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Originally Posted by Romulus
The one issue the government and health agencies aren't offering advise on is a treatment protocol. Their recommendation is to go see your GP. Like your GP is able to help. The Chinese in Wuhan are administering IV Vitamin C, up to 50000 units per day. Folk are leaving hospital 7-10 days after admission almost fully recovered. Which of the 100 or so pop up clinics set up by the government is directing patient to receive that treatment?
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Really Romulus, the treatment is simply to treat the symptoms. Because at this stage, there is no cure, symptomatic treatment is all there is.
Some symptoms are better not treated. For example, the old runny nose. Do you realise, that is the body's response to flush out the virus? Just use tissues (or that locker of toilet paper you have) to keep comfortable. No drugs needed.
Got a cough? Yep, again a response to clear the lung of that little bugger. Cover the mouth and let her rip. Drugs, like Ventolin etc are only necessary for bronchospasm.
Antibiotics are an absolute waste of time, unless a bacterial infection takes over where the virus left off. We all know what damage the overuse of antibiotics have done, don't we?
Self defence is the best protection, via universal hygiene precautions, wash your hands, use a tissue or handkerchief if coughing or sneezing. Personally I find the elbow rather...yuck.