the south pacific but I decided to stay here because of family connections. I believe that by preparing well I can protect myself and immediate family well enough.

-Building up my reserves of long lived food each time I go shopping. Eg: buying some extra canned food each week.

-Preparing and planting out my vege garden.

-Bumping up my emergency stash of cash that I keep in the house. Normally I keep a about $1000 for immediate emergencies but have bumped that up quite a bit. I figured that the time to store cash is now while it is still clean and virus free.

-Telling my family (ie: mum, dad, siblings, aunty, etc.) constantly to the point of them complaining that this is potentially a crisis. By-the-way ever since China went full lock down in Wuhan it's been obvious to even to blind freddy that this really is a very, very, serious threat.

-Very soon, once the infection numbers increase, I will likely start using only my debit card to pay for things and not handle any currency (unless it's my emergency reserve). Normally I pay cash for as much as I can because I hate having the bank/government know my business, but these will be exceptional times)

-Other smaller things like a dentist checkup. Moving my regular yearly skin check forward to a fortnights time. etc..

So yep you've convinced me: now I see that this was all in vain. All I had to do was wipe down my mobile daily!

@Alan B.

And stock up on toilet paper matey. For you perhaps 388 rolls.

Please follow this toilet training video closely http://youtu.be/0-0iYZ6tHrM